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Willard Walden Christopher Ashley, Sr.
Director of Field Education and Associate Professor of Practical Theology

Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Centre, Massachusetts
Doctor of Ministry 1992 Major: Leadership Development and Urban Ministry

Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Centre, Massachusetts
Master of Divinity 1984 Major: Urban Ministry

Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts 1981 Major: Communication Theory

Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, New York
Associate in Applied Science 1974 Major: Fashion Buying & Merchandising



Christopher P. Brennan
Library Director (Residential)

B.A., St. John Fisher College (1979)
M.L.S., State University of New York College at Geneseo, 1981
M.A.T.S., Colgate Rochester Divinity School, 1993

John W. Coakley
Feakes Professor of Church History (Residential)

B.A., Wesleyan University
M.Div., Th.D., Harvard Divinity School

Jessica J. Davis
Assistant Professor of Ethics and Public Policy and Dean of Students

Ph.D.,ABD, Southern Illinois University
D.Min., United Theological Seminary
J.D., Boston University School of Law
M.Div., Boston University School of Theology
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College


Warren L. Dennis
Director of Metro-Urban Ministry and Professor of Metro-Urban Ministry (Residential)

B.S., M.C.P., University of Cincinnati
M.Div., Johnson C. Smith Seminary (Interdenominational Theological Center)
D.Min., United Theological Seminary, Dayton

Renée S. House
Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and Interim Dean of the Seminary

B.A., University of Arizona
M.L.S., University of Arizona
M.Div., New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary

Allan Janssen
Theological Studies (Affiliate)

B.A. (summa cum laude), philosophy; Central College; Pella, Iowa, 1970

M.Div. Western Theological Seminary; Holland, Michigan, 1973

M.A. Philosophy; State University of New York at Albany, 1987, Thesis: "Plato and Protagoras on the Basis of Knowledge"

Ph.D. Free University of Amsterdam, 2005, Dissertation: "Kingdom, Office and Church: A Study of A.A. van Ruler's Doctrine of Ecclesiastical Office with Implications for the North American Ecumenical Discussion"



Jin Hong Kim
Theological Studies (Affiliate)

B.A., San Jose Bible College;
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary;
M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University

Gregg Alan Mast
President

Ph.D. Drew University, Madison, New Jersey 1985
Major: Liturgical Studies
Dissertation: The Eucharistic Service of the Catholic Apostolic Church and Its Influence on Reformed Liturgical Renewals of the Nineteenth Century

M.Phil. Drew University, Madison, New Jersey 1981
Major: Liturgical Studies

M.Div. New Brunswick Theological Seminary, New Brunswick, New Jersey 1976

B.A. Hope College, Holland, Michigan 1974
Major: Religion

Timothy John Mulder
Associate Professor of Worship and Preaching/ Director of the Chapel (Residential)

B. A. Hope College
M. Div. Princeton Theological Seminary
D. Min. Drew University


Jeff Pettis
Associate Professor of New Testament (Residential)

B.S., Millersville University
M.Div, Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary
M.S.L.S., Drexel University
M.A., University of Pennsylvania
M.Phil., Union Theological Seminary


Laura Sinclair
Ministry Studies (Affiliate)

B.A., Adelphi University;
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary;
D.Min., Hartford Seminary
Certification in Special Education, Old Westbury College
Pastor Studies Certificate, Blanton-Peale

Raynard Smith
Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care (Residential)

B.S., Springfield College, 1983

Major: General Studies, Minor: Religion

M. Div., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1987

Th. M., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1988

Major: Pastoral Care and Counseling

BCC, Association of Professional Chaplains, 1996

Ph. D., Drew University, 2010
Major: Psychology and Religion
Dissertation: "Black Churches as Selfobject Environment: A Self Psychological Analysis of Church of God in Christ Worship and Ethos"

Richard E. Sturm
Associate Professor of Christianity and the Arts and Director of St. John's Program (Residential)

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Washington University
M.Div., M.Phil., Ph.D., Union Theological Seminary

Beth LaNeel Tanner
Assistant Professor of Old Testament (Residential)

B.S., Purdue University
M.Div., Eden Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary

Virginia Wiles
Professor of New Testament (Residential)

M.F.A. in Fiction (expected graduation, 2012) Spalding University
Ph.D. in Bible (1993) The University of Chicago
M.A. in New Testament (1982)Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
B.S. in Social Sciences (1977) Texas Wesleyan University
Att. Oklahoma Baptist University (1972-74)



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