Commodore Webster Brister

Background

Brister, Commodore Webster was born on January 15, 1926 in Pineville, Louisiana, United States.

Education

Bachelor, Louisiana College, 1947; postgraduate, Louisiana State University, 1948-1949; Bachelor's Degree, New Orleans Baptist Seminary, 1952; Master of Divinity, New Orleans Baptist Seminary, 1973; Doctor of Theology, Southwestern Baptist Seminary, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Southwestern Baptist Seminary, 1974; postdoctoral studies, North Carolina Baptist School Pastoral Care, 1960; postdoctoral studies, Texas Christian U., 1961-1962; postdoctoral studies, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1962-1963, 67; postdoctoral studies, Union Theological Seminary, New York City, 1962-1963, 67; postdoctoral studies, S.W. Medical School, 1969-1970; postdoctoral studies, Oxford (England) University, 1978.

Career

Alumni secretary, Louisiana College, 1947-1948; pastor, Folsom (Louisiana) Baptist Church, 1950-1952; pastor, Ethel (Louisiana) Baptist Church, 1952-1953; pastor, Haltom Road Baptist Church, Fort Worth, 1954-1957; Distinguished professor pastoral ministry, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, since 1957. Guest lecturer International Baptist Theological Seminary, Cali, Colombia, 1990, New Zealand Baptist Theological College, Auckland, 1990, Whitley College of U. Melbourne, Australia, 1990, Kenya Baptist Theological College, 1991, Hong Kong Bapt.Theol. Seminary, 1998.

Achievements

• Ordained to ministry Baptist Church. Licensed professional counselor, Texas.

Membership

With armed forces, European Theatre of Operations, 1944-1945. Member Society Pastoral Theology, Association Couples for Marriage Enrichment, Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Baptist World Alliance (commission on church leadership).

Connections

M. Gloria Nugent, March 28, 1946. 1 child, Mark Allen.

child:

Mark Allen Brister