Our Faculty

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Full-time Faculty Members

INGRID BUCH-WAGLER (Vita ) B.Mus., M.Mus., University of British Columbia (Canada); Ph.D.(c), University of Washington; Ph.D., Trinity Theological Seminary. All Levels-Director of Conflict Management; General Education RONALD T. CLUTTER (Vita ) B.A., Whitworth College; M.R.E., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Th.M., Th.D., Dallas Theological Seminary. Department Chair of Theology All Levels-Director of Theology ELBERT E. ELLIOTT (Vita ) B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University; M.Div., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University. Department Chair of Biblical Leadership and Ministry All Levels-Director of Pulpit Communication and Expository Preaching JEFFERY FORREY (Vita ) B.S., Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture; M.A.R., Westminster Theological Seminary; M.S.P.H., University of Alabama at Birmingham; Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Department Chair of Biblical Counseling, All Levels-Director of Biblical Counseling HAROLD F. HUNTER (Vita ) B.S., Tennessee Technological University; Th.M., Th.D., Trinity Theological Seminary; D.Min., Luther Rice Seminary. All Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry LARS KIERSPEL (Vita ) M.Div., Freie Theologische Akademie (Germany); Th.M., Covenant Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Department Chair of Biblical Studies All Levels-Director of Biblical Studies RAY L. PARKER (Vita ) B.A., Bryan College; M.R.E. , Temple Baptist Theological Seminary; D.Min., Trinity Theological Seminary; Ed.D., Luther Rice Seminary; Ph.D., Union Institute and University. All Levels-Director of Christian Management and Leadership STEVE SELBY (Vita ) Th.B., Trinity College of the Bible; M.A., Open University (UK); M.R.E., M.Div., Trinity Theological Seminary. Undergraduate Level-Biblical Leadership and Ministry MARK SIMPSON (Vita ) B.A., Spring Arbor College; M.A., DePauw University; M.A.C.E., Denver Seminary; Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. All Levels-Director of Christian Education /Discipleship MAX O. STURDIVANT, JR. (Vita ) B.A., University of Mississippi; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ed.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. All Levels-Director of Christian Management and Leadership/Director of Youth Ministry KATHERYN L. WEBB (Vita ) B.S.E., University of Central Arkansas; M.S., Eastern Illinois University; M.A., Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. All Levels-Director of Christian Women’s Studies/Christian School Administration ROBIN R. WEST (Vita ) B.A., Indiana University; M.Ed., M.S., Ph.D., Indiana State University. All Levels-Christian Education/Discipleship/General Education W. STEPHEN WILLIAMS (Vita ) B.A., Union University; M.Div., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ed.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. All Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry/General Education

Part-time Faculty Members

ANUM AKAI (Vita ) B.S., Louisville Presbyterian Theology; Th.M., Louisville Presbyterian Theology; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin. All Levels-Christian Education/Christian Women’s Studies WILLIAM H. AMMON (Vita ) M.R.E., Nazarene Theological Seminary; D.Min., Trinity Theological Seminary. Undergraduate Level-Philosophy ANNE E. BACHLE FIFER (Vita ) B.A., Saint Mary’s College; J.D., University of Michigan. All Levels-Conflict Management JAMES E. BEARSS (Vita ) B.A., Ripon College; Th.M., Th.D., Trinity Theological Seminary; D.Min., Westminster Theological Seminary. All Levels-Theology DANIEL BERGER (Vita ) B.S., Western Baptist College; M.Div., North American Baptist Seminary; Ph.D., University of Oregon. All Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry NEIL BRADLEY (Vita ) B.G.S., University of Maryland; M.Ed., University of Virginia; M.Div., Duke University Divinity School. Undergraduate and Master’s Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry ROBERT BRANDEN (Vita ) B.S. Southern Methodist University; Th.M. Dallas Theological Seminary Ph.D., Dallas Theological Seminary. All Levels-Biblical Studies W. JIM BRITT (Vita ) B.S., Georgia Southwestern State University; M.Div., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary; D.Min. Luther Rice Seminary; Th.D., Ph.D., Trinity Theological Seminary. All Levels-Pastoral Ministry PHILIP L. BROWN (Vita ) B.A., National College of Education; M.A., Western Seminary. Undergraduate-Biblical Studies TODD STEVEN BUCK (Vita ) B.A., Missouri Baptist College; M.Div., Ph.D., Mid-America Baptist Seminary. All Levels-Theology THOMAS CAHILL, JR. (Vita ) B.A., Eastern Nazarene College; M.A., Asbury Theological Seminary. Undergraduate and Master’s Levels-Christian Education / Discipleship ROBERT CLOUSE (Vita ) B.A., Bryan College; B.D., Grace Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa. All Levels-Theology BENJAMIN COCAR (Vita ) Th.B., University of Bucharest; M.Div., Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary; D.Min., Grace Theological Seminary; Th.D., Trinity Theological Seminary. All Levels-Biblical Studies JAMES CODLING (Vita ) B.Ed., University of Saskatchewan (Canada); M.Div., Knox College; Th.M., Covenant Theological Seminary; M.Ed., Mississippi State University; Th.D., Concordia Seminary. All Levels-Theology JEFF DABBS (Vita ) B.A., Kennesaw State University; M.Ed., State University of West Georgia. Undergraduate Level-Christian Education/Discipleship RUTH DEGUZMAN DALMAN (Vita ) B.R.E., Northeastern Bible College; M.L.S. University of Missouri-Columbia. Information Specialist Services Undergraduate-General Education DON B. DEYOUNG (Vita ) B.S., M.S., Michigan Technological University; M.Div., Grace Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Iowa State University. All Levels-Theology/General Education HOWARD DIAL (Vita ) B.A., Columbia Bible College; M.Div., Th.M., Grace Theological Seminary; D.Min., Western Conservative Baptist Seminary. All Levels-Biblical Counseling DAVID EDGINGTON (Vita ) A.A., B.S.E., University of Central Florida; M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D., Trinity Theological Seminary. All Levels-Biblical Counseling RICHARD M. EDWARDS (Vita ) B.A., University of Tennessee; M.Div., Columbia International University; Ph.D., University of Wales (UK). All Levels-Theology JAMES F. EGGERT (Vita ) B.S., Concordia Teachers College; M.A., University of Iowa; Ph.D., Michigan State University. All Levels-Christian Education/Discipleship HOWARD A. EYRICH (Vita ) B.A., Bob Jones University; B.D., Faith Theological Seminary; M.A., Liberty University; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary; D.Min., Western Conservative Baptist Seminary. All Levels-Biblical Counseling RICHARD GARY FAIRMAN (Vita ) B.A., Wheaton College; M.Th. Dallas Theological Seminary; Th.Doc., Grace College and Seminary. All Levels-Theology CHAD FOSTER (Vita ) B.S., Oglethorpe University; M.Div., Concordia Seminary; D.Min., Trinity Theological Seminary Undergraduate and Master’s Levels-Pastoral Ministry SUSAN D. GANTT (Vita ) B.A., Carson-Newman College; M.A., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. All Levels-Christian Education/Discipleship and General Education JAMES R. GILLESPIE (Vita ) B.A., Oakland City University; M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University. All Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry MICHAEL GOHN (Vita ) B.S., Grand Valley State University; M.Div., Th.M., Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. Undergraduate and Master’s Levels-Theology THOMAS GOLDEN (Vita ) B.A., Stephen F. Austin State University; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary. Undergraduate and Master’s Levels-Pastoral Ministry STEVEN W. GUEST (Vita ) B.S, Michigan Technological University; M.Div.; Bethel Theological Seminary Ph.D. in progress-The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Undergraduate and Master’s Levels-Biblical Studies DAVID GEORGE HANSEN (Vita ) B.A., University of Nebraska; M.A., University of Texas; Ph.D., Trinity Theological Seminary. Undergraduate and Master’s Levels-Biblical Studies MARK ISAACS (Vita ) B.A., Westfield State College, M.Div., Lutheran Theological Seminary, D.Min, Lutheran Theological Seminary; Ph.D. Trinity Theological Seminary. All Levels-Theology ISAAC JADESIMI (Vita ) B.A., St. David’s College; M.A. McMaster University of Ontario; Ph.D., University of St. Michael’s College. All Levels-Philosophy MYRON KAUK (Vita ) B.A., University of the Pacific; M.Div., Th.M., Talbot Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Westminster Theological Seminary. All Levels-Biblical Studies D. ROBERT KENNEDY (Vita ) Th.B., Northern Caribbean University (Jamaica); M.A., Andrews University; S.T.M., McGill University; M.Ed., Ed.D., Columbia University. All Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry EL-HANNAH KIM (Vita ) B.A., Ewha Women’s University (Korea); M.S.W., Howard University; M.Div., Pittsburgh Theological Seminary; M.A., Ed.D., West Virginia University. All Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry MARK LAMPORT (Vita ) B.A., Huntington University;  M.A., Wheaton College; M.Div., Evangelical School of Theology; M.Th., Princeton Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Michigan State University. All Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry DAVID LINDOW (Vita ) B.A., M.A.R., Olivet Nazarene University; M.Div., M.R.E., Nazarene Theological Seminary. Undergraduate Level-Biblical Studies MARY LOWE (Vita ) B.A., John Brown University; M.Ed., University of Arkansas; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University. All Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry STEPHEN D. LOWE (Vita ) B.S., Calvary Bible College; M.R.E., Grand Rapids Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Michigan State University All Levels-Christian Education/Discipleship PETER MAGETO MAIKO (Vita ) B.Div., St. Paul's United Theological College; M.T.S., Ph.D., Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. All Levels-Theology and Apologetics RICHARD MALM (Vita ) B.S., M.S., Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Undergraduate Level-Biblical Leadership and Ministry ALAN MANGUM (Vita ) B.A., Bethel College; M.Div., Talbot Theological Seminary; Th.M., Grace Theological Seminary; D.Min., Bethel Theological Seminary. All Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry DONNA MANN (Vita ) B.A., University of Waterloo; M.Div., Emmanuel College-University of Toronto (Canada); D.Min., Trinity Theological Seminary. Undergraduate and Master’s Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry EDWARD N. MARTIN (Vita ) B.A., Hillsdale College; M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D., Purdue University. All Levels-Director of Christian Philosophy and Apologetics / General Education DENNIS MCDONALD (Vita ) B.A.,UT Austin-Austin, TX; Th.M., Dallas Seminary; Ph.D., Dallas Seminary. All Levels-Theology DAVID MEDLEY (Vita ) B.A., Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Undergraduate Level-Biblical Studies LOYD MELTON (Vita ) B.A., Presbyterian College; M.Div., Erskine Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. All Levels-Biblical Studies DAVID P. MEYER (Vita ) B.A., Concordia College; S.T.M., M.Div., Concordia Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Trinity Theological Seminary. Undergraduate and Master’s Levels -Theology and Apologetics MICHAEL MIGNARD (Vita ) B.A., Cedarville University; M.R.E., Grand Rapids Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Trinity Theological Seminary. Undergraduate Level-Biblical Leadership and Ministry DAVID MORGAN (Vita ) M.A.Th., Old and New Testaments, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.Div., The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Aberdeen. All Levels-Biblical Studies SHEIKYUSEF H. MUHAMMAD (Vita ) B.A., California State University-Sacramento; M.B.A., National University; D.B.A., California Coast University. All Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry JOHN CALVIN NELSON (Vita ) B.A., Johnson C. Smith University; M.A., Fuller Theological Seminary. Undergraduate Level-Biblical Studies TAMMY PATE (Vita ) B.A., M.A., Indiana State University. Undergraduate Level-General Education ABRAHAM PHILIP (Vita ) B.S., Pacific Lutheran University; M.S., Eastern Michigan University; M.A.R., Liberty University; Ph.D., Trinity Theological Seminary. Undergraduate and Master’s Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry MAYLON GENE PRICE (Vita ) B.S., University of Tennessee at Martin; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Undergraduate and Master’s Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry DARRELL PULS (Vita ) B.A., Western Michigan University; M.A., Western Michigan University; D.R.S. Trinity Theological Seminary. Undergraduate and Master’s Levels-Conflict Management ELROI REIMNITZ (Vita ) M.Div., Th.D., Concordia Seminary. All Levels-Theology MARC ROYER (Vita ) B.A., Open Bible College; B.A., Drake University; M.C.M. (Master of Church Mgt.), Olivet Nazarene University; Ph.D., Trinity Theological Seminary. Undergraduate Level-Biblical Leadership and Ministry MARK SALMON (Vita ) B.A., University of South Carolina; M.Div., Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Undergraduate and Master’s Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry THOMAS SANDERS (Vita ) B.A., Houston Baptist University; M.A., University of New Mexico; M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; D.Min., Denver Seminary. All Levels-Biblical Counseling WILLARD SCOFIELD (Vita ) A.B., Columbia University; B.D., Th.M., Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University. All Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry FRANKLIN G. SHANE (Vita ) LCSW; LMFT; B.A., Southeastern College; M.S., University of Evansville. Undergraduate and Master’s Levels-Biblical Counseling / General Education SCOTT SHAW (Vita ) B.R.E., Cornerstone University; M.A., M.T.S., Grand Rapids Theological Seminary; M.S.W., Grand Valley State University; D.Min., Trinity Theological Seminary; Ph.D. (ABD) North Central University. All Levels-Biblical Counseling/Conflict Management FRANK J. SMITH (Vita ) B.A., Covenant College; M.Div., Th.M., Westminster Theological Seminary; M.Phil, Ph.D., City University of New York. All Levels-Theology VIRGINIA STEWART (Vita ) B.S., Ohio State University; M.Ed., West Chester University; Ph.D., Trinity Theological Seminary. Undergraduate and Master’s Levels-Biblical Counseling GERALD STOPPEL (Vita ) B.A., Morningside College; M.Div., Duke University Divinity School. Undergraduate and Master’s Levels-Theology DIANA SWIHART (Vita ) B.S.N., M.S.N., University of New Mexico. Undergraduate Level –Biblical Counseling LARRY TEBOE (Vita ) B.A., Luther Rice Seminary; M.A.R., M.R.E., Liberty University. Undergraduate and Master’s Levels -Biblical Leadership and Ministry JERRY L. TERRILL (Vita ) B.S., Calvary Bible College; M.R.E., M.Div., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; D.Min., Howard University. All Levels-Biblical Counseling JAMES THORNE (Vita ) B.A., Southeastern Bible College; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary; Th.D., Grace Theological Seminary; D.Min., Westminster Theological Seminary. All Levels-Theology ERIC JOHN TULLY (Vita ) B.A., Moody Bible Institute; M.A., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D.(c) University of Wisconsin. Undergraduate and Master’s Levels-Biblical Studies DAVID TURNER (Vita ) B.A., Cedarville University; M.Div., Th.M., Th.D., Grace Theological Seminary; M.Phil, Ph.D.(c), Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. All Levels-Biblical Studies LARRY WALKER (Vita ) B.A., Bob Jones University; B.D., Northern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Wheaton College; Ph.D., Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning. All Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry JOHNNIE WELCH (Vita ) B.S., Excelsior College; M.A.R., Liberty Baptist Seminary; D. Min., American Christian College and Seminary. All Levels-Biblical Leadership and Ministry