The Faculty

Debra Brensinger
Spiritual Director, Retreat Leader, Faculty-Kairos: School of Spiritual Formation
B.A., Messiah College
B.S.N., Messiah College
M.A., Chestnut Hill College

Terry Brensinger
International Pastor/Teacher - IBICA
Adjunct Professor - Messiah College
B.A., Messiah College
M.A., M.Div., Asbury Seminary
M.Phil., Drew University
Ph.D., Drew University

Bill Cave
Director of Social Services, Lebanon Valley Brethren Home
B.A. - Elizabethtown College
M.Div. - Bethany Theological Seminary

Leonard Chester
Associate for Resource Development, Canadian Conference
Associate Pastor, Port Colborne
B.A., Wilfred Laurier University
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary

Daryl Climenhaga
Associate Professor of Global Studies - Providence Theological Seminary
B.A., Messiah College
M.Div., Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
D.Miss., Asbury Theological Seminary

Michael Cosby
Professor of New Testament and Greek - Messiah College
B.S., University of Montana
M.A., Western Kentucky University
Ph.D., Emory University

John Cressman
Ministry & Development Coach - Canadian Conference
B.Th., Emmanuel Bible College
M.A. Fuller Theological Seminary

Rob Douglass
Instructor of Worship and Church Music - Ashland Theological Seminary
B.A., Messiah College
M.Div., Ashland Theological Seminary
Ph.D. Candidate, Duquesne University

Karen Durbin
Minister of Music and Worship - Grantham Brethren in Christ Church
B.S., Messiah College
DWS (Doctor of Worship Studies), Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies

Anne Findlay-Chamberlain
Kahu (Pastor) - Wananalua Congregational Church
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.Ed., Shippensburg University
M.Div., North Park Theological Seminary

Pauline Hogan
Teaching Assistant, Department of Religious Studies - McMaster University
B.A., Brock University
M.A., McMaster University
Ph.D., McMaster University

Ken Hoke
Owner Operator - KOH Consulting (Strategic Planning, Fund Raising and Leadership Development)
North American Regional Coordinator for South Asia - Brethren in Christ World Missions
B.A., Messiah College
M.Div., Ashland Theological Seminary
D.Min., Ashland Theological Seminary

Grace Holland
Former Chair of Brethren in Christ Board for World Missions
B.A., Greenville College
M.A., Fuller Missions
D.Miss., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Dennis Hollinger
President, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
B.A., Elizabethtown College
M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
M.Phil., Ph.D., Drew University

Beryl Jantzi
MMA Director of Stewardship Education; Adjunct Professor at Eastern Mennonite Seminary
B.A. Religious Studies University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
M. Div Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Harrisonburg, VA.
D. Min Lancaster Theological Seminary, Lancaster, PA.

Charles Jantzi
Associate Professor of Psychology - Messiah College
B.A., Cedarville College
M.A., University of Dayton
Psy.D., Wright State University

A. Serounian Keir
Associate Pastor - New Community Brethren in Christ Church
Adjunct Professor - Haggard School of Theology, Azusa Pacific University
B.A., Oral Roberts University
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary

Edwin Kessler
Senior Pastor - Free Grace Brethren in Christ Church
B.A., Messiah College
M.Div., Evangelical School of Theology

Peter von Keyserling
Pastor - Ridge View BIC
B.S., Virginia Tech
M.Div., Ashland Theological Seminary
D.Min., Ashland Theological Seminary

George Kimber
Former Associate Professor of Biblical Literature - Messiah College
B. A., Southern California College
M.Div., Ashland Theological Seminar
M. A., Ashland Theological Seminary
D.Min.; Ashland Theological Seminary

Linda Lambert
Pastor of Congregational Care and Seniors – Carlisle Brethren in Christ Church
B.A. Psychology – McMaster University
M. Div. – McMaster Divinity College

Steve Lane
Senior Pastor - Elizabethtown Brethren in Christ Church
Adjunct Professor in Bible - Messiah College
M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
D.Min., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Layne Lebo
Senior Pastor - Mechanicsburg Brethren in Christ Church
B.A., Messiah College
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary
D.Min., Asbury Theological Seminary

Paul Lehman-Schletewitz
Adjunct Professor in School of Religion - Azusa Pacific University
Adjunct Professor in the English Department - Azusa Pacific University
Junior High Youth Minister - New Community Brethren in Christ
B.A., Azusa Pacific College
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary

Elmer Martens, Ph.D.
President Emeritus and Professor of Old Testament Emeritus, Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary
B.A., University of Saskatchewan
B.Div., Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School

Jay McDermond
Associate Professor of Christian Ministry and Spirituality
B.A., Messiah College
M.Div., Mennonite Biblical Seminary
D.Min. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Fred Miller
Senior Pastor - Cumberland Valley Brethren in Christ Church
B.S., Drexel University

Donald A. Murk
Boyer Fellow/Professor of Early Childhood Education
Messiah College

PhD, Human Development/Child Development - University of Maryland
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction - Penn State University
B.S., Elementary and Early Childhood Education - Messiah College

Dorothy (Pat) Oldham
Director of Children's Ministries - Mt. Pleasant BIC
M.Div., Evangelical School of Theology

Alan Robinson
Senior Pastor - Carlisle Brethren in Christ Church
Director of Leadership Development - Brethren in Christ Church
Adjunct Professor in Christian Ministry - Messiah College
B.A., Manchester University
M.Th., Oxford University
D.Min., Asbury Theological Seminary

Dustin Sauder
High School Pastor, Manheim BIC church
B.A., Messiah College
MSW, Temple University

Elisa Joy Seibert
Adjunct Instructor in Pastoral Counseling - Messiah College
B.A., Messiah College
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary
M.A., Asbury Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Gannon University

Carl Shank
Pastor of Administration and Church Development - Cross Roads BIC, Mount Joy, PA
B.S., Dickinson College
M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary
Th.M., Westminster Theological Seminary

John Shuey
President, Kingdom Quest Ministries
B.S., Shippensburg University
M.Div., Bethel Theological Seminary

E. Morris Sider
Professor Emeritus of History and English Literature - Messiah College
Editor - Brethren in Christ Historical Society
B.A., Upland College
Th.B., Upland College
M.A., University of Western Ontario
Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo

Jan Slabaugh
Master Teacher, Early Learning Center, Messiah College & Pastor's Wife, 34 years
B.S. Music Education - Messiah College
M.Ed. Teaching and Curriculum in Early Childhood - Penn State University

Brian Smith
Teaching Pastor and Sr. Lecturer in Bible at Messiah College
B.A. Taylor University
M.Div. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
M.Phil., Ph.D. Hebrew Jewish Union College Institute of Religion

Gregory Starr
Associate Pastor, New Hope Church
B.A., Messiah College
M.A., Ashland Theological Seminary

Lynn Thrush
Senior Pastor - Gateway Community Church
Adjunct Professor - Asuza Pacific University
B.A., Messiah College
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary
D.Min., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

David Weaver-Zercher
Associate Professor of American Religious History- Messiah College
Chair, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies - Messiah College
B.A., Messiah College
M.Div., Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

John Yeatts
Associate Dean of General Education and Common Learning - Messiah College
B.A., Messiah College
M.Div., Princeton Seminary
Ph.D., Purdue University