Robert A. Seiple, president of Eastern College and Eastern Baptist Seminary in St. Davids, Pennsylvania, has been named president of World Vision, a Christian relief, development, and evangelism agency.
Seiple will succeed Ted W. Engstrom in July. Engstrom, who came to World Vision in 1963, will continue to serve as president emeritus.
“Bob Seiple will bring to World Vision the dynamic leadership strength, vision, and wholistic Christian commitment that have been a hallmark of his accomplishments at Eastern,” Engstrom said. Seiple has been president of Eastern College and Eastern Baptist Seminary for four years.
“There is a natural linkage between Eastern and World Vision,” Seiple said. “I am tremendously indebted to Eastern and its motto, ‘the whole gospel for the world.’ I feel World Vision provides the ultimate opportunity to implement that concept.”
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