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R. Paul Stevens

Professor Emeritus, Marketplace Theology and Leadership
BA, BD, DD (McMaster University), DMin (Fuller)
Paul Stevens joined the Regent faculty in 1987 as Associate Professor of Applied Theology and was named the David J. Brown Professor of Marketplace Theology and Leadership in 1999. During his tenure at Regent, Dr. Stevens taught courses on Marketplace Theology, equipping and empowering the people of God, and ministry and spirituality. In addition, he served the College as Academic Dean. Dr. Stevens’s primary focus in teaching and writing is equipping the whole people of God for leadership. He has taught and spoken at institutions all over the world, including Tyndale Seminary in Toronto, the Christian Studies Institute in Brazil, Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Biblical Graduate School of Theology in Singapore, and in Kenya for the Certificate in Ministry offered by Carey Theological College. Dr. Stevens was named Professor Emeritus of Marketplace Theology and Leadership in 2005 and continues to teach courses frequently at Regent. Dr. Stevens is a craftsman with wood, words, and images and has worked as a carpenter, a student counsellor, a pastor, and a professor. His personal mission is to empower the whole people of God to integrate their faith and life from Monday to Sunday. Dr. Stevens is married to Gail and has three married children and eight grandchildren. He and Gail have resided in Vancouver since 1969 and travel to all continents (except Antarctica) to teach, learn, and contribute.

Areas of expertise

Equipping the Whole People of God for Leadership
Everyday Spirituality
Spirituality and Work
Theology of Work
Marketplace Theology

Courses Taught

  • APPL 531 - The Soul of Innovation: Entrepreneurial Leadership in Churches, Not-for-profits and Business
  • APPL 559 - Business Ethics: Engaging Moral Issues in the Marketplace
  • APPL 560 - Taking Your Soul to Work: Experiencing God in the Marketplace
  • APPL 731 - SEMINAR: The Soul of Innovation: Entrepreneurial Leadership in Churches, Not-for-profits and Business
  • INDS 531 - The Soul of Innovation: Entrepreneurial Leadership in Churches, Not-for-profits and Business
  • INDS 559 - Business Ethics: Engaging Moral Issues in the Marketplace
  • INDS 578 - Everyday Spirituality
  • INDS 731 - SEMINAR: The Soul of Innovation: Entrepreneurial Leadership in Churches, Not-for-profits and Business
  • SPIR 560 - Taking Your Soul To Work: Experiencing God in the Marketplace
  • SPIR 578 - Everyday Spirituality

Media & Publications

Paul Stevens has been a pastor, a student counsellor, a business person, and a professor. His mission is to empower ordinary people to integrate their faith and life from Monday to Sunday. He does this through teaching, coaching, advocating, and publishing. His most recent book is Doing God’s Business: Meaning and Motivation for the Marketplace.