D.D., Aurora University
D.H.L., Payne Theological Seminary
B.A., Aurora College, Illinois, 1970 (D.D. in 1991)
Master of Divinity,Union Theological Seminary NYC, 1973
Graduate Study, Columbia University, NYC, 1973-1975
Doctor of Ministry, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1983
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.),Case Western Reserve University, 1998
Dissertation: “The Film Portrayal of the Black Preacher Since 1925″