Our professors are distinguished scholars, active researchers, published writers, and faithful Christians who demonstrate what it means to be both Christ-followers and leaders in their academic fields. As mentors and role models, they play a huge role in the integration of faith and learning at Bethel.
Faculty
Charles Bradshaw
Adjunct Faculty | cob79424@bethel.edu | Started at Bethel: 2013
Paul Ferris
Professor Emeritus | pferris@bethel.edu | Started at Bethel: 1998
Content and exegesis of the First Testament and biblical languages
Justin Irving
Professor | j-irving@bethel.edu | Started at Bethel: 2000
Leadership Studies; Servant Leadership; Team Effectiveness; Cross-Cultural Leadership; Organizational Change; Ministry Leadership; Purpose in Leadership; Leadership Assessment; Research Methodology and Design; Spiritual and Personal Formation for Leaders
Joel Jueckstock
Professor | juejoe@bethel.edu | Started at Bethel: 2009
practical theology; pastoral care and counseling; personal and spiritual formation; grief, loss and transition; chaplaincy; leadership; bioethics.
Mark McCloskey
Professor | m-mccloskey@bethel.edu | Started at Bethel: 1998
Biblical theology of leadership, leadership formation, organizational leadership development, team building, virtue-based leadership, strategic planning
Arnell Motz
Faculty Associate | a-motz@bethel.edu | Started at Bethel: 2008
Dr. Motz serves Bethel Seminary San Diego as the Dean & Executive Officer and teaches as faculty for preaching and missional leadership. Arnell's ministry career has been in missions. He has served 12 years as the Executive Director of Outreach Canada and SIM Canada. He also has 10 years of field service in Ethiopia and Bolivia.
David Nah
Associate Professor | d-nah@bethel.edu | Started at Bethel: 2006
Systematic Theology, Christian Social Ethics, Theology in Global Context, Theology of Religions, World Religions
Sandra Oslund
Library Director, Bethel Seminary St. Paul | s-oslund@bethel.edu | Started at Bethel: 2003
As director of the St. Paul seminary library, I collaborate with teaching faculty and lead the library staff in fulfilling the seminary’s educational mission.
Glen Scorgie
Professor of Theology | g-scorgie@bethel.edu | Started at Bethel: 1996
Systematic theology, historical theology, spiritual theology and ethics.
Timothy Senapatiratne
Faculty | t-senapatiratne@bethel.edu | Started at Bethel: 2001
Currently, I have focused my research on three separate, but interrelated areas. First, I have focused my research on the Hebrew Bible with a special emphasis on Wisdom Literature. I am particularly interested in how Biblical Wisdom Literature borrows from other wisdom traditions within the Ancient Near East. Second, I am also interested in understanding how our own personal hermeneutics impact the reading of Scripture. I am particularly interested in Asian and Asian American hermeneuti. . . read more.
Mofid Wasef
Adjunct Faculty | mow92538@bethel.edu | Started at Bethel: 2009
Dr. Mofid Wasef has been an ordained Presbyterian pastor since 1987. He is the pastor of Pastoral Care as well as the sole pastor of the Arabic Speaking Congregation at Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church. He began his ministry in Egypt as the pastor of Moharram Bek Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, Egypt. He served in Alexandria until 1991, when he moved to the United States for graduate education in theological studies. Dr. Wasef's research interests are primarily focused on I. . . read more.