Dr. James Noble
Vice President for Community, Dignity, and Inclusive Campus Family
Assistant Professor of
Practical Ministry
Office Number: Student Center 220
Phone: 864.231.2165
Address: 316 Boulevard
Anderson, SC 29621
Publications
Preaching to the Great Multitude: An Examination of the Impact of Multi-ethnicity in Select Evangelical Congregations in America
Dissertation
2013
Biography
Dr. Noble joined the faculty of Anderson University in June 2016, becoming the first African American professor in the College of Christian Studies and Clamp Divinity School. In this role, Dr. Noble taught courses related to Pastoral Ministry. In 2018, Dr. Noble joined the President’s Senior Leadership team by becoming the new Vice President for Diversity, Community, and Inclusion at Anderson University. The mission of the Office of Diversity, Community and Inclusion is to celebrate community through kingdom diversity. Under Dr. Noble’s leadership, Anderson Universityestablished the inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Leaders Scholarship. This historic scholarship affords students of color to attend a prestigious institution such as Anderson University.
Dr. Noble is the Pastor of Kingdom Community Church of Anderson. Dr. Noble works toward envisioning amultiethnic congregation that illustrates a picture of Heaven based on Revelation 7:9, where the Apostle John sees amultitude standing before the throne from all nations, tribes, peoples, and languages.
Born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dr. Noble accepted the call to preach the gospel in 1996 and was ordainedinto the ministry one year later. Dr. Noble received a bachelor’s degree in Theology from Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock. He earned a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Cordova, TN.
Dr. Noble previously served as Senior Pastor at churches in Arkansas, Tennessee, and South Carolina. Additionally, hewas Vice President of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, a member of the Tennessee Baptist Executive Board, and a leadership strategist for the Mid-South Baptist
Association, in Memphis, TN. He participates in international missions and has traveled to Ghana, West Africa, theDominican Republic, and has led several pilgrimages to the Holy Land of Israel.
Dr. Noble’s focus is on loving his family and his foundation is his commitment to unwavering faith in Jesus Christ.He married his high school sweetheart, Redunda in 1989. They have raised 3 children and have two grandchildren.