Faculty
Our students tell us year after year that our instructors outperform their expectations. Our core and adjunct faculty members carry the academic credentials necessary to teach in an accredited seminary. These men and women care deeply for their students’ personal and spiritual development, and they absolutely love Jesus. But we suspect that they make such an impact because they are ministry practitioners whose teaching carries a weight and relevance born from years of experience.
core faculty
adjunct faculty
Core Faculty
Mary Aguilera, PhD
Associate Professor of Counseling
Phyllis Bennett, DMin
Director, Women's Center for Ministry
Gerry Breshears, PhD
Professor of Systematic Theology
Kay Bruce, PsyD
Professor of Counseling
Chair, Center for Personal and Spiritual Formation
E.D. Burns, PhD
Director, Master of Arts in Global Leadership Studies
Chuck Conniry, PhD
President
Professor of Pastoral Theology
Daniel K. Eng, PhD
Assistant Professor of New Testament Language and Literature
Pali Gill, PhD
Assistant Professor of Counseling
Rachel Heffield, PhD
Assistant Professor of Counseling
Dan Kimball, DMin
Director of the Regeneration Project
Bay Area Cohort Host
John Y. Kwak, MA, PhD Candidate
Asst. Professor of Pastoral Theology
Asst. Director, Doctor of Ministry Program
Ryan Lister, PhD
Professor of Theology
Doug Locke, MFT, LPCC
Addiction Studies Coordinator
Ron Marrs, PhD
Professor of Youth and Pastoral Ministry
Chair, Center for Ministry and Leadership Studies
Josh Mathews, PhD
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Dean of Faculty
Associate Professor of Biblical Studies
Todd Miles, PhD
Professor of Theology
Director, Master of Theology degree
David Nystrom, PhD
Professor of Biblical Studies
Andrew Pack, EdD
Director of Online Learning
Assistant Professor of Christian Formation
Judith Richards, PhD
Professor of Counseling
Randy Roberts, DMin
Professor of Spiritual Life Development
President Emeritus
Matthew Thiesen, MS
Director of Library and Information Services
Norm Thiesen, PhD
Professor of Counseling
Gary Tuck, PhD
Professor of Biblical Studies
Jan Verbruggen, PhD
Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature
Coordinator for Israel Study Programs
Director, Master of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies
Enoch Wan, PhD
Professor of Intercultural Studies
Director, Doctor of of Education and Doctor of Intercultural Studies
Bryan Warren, PhD Cand.
Instructor of Counseling
Bev Wiens, PhD, LMFT
Director of Sacramento MA in Counseling Program
Professor of Counseling
Adjunct Faculty
| Lisa Achilles, MA | Counseling |
| Bethany Allen, MA | Women's Transformational Leadership |
| Richard Andersen | Hebrew |
| LaSondra Barnes, EdD | Women's Transformational Leadership |
| Phyllis Bennett, DMin | Women's Transformational Leadership |
| John Branner, DIS | Intercultural Studies |
| Ben Burns, MA | Pastoral Ministry |
| Trish Bussey Jeter, MA | Women's Transformational Leadership |
| Bryan Chapell, PhD | Pastoral Ministry |
| Janell Chinn, MDiv | Women's Transformational Leadership |
| Bill Clem, MA | Spiritual Formation |
| Katy Conli, PhD | Counseling |
| David Cooke, MDiv | Coaching |
| Jim DeYoung, ThD | New Testament |
| David Dillman, MA | Counseling |
| Traver Dougherty, PhD | Discipleship |
| Andy Dvoracek, PhD | Biblical Studies |
| Zachary Eswine, PhD | Preaching |
| Barbara Field, MA | Counseling |
| Andy Flowers, DMin | Ministry Formation |
| Bart Fowler, PsyD | Counseling |
| Jeffrey Garner, DMin | Ministry and Leadership |
| Matthew Godshall, PhD | New Testament |
| Kimberly Grassi, PhD | Old Testament |
| Guy Gray, MA | Bible and Theology |
| Bill Graybill, DMin | Coaching |
| Dale Gustafson, MA | Ministry |
| Tim Harmon, PhD | Bible and Theology |
| Ryan Hauck, MA, MDiv | Counseling |
| Mark Hedinger, DMiss | Intercultural Studies |
| Gale Heide, PhD | Theology |
| Brad Henderson, DMin | Ministry |
| Jon Holmes, MA | Counseling |
| Lia Huynh, MA | Counseling |
| Christy Hyun, MA | Counseling |
| Dan Jarrell, DMin | Pastoral Ministry |
| John Johnson, PhD | Theology |
| William Ki, DMin | Theology |
| Cindy Kizanis, DIS | Counseling |
| Nicole La Verne, PsyD | Counseling |
| J. Carl Laney, PhD | Bible |
| Felicia Larson, MA | Women's Transformational Leadership |
| Matthew Lea, PhD | Counseling |
| Stephen Leckvold, ThM | Bible and Theology |
| Thomas Lucking, PhD | Counseling |
| Timothy Mackie, PhD | Biblical Languages |
| Jeffrey Mammen, MDiv | Ministry |
| Jonathan Martin, MA | Theology and Ministry |
| Russell Meek, PhD | Biblical Studies |
| Rick Melick, PhD | Biblical Studies |
| Tony Merida,PhD | Preaching |
| Linda Miller, MA, MCC | Coaching |
| Steve Mathewson, PhD | Pastoral Ministry |
| Julia Mayo, ThM | Bible and Theology |
| Harry Motro, PsyD | Counseling |
| Adam Nigh, PhD | Church History |
| Mary Ann Noack, MA | Women's Transformational Leadership |
| Nathan Nymeyer, ThM | Bible and Theology |
| Jason Pedersen, ThM | Bible and THeology |
| Brian Person, MDiv | Counseling |
| Galen Peterson, DMiss | Intercultural Studies |
| Ken Philipp, PsyD | Counseling |
| Mike Pohlman, PhD | Spiritual Formation |
| Heath Randall, DPharm | Counseling |
| Bob Rapp, ThM | Theology, Biblical Studies |
| Scott Reavely, DMin | Pastoral Ministry |
| Susan Reynolds, MA | Counseling |
| Perry Rhue, MA | Coaching |
| Carissa Richards, PhD | Bible and Theology |
| Demetrius Rogers, ThM | Bible and Theology |
| Leanne Schamp, PhD | Counseling |
| Janie Sheedy, MA | Counseling |
| Lisa Shrewsbury, MA | Counseling |
| Robert Smith, DMin | Pastoral Ministry |
| Steven Stiles, ThM | New Testament |
| Bradley Swope, DMin | Ministry |
| Paul Thome, MCC | Coaching |
| Bruce Turner, PhD | Bible and Theology |
| David Wenzel, PhD | Counseling |
| Rob Wiggins, PhD | Christian Spirituality |
| Mary Wilder, MD | Intercultural Studies |
| Whitney Woollard, MA | Women's Transformational Leadership |