Academics

Leonard Sweet was appointed Dean of Drew Theological School and Vice President of Drew University by President Tom Kean in January of 1995, a position he held until 2001, when he became the E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism as part of Drew's partnership with the Foundation for Evangelism in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. Len studies with Drew M.Div. students. He also studies with Ph.D. students in history, evangelism and liturgical studies, as well as D.Min. students interested in future-fitting their ministries and churches.

In 2001 Dr. Sweet was invited to be a Distiniguished Visiting Professor at George Fox University, a school affiliated with the Quaker tradition and the Wesleyan Methodist movement. Len guest lectures periodically during the academic year, and assumes mentoring resposibilities for a select group of doctoral students from around the world who desire to move their ministries to the next level. Len is known for pioneering the use of Second Life as a platform for learning and faith development in this program. .