Email: kal22547@bethel.edu
Job Title
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Adjunct Professor
Christian Ministries (B.A.), College of Adult and Professional Studies
Highlight
Keith Loy is the Founding Senior Pastor of Celebrate Church, a multiplication church that launched in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1999. It has since grown into a thriving church with nearly 3,500 in attendance. Keith is driven by his passion for reaching the lost, and he is fueled by the personal story of a life changed by Christ.
Started at Bethel
2022
Education
- Dakota Wesleyan University - Bachelors of Arts, Psychology, 1994
- Briercrest Biblical Seminary - Masters of Divinity, Theological Studies, 2004
- Sioux Falls Seminary - Doctorate of Ministry, Emphasis in Missional Leadership, 2014
Biography
Through his unique and practical preaching style, vision casting and gifts of leadership, Keith encourages people to live out Celebrate’s vision of helping people MEET JESUS. Keith has a Master of Divinity from Briercrest Biblical Seminary in Caronport, Saskatchewan, a Doctorate of Leadership & Ministry from Sioux Falls Seminary, and was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Kingswood University in Sussex, New Brunswick. Keith and his wife, Kay, have three daughters, Jordan (Lamarr), Jaidyn (Noah) and Jaksyn, as well as two grandchildren.
Courses Taught
Examining Crucial Questions
Community, Self, and Formation
Creativity in the Classroom
Principles in Church Planting
Time Management
Strategic Church Planting
Old Testament Interpretation
New Testament Interpretation
Christian Thought & Practice
Holistic Disciplemaking
Pauline Literature
Preaching 1
Church Multiplication and Health
Wesleyan History and Discipline
Publications
Books
Loy, Keith Alan, Able to Dream Again: Helping Others to Restore Dreams and
Rekindle Vision, Cross Training Publishing.
Loy, Keith Alan, Every Day: Taking Advantage of God-given Opportunities,
Wesleyan Publishing House, 2016.
Loy, Keith Alan, Celebrate Colossians Participant Guide, Wesleyan Publishing
House, 2008.
Loy, Keith Alan, Celebrate James Participant Guide, Wesleyan Publishing House,
2009.
Loy, Keith Alan, Celebrate Philippians Participant Guide, Wesleyan Publishing
House, 2010.
Loy, Keith Alan, Celebrate Titus Participant Guide, Wesleyan Publishing House,
2011.
Loy, Keith Alan, Celebrate Matthew Participant Guide, Wesleyan Publishing House,
2012.
Loy, Keith Alan, Celebrate Ephesians Participant Guide, Wesleyan Publishing House,
2013.