Education:

• Concordia University, Honorary doctorate degree (2005)
• Valparaiso University, Honorary doctorate degree (2001)
• University of Wisconsin, MA and PhD
• Concordia Seminary, MDiv and STM
• Concordia Senior College, BA

Teaching Career:

• Mission Professor of Systematic Theology (Emeritus) and Director of the Institute for Mission Studies, Concordia Seminary
• Foremost expert on the life and theology of Martin Luther
• Visiting faculty member at Lutherische Theologische Hochschule in Oberursel, Germany
• Head Chairman of the Religion Department, Concordia College
• Professor, Concordia College (1977-1993), where he repeatedly won the “Professor of the Year” award
• Visiting professor and guest lecturer at Luther Northwestern Seminary, The Ohio State University, the University of Wisconsin, and Valparaiso University, among others
• Lecturer and professor at numerous schools in Canada, Germany, Nigeria, and Switzerland

Other Career Highlights:

• Member of many scholarly and ecclesiastical organizations including the International Congress for Luther Research and the Center for Reformation Research
• Consultant on denominational and Lutheran Synod-related issues
• Various pastoral church roles
• Special participant at Lausanne II, the Congress of World Evangelization held in Manila, the Philippines (1989)
• Associate Editor and Co-editor of The Sixteenth Century Journal (1973-1997)
• Executive Director of the Center for Reformation Research (1972-1977)

Publications:

• Extensively published author on the Lutheran Reformation, including articles in scholarly journals such as Church History, The Harvard Theological Review, The Lutheran Quarterly, and The Sixteenth Century Journal
• Author of countless articles for various dictionaries and encyclopedias including The Encyclopedia of Religion and The Dictionary of Christianity in America
• Numerous books, including Martin Luther as Prophet, Teacher, Hero: Images of the Reformer; Luther, Pastor of God’s People; TheChristian Faith: A Lutheran Exposition; and Sources and Contexts of the Book of Concord. Perhaps his best-known work is The Book of Concord: The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Education:

• Lancaster Bible College, DD
• Boston University, MA
• Gordon College, AB
• Lancaster Bible College, BA

Teaching Career:

• President, Lancaster Bible College (1961-1979)
• During his time at Lancaster Bible College, enrollment rose from less than 100 to more than 450, the number of full-time faculty more than tripled, and the library grew tenfold
• Dean, Lancaster Bible College
• Professor, Lancaster Bible College
• Teacher for the Moody Bible Institute Courses of Study with the Good Life Bible Institute

Other Career Highlights:

• President, Scripture-Centered Ministries
• Pastor at various churches in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania
• Minister with Kirby Smith Associates, a ministry focused on church finances
• Various capacities, including Bible speaker, ministry leader, and noted author with Good Life Ministries for more than 20 years
• Pastor for Swedish Covenant Church made up of Swedish immigrants, and served as pastor for an Armenian Congregation

Publications:

• Hundreds of recorded teachings and various books authored
• Good Life Ministries has compiled and published more than 400 of his recordings into 52 books.

Education:

• Michigan State University, PhD
• Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary, MDiv
• Air Force Institute of Technology, MS
• University of Kentucky, BS

Teaching Career:

• Provost, Grace College and Seminary
• Dean and Executive Officer, Bethel Seminary
• Multiple positions at Cornerstone University, including:
  • Provost and Executive Vice President
  • Taught Christian education and spiritual formation at the university’s seminary
  • Dean and Director of Continuing Education, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary (GRTS), the graduate seminary of Cornerstone University (1990s)
  • Professor of Christian Education and Missions, GRTS (1982-1990)
  • Impact Ministry Supervisor, GRTS (1978-1981)
• Various capacities including a stint as President, Asian Baptist Theological Seminary in Bangkok, Thailand and Manila, the Philippines (1982-1990)
• Visiting faculty member, Columbia International University and Marquette University
• Teacher of physics, Calvin College (1976-1982, 1986-1987)
• Visiting professor of Comparative Religion, Mahidol University in Thailand (1982-1984)

Other Career Highlights:

• Pastor in the United States and abroad
• Major in the Michigan Air National Guard
• Captain in the United States Air Force as a nuclear research officer
• Educational consultant for the United African American Ministerial Action Council (UAAMAC)
• Blue Ribbon Committee Member for the American Red Cross in San Diego

Publications:

• Numerous scholarly articles and papers on various subjects from theology to nuclear physics to education to leadership, including “Preparation for Missionary Candidates,” “Teaching Electromagnetism: A Conceptual Approach for Developing Countries,” “Nontraditional Approaches to Theological Education,” and “Values for Leadership.”

Education:

• Western Baptist Seminary, DD
• Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, ThM

Teaching Career:

• Director Emeritus, Rural Home Missionary Association
• Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies and President, Montana Institute of the Bible (1966-1979)
• Lecturer and guest speaker at numerous schools and churches throughout the United States
• Speaker in Europe and South America
• Visiting professor in France and Venezuela

Other Career Highlights:

• Director Emeritus, Rural Home Missionary Association (RHMA)
• Minister at Large, RHMA (14 years)
• General Director, RHMA (9 years)
• Member, Independent Fundamental Churches of America (IFCA) and National Home Missions Fellowship
• Ordained by the Congregational Bible Church
• Pastored and helped plant churches in Alabama, Illinois, and Wisconsin

Publications:

• Several articles and training guides for future pastors
• Several books, including VillageChurch: It’s Pastor and Program, Building Town and Country Churches, and Growing Leaders by Design

Education:

• Texas Women’s University, PhD
• Dallas Theological Seminary, MA and ThM
• Southern Methodist University, BA

Teaching Career:

• Professor of Pastoral Ministries, Dallas Theological Seminary (1990-2002)
• First female Professor at Dallas Theological Seminary
• Director of Women’s Ministries, Creative Leadership Ministries (1989-1992)
• Taught “Through the Bible,” a Scofield Correspondence accredited course, at Moody Bible Institute for more than 20 years

Other Career Highlights:

• Certified Marriage and Family Therapist in Texas
• Chairman, Christian Women’s Club
• Member, Christian Association for Psychological Studies
• Board of Trustees, Trinity Christian Academy
• Member, The American Association of Christian Counselors
• Several short-term missionary trips to China, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, and the Ukraine
• Taught, ministered to the indigent, and assisted her husband as a surgical nurse in medical missions across Europe

Publications:

• Author of Women and the Church: Reaching, Teaching, and Developing Women for Christ and compiler of The Role of Women in Ministry: Reader

Education:

• Wheaton College, DD
• Harvard University, PhD
• Gordon Divinity, STM and ThD
• Paris-Sorbonne University in Paris, France, MA
• Gordon Divinity, BD
• Gymnasie Classique in Lausanne, Switzerland, AB

Teaching Career:

• Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Reformed Theological Seminary
• Bedrock of Systematic and Christian Theology for Gordon and later Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (1945-1986), where he solidified his reputation as one of the leading Christian teachers, writers, and scholars in the world
• Taught and preached at the finest institutes and universities around the world on every continent
• Fluent in Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, and Latin

Other Career Highlights:

• Founding member, International Council on Bible Inerrancy and the Evangelical Theological Society (of which he was president in 1956)
• Associate Editor, New Geneva Study Bible
• Corresponding Editor, Christianity Today
• World-class bibliophile and distinguished librarian with a personal collection including Calvin’s Commentaries on the Gospelsand Acts published during Calvin’s lifetime, a copy of the first edition of Heinrich Bullinger’s Decades published in 1552, and many other rare volumes from the 1500s and 1600s
• Ordained Baptist minister

Publications:

• Assisted in the preparation of the New International Version (NIV)
• Approximately 100 articles and contributor to over 50 books and reference works
• Standing Forth,Our Sovereign Saviour, and The Glory of the Atonement are included among his most influential publications.
• Two books written honoring Dr. Nicole’s life and works: The Glory of the Atonement: Biblical, Historical & Practical Perspectives: Essays in Honor of Roger R. Nicoleand Speaking the Truth in Love: The Life and Legacy of Roger Nicole

Education:

• Free University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, ThD
• Princeton Theological Seminary, ThM
• Calvin Theological Seminary, MDiv
• Calvin College, AB

Teaching Career:

• Professor of Bible and Theology, Reformed Bible College, now Kuyper College (1964-1979)
• Visiting Professor, Reformed Theological College of Nigeria (1973)
• Instructor, Reformed Bible Institute (1943-1948)
• Lectured in Europe

Other Career Highlights:

• Pastor in the Christian Reformed Church (CRC)
• Pastor at seven different churches across Western Michigan—considered one of the finest preachers in the state of Michigan
• Chairman, Historical Committee of the CRC
• Church Order Revision Committee (1965)
• Secretary, Christian Reformed World Missions (1951)
• Contributor to various ministry efforts in the Netherlands during Hitler’s Nazi occupation

Publications:

• Numerous articles for the Christian Reformed Church magazine Banner
• Various denominational guides, tracts, and training materials on wide topics from the Eastern Orthodox Church to the reality of faith
• Numerous books, including P. Scholte: Leader of the Succession of 1834 and Founder of Pellaand The Church on Earth: A Guidebook on the History of the Church

Education:

• College of William and Mary and George Washington University, graduate work
• Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, ThD and PhD
• Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, BD and MDiv
• John B. Stetson University, AB

Teaching Career:

• Professor of Semitic Languages and Old Testament, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University
• Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
• Associate Professor of Old Testament, Simpson College (mid-1970s)
• Director of the Bible Lands Program, which aids students in connecting the biblical landscape of Turkey, Greece, and Rome with the Bible itself
• Lectured and ministered in several countries around the world

Other Career Highlights:

• Ordained as a Baptist minister
• High involvement with local church ministries throughout the states of California, Kentucky, and Virginia
• Pastor at more than a dozen churches over the course of 40 years
• Intelligence Analyst, United States Army (late 1950s)
• Member of various associations, including theAmerican Academy of Religion, Biblical Archaeology Society, and the Evangelical Theological Society
• Los Angeles Board of Jews for Jesus

Publications:

• Numerous articles for Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary, The Holman Bible Handbook,and The Anchor Bible Dictionary
• Translator of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Job for the New King James Bible; in total translated more than 10% of the Old Testament
• Author of many of the notes and study materials for the Old Testament for the Open Bibleand the Life Recovery Bible

Education:

• Oxford and Cambridge, sabbatical studies
• Fuller Seminary and the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, graduate studies
• University of Minnesota, PhD
• Princeton Theological Seminary, MDiv and ThM
• Wheaton College, BA

Teaching Career:

• Professor of Church History and Director Emeritus, Ockenga Institute at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
• Academic Dean, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (9 years) – helped secure regional accreditation for the Seminary
• Three of his courses voted “Course of the Year”
• Named “Professor Who Has Had the Greatest Impact on Our Lives” multiple times
• Church History teacher, Bethel Theological Seminary (8 years)
• Lecturer and teacher at various college campuses and seminaries across the United States
• One of the most sought after evangelical scholars

Other Career Highlights:

• Widely regarded as one of the finest church historians in Christianity
• Member of numerous professional societies and a number of boards and committees
• Founding member, In Trust magazine Editorial Council
• Ordained in the Presbyterian Church
• Minister in local congregations and volunteer on denominational committees while pastoring various churches throughout the years
• Member of multiple community and philanthropic boards in the Boston area
• Chair of numerous accreditation teams for the Association of Theological Seminaries (ATS)
• Director of Counseling and Follow-Up, Billy Graham Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair

Publications:

• Publications include Commending the Faith: The Preaching of D. L. Moody, The Evangelical Landscape,American Christianity, and The Surprising Work of God: Harold John Ockenga, Billy Graham, and the Rebirth of Evangelicalism
• Recipient of aChristianity Today book award for his Memoirs of Charles G. Finney

Education:

• John’s College of the University of Cambridge, PhD
• Dallas Theological Seminary, ThM and ThD
• Bob Jones University, BA

Teaching Career:

• Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, Beeson Divinity School of Samford University
• Director, Christian Leadership Center
• Instructor, Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
• Chair, Old Testament Department at Dallas Theological Seminary
• Faculty, Bob Jones University’s Graduate School

Other Career Highlights:

• Literary, exegetical, and theological works used as valuable resources for professors, pastors, and Christian lay leaders alike

Publications:

• Commentaries on Proverbs and Leviticus and Creation and Blessing: A Guide to the Study and Exposition of Genesis
• Assisted in translating the Living Bible and The New King James Bible
• Numerous articles in scholarly journals