{"id":1199,"date":"2022-11-11T21:55:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T03:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/172.16.100.25\/?page_id=1199"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:35:15","slug":"president-teel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/index.php\/baxter-community\/president-teel\/","title":{"rendered":"President Teel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Stephen \u201cSteve\u201d Teel<\/p>\n\t\t\t

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Dr. Stephen \u201cSteve\u201d Teel, took the Baxter helm on January 1, 2013. He is the fifth president of the Baxter Institute.

Steve\u2019s undergraduate work was at Freed-Hardeman (\u201970-\u201973) and Harding (\u201974). He holds two master\u2019s degrees from Harding School of Theology (\u201975-\u201977). Steve completed his doctorate there in 2010. He has ministered for over 19 years to three congregations in Florida, Louisiana, and North Carolina, and his foreign mission work spanned 15 years in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1980-95). As a member of a mission team, he helped in planting three congregations and has been involved in mission campaigns to eight Latin American countries. While in the States, his wife, Dianna, had a vital role at World Radio for 15 years.

Dr. Teel has been married to his wife, Dianna, since 1973. Together they\u00a0have a son, Jonathan, a daughter-in-law, Meghan, and four precious grandsons.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\u201cBaxter Institute has trained men and women for five decades, while its medical clinic has with compassion cared for the poorest of the poor. I am humbled that God has given me the opportunity to work alongside the wonderful staff and faculty of Baxter Institute and the James Moody Adams Clinic. My prayer is that He uses us to take these efforts to even greater heights of service in His kingdom.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u2013 Steve Teel<\/strong>, President, Baxter Institute<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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