ABOUT

DR. ROGER J. HUSTON | BIOGRAPHY

For over two decades, Dr. Roger J. Huston has worked as an educator, consultant, coach, director, and minister with individuals and local, state, regional, national, and international businesses, governments, and nonprofit organizations.  After doing freelance management consulting from 2008 to 2018, Roger founded Faith Works Consulting in 2019.  

His consulting portfolio includes spiritual, religious, faith-based social enterprises, congregations, human service nonprofits, and higher education institutions.  His clients include individuals in a wide variety of professions, including business executives, board members, nonprofit directors, presidents and vice presidents, faculty and staff, pastors and ministers, actors and athletes, musicians and artists, and politicians and public servants.

I love meeting new people and cherish the opportunity to have conversations about life, faith, and work.

CURRENT WORK

Dr. Roger J. Huston is the Assistant Vice President for Strategic Relations and Rural Advancement at Campbellsville University and an Assistant Professor of Management with the School of Business, Economics, and Technology.  He is an Affiliate Faculty member at Regent University’s Robertson School of Government, teaching all the core courses on nonprofit organizations, and an Adjunct Faculty member at Liberty University’s Helms School of Government, serving as a dissertation and capstone Chair and Reader for Ph.D. and D.P.A. students.  Dr. Huston is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Faith Works Consulting—an internationally recognized and award-winning management consulting and leadership coaching company—where he works with nonprofit organizations, social enterprises, and small businesses. 

He is the President of the Global City—a national missions nonprofit organization with locations across the United States.  Dr. Huston is the Chair of the Economic Vitality Committee and a member of the Board of Directors for Campbellsville Main Street, and serves on Competitiveness, Education & Workforce, Infrastructure & Technology, Policy & Research, and Small Business committees for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, the Education and Professional Development and Public Policy committees for the Kentucky Association for Economic Development, the Kentucky Institute for Economic Development committee, and the Rural Issues and Professional Development committees for the National Rural Economic Developers Association.Over the past two decades, Dr. Huston has served in several leadership positions, including is as the Dean of the School of Business and Leadership at Kentucky Christian University, Affiliate Faculty for the Robertson School of Government at Regent University, and as a member of the Board of Directors for Global City Mission Initiative and Love Thy Neighborhood. He previously served as the Director of Testify–a religious education nonprofit organization–and as a Youth Director and Young Adult Director at two congregations. He was a member of the State of Iowa Board of Athletic Training and the Des Moines Area Religious Council.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Dr. Huston was the Dean of the School of Business and Leadership at Kentucky Christian University.  At KCU, he led the school through program changes to enhance academic rigor and student performance, resulting in stronger critical thinking, problem-solving, and research and evaluation skills.  Dr. Huston also led the school to a budget increase, higher student enrollment, higher student retention and graduation rates, and more students graduating with university honors.  He was a board member of Love Thy Neighborhood, a Louisville, KY, faith-based nonprofit organization focusing on urban programs for young adults.  He was previously a member of the Iowa Board of Athletic Training and the Des Moines Area Religious Council. 

EDUCATION

Dr. Huston graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion, with Honors, from Simpson College.  He earned a Master of Arts in Religion degree from Yale University and a Master of Public Administration degree from Iowa State University.  He has a Master of Education degree in Educational Leadership and a Certificate in Higher Education Teaching, both from Harvard University.  Dr. Huston earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Urban Affairs and Public Policy from the University of Delaware. His dissertation, A Paradox Perspective on Faith-Based Organizations, explored organizational paradox theory on matters related to faith-based nonprofit management, such as belonging, learning, organizing, and performance.

RESEARCH & TEACHING

He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in business, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, leadership, management, marketing, political science, and public administration and policy at several higher education institutions nationwide.  His research interests include Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Organizational Theory and Behavior, Organizational Decision-Making and Strategy, Social Entrepreneurship and Policy, Community Engagement and Impact, and Economic and Sustainable Development.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Huston, R. J. (2025). Surviving and Thriving in Rural Contexts: Faith Integration in Business and Leadership Higher Education. In R. Wallace, K. Hub, R. Stafford, & F. Thomas (Eds.), Voices of Rural Leadership: True Stories of Success in Education! (1^st ed., pp. 35-40). Dubuque, Iowa: Kendell Hunt Publishers.

Huston, R. J. (2025). Exceptional Hospitality: Faith-Based Service Excellence through Purpose and Persistence. In R. Wallace, J. Hopkins, J. Michelli, & W. Budai (Eds.), Service Excellence in Higher Education: True Stories of Servant Leadership! (1^st ed., pp. 19-26).Dubuque, Iowa: Kendell Hunt Publishers.