Steve Wilke, Ph.D.

Position

Executive Director of the Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship

Email Address

Steve.Wilke@sckans.edu

Bio

Professional Background

Dr. Stephen K. Wilke came to Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, on October 1, 1991, and since 2004 has served as the Executive Director of the Richard and Julie Wilke Institute for Discipleship.

Prior to coming to Southwestern College, Dr. Wilke worked as a licensed psychologist on the staff of Prairie View Psychiatric Hospital. In 1987, he became the founding president of Recovery of Hope Network, Inc., and stayed in that position until 1991. The Recovery of Hope Network helped local organizations establish programs in the community for troubled marriages.

Dr. Wilke received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) in Fresno, California, in 1982. In his doctoral research, he studied the role of the church and clergy as agents of community mental health. Dr. Wilke has served on the staff and board at the Counseling and Mediation Center in Wichita, Kansas, and has provided American Association of Pastoral Counseling (AAPC) training to pastors. Dr. Wilke has also co-authored a set of five marital books.

Steve was reared in Kansas in a United Methodist clergy family and completed his undergraduate work at Southwestern College in 1978.  He and his wife, Beth, have four children. Beth serves as the Associate Pastor at First United Methodist Church in Winfield.