Dr. Curt Scarborough was born in Benton, Illinois in 1935 and graduated from the local high school in 1953. The son of a coal miner, he is an alumnus of Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Fort Worth, Texas). He holds several earned graduate and post-graduate degrees including the DMin, DCEd, CPsyD, DAC, ThD, and PhD in Education Administration. He also has been the recipient of four honorary doctoral degrees in recognition of his distinguished service in the kingdom of God.After 21 years as a minister in Baptist churches in Illinois, Texas, and Missouri, Dr. Curt joined the FreeWay Foundation (a Christian charitable foundation in St. Louis, MO with several ministries) as Executive Vice President and Director of Education in 1975. He was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer in 1983, where he served until his retirement at the close of 2016 following 41 years of service there.Under his leadership, FreeWay Foundation launched a school of ministry in 1991 (later renamed Pillsbury-Scarborough Bible College & Seminary), which graduated over 1,500 students through the 2016 academic year. In January of 2017 (at age 81), Dr. Curt launched a new ministry school, CrossFire Christian College, also doing business as University of Applied Christianity, with administrative offices located in St. Charles, Missouri. This innovative ministry school offers both new pastors and experienced ministers up-close Personal Mentoring and hands-on Practical Training in Biblical Studies and in Christian Counseling.During his more than six-and-a-half decades of Christian service, Dr. Curt has served in many civic and church leadership roles, including as Executive Director of the nationwide American Council on Alcohol Problems for 11 years. He served two 4-year terms as a Trustee of the Christian Life Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is Founder and President of AICCS (Association of Independent Christian Colleges and Seminaries), an international accrediting association which in 2022 reported more than 700 member schools in 64 nations, including 36 US states and territories. To assist new and developing ministry schools, he wrote the definitive book: THE HOW-TO MANUAL FOR NON-TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRY (2017). He has authored more than 100 books, including COME-REAP, the 5-volume expositional commentary on all 1,189 chapters of the Old and New Testaments. COME-REAP serves as the core Biblical Studies curricula used in Pillsbury-Scarborough Seminary, CrossFire College, and University of Applied Christianity. Hundreds of Dr. Curt's humorous essays, feature articles, devotional meditations, and short stories have been published in national monthly magazines and religious journals. He also has composed the music and written the lyrics for more than 100 praise-worship songs and hymns. His latest books include KEEP YOUR VISION ALIVE (2021), I CAN REMEMBER ANYTHING! (2021), THE MASTERPIECE OF THE MASTER TEACHER (2022), and FROM COVER TO COVER (2022)..Curt and his wife, Roni, make their home in St. Charles, Missouri, along with Leonardo de Cattio (Leo), a long-haired ginger cat, and Anastasia Katanova (Annie), a black and white tuxedo cat. The Scarboroughs are the proud parents of three married children, nine grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren (and counting).
