Dr. Jerry S. Herbert (Ph.D., Duke Univ., political science) has taught and written in the areas of politics, policy, leadership, vocation, and citizenship. Jerry has a passion for helping followers of Jesus explore and understand their personal, professional, and public commitments in the light of their faith convictions.
The year before the pandemic, Jerry was with InterVarsity Graduate Faculty Ministries as an Interim Volunteer Campus Staff at the George Washington University. Previously he served as adjunct professor of public policy at the Washington DC programs of Nyack and Pepperdine universities after directing and teaching for 28 years at the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities’ American Studies Program on Capitol Hill.
Jerry enjoys hiking, running, reading biographies and historical novels, and watching “The Crown” on Netflix with his wife Jeannie. Jerry and Jeannie live in Northern Virginia and attend Washington Community Fellowship on Capitol Hill at 9th & Maryland, NE, where he serves as an elder. Jeannie and Jerry have three adult sons and five grandchildren.