Church, missions and Christian higher education have been the arenas of Dr. Schroeder’s ministry since the mid 70’s. In August of 2007, he was appointed to be president of Somerset Christian College, New Jersey’s only accredited Christ-centered college.
A graduate of Nyack College, Manhattanville College, New York Theological Seminary and New York University, Dr. Schroeder served churches in New York, New Jersey, and England. On the missional front, he has served overseas and at home with the Christian and Missionary Alliance, Trans World Radio and International Teams, and continues preaching ministries in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
In Christ-centered higher education, he has served as director for Higher Education for the C&MA, and has been president of Philadelphia Theological Seminary, Nyack College and Alliance Theological Seminary, and Somerset Christian College. During his twelve years at Nyack, the college and seminary grew from 700 to 3100 students, expanded to six extension sites and developed ten new graduate programs. But more importantly, thousands of students were trained to be “worshipping warriors.”
He is the author of several other books, including Solid Ground: Facts of the Faith, Follow Me: Discipleship by the Book, The Follow Me Group Guide, Matthew: The King and His Kingdom, The Broken God: Power Under Control, Ephesians: God's Grace and Guidance in the Church, Dadship and Discipleship: Character Where It Counts Most, Pursuing the Glory of God: A Biography of Paul Bubna, and Upfront Musings: Christ and Culture on the Campus. His monthly commentary, Upfront, has been circulated for over fifteen years to an avid audience of readers from his various ministries. His most recent publication, Walking in Your Anointing, expresses a balanced view on spiritual gifts and manifestations, and exhorts believers to go deeper in their walk with God.
Through a ministry he began in 1986 known as MasterWorks, David enjoys speaking at retreats and seminars for men, using the topics of the books he has written. Serving also as Senior Pastor of Grace Fellowship Chapel in Bedminster, NJ, seems like coming full circle to David and Betzi who taught an adult class at Long Hill Chapel in Chatham, NJ, in the mid 80’s. That class was the foundation of Grace Fellowship Chapel. Pastoring at Grace, presiding at Somerset, and ministering overseas provide Dr. Schroeder with the ministry balance that invigorates him most. Riding motorcycle, playing racquetball, and teaching occasional courses in the college add to the richness of his life as a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Considering themselves to be “missionaries to the next generation,” David and Betzi have been married for forty-five years, have raised three children and are spoiling six grandchildren.
