Rod J. K. Wilson
President and Professor, Counselling and Psychology
BSc (Toronto), MA (York), MTS (Conrad Grebel College, University of Waterloo), PhD (York), DD (Hon) (Trinity Western)
Rod Wilson has served as President of Regent College since 2000.
Originally trained as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Wilson pursued theological training after completing his doctoral work. He has been involved in the field of counselling and consulting for over thirty years and has held various positions at Tyndale College and Seminary in Toronto from 1978 to 1995: Professor, Dean of Students, Vice-President, and Academic Dean. From 1983 to 1995, he held part-time staff positions in two different churches, and from 1995 to 2000, he was the teaching pastor of a growing church in the suburbs of Toronto. In 2004, Dr. Wilson received an honorary doctorate from Trinity Western University in recognition of his gifts of leadership and acuity of vision.
Dr. Wilson is the author of Counseling and Community and How Do I Help a Hurting Friend?—both award-winning books—and the co-author of Exploring Your Anger and Helping Angry People. He lives in Burnaby, BC with his wife Bev.
Originally trained as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Wilson pursued theological training after completing his doctoral work. He has been involved in the field of counselling and consulting for over thirty years and has held various positions at Tyndale College and Seminary in Toronto from 1978 to 1995: Professor, Dean of Students, Vice-President, and Academic Dean. From 1983 to 1995, he held part-time staff positions in two different churches, and from 1995 to 2000, he was the teaching pastor of a growing church in the suburbs of Toronto. In 2004, Dr. Wilson received an honorary doctorate from Trinity Western University in recognition of his gifts of leadership and acuity of vision.
Dr. Wilson is the author of Counseling and Community and How Do I Help a Hurting Friend?—both award-winning books—and the co-author of Exploring Your Anger and Helping Angry People. He lives in Burnaby, BC with his wife Bev.
Areas of expertise
- Relationship Dynamics
- Counselling
- Leadership
- Anger
- Community
- Pastoral Care
- Emotional Intelligence
Courses Taught
- APPL 525 - How Do I Help a Hurting Friend?
Media & Publications
- Counseling and Community: Using Church Relationships to Reinforce Counseling – Book Publication
- How Do I Help a Hurting Friend? – Book Publication
- Exploring Your Anger: Friend or Foe? (with Glenn Taylor) – Book Publication
- Helping Angry People: A Short-Term Structured Model for Pastoral Counselors (with Glenn Taylor) – Book Publication
- Double Knowledge – Audio
- Listening to God in a Need-Oriented Culture – Audio
- Depression, Anger, and Gender – Audio Publication
- Living Well Forum: "Depression: The Noon-Day Demon" – Audio
- "The Regent World Online?" – Article