Deb Moncauskas

Job Title

Adjunct Professor
Children's & Family Ministry (M.A.) Bethel Seminary

Highlight

Dr. Deb Moncauskas is an Adjunct Professor at Bethel Seminary, teaching since 2004 in the Master of Arts degree program in Children and Family Ministry. Her areas of focus are leadership and staff development, generational distinctive, curriculum writing and evaluation, and ministry administration. She earned her D.Min in 2012. Her dissertation focused on strengths-based leadership development for pre-teens. Dr. Deb's current courses at Bethel are Leadership in Children and Family Ministry and The Teaching and Learning Process. Dr. Deb has written for Children's Ministry Magazine and leads Certificate Programs in Children's Ministry, Family Ministry and Pastoral Care with International Network of Children's Ministry (INCM). She is conference speaker and Certified Strengths Coach.

Started at Bethel

2004

Education

Azusa Pacific University - B.A. Biblical Literature, 1978
Bethel Seminary - M.A. Children and Family Ministry, 2003
Bethel Seminary - D.Min. Strengths-Based Congregational Leadership, 2012

Biography

Dr. Deb Moncauskas is an Adjunct Professor at Bethel Seminary, teaching since 2004 in the Master of Arts degree program in Children and Family Ministry. Her areas of focus are leadership and staff development, generational distinctive, curriculum writing and evaluation, and ministry administration. She serves in the local church as a Children and Family Pastor, leading this ministry for the past 36 years. She has been certified by Gallup as a Strengths Coach, coaching over 200 men, women and youth to live and lead from their strengths. She earned her D.Min in 2012. Her dissertation focused on strengths-based leadership development for pre-teens.

Deb lives in San Diego with her husband of 49 years, Rick.

Courses Taught

· "Children and Family Ministry Administration" Master of Arts Core Class

· "Family Ministry" Master of Arts Core Class

· "Creativity and Content Delivery" Master of Arts Core Class

· "Staffing & Leadership" Master of Arts Core Class

· “Mentored Leadership” Master of Arts Core Class

· “Senior Integrative Seminar” Master of Arts Core Class

· “Leadership in Children’s and Family Ministry” Master of Arts Core Class

· “The Teaching and Learning Process” Master of Arts Core Class

Awards

Who's Who Among American High School Students, 1973

Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities, 2003

Summa Cum Laude, Bethel Seminary, 2003

Dissertation with Distinction Award, 2012

Publications

It Worked for Us, Contributor "If You Build it..."

Moncauskas, Debra. “First Steps to Recruiting,” Children’s Ministry Magazine. September 2018.

Moncauskas, Debra. “Staffing Up in Age Graded Classrooms.” Children’s Ministry Magazine. Dec. 2018.

Moncauskas, Debra. “Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Behaviors Critical to Succeed as a Leader.” Children’s Ministry Magazine, Feb. 2019.

Moncauskas, Debra. “Leadership Development—Centered Environments.” Children’s Ministry Magazine, April 2019.

Moncauskas, Debra. “Unique Challenges in Developing Generation Alpha Leaders.” Children’s Ministry Magazine, June 2019.

Moncauskas, Debra. “Communication Skills for Young Leaders.” Children’s Ministry Magazine, June 2019.

Moncauskas, Debra. “Healthy, Compassionate Leaders.” Children’s Ministry Magazine, September 2019.

Moncauskas, Debra. “Children and Youth are the Future Church?” Children’s Ministry Magazine, November 2019.

Presentations

"Building a Ministry Team That Goes the Distance" CPC 08, '17

"Joining Children on Their Spiritual Journeys" "Developing Your Family Mission Statement"

Guest Lecturer at University of San Diego School of Nursing: "Caring for the Faithful"

"Strengths Finders" Children's Pastors' Conference, San Diego and Orlando '07, 08, '12, ''16, '19, '21

"Leadership Emergence Theory" CPC, San Diego and Orlando, '07

MOPS guest Lecturer '05 and '07, '09, '11, '13, '16, '17, '18, '19

Advanced Certificate in Children's Ministry 2014, 2015, 2016

Engage Certificate in Children's Ministry (INCM) 2017-present,

Engage Certificate in Family Ministry (INCM) 2020-present

Engage Certificate in Pastoral Care (INCM) 2022

Releasing Learning Styles to Maximize Ministry '17, '21, '22

Strengths-based Leadership '17, '21

Generation Z: Who are they and how do we teach them? '16

Effective Teaching Methods '16, '21, '22

Strengths-based Teams '17, '22

Leadership Perspectives and Issues (Malaysia Baptist Seminary) 2018

Childhood in Cultural Context and Biblical Parenting (Evangelical Theological College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) Summer 2019

Certificates and Licenses

StrengthsFinder Coach- Certified by The Gallup Organization and Gallup University (Levels 1, 2 and 3)

Licensed Minister since 2005

Ordained Minister 2008

Professional Organizations, Committees, and Boards

Associate Director, US Initiatives, The Cory Center

Hobbies and Interests

I love to take long walks and kayak with my husband.

Areas of expertise

Strengths-based Leadership and Teams Children and Family Ministry Leadership Development

Research interests

Leadership and Leadership Development Ministry to Children and Families The Impact of Technology and Screens on Kids and Families Strengths