Old Testament Department
Christopher J. Fantuzzo
Lecturer in Old Testament
B.A., University of Rochester, 1994; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 2001; Ph.D. Candidate, University of Gloucestershire; Teaching Assistant, Westminster, 2001–2006; Teaching Fellow, 2002–2006; Westminster, 2009– .
R. Elliott Greene
Adjunct Professor of Biblical Languages
B.B.A., University of Texas, 1985; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1993; Assistant Pastor, Union Hope Baptist Church, 1980–1986; Singles Minister, New Birth Baptist Church, 1986–1989; Research Assistant/Teacher, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, 1989–1994; Adjunct Teacher, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1994–1999; Pastor, Sacred Trust Evangelical Church, 1994–1997; Assistant Pastor, Park Cities Presbyterian Church, 1997–2004; Assistant Pastor, New St. Peter’s Presbyterian Church, 2004– ; Westminster, 1997– .
Douglas M. Gropp
Adjunct Professor of Old Testament
B.A., Duke University, 1975; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1979; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1986; Instructor in Biblical Studies, Calvin College, 1980; Teaching Fellow in Ugaritic and Old Testament, Harvard University, 1982–1983; Research Epigraphist, Harvard Semitic Museum, 1986–1987; Visiting Professor in Biblical Studies, Rhodes College, 1987; Assistant Professor, The Catholic University of America, 1987–1993; Associate Professor of Semitics, 1993–2007; Westminster, 2007– .
Author: The Aramaic of Targums Onkelos and Jonathan: An Introduction. Contributor: Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project; The Anchor Bible Dictionary; Encyclopedia of Near Eastern Archaeology; Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls; Sophir Mahir: Northwest Semitic Studies Presented to Stanislav Sergert; The Dead Sea Scrolls: Fifty Years After Their Discovery; Puzzling out the Past: Making Sense of Ancient; Semitic Papyrology in Context: A Climate of Creativity.
Representative Article: “The Function of the Finite Verb in Classical Biblical Hebrew,” Hebrew Annual Review 13, 1991.
Elizabeth W. Groves
Lecturer in Old Testament
Undergraduate studies, Dartmouth College; M.A.R., Westminster Theological Seminary, 2009; Teaching Assistant, Westminster, 2008-2009; Westminster, 2009– .
Kirk Lowery
Adjunct Professor of Old Testament
B.A., Biola University, 1973; M.Div., Talbot Graduate School of Theology, 1976; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1980; Ph.D., 1985; Teacher, BEE International (Vienna and Budapest), 1985–1996; Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament, Baptista Teologiai Akademia, Budapest, Hungary, 1992–1998; Co-chair, B-Hebrew Internet Discussion Forum, 1996– ; Associate Director, J. Alan Groves Center for Advanced Biblical Research, 1998–2002; Director, 2002– ; Chair, Computer-Assisted Research Group, Society of Biblical Literature, 2000–2005; Old Testament Translation Consultant, Asia Bible Society, 2004– ; Westminster, 1998– .
Frederic Clarke Putnam
Visiting Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages
B.S., Philadelphia College of Bible, 1975; M.Div., Biblical Theological Seminary, 1978; S.T.M., 1980; M.A., The Dropsie College for Hebrew & Cognate Learning, 1985; Ph.D., The Annenberg Research Institute, 1991; Lecturer, Philadelphia Center for Christian Studies, 1981–1983; Instructor in Biblical Languages, Biblical Theological Seminary, 1984–1986; Assistant Professor of Old Testament, 1986–1991; Associate Professor of Old Testament, 1991–1999; Professor of Old Testament, 1999–2006; Visiting Professor of Old Testament, Timotheus Bible Institute, Bucharest, Romania, 2006; Adjunct Professor of Biblical Hebrew, Bethel Seminary of the East, 2007–2008; Professor of Biblical Studies, Philadelphia Biblical University, 2007 – ; Westminster, 2006– .
New Testament Department
Gregory K. Beale
Visiting Professor of New Testament
B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1971; M.A., 1976; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1976; Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 1981; Graduate teaching fellowship, Southern Methodist University, 1971, 1974; Adjunct Faculty, Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1981; Greek teacher, Gordon College, 1997-1998; Visiting Fellow, St. Edmunds College, 2005, 2007–2008; Guest Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, Grove City College, 1980–1982; Assistant Professor, 1983–1984; Assistant Professor of New Testament, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1984–1986; Associate Professor, 1987-1992; Professor, 1992–2000; Kenneth T. Wessner Chair of Biblical Studies and Professor of New Testament, Wheaton College, 1999–Present; Westminster, 2009– .
Brandon Crowe
Lecturer in New Testament
B.A., Samford University, 2002; M.Div., Reformed Theological Seminary, 2007; Ph.D. Candidate, University of Edinburgh; Teaching Assistant, Reformed Theological Seminary, 2005–2007; Teaching Assistant, University of Edinburgh, 2008; Westminster, 2009– .
Arthur Wyndham Kuschke, Jr.
Librarian Emeritus
B.A., Wheaton College, 1936; Th.B., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1939; Th.M., 1944 (program completed, 1940); Field Representative, 1940-1944; Librarian, 1945-1979.
Contributor-The Law and the Prophets, The New Testament Student at Work.
Dan Gale McCartney
Adjunct Professor of New Testament
B.F.A., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1971; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1974; Th.M., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1977; Ph.D., 1989; Instructor of Bible and Theology, Manna Bible Institute, 1978–1981; Westminster, 1983– .
Author: Let the Reader Understand: A Guide to Interpreting and Applying the Bible; Why Does it Have to Hurt?: The Meaning of Christian Suffering.
Contributor: New Geneva Study Bible; Inerrancy and Hermeneutic: A Tradition, A Challenge, A Debate; Technology and the Seminary; Theonomy: A Reformed Critique; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery; Dictionary of the New Testament, Vol. III; Everyday Study Bible; Evangelical Biblical Scholars; J. Gresham Machen’s New Testament Greek for Beginners (reviser).
Representative Articles: “Allegorical and Literal Interpretation in Origen’s Contra Celsum,” Westminster Theological Journal, Fall 1986; “Logikos in 1 Peter 2:2,” Zeitschrift fur Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft, Spring 1991; “No Grace Without Weakness,” Westminster Theological Journal, Spring 1999.
Marcus A. Mininger
Lecturer in New Testament
B.A., Covenant College, 1998; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 2002; Ph.D. Candidate, Princeton Theological Seminary; Westminster, 2006– .
Adrian Trygve Smith
Adjunct Professor of New Testament
B.S., London University, 1982; Dip.Th., Free Church of Scotland College, 1992; Th.M., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1997; Ph.D., 2006; Visiting lecturer in biblical languages, Reformed Theological Seminary, 2000; Teaching fellow, Westminster, 1998–2002; Instructor in New Testament, Erskine Theological Seminary, 2003–2006; Westminster, 2006– .
Systematics Department
Sinclair B. Ferguson
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Systematic Theology
M.A., University of Aberdeen, 1968; B.D., 1971; Ph.D., 1979; D.D., Erskine Seminary, 2006; Pastoral ministry, Scotland, 1971–1982; Associate Editor, Banner of Truth Trust, 1976– ; Minister, St. George’s Tron, Glasgow, 1998–2003; Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina, 2006– ; Westminster, 1982– .
Author: Taking the Christian Life Seriously; Man Overboard; Know your Christian Life; Grow in Grace; Discovering God's Will; Handle with Care; A Heart for God; Kingdom Life in a Fallen World; Children of the Living God; John Owen on the Christian Life; Undaunted Spirit; Daniel (Communicator's Commentary); Understanding the Gospel; Healthy Christian Growth; Read Any Good Books?; Deserted By God?; If I Should Die Before I Wake (co-author); The Pundit's Folly; The Holy Spirit; The Big Book of Questions and Answers; Let's Study Philippians; Let's Study Mark; The Big Book of Questions and Answers About Jesus.
Contributor: Worship Now; The Westminster Confession Today; The Preacher and Preaching; New Dictionary of Theology (editor); Inside the Sermon; Inerrancy and Hermeneutic: A Tradition, A Challenge, A Debate; Theonomy: A Reformed Critique; Christian Spirituality; Geneva Study Bible; Handbook of Evangelical Theologians; If I Had Only One Sermon to Preach; Dictionary of Scottish Church History & Theology; Blackwell's Dictionary of Evangelical Biography 1730-1860; The New Bible Commentary; Sola Scriptura; Doubt and Assurance; Here We Stand; The Glory of the Atonement.
Representative Articles: "The Perspicuity of Scripture," The Christian Graduate, June 1982; "For Jesus' Sake," Discipleship, July 1984; "John Owen on the Spirit in the Life of Christ," Banner of Truth, February, March, 1988; "The Whole Counsel of God: Fifty Years of Theological Studies," Westminster Theological Journal, Fall 1988; "The Fear of the Lord: Seeing God As He Is," Discipleship, July-August, 1989.
Robert Letham
Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology
B.A., University of Exeter, 1969; P.G.C.E., University of Nottingham, 1971; M.A.R., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1975; Th.M., 1976; Ph.D., University of Aberdeen, 1980; Minister, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, Whippany, New Jersey, 1981–1986; Senior Lecturer, London Bible College (now London School of Theology), 1986–1989; Faculty, Chesapeake Theological Seminary, 1993–1999; Senior Minister, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, Delaware, 1989– ; Visiting Professor of Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Baltimore/ Washington, D.C., 2001– ; Westminster, 1981–1986, 2001– .
A. Craig Troxel
Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology
B.A., Anderson University, 1984; M.A.T.S., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1990; Ph.D., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1998; Pastor, Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Glenside, Pennsylvania, 1995–2007; Pastor, Bethel Presbyterian Church, Wheaton, Illinois, 2007– ; Westminster, 1997– .
Apologetics Department
Sung-Il Steve Park
Adjunct Professor of Apologetics
B.A., University of British Columbia, 1986; M.A.R., Westminster Seminary California, 1988; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1990; Ph.D., 1998; Pastor, Immanuel Chapel, Los Angeles, 1994–1996; Assistant Professor, Reformed Presbyterian Seminary, 1995–1997; Pastor, Jubilee Presbyterian Church, 1998– ; Westminster, 2002– .
Contributor: The Urban Face of Mission.
Representative Articles: "The End of Education," Promise, 1996; "C.S. Lewis on Evangelism," Ministry and Theology, 2002.
Dr. Park, born in Korea, raised in Canada, and living in the US, an ordained minister of the Korean-American Presbyterian Church, is the senior pastor of Jubilee Presbyterian Church, a Korean-American church in the suburb of Philadelphia. He also teaches at Westminster Theological Seminary as an adjunct in the Apologetics Department. His systematic theology doctoral dissertation at Westminster focused on the works of C. S. Lewis, and he lectures on Lewis often at and outside the seminary. Also he serves as the executive director of the SaRang Center at Westminster, a study center dedicated to the research of the Korean church history and ministry. His deep passion is to cultivate a pastoral ministry with confessional integrity, and to provide academic instructions with pastoral and missional implications. He is a board member of several strategic missions agencies both in the United States and abroad, and he preaches and lectures regularly in the missions context. He has been married to Eunmi for 20 years and with her enjoys raising three sons.
Ernest R. Holloway III
Adjunct Professor of Apologetics
B.A., Clemson University, 1991; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1996; Th.M., 1998; Ph.D., 2005; Graduate studies, Lutheran Theological Seminary, 2001; Graduate studies, Princeton Theological Seminary 2001– 2002; Ph.D. Candidate, University of Aberdeen; Ministerial intern, Orthodox Presbyterian Church, 1995–1998; Regular Supply, 1999; Instructor, The Westminster School, 1997–2006; Tutorial Instructor, University of Aberdeen, 2007; Teaching Fellow, 2007– 2008; Westminster, 2008– .
James Calvin Ward
Visiting Professor of Church Music
B.A., Covenant College, 1972; Master of Music, University of Tennessee, 1996; “Elan” Jazz Ensemble, 1973–1975; Solo gospel singer and pianist; Music Director, New City Fellowship Church, Chattanooga; Westminster, 1993– .
Church History Department
Iain D. Campbell
Adjunct Professor of Church History
M.A., University of Glasgow, 1985; Dip.Th., Free Church College, Edinburgh, 1988; B.D., University of London, 1988; M.Th., Central School of Religion, 1997; Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, 2001; CertHSC, Open University, 2004; Minister, Snizort Free Church of Scotland, 1988–1995; Back Free Church of Scotland, 1995–2009; Point Free Church of Scotland 2009- ; Lecturer, Lews Castle College, 2004–2006; Honorary Chaplain, Western Isles NHS Board, 2007– ; Chairman, Free Church College Board, 2008-; Westminster, 2009– .
Mark Garcia
Adjunct Professor of Church History
B.S., Clearwater Christian College, 1998; M.A.R., Westminster Theological Seminary, 2000; Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, 2004; Pastoral Intern, Lake Sherwood Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Orlando, Florida, 2004–2005; Teacher, 2005–2006; Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, 2004–2006; Visiting Scholar, Cambridge University, 2006–2007; Post-doctoral Research Associate, Wolfson College, Cambridge University 2006–2007; Senior Member, 2006– ; Research Fellow, Craig Center for the Study of the Westminster Standards, Westminster Theological Seminary, 2006–2007; Pastor, Immanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church, West Allegheny, Pennsylvania, 2007– ; Westminster, 2006– .
John Hannah
Adjunct Professor of Church History
B.S., Philadelphia College of Bible, 1967; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1971; Th.D., 1974; M.A., Southern Methodist University, 1980; Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas, 1988; Postdoctoral studies, Yale University, 1993; Professor, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1972– ; Westminster, 1993– .
Stephen J. Nichols
Lecturer in Church History
B.S., Philadelphia College of Bible, 1993; M.A.R., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1995; M.A., West Chester University, 1998; Ph.D., Westminster, 2000; Faculty, Philadelphia College of Bible, 1996–1997; Faculty, Lancaster Bible College and Graduate School, 1997– ; Westminster, 2004– .
Author: Jonathan Edwards: A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought; Martin Luther: A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought; The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards (coeditor); An Absolute Sort of Certainty: The Holy Spirit and the Apologetics of Jonathan Edwards; J. Gresham Machen: A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought.
Robert William Oliver
Visiting Professor of Church History
B.A., University of London, 1959; Post-graduate Certificate in Education, University of Nottingham, 1960; Ph.D., London Bible College and Council for National Academic Awards, 1986; Teacher, United Kingdom, 1960–1976; Pastoral ministry, United Kingdom, 1971–2006; Lecturer, London Theological Seminary, 1989– ; Visiting Lecturer, Emanuel University, 1993– ; Puritan Reformed Seminary Grand Rapids, 2005– ; Fellow of the Institute of Reformed Baptist Studies, 2007; Westminster, 2000– .
Chad Van Dixhoorn
Adjunct Professor of Church History
B.A., Huron College, University of Western Ontario, 1996; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1999; Th.M., 2000; Ph.D., Selwyn College, University of Cambridge, 2005; Lecturer in Historical Theology, Westminster Seminary California, 2004; Lecturer in Theology, University of Nottingham, 2005; Member of the Early Modern History Subject Group, Faculty of History, University of Cambridge, 2004– ; Research Fellow, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, 2004– ; British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of History, University of Cambridge, 2005–2008; Associate Minister, Cambridge Presbyterian Church, 2006–2008; Director of the Cambridge Summer Program, Westminster Seminary California, 2006– ; Visiting Professor of Historical Theology, Westminster Seminary California, 2006– ; Lecturer in Historical Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, 2008– ; Associate Pastor, Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Vienna, Virginia, 2008– ; Westminster, 2006– .
Garry John Williams
Visiting Professor of Historical Theology
B.A., Christ Church, Oxford, 1993; Postgraduate Certificate in Education, University of Cambridge, 1994; M.St., Christ Church, Oxford, 1996; D.Phil., The Queen’s College, Oxford, 1999; Religious studies teacher, The Royal Grammar School, Guildford, 1994–1995; Research assistant in moral and pastoral theology, Oxford, 1996–1999; Tutor in church history and doctrine, Oak Hill Theological College, London, 1999– ; Westminster, 2005– .
Practical Theology Department
Leslie Harsch Altena
Lecturer in Advanced Theological Writing
B.A., M.A., English, University of Pennsylvania, 1984; Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Linguistics; English as a Second Language (ESL) Instructor, ESL Educational Services, 1989–90; ESL Instructor, American Language Academy, 1989–91; Adjunct Professor of Composition, West Chester University, 1991–93; Director, Academic Writing Summer Workshop for International Students, Lutheran Seminary, 1993; ESL Instructor, Korean Teacher Training Summer Intensive, 1994; Adjunct Professor of Composition of English for International Students, Beaver College, 1993–95; Book Review Editor, PTE Voices, 1996–2000; Editor, LEDnews, 1997–2007; Westminster, 1994– .
Susan Baker
Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology
B.A., Wheaton College, 1966; M.A., Temple University, 1991; Ph.D., 1997; Administrator, Urban Mission Society, 1978–1980; Administrator, Humboldt Community Christian School, 1980–1987; Administrator, Apprenticeship School for Urban Ministry, 1985–1987; DCP Curriculum Writer, Center for Urban Theological Studies, 1996– 1997; Director of Education, Spirit and Truth Fellowship, 1997– ; Adjunct Faculty, Center for Urban Theological Studies, 1990– ; Westminster, 1994– .
John Currie
Lecturer in Practical Theology
B.R.E., Peace River Bible Institute, 1991; M.A.R., Westminster Theological Seminary, 2004; Pastoral Ministry, Cranbrook Alliance Church, Cranbrook, BC, Canada, 1991–1994; Pastor of Youth, Grande Prairie Alliance Church, Grande Prairie, AB, Canada, 1994–1995; Senior Pastor, 1995–1999; Adjunct Professor of Bible and Theology, Peace River Bible Institute, 1999–2000; Pastor, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, Ambler, Pennsylvania, 2001– ; Westminster, 2006– .
Carl F. Ellis, Jr.
Lecturer in Practical Theology
B.A., Hampton Institute, 1970; M.A.R., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1979; Campus minister, Tom Skinner Associates, 1969–1976; Staff, Center for Urban Theological Studies, 1978–1979; Adjunct Faculty, 1986–2000; Pastoral ministry, Tennessee, 1982–1984; Instructor, Prison Fellowship, 1979–1989; Pastor, Friendship Community Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1989–1991; President, Project Joseph, Tennessee, 1994– ; Senior Editor, Urban Ministries, Inc., Illinois, 2003– ; Dean of Intercultural Studies, Westminster, 2007– ; Westminster 1985– .
Michael Ray Emlet
Lecturer in Practical Theology
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1983; M.D., 1987; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 2001; Lovelace Family Medicine, South Carolina, 1990–1996; Bryn Mawr Family Practice Residency, 1997–2001; Adjunct Professor, Biblical Theological Seminary, 2001– ; Counselor and Faculty, The Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation, 2001– ; Westminster, 2001– .
Mark R. Gornik
Lecturer in Practical Theology
B.A., Covenant College, 1985; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1987; Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, 2008; Pastoral ministry, Baltimore, 1986–1996; Church Planting and Community Development, New York City, 1997–2001; Director, City Seminary of New York, 2001– ; Westminster, 1993– .
Roger Selles Greenway
Visiting Professor of Practical Theology
A.B., Calvin College, 1955; B.D., Calvin Theological Seminary, 1958; Th.M., 1963; Th.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1972; Graduate studies, Kennedy School of Missions, Hartford, Connecticut; Foreign missionary of the Christian Reformed Church, Ceylon, 1959–1962; Mexico, 1963–1970; Professor, John Calvin Seminary and Director, Mexico City Bible Institute, 1963–1970; Area Secretary for Latin America, Board for Christian Reformed World Missions, 1972–1978; Pastoral ministry, Michigan, 1978–1982; Executive Director for Board of World Ministries of the Christian Reformed Church, 1986–1990; Professor, Calvin Theological Seminary, 1990–2001; Westminster, 1982– .
Robert G. Hall
Lecturer in Practical Theology
B.A., University of Minnesota, 1969; M.Div., Covenant Theological Seminary, 1972; Th.M., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1997; Pastor, The Bronx Household of Faith, 1972 – ; Westminster, 2006– .
Gregory Charles Hobaugh
Lecturer in Practical Theology
B.A., Cedarville College, 1990; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1999; Th.M., 2000; Ph.D. Candidate; Associate Pastor, Chinese Christian Church and Center, Philadelphia, 1998–2008; Dean of Students and Ministerial Formation, Westminster, 2008– ; Westminster, 2009– .
Timothy J. Keller
Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology
B.A., Bucknell University, 1972; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1975; D.Min., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1981; Pastoral ministry, Virginia, 1975–1984; Senior Pastor, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York City, 1989– ; Westminster, 1984– .
Contributor: Theonomy: A Reformed Critique.
Mee Yong Monica Kim
Lecturer in Practical Theology
B.A., University of Toronto, 1993; M.A.R., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1996; Counselor, The Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation, 2005– ; Westminster, 2007– .
Timothy Lane
Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology
B.A., University of Georgia, 1984; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1991; D.Min., 2006; Campus Minister, University of Georgia, Worldwide Discipleship Association, 1984–1987; Urban Ministry Coordinator, 1985–1986; Intern, Harvest USA, 1990–1991; Assistant Pastor, Clemson Presbyterian Church, 1991–1993; Pastor, 1993–2001; Counselor and Faculty, The Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation, 2001– ; Executive Director, 2007– ; Westminster, 2001– .
Author: How People Change (co-author); Relationships: A Mess Worth Making (co-author); Forgiving Others: Joining Wisdom and Love; Conflict: A Redemptive Opportunity; How People Change - Transformation Series Curriculum (co-author); Helping Others Change - Transformation Series Curriculum (co-author); Mini Books - Conflict, Forgiving Others, Family Feud, Freedom from Guilt.
Representative Articles: “Walking the Razor’s Edge of Truth and Love in Personal Ministry,” Journal of Biblical Counseling, Vol. 22.1, Fall 2003; “Pursuing and Granting Forgiveness,” Journal of Biblical Counseling, Vol. 23.2, 2005; “More Than Counseling: A Vision for the Entire Church,” Journal of Biblical Counseling, Vol. 24.3, 2006.
Diane Mandt Langberg
Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology
B.A., Taylor University, 1970; M.A., Temple University, 1972; Ph.D., 1977; Licensed psychologist in private practice, 1977– ; Westminster, 1987– .
Author: Counsel for Pastors' Wives. Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse; On the Threshold of Hope: Opening the Door to Healing for Survivors of Sexual Abuse.
Contributor: Partnership Magazine. Christian Counseling Today; Journal of Psychology & Christianity.
Kyuboem Lee
Lecturer in Practical Theology
B.A., Wheaton College, 1993; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1997; D.Min., 2006; Youth Minister, Cherry Hill Korean Church, Cherry Hill, New Jersey; Pulpit Supply, Main Line Chinese Christian Church, Haverford, Pennsylvania; Associate Minister of Missions, Calvary Baptist Church, Philadelphia; Founder, Pastor, and Church planter, Germantown Hope Community Church, Philadelphia; Westminster, 2006– .
Julie Smith Lowe
Lecturer in Practical Theology
B.S., Toccoa Falls College, 1993; M.A., LPC, Biblical Theological Seminary, 1997; Foster care caseworker, Bethany Christian Services, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1997–1999; Guidance counselor, Calvary Christian Academy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1999–2001; Counselor and Associate Faculty, The Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation, 1996– ; Westminster, 2006– .
David Arthur Powlison
Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology
A.B., Harvard College, 1971; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1980; M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1986; Ph.D., 1996; Counselor and Faculty, The Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation, 1977– ; Westminster, 1980– .
Author: Power Encounters: Reclaiming Spiritual Warfare; Competent to Counsel?: The History of a Conservative Protestant Anit-psychiatry Movement.
Contributor: Introduction to Biblical Counseling; Power Religion; The Coming Evangelical Crisis; Faith and Psychology: Four Views.
Representative Articles: "Which Presuppositions? Secular Psychology and the Categories of Biblical Thought," Journal of Psychology and Theology, Winter 1984; "Human Defensiveness: The Third Way," Journal of Pastoral Practice, 1985; "Crucial Issues in Contemporary Biblical Counseling," Journal of Pastoral Practice, 1988; "Idols of the Heart and 'Vanity Fair,'" Journal of Biblical Counseling, 1995; "Understanding Anger," 3 parts, Journal of Biblical Counseling, 1995-96.
Michael D. Rasmussen
Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology
B.S.A., University of Georgia, 1980; M.Div., Reformed Theological Seminary, 1987; Ph.D. Candidate, University of Aberdeen; Pastoral and church planting ministry, Presbyterian Church in America, 1988–2005; Westminster, 2007– .
David C. Rowe
Lecturer in Practical Theology
B.S., Ithaca College, 1982; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 2001; Producer, American Broadcasting Company, New York, 1982–1986; Program Administrator, Disney/ABC Inc., New York, 1986–1997; Announcer, WCHR Radio, Trenton, New Jersey, 1997–2000; Counselor, Westerly Road Church, Princeton, New Jersey, 2000–2001; Pastor, 2001–2006; Pastor, Hope Presbyterian Church, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, 2006– ; Westminster, 2002– .
Philip G. Ryken
Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology
B.A., Wheaton College, 1988; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1992; D.Phil., University of Oxford, 1995; Pastor, Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, 1995– ; Bible teacher and Executive Staff, Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, 2003– ; Westminster, 2009– .
Laurence Chapell Sibley, Jr.
Lecturer in Practical Theology
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B.A., Gordon College, 1955; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1959; S.T.M., Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, 2003; Pastoral ministry, New York and Pennsylvania, 1959–1967; Staff, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, 1967–1978; Adjunct professor, North Park Theological Seminary, 1995, 1997; Visiting professor, Baltic Reformed Theological Seminary, Latvia, 2001– ; Visiting Professor, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, 2004; Visiting Professor, Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, 2005; Westminster, 1984– .
Author: Matthew, People of the Kingdom; Spiritual Disciplines; Worship; Classic Quotes on Contemporary Issues.
Contributor: Great Passages of the Bible; This Morning with God.
Representative Articles: "Late Have I Loved You: Augustinian Spirituality in Book 10 of the Confessions," Westminster Theological Journal, 65.1 (2003), 68-81; "Songs of Hope, Glory, and Joy," Reformed Worship 73, 2004; "Before All Else Fails: Read the Directions for Worship" Pro Rege 34.3, 2005; "The Church as Eucharistic Community: Observations on John Calvin's Early Eucharistic Theology (1535-1545)" Worship 81:3 (May, 2007): 249-67; "Meals, Nourishment, Reconciliation, and Celebration: A Service of Scripture and Song." Reformed Worship 78 (December, 2005): 32-3; "Word, Prayer, Meal: Where Pastoral Care Begins." Reformed Worship 86 (December 2007): 44-5; "You Want Salsa or Kimchi with That? Spirit and Truth Fellowship, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." Reformed Worship 71 (March, 2004): 20-2.; "Stories Around the Table: Keeping Word and Meal Together." Reformed Worship 87 (March 2008): 44-45; Top Ten Worship Planning Ideas from John Calvin , Spring 2009.
William Paul Smith
Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology
B.S., Drexel University, 1988; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1996; M.A., Rutgers University, 1999; Ph.D., 2001; Instructor, Schalick Evening School, New Jersey, 1983; Instructor, City Center Academy, 1988–1990; Co-director, Second Mile Center, Philadelphia, 1991–1993; Counselor, The Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation, 1994–2008; Faculty, 1997–2008; Director, Distance Education, 2005–2007; Lecturer in Practical Theology, Biblical Theological Seminary, 1998–2004; Director of the Counseling Center at Chelten, Chelten Baptist Church, 2006– ; Pastor of Counseling, 2008– ; Interim Pastor, Bethel Baptist Church, Wilmington, Delaware, 2008– ; Westminster, 1997– .
Representative Articles: "Power Religion: A Book Review," Journal of Biblical Counseling, Spring 1993; "Authors and Arguments in Biblical Counseling: A Review and Analysis," Journal of Biblical Counseling, Fall 1996; "Totally Sufficient: A Book Review," Journal of Biblical Counseling, Winter 1998; "Painstaking Truth for Painful Times," Journal of Biblical Counseling, Fall 2002; "I've Had It With You! Learning to Be Tender When People are Tough," Journal of Biblical Counseling, Fall 2003.
Winston Smith
Lecturer in Practical Theology
B.A., North Carolina State University, 1989; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1994; Director of Counseling, The Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation, 1994– ; Faculty, 1995– ; Lecturer in Practical Theology, Biblical Theological Seminary, 1996– ; Westminster, 1997– .
Representative Articles: "Let Me Draw a Picture: Understanding Headship and Submission," Journal of Biblical Counseling, Winter 1998; "Let Me Draw a Picture: Marital Expectations," Journal of Biblical Counseling, Winter 1998.
Paul D. Tripp
Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology
B.A., Columbia International University, 1972; M.Div., Reformed Episcopal Seminary, 1975; D.Min., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1988; Pastoral ministry, South Carolina, Florida, and Pennsylvania, 1971–1987; Christian school principal, 1978–1985; Lecturer in Practical Theology (Counseling), Philadelphia Theological Seminary, 1989; Lecturer in Practical Theology (Counseling), Biblical Theological Seminary, 1989–1994; Staff Elder, Family Bible Church, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, 1990–1999; Faculty and Counselor, Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation, 1987–2007; Counselor and Faculty, Certified Conciliator, Institute for Christian Conciliation, 1993; Visiting Professor, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008; Pastoral ministry, Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, 2007– ; President, Paul Tripp Ministries, 2007– ; Westminster, 1988– .
Author: Age of Opportunity: Parenting Teenagers.
Representative Articles: "Homework and Biblical Counseling," The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Vol. 11:2,3, 1993; "Keeping Destiny in View: Helping Counselees View Life from the Perspective of Psalm 73," The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Vol. 13:1, 1994; "Whose Dream? Which Bread?" The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Vol. 15:3, 1997; "The Great Commission: A Paradigm for Ministry in the Local Church," The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Vol. 13:3, 1998.
Edward Thomas Welch
Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology
B.A., University of Delaware, 1975; M.Div., Biblical Theological Seminary, 1978; Ph.D., University of Utah, 1981; Research Associate in Electrophysiology, 1980–1981; Adjunct Faculty, Biblical Theological Seminary, 1984–1995; Counselor and Faculty, The Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation, 1981– ; Westminster, 1981– .
Author: The Counselor’s Guide to the Brain and Its Disorders; Running in Circles; Addictive Behavior; When People are Big and God is Small; Blame It on the Brain; Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave; Depression: A Stubborn Darkness; Running Scared: Fear, Worry and the God of Rest.
Contributor: Leadership Handbooks of Practical Theology; Healing the Children of War; Power Religion.
Representative Articles: “Homosexuality: Current Thinking and Biblical Guidelines,” American Family Association Journal, January 1999; “Self-Injury: When Pain Feels Good,” The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Winter 2004; “Counseling Priorities, Jesus Christ, and the Imago Dei,” Christian Counseling Connection, Issue #4, 2006.
Kyu Myeong Whang
Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology
B.L., Seoul National University, 1972; M.A.R., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1981; M.Div., 1982; D.Min., 1997; Visiting Professor, Reformed Theological Seminary in Philippines, 1990; The Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary of South America, 1994; Vice Chairman, Partners for World Mission/USA, 1994–1998; Advisor and Counselor, Korean Women’s Association of Greater Philadelphia, 1985–1998; Associate Professor, Chongshin University, 2003– ; Director, Korean Institute of Biblical Counseling, 2000– ; Westminster, 1998– .
Constance N. Wieler
Lecturer in Speech
B.A., State University of New York, 1974; M.S., Adelphi University, 1975; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1993; Speech pathologist, Montana, 1976–1978; Illinois, 1978–1980; New York, 1986–1988, 1990–1992; Pennsylvania, 1988–1989; Communication consultant, New Jersey, 1989– ; Westminster, 1992– .
