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CANDIDATE FOR<\/span><\/h2>\n
THE GENERAL BOARD<\/span><\/h1>\n
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BISHOP MALCOLM COBY, PH. D.<\/h2>\n
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Native of Muskogee, Oklahoma, September 24, 1946<\/li>\n
Father, grandfather and great-grandfather<\/li>\n
Married to Missionary Reva Coby, a Certified Case Manager for a Community Action program in Oklahoma City, the First Lady of the Oklahoma Southeast Jurisdiction and the founder of the Women in Crisis Ministry (R. G. Coby Foundation).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u2756 Ministerial:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Pastor of Victory Temple Church of God in Christ, World Ministry Center, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma<\/li>\n
Jurisdictional Bishop for the Oklahoma Southeast Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u2756 Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Graduate of Booker T. Washington High School in 1964.<\/li>\n
B.S. in Education (1968) and the Master of Education (1970) from the University of Central Oklahoma in Special Education (Mental Retardation and Learning Disabilities).<\/li>\n
Ph.D. degree in Education from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma (Emotional Disturbance major) in 1976.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u2756 Business:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Independent Certified Coach, Teacher, Trainer and Speaker with the John C. Maxwell Group (www.johncmaxwellgroup.com\/malcolmcoby)<\/li>\n
CEO\/President: M. W. Coby Consulting, LC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u2756 Career Experiences:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Instructor -Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 1971-74; Assistant<\/li>\n
Professor – University of Sciences and Arts of Oklahoma in 1974-76;<\/li>\n
Professor of Education -University of Central Oklahoma, in 1976 – 1997.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u2756 Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Until Morning Comes,<\/li>\n
Handbook for Church Organization, Administration and Ministry (Victory Publications),<\/li>\n
The Prayer Ministry of the Saints, Saints in the Wilderness;<\/li>\n
Bylaws and Job Descriptions for the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction (Amazon) along with many other workbooks, teaching materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u2756 International Church Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Chairman: Board of Directors for All Saints Bible College;<\/li>\n
Chair of the Jurisdictional Standards and Extensions Committee, of the General Assembly<\/li>\n
Member, Church of God in Christ Strategic Planning Committee, 2017-Present<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u2756 Community:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Member of the Board of Directors for One Church, One Child, Inc., Adoptive Child Service Organization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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