Bishop Dr. Robert Locklear Dr. Robert L. Locklear, Jr. was born in the city of Raleigh, NC. He began his spiritual relationship and was born again in 1977. He received the baptism Holy Gift on January 21, 1978. In 1983 God called Dr. Locklear to the preaching and teaching ministry, while still a high school student. He holds an Associate’s Degree in Data Processing from Rutledge Business College, a Bachelor and a Masters of Theology from Beacon University/CLST, and a Master of Divinity from the former Apex school of Theology. In January 2020, he successfully defended his dissertation and earned his Doctorate of Ministry. His project was entitled “A Model of Pastoral Care for African American Pastors in Wake County, North Carolina with Depression” which was in partial fulfilment of the Leading for Congregational Change Cohort. In May of 1998 he fo ...