{"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":"2026-04-28T16:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:18:48","slug":"president-teel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/index.php\/baxter-community\/president-teel\/","title":{"rendered":"President Teel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-494 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/presidents\/president-steveanddianateel-1024x680.jpg\" style=\"object-position:48% 15%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"48% 15%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/presidents\/president-steveanddianateel-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/presidents\/president-steveanddianateel-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/presidents\/president-steveanddianateel-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/presidents\/president-steveanddianateel.jpg 1429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">&nbsp;<strong>Steve and Dianna Teel<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-inline-notice uagb-inline_notice__align-left uagb-block-a9c39e97\"><button class=\"uagb-notice-close-button\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\"><\/button><h4 class=\"uagb-notice-title\">&nbsp;<strong>Steve and Dianna Teel. Steve is the fifth president of The Baxter Institute.<\/strong><\/h4><div class=\"uagb-notice-text\">\n<p>Dr. Stephen \u201cSteve\u201d Teel, took the Baxter helm on January 1, 2013. He is the fifth president of the Baxter Institute.<br><br>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.<br><br>Dr. Teel has been married to his wife, Dianna, since 1973. Together they&nbsp;have a son, Jonathan, a daughter-in-law, Meghan, and four precious grandsons.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-5495012b     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-tab-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-mob-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='4942' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2x4a7053_teel-1024x683.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2x4a7053_teel-1024x683.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2x4a7053_teel-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='4944' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/406a0468_predicacion-positiva-1024x683.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/406a0468_predicacion-positiva-1024x683.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/406a0468_predicacion-positiva-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDoctor Teel with Students\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='498' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/presidents\/presidents-dianateelladies.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/presidents\/presidents-dianateelladies.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/presidents\/presidents-dianateelladies-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='2837' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/miscellaneous\/misc-student-11-1024x682.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/miscellaneous\/misc-student-11-1024x682.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/miscellaneous\/misc-student-11-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDoctor Teel with Students\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='546' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/students\/presidentteel-newfreshmen-1024x768.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/students\/presidentteel-newfreshmen-1024x768.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/students\/presidentteel-newfreshmen-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='494' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/presidents\/president-steveanddianateel-1024x680.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/presidents\/president-steveanddianateel-1024x680.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/presidents\/president-steveanddianateel-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote animated slideInLeft has-contrast-3-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><em>\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<cite><strong>\u2013 Steve Teel<\/strong>, President, Baxter Institute<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\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 &#8230; <a title=\"President Teel\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/index.php\/baxter-community\/president-teel\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about President Teel\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1314,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1199","page","type-page","status-publish"],"featured_image_src":null,"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"menu-24x24":false,"menu-36x36":false,"menu-48x48":false,"awb_sm":false,"awb_md":false,"awb_lg":false,"awb_xl":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"rquinn","author_link":"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/index.php\/author\/rquinn\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"\u201cBaxter Institute has trained men and women for five decades, while its medical clinic has with compassion cared for the poorest of the poor. 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It was named for\u00a0Leta Baxter, a sister in California who was very evangelistic in her outreach to teens and to women who came to Hollywood desiring to enter the\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/campana-chile.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/campana-chile.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/campana-chile.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":140,"url":"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/index.php\/baxter-community\/baxter-board\/","url_meta":{"origin":1199,"position":1},"title":"Board of Directors","author":"rquinn","date":"August 28, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The Board of Directors is a collection of Godly men and women who provide direction, vision, and leadership to Baxter. 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