Meet Faculty Mentor John DelHousaye
John DelHousaye (PhD) is a theologian, pastor, and spiritual director whose work lives at the generative intersection of deep contemplation and faithful action. He serves as Professor of Bible and Theology at Arizona Christian University and as Theologian-in-Residence with the Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona and Surge Network, where he accompanies pastors, leaders, and communities in practices that integrate prayerful attentiveness with embodied discipleship.
Trained as a New Testament scholar, DelHousaye brings rigorous academic study into conversation with the lived experience of the church. His scholarship is marked by a commitment to Scripture as a formative text—one meant not only to be interpreted, but inhabited. This vision is most clearly expressed in his multi-volume Fourfold Gospel, a formational commentary that draws on ancient interpretive traditions to invite readers into sustained meditation that shapes both inner life and outward practice.
Alongside his academic work, DelHousaye serves the local church (Alhambra Beloved Community) as an ordained pastor and elder of spiritual formation, offering spiritual direction and teaching that help leaders discern God’s presence amid the pressures of ministry. His approach emphasizes listening, discernment, and communal practices that lead naturally toward justice, love of neighbor, and faithful action in the world.
For DMin students drawn to the integration of contemplation and action, DelHousaye models a way of theological leadership rooted in prayer, shaped by Scripture, and expressed through concrete practices of care, creativity, and mission—especially within the rhythms and realities of pastoral life.
