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King Appointed to Harnett County Planning Board


Stephen King

Harnett County is facing a time of unparalleled growth. As a new member of the Harnett County Planning Board, Dr. Stephen King, associate professor of government at Campbell University, is looking forward to tackling the county’s most pressing issues.

King said he elected to serve on the board because he wanted to become more civically involved. “As a professor of public administration and government, I wanted to enhance my role by adding practical experience in the community as well,” he said.

The Harnett County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to appoint King, who will serve a term of three years, ending June 20, 2007.

Stephen King received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1990. He has held positions in both city and state government, including the Jefferson City, MO, Department of Social Services.

King has also consulted on matters of education research and training for Yorktownuniversity.com, a for profit online educational institution, and the Community Initiative Task Force for Model Christian Organizations, an educational offshoot of Kempsville Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach, VA. During 2002-2003, he developed and launched Stephen King Ministries (www.stephenkingministries.org), a speaking and writing ministry focusing on the mission of renewing the family, reviving the local church, and impacting the community for Jesus Christ.

In addition to his academic credentials, King is a licensed minister of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. He has pastored two churches and engaged in overseas missions. He is the author of the book God and Caesar: The Biblical Keys to Good Government and Community. His articles on political, religious, and legal personalities have appeared in the Encyclopedia of Religion and Politics (2002), and he has also published articles in several academic journals.

King has written extensively on religion and spirituality in the workplace and was recently asked to present a paper on the subject at the Symposium on Religion and Politics held at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. In addition, he has signed a contract with Thomson-Wadsworth, the largest academic publisher in the U.S. to co-author an introductory textbook in public administration.

Founded in 1887, Campbell University is North Carolina’s second largest private institution of higher education and the second largest Baptist university in the world. Located in Buies Creek, NC, just east of the center of the state, Campbell combines academic excellence and Christian commitment.


Bulletin 0180-06/11/04

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