David Pocta
David Pocta
San Antonio, TX
Degrees
PhD - Christian Contemporary Spirituality (Projected 2022)
Oblate School of Theology
MS - Bible and Ministry (2009)
Lubbock Christian University
BS - Civil Engineering (1994)
University of Minnesota
Specialties
Contemporary Spirituality
Historical Spirituality
Biblical Spirituality
Youth & Family Ministry
References
Mike Taliaferro
Ron Rolheiser
Steve Kinnard
Steve Staten
Books
Foundations of Discipling: Bible Studies to Guide Your Spiritual Relationships (Grounded Resources, 2018).
Foundations of Marriage
Life in the Kingdom: Bible Studies to Ground You in God’s Kingdom (Grounded Resources, 2015).
Studying the Bible with Teenagers: A Manual to Assist in Making Disciples of Teenagers (Grounded Resources, 2012).
Papers/Book Chapters
“Thomas Kelly’s Mystical Itinerary as a Spiritual Orientation for Personal Spirituality” In The Quaker World, eds. Rhiannon Grant and Wess Daniels (New York: Routledge, 2021)
“Thomas Wayne ‘Kip' McKean: Saint or Sinner—Normalizing Extreme Perspectives on a Foundational Figure in the International Churches of Christ” Teleios (Summer 2021)
“Disciples Learn from Disciples” In Owning Faith, eds. Dudley Chancey and Ron Bruner (Abilene: Leafwood Publishers, 2017), 43-60.
David and his wife Beth (Married 25+ years) spent the first half of their career serving in full-time ministry in the International Churches of Christ. For the majority of that time, they specialized in Family and Teen Ministry. David and his family lived in South Africa from the beginning of 2010 to the end of 2013, when they moved to San Antonio because their oldest daughter had graduated from high school. In addition to the Pocta’s work in Family Ministry in Africa, he developed Ministry Training Academies across the African continent in Johannesburg (2011), Nairobi (2013), and Abidjan (2015) to train church leaders. In 2012 David and Beth launched a Christian resource company named GROUNDED Publishing. They have produced more twelve resources covering marriage, family ministry, evangelism, discipleship, and faith formation. David also served as the chairperson of the International Churches of Christ Family & Youth Committee from 2009 until 2015. He and his wife have spoken to churches and church leaders around the world from countries such as South Africa, Ghana, Madagascar, Mauritius, Ukraine, Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Mozambique, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Czech Republic.
