Rev. Dr. Quintin L. Robertson

Director of the Urban Theological Institute, Black Church Studies Program and Administrative Faculty in Praxis

D.Min. - Interdenominational Theological Center
M.Div. - Interdenominational Theological Center
M.B.A. - Clark Atlanta University
B.B.A. - Howard University

THE REV. DR. QUINTIN L. ROBERTSON, a native of Newark, New Jersey, is the Director of the UrbanTheological Institute and the Black Church Studies Program. He hasintentionally served as an interim pastor in local American Baptist Churchesand currently serves as the Executive Minister of the Philadelphia BaptistAssociation.    Prior to joining UnitedLutheran Seminary (ULS), he served as Director of Admission  and Recruitment for the InterdenominationalTheological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, GA.

Since his arrival at ULS he has seen the growth of AfricanAmerican students by over 120% and overseen the growth of the endowed chair inAfrican American Studies by more than $600,000 and the collection of more than$500,000 in scholarship aid.  He has served as Interim Pastor of the GraceBaptist Church of Germantown, First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, FirstBaptist Church of Levittown-Fairless Hills and Central Baptist Church of Wayne,PA. He has preached at more than 30 colleges and universities.  He haspreached and conducted seminars and workshops in the areas of Preaching,Worship, Theology, Church Leadership and African American Church History acrossdenominational lines at local churches, associations, and conferencesthroughout the nation.

Dr. Robertson’s essay “Worship in the African American Traditionwith a View Towards the Future” appears in the book Church After the  Corona Pandemic: Consequences  for Worship and Theology , publishedin 2023 by Springer, and an essay in the 2020 devotional guide JesusParables on Justice: Philadelphia Pastors’ Reflections. He was inductedinto the Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers in 2024 and is life-memberof Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.  

Mailing address:
7301 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19119