- MY MENTOR IN THE MINISTRY OF THE PEN

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF
DR. CLIFTON L. HOLLAND

President of IDEA Ministries and
Director of the Latin American Socio-Religious Studies Program
(PROLADES)
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PERSONAL
• Birthdate & Place: July 9, 1939 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
• Citizenship: USA
• Childhood: Raised in Southern California (1941-1956)
• Military Service: U.S. Air Force (December 1956-October 1960), Honorable Discharge
• Marital Status: Married to Linda J. Ives (July 26, 1958)
• Children: Richard L. (born 1961 in Lynwood, CA) and Suzan L. (born 1962 in Chicago, IL)
• Current Residence: San Jose, Costa Rica (since 1972)
EDUCATION
• Diploma, Compton High School, Compton, California (1956)
• Diploma, Electronics School, Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois; Ground-to-Air Communications Specialist & Electronics Technician (six-month program)
• Course Work: University of Wisconsin Extension Program; 8 credit hours taken during 1957-1960 while serving in the U.S. Air Force.
• Diploma, Pre-Aviation/Christian Education Major, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, IL (1961-1964)
• Course Work: Fullerton Junior College, General Education requirements, Fullerton, CA; 12 credit hours taken during 1965-1966.
• B.A., General Bible Major, BIOLA College (now BIOLA University), La Mirada, CA (1965-1967)
• M.A., School of World Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA: Missiology Major with concentrations in Latin American Studies & Cultural Anthropology, 1968-1971
• Graduate Studies at the Latin American Biblical Seminary, San Jose, Costa Rica: Dept. of Christian Ministry, Licentiate program, 1975-1977
• Doctoral Studies, School of World Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA: Missiology Major with concentration in Church Growth Studies & Church History, resident studies 1980-1981, Doctoral Candidate 1981-1991 (discontinued program in l99l)
CHURCH AFFILIATIONS: 1954 to the present
• First Baptist Church, Compton, CA (American Baptist Churches in the USA)
• First Baptist Church, Ferndale, WA (independent)
• Galilee Baptist Church, Chicago, IL (Conservative Baptist Association)
• Bethel Baptist Church, Anaheim, CA (North American Baptist Association)
• Sunkist Baptist Church, Anaheim, CA (North American Baptist Association)
• Altadena Baptist Church, Altadena, CA (Baptist General Conference)
• Lake Avenue Congregational Church, Pasadena, CA (Conservative Congregational Christian Conference, CCCC);
• Trinity United Presbyterian Church, Santa Ana, CA (Presbyterian Church in the USA);
• Templo B�blico (Costa Rican Bible Church Association, AIBC), San Jose, Costa Rica.
• Iglesia B�blica Nazaret (Costa Rican Bible Church Association, AIBC), San Francisco de Dos R�os, Costa Rica.
• Primera Iglesia Bautista de Desamparados (Independent), San Jos�, Costa Rica.
• Iglesia "El Camino de Ema�s" (Independent) San Jos�, Costa Rica.