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
