William L. Blevins CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE P.O. Box Jefferson City, TN (Revised 1/17/2011)

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1 William L. Blevins CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE P.O. Box Jefferson City, TN (Revised 1/17/2011) EDUCATION BA, CARSON NEWMAN COLLEGE (1959) MDiv, SOUTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (1962) PhD, NEW ORLEANS BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (1967) EdS, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE () Post Graduate study at OXFORD UNIVERSITY, England (summers of 1970, '72, '73, and '74) EXPERIENCE CARSON NEWMAN COLLEGE (1966-PRESENT) 1996-present Professor of Counseling 2005-present Chair of the MS graduate counseling program (Division of Nursing and Behavioral Health) Director of the MEd graduate program in counseling Professor of Religion Associate Professor of Religion Chairman of the Religious Studies Division Acting Chair, Humanities Division Coordinator of the Religion Department Chairman of Religion and Philosophy Departments Chairman of the Religion Department Director of Barnabas House Counseling Center (CNC -- providing counseling to ministers and their families) PRIVATE COUNSELING PRACTICE (1974-PRESENT) Director of Barnabas Counseling/Resource Center (private practice) 1978-present Private counseling practice EAP provider for Jefferson Memorial Hospital EAP provider for United Methodist Holston Home for Children Founding partner and counselor at Knoxville Counseling Center

2 ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING Adjunct Professor of New Testament, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 1977 Supervised counseling practicum, Lakeshore Mental Hospital, Knoxville 1977 Supervisor for students in the Masters counseling program at the University of Tennessee 1977 Supervised practicum at UT Student Counseling Center 1976 Supervised practicum doing psychological assessments of children with learning disabilities and neurological difficulties in Knox County Schools 1987 Certificate in Clinical Hypnosis (Level One) from the American Hypnosis Training Academy, Silver Spring, Md 1997 Certificate in Interactive Guided Imagery (National Institute for the Clinical ) 1998 Certificate in Mind/Body Medicine (National Institute for the Clinical ) 1999 Divorce and Family Mediation (AAMFT Winter Institute) 2000 Medical Family Therapy (AAMFT Winter Institute) 2001 Psychology of Spiritual Optimism (National Institute for the Clinical ) Completed 100 hours of CEU s from the National Institute for the Clinical 2006 Presenter (twice) at the Faith and Healthcare Conference sponsored by St. Mary s Health System and CN s School of Nursing and Behavioral Health 2007 Major presentation at the second annual Faith and Healthcare Conference sponsored by St. Mary s Health System and CN s School of Nursing and Behavioral Health 2008 Ethical and Clinical Issues in Treating Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Disorders 3 CEU s (sponsored by Covenant Health) 2008 Completed hours of CEU s from the National Institute for the Clinical 2008 Major Presenter at the National Baptist Medical and Dental Fellowship 2008 Presenter on Music and Faith Development at Ball Institute of Music 2009 Presenter on Neuroscience and Music at Ball Institute of Music 2009 Completed hours of CEU s at the Psychology of Health, Immunity and Disease Conference sponsored by the National Institute for the Clinical 2010 Presenter at Smoky Mountain Counseling Association on Mind-Body Approaches to Healing 2011 Presenter at Smoky Mountain Counseling Association on Neuroscience and Psychotherapy 2010 Completed 18 CEU s from the National Institute for the Clinical

3 ORGANIZATIONAL-COMMUNITY SERVICE Jefferson County Foster Care Review Board Board of Directors Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center Director of Family Enrichment Seminars (CNC) 1990-present Seminar leader on mental health topics for hospitals, businesses, and agencies such as Hospice and the USA Department of Defense 1966-present active member of First Baptist Church, Jefferson City 1987-present Weekly columnist of "Family Matters" for the Jefferson Standard- Banner newspaper Board of Directors Cherokee Mental Health Center, Morristown presenter of numerous Bible studies and seminars nationwide Interim Pastor of various East Tennessee Baptist churches 1970 President Jefferson City Kiwanis Club 2002-present SS teacher FBC, Jefferson City Board of Directors of United Way Jefferson County Emergency Response Team CNC Emergency Response Team RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS 1971 Distinguished Professor Award, Carson-Newman College 1971 Outstanding Educators of America Award 1995 Faculty Research Award, Carson-Newman College 1990 Recognition for Contribution to CNC through Academic Council ( ) Phi Delta Kappa Honor Society in Education Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society in History Phi Sigma Tau Honor Society in Philosophy Psy Chi Honor Society in Psychology 1975 President, Association of Baptist Professors of Religion 1974 Vice President, Association of Baptist Professors of Religion ORGANIZATIONS AND LICENSURES Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (TN) Licensed Professional Counselor (TN) Clinical member, American Association of Marriage & Family Therapists Member, Tennessee Association of Marriage & Family Therapists Member of the Leadership Council for National Institute for the Clinical

4 PUBLICATIONS BOOKS Your Family-Your Self (revised), Book Surge (subsidiary of Amazon.com) Your Family-Your Self, New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA (1993) Care and Maintenance for the Christian Life, Word Publishers, Waco, TX (1979) The Doctrine of Biblical Authority, Convention Press, Nashville, (1982) Stories, Myths, and Personal Identity, in Discovering Place: Readings from Appalachian Writers, McGraw-Hill Publishers (1996) The Bible as Guide Through Marriage Expectations, in Strengthening the Family, edited by Douglas Cole, Baptist State Convention of North Carolina Jude, in The Disciple s Study Bible, Holmon Press, Nashville (1987) Birth of a New Testament, J-K Press (1978) A Word About Words, Co-authored with Paul Brewer and Don Olive, Rogersvil1e Press (1978) Faces in the Mirror: A Personal Tribute to Walter B. Shurden, in Distinctively Baptist, a Festschrift in honor of Walter Shurden, Edited by Marc Jolley, Mercer University Press, 2005 UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS (used as college texts) Understanding Guilt in Family Dynamics Understanding Self-Esteem in Family Dynamics Love in Family Relationships Understanding Anger in Family Dynamics Understanding Grief in Family Dynamics

5 ARTICLES (Partial listing) "The Early Church: Acts 1-5," Review and Expositor, Vol. LXXI, No.4, Fall, 1974, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Galatians 5-6: An Interpretation," The Theological Educator, Fall 1973, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary A Call to Repent, Love Others, and Remember God: James 4, Review and Expositor, Vol. LXXXIII, No. 3, Summer 1986, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary "The Nature of the Gospels, in Faculty Studies, Carson-Newman College, 1970 "Education: Search for a New Metaphor," in Faculty Studies, Carson-Newman College, 1972 "The Kerygma of the Early Church, in Now, published by the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board, Vol. 3, No. I, 1972 "The Theological Significance of Boundaries," Now, published by the Baptist Sunday School Board, Vol. 2, No.4, 1972 "The Ethical Significance of Geographical Boundaries," Now, published by the Baptist Sunday School Board, Vol. 2, No.4, 1972 "National Boundaries in America's Melting Pot," Now, published by the Baptist Sunday School Board, Vol.2, No.4, 1972 "The Kerygma of Jesus," Now, published by the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board, Vol. 3, No.1, 1972 "Readin', Ritin',and Religion," Carson-Newman College Today, Winter, 1978 "Reclining On Your Own Couch: The Art of Counseling Yourself, Faculty Studies, Carson-Newman College, First-Century Priests, in the Biblical Illustrator, spring, BIBLE STUDIES (Partial listing) "Has God Called Me?" A series of Sunday School lessons on Ephesians in Context, a collegiate Bible Study, published by the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board, 1971 "What's It All About? A series of Sunday School lessons on Philippians in Context, a collegiate Bible Study, published by the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board, 1971

6 "Living Under His Lordship, A series of Sunday School lessons on the Gospel of Mark in Context, a collegiate Bible Study published by the SBC Sunday School Board, Jan- Feb-March, 1974 "A Ministry of Concern," A Study of II Corinthians in Context, a collegiate Bible Study, published by the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board, Oct-Nov-Dec., 1974 Studies in Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon, Published in Context by the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board, Oct-Nov-Dec., Awareness of God s Instruction, Published by Smyth & Helwys, January-February, 2008 CASSETTE TAPES "Jesus," Part I in The Cassette Commentary (Smith Brothers Recording, Bolivar, TN.), "Jesus," Part II in The Cassette Commentary (Smith Brothers Recording, Bolivar, TN.) "Jesus," Part III in The Cassette Commentary (Smith Brothers Recording, Bolivar, TN.), "Philippians," in The Cassette Commentary (Smith Brothers Recording, Bolivar, TN.), Paul's Letter to the Ephesians in The Cassette Commentary (Smith Brothers Recordings, Bolivar, TN.), 1979 VIDEOS (partial listing) Getting Angry Makes Me Mad! seminar at CN, August, 1991 Love Is More Than Butterflies in Your Stomach, seminar at CN, February, 1992 Making Sense Out of Adolescence, seminar at CN, September, 1991 Why Your Family Works That Way, seminar at CN, October, 1991 Coping With Grief, seminar at CN, May, 1991 Walls and Windows: Exploring Family Communication, seminar, CN, April, 1991 Jesus, taped semester course on the life of Jesus produced by CN media department 1985

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