Background
Fisher, Benjamin Coleman was born on May 27, 1915 in Webster, North Carolina, United States. Son of Ben Franklin and Amy (Long) Fisher.
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Mountain Preacher Stories: Laughter Among the Trumpets
(Ben Fisher's impact on Christian higher education in his ...)
Ben Fisher's impact on Christian higher education in his beloved North Carolina is beyond question; perhaps just as important in its way was his gift of humor. For Ben, in addition to his roles as minister, teacher, and administrator, was a dedicated collector of mountain stories and a skilled raconteur who was much in demand at any occasion which demanded the sunshine of a good funny story. These sparkling anecdotes of mountaineers and mules, hounds and hunters, preachers and sinners are presented as they were collected and transcribed by Ben himself; they are told with humour, tolerance, and perhaps most importantly with respect. With an introduction by his wife, Sally Fisher, and a memoir by his student and colleague, Roger Branch.
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- New Pathways: A Dialogue in Christian Higher Education (Book by Fisher, Ben C.)
Benjamin Coleman Fisher
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Education
AB, Wake Forest College, 1938. Doctor of Divinity, Wake Forest College, 1971. Master of Divinity, Andover Newton Theological School, 1942.
Postgraduate, University North Carolina, 1946. Doctor of Laws, Campbell College, 1968. Doctor of Letters, Mercer University, 1980.
Doctor of Letters, Grand Canyon College, 1980. Doctor of Divinity, Stetson University, 1984.
Career
Pastor, Castalia-Peachtree Baptist Church, 1938-1939; pastor, First Baptist Church, Nashville, North Carolina, 1942-1945; pastor, First Baptist Church, Newton, North Carolina, 1945-1947; teacher, Gardner-Webb College, 1947-1948; assistant to president, director public relations, Gardner-Webb College, 1948-1952; associate secretary, Education Commission Southern Baptist Convention, 1952-1954; executive secretary, treasurer education committee, Education Commission Southern Baptist Convention, 1970; executive director, Education Commission Southern Baptist Convention, 1970-1978; assistant to president, Southeastern Seminary, 1954-1962; executive secretary, North Carolina Education Committee, 1962-1970. Adjunct Professor religion Campbell U., 1978-1985. Chairman, Board Of Directors Biblical Recorder, 1960-1963.
Achievements
Works
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Mountain Preacher Stories: Laughter Among the Trumpets
(Ben Fisher's impact on Christian higher education in his ...)
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New Pathways: A Dialogue in Christian Higher Education
(Book by Fisher, Ben C.)
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Mountain Preacher Stories: Laughter Among the Trumpets
Membership
Advisor Chowan College. Member American Association President of Indiana Colleges and Universities (executive secretary-treasurer 1981).
Connections
Married Sara Gehman, December 27, 1940. Children: David Lincoln, Hugh Robert.
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November 3, 1985 (aged 70) -
Resting place
Buried Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Cemetery, Wake Forest, North Carolina -
Nationality
American