Faculty - Western Seminary Western Seminary Academics Faculty Faculty Your professors are more than just educators. They are also ministry practitioners who are deeply engaged in the life of the church. There is no room for an ivory tower here—your professors practice what they teach. Regular Faculty Get to know the core and administrative faculty at Western Seminary. Gerry Breshears, PhD Professor of Theology | Director, Master of Applied Biblical Leadership Chuck Conniry, PhD President | Professor of Pastoral Theology Daniel K. Eng, DMin, PhD Associate Professor of New Testament Language and Literature | Director, Master of Theology Pali Gill, PhD Associate Professor of Counseling Dan Kimball, DMin Vice President of Church Mission and Strategy | Associate Professor of Leadership and Theology | Director, Master of Arts in Ministry and Leadership (Cohorts) | Director, Doctor of Ministry in Leadership, Innovation, and Theology | Director, Regeneration Project John Y. Kwak, PhD Vice President of Academic Affairs | Dean of Faculty | Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology | Chair, Center for Ministry and Leadership Studies | Director, Doctor of Ministry Todd Miles, PhD Professor of Theology Andrew Pack, EdD Associate Dean of Academic Affairs | Associate Professor of Christian Formation | Director, Master of Arts in Ministry and Leadership (Traditional) Jon Raibley, EdD Assistant Professor of Educational Ministry | Director, Master of Divinity | Associate Director of Global Learning Judith Richards, PhD Professor of Counseling  | Chair, Center of Personal and Spiritual Formation (San Jose) | Director, Master of Arts in Counseling (San Jose) Jan Verbruggen, PhD Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature | Chair, Center for Biblical and Theological Studies | Director, Master of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies | Coordinator for Israel Study Programs Enoch Wan, PhD Professor of Intercultural Studies | Director, Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Education and Doctor of Intercultural Studies Bryan Warren, PhD Associate Professor of Counseling | Chair, Center for Personal and Spiritual Formation (Portland/Online) | Director, Master of Arts in Counseling (Portland/Online) Emeritus Faculty J. Carl Laney, ThD Professor Emeritus Ron Marrs, PhD Professor Emeritus Randy Roberts, DMin President Emeritus | Professor of Spiritual Life Development Adjunct Faculty and Visiting Lecturers Phyllis Bennett, DMin Women's Transformational Leadership Richard Blaylock, PhD New Testament Trish Bussey Jeter, MA Women's Transformational Leadership Amanda Goletto Carnes, MA Counseling Cody Cannon, DMin Pastoral Ministry Dan Chung, DMin Counseling Amber Dillon, PhD New Testament Kimberly Grassi, PhD Old Testament Karen Hedinger, EdD Intercultural Studies Mark Hedinger, DIS Intercultural Studies Gale Heide, Phd Bible and Theology Brad Henderson, DMin Ministry Christy Hyun, MA Counseling Priscilla Klockner, MA Counseling Stephen Leckvold, ThM Bible and Theology Thomas Lucking, PhD Counseling Aaron Mattox, ThM New Testament Russell Meek, PhD Biblical Studies Steve Mathewson, PhD Ministry David Nystrom, PhD New Testament Tim Osborn, DMin Pastoral Ministry Gary Quan, PhD Counseling Demetrius Rogers, DMin Bible and Theology Laurie Schlaepfer, MA World Religions Isaac Serrano, ThD Pastoral Ministry Stephen Stallard, PhD Ministry Lisa Talvitie, MA Counseling Lee Thai, PhD Theology Matthew Thiesen, MLS Research Methods Norm Thiesen, PhD Counseling Dwain Tissell, DMin Pastoral Leadership Emily Weidlich, LPC Counseling Blake Arnold, MA Counseling Kaleb Boas, MA Counseling Dan Braga, MDiv Ministry Julie Carboni, MA Counseling Bob Carlson, DMin Pastoral Ministry Marie Dezellem, MA Women's Transformational Leadership Andy Dvoracek, PhD Biblical Studies Zachary Eswine, PhD Preaching Judy Glanz, PhD Spiritual Formation Ryan Hauck, MA, MDiv Counseling Dan Jarrell, DMin Ministry Rebekah Josberger, PhD Old Testament Scott Lothery, DMin Pastoral Ministry Jon Marshall, PhD Theology Scott Mazdzer, MA Counseling Eric Michalls, ThM New Testament Sean Molloy, DMin Bible and Ethics Harry Motro, PsyD Counseling Adam Nigh, PhD Church History Chris Nye, MA Bible and Theology Jason Pedersen, ThM Bible and Theology Matthew Raley, PhD Bible and Theology Bob Rapp, ThM Theology, Biblical Studies Scott Reavely, DMin Pastoral Ministry Benjamin Shaw, PhD New Testament Tom Steffen, PhD Intercultural Studies Steven Stiles, ThM New Testament Jason Swain, MA Counseling Bruce Turner, PhD Bible and Theology