Faculty

Susan Abraham, ThD

• Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean

• Professor of Theology and Post-Colonial Cultures

Rev. Dorsey Blake, DMin

• Faculty Associate

• Leadership and Social Transformation

Aaron Brody, PhD

• Robert and Kathryn Riddell Professor of Bible and Archaeology

• Director of the Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology

Byron Chung

• Executive Director of Ignite

• Faculty Associate in Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Sharon R. Fennema, PhD

• Assistant Professor of Christian Worship

• Director of Worship Life

Chris Gonzalez

• Director of Facilities

Rev. Thomas Hermans-Webster

• Assistant Professor of United Methodist Church (UMC) Studies

Sharon Jacob, PhD

• Associate Professor, New Testament

Rev. James Lawrence, DMin, PhD

• Director, Doctor of Ministry Program

• Faculty Associate in Spirituality

Joyce del Rosario, PhD

• Assistant Professor, Practice of Ministry

• Director of Community Engaged Learning (CEL)

• Director of Asian and Pacific Islander Initiative

Bernard Schlager, PhD

• Associate Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies

• Executive Director, Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion

• Director, Certificate of Sexuality and Religion

Rev. David Vásquez-Levy, DMin

• President

• Professor of Homiletics

Rev. Aizaiah Yong, PhD

• Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and Pastoral Care

• Academic Director, The Ignite Institute