Power-Giving Leader

Welcome to the academic home of Dr. Villacorta, Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary.

Wilmer G. Villacorta (Ph.D '08, M.Div '98) who joined the Fuller faculty in 2009, is Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies, teaching for the Master of Arts in Global Leadership, first online degree program since 2004. In addition to teaching at the MAGL, Villacorta's research and teaching have focused on character/spiritual development, gender studies, women in leadership, masculinities, social power dynamics, and applied missiology.

He has authored Unmasking the Male Soul: Power and Gender Trap for Women in Leadership (2019) and Tug of War: The Downward Ascent of Power (2017). He is an ordained minister in the Mennonite Church (USA) and pastored Hispanic communities in Paris (France), California, and Colorado.

Featured Publication

Unmasking the Male Soul book cover

Unmasking the Male Soul

Published 2019
Wipf and Stock Publishers

A groundbreaking exploration of gender dynamics and power relationships in Christian leadership, examining how traditional masculine paradigms affect women in leadership positions.