Dr. Melina Rabon

Associate Dean
Professor of Ministry Studies, Director of Internships
Seminary & School of Counseling
Melina Rabon

Education

  • DEd, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • MA, Columbia Biblical Seminary
  • BA, Columbia International University

Biography

Melina Rabon joined the CIU faculty in 2015 and became assistant dean in 2019. She oversees internships for the Seminary & School of Counseling. Dr. Rabon teaches Spiritual Formation and Practical Ministry studies courses. She is a member of the Society of Professors in Christian Education. Before coming to Columbia, she served as a Children’s Director in Louisiana and a Women’s Leadership Coordinator in Pennsylvania. She served as a Children’s Pastor in Columbia, SC. Dr. Rabon has ministered cross-culturally in Belgium and Mexico.

Selected Presentations

  • “Teaching Strategies to Effectively Engage Generation Z in the Classroom”. Presented at the SPCE Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, October 19, 2022.
  • “Integration of Spiritual Formation in Higher Education Courses.” Christian Education Journal Research on Educational Ministry 21, no. 3 (November 26, 2024): 376–92.
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