Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove, Author at The Washington Institute

An ordained minister and the first professor of Reformed Theological Seminary NYC in Manhattan where he serves as Professor of Old Testament and Dean of Students, Bill earned a Ph.D. in Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures at The Catholic University of America, where his research focused on the Dead Sea Scrolls, with both New Testament and Old Testament implications. He completed his M.Div. at RTS Orlando and serves as a pastor at McLean Presbyterian Church. His church ministry focuses on community, pastoral care, faith and work, and leadership development. Bill previously had a business career working for Oliver Wyman & Co. as a management consultant. He is certified as a Field Associate for SIMA (System for Identifying Motivating Abilities), a Belbin Team Roles Consultant, and a Highlands Ability Battery Affiliate. Bill and his wife Jill have two children.

Articles by Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove

Vocation • On Daily Work

Fear, Greed, Workism, and the Lord’s Prayer

Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 19 min read

In 2019, Derek Thompson suggested in the Atlantic that work for college-educated Americans had become workism, “the most potent of new religions competing for congregants.” He noted, “No large country in the world as productive as the United States averages more hours of work a year. And the gap between the U.S. and other countries is...

Faith • Biblical Reflections

Why Is Joy So Hard to Experience?

Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 14 min read

A friend of mine who has a PhD in counseling told me that joy is the emotion that is hardest for us to let ourselves experience. We rarely let ourselves do joy well. Living with joy is hard. I know I’m a lot better at living out of duty, or fear, or effort — or...

Faith • Theological Reflections

After Easter: Certainty in the Gospel

Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 9 min read

A few years ago, my daughter and I were playing Battleship, and she shot misses on spaces C 8,9, and 10. Or that’s how I remember it and had it marked. But later she said “C9,” and I said, “you already tried that one, sweetie.” She said “No I didn’t. I shot J 8,9, and...

Faith • Theological Reflections

The Image of God: The Base Layer of Human Dignity

Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 15 min read

One of the lessons I learned early on about being outdoors in the cold, especially hiking, is this: you need to have a base layer. When it’s super, super cold out and you’re hiking, you need layers to keep you warm, but if you just drop on layer and layer, it won’t actually work right....

Faith • Biblical Reflections

Loneliness and the Holidays

Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 14 min read

As you likely know, the holidays, which are a time of joy, feel like a curse for so many—because during a time of celebration, many people are never more aware of feeling alone. Whether from memories of lost love ones, regrets of things that have happened, feelings of abandonment—those or many other things—depression spikes, loneliness...

Culture • Current Conversations

A New Temperance Movement

Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 8 min read

Will it be any better the next time? For several years, the trifecta of COVID, an election, and race tore churches apart. What was obviously missing was that pesky fellow Paul’s understanding that we ought to put the needs of others first. (See 1 Corinthians 8 and Romans 14.) Instead of becoming a hotbed of...

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