Dr. Larry Green
Dr. Larry Green, a native of Massachusetts, was educated in the METCO system and has achieved numerous academic and professional credentials. He earned certificates from the Efficacy Institute, the Boston Public Schools Center for Leadership Development, and the BPS Mentor Program. Additionally, he holds a Master’s in Education from Cambridge College, a Doctorate in Pastoral Community Counseling from Argosy University, and a Ph.D. in Christian Counseling from the School of the Great Commission Bible College and Seminary. Dr. Green is also a certified Prepared/Enriched Marriage Counselor and a Seminary Extension teacher for the Basic Diploma Series, certified by the Southern Baptist Convention. He has dedicated over 47 years to educating young people as a teacher and administrator.
Dr. Green has actively contributed to his community by serving on boards such as the Roxbury Multi-Service Center, METCO, Pine Street Inn, and the Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center. He is the former president of the Baptist Conference of Boston & Vicinity, Inc., and the former Vice President of the New England Missionary Baptist Convention.
His faith journey began at New Hope Baptist Church in Boston, where he made his public confession through baptism under the late Rev. Dr. Madison Bryson Jr. and discovered his calling to youth ministry. Dr. Green later served as youth pastor at Mt. Calvary Holy Assembly under the late Dr. Joseph Ely, D.D., for ten years before returning to New Hope as the Assistant Pastor for another decade. During his first year in that role, serving a congregation of 1,000, Dr. Green initially felt unprepared to counsel the many congregants who sought guidance. Yet, he moved forward in faith, relying on God’s Word and trusting God’s guidance. This experience later became the foundation for his dissertation, Pastoral Nouthetic Counseling for Urban Residents Dealing with Trauma Resulting from Violence, which has shaped his ministry with a deep compassion for people in pain.
A devoted prayer warrior, Dr. Green embraced prayer-walking as a lifestyle and frequently prayed for peace throughout the city. In 2006, he became the leader of a group of international prayer-walkers, which led him to pray over cities across the globe, including Madrid, Morocco, Paris, Marseille, Corsica, Germany, Iceland, and Turkey. Among his most memorable experiences were praying from the Eiffel Tower over France and envisioning lives touched by his prayers in Madrid. Dr. Green describes prayer-walking as a time of surrender and experiencing God’s Shalom.
Dr. Green is the Pastor Emeritus of Timothy Baptist Church and the Intern Supervisor for the School of the Great Commission Bible College and Seminary. He has also authorized several books, including God in Our Right Now and its accompanying workbook and Restore and its accompanying workbook. His passion for pastoral care and counseling drives his ministry and outreach.