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 and administrative faculty
adjunct faculty
Faculty

Hannah Acquaye, PhD
Associate Professor of Counseling

Phyllis Bennett, DMin
Director, Women's Center for Ministry

Richard Blaylock, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies

Gerry Breshears, PhD
Professor of Systematic Theology

E.D. Burns, PhD
Director, Master of Arts in Global Leadership Studies

Bill Clem, MA
Director, Center for Pastoral Flourishing

Chuck Conniry, PhD
President
Professor of Pastoral Theology

Daniel K. Eng, DMin, PhD
Assistant Professor of New Testament Language and Literature

Pali Gill, PhD
Assistant Professor of Counseling

Rachel Heffield, PhD
Assistant Professor of Counseling
Chair, Center for Personal and Spiritual Formation
Director, Master of Arts in Counseling

Dan Kimball, DMin
Director of the Regeneration Project
Bay Area Cohort Host

John Y. Kwak, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology
Chair, Center for Ministry and Leadership Studies
Assistant Director, Doctor of Ministry Program

J. Carl Laney, ThD
Professor Emeritus

Doug Locke, MFT, LPCC
Addiction Studies Coordinator

Ron Marrs, PhD
Professor of Youth and Pastoral Ministry

Josh Mathews, PhD
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Dean of Faculty
Associate Professor of Biblical Studies

Steve Mathewson, DMin
Director, Doctor of Ministry Program

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

Beth Peterson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Counseling

Judith Richards, PhD
Professor of Counseling

Randy Roberts, DMin
Professor of Spiritual Life Development
President Emeritus

Stephen Stallard, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry

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
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 |
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 |
Felicia Larson, MA | Spiritual Formation |
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 |
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 |
Tom Savage, PhD | Spiritual Formation |
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 |