Visiting Professors and Adjunct Faculty
Visiting Professors
Len Sweet
Position: Visiting Distinguished Professor
Academic Background: An honors and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Richmond, he earned his M.Div. from Colgate Rochester Divinity School and Ph.D. from the University of Rochester. He is the recent recipient of honorary doctorates from Coe College (Iowa), the University of Richmond (Virginia), Baker University (Kansas), Otterbein College (Ohio) and Lebanon Valley College (Pennsylvania).
Expertise and Research Interests: bio and cv
E-mail: LenISweet@aol.com
Office: 973-539-1682
Webpage: http://www.leonardsweet.com/
Jason Clark
Position: Visiting Professor, founding/Planting Pastor of Vineyard Church Sutton, and co-ordinator of Emergent UK working with Brian McLaren.
Academic Background: B.A. from London School of Theology; Post Graduate Certificate in Education from University of Greenwich (London); D.Min. from George Fox Evangelical Seminary; Ph.D. in progress at Kings College London.
Expertise and Research Interests: Church and Culture, how theology informs our church practice. Currently finishing a book for Paternoster "Positive Church: how to emerge without losing church".
Other Information: Involved in church planting since starting seminary. I am married to Bev with three children. I have previously been a religious education teacher (briefly), and an investment broker in London for 8 years. My personal interests include X-Box, technology in general, Apple Macs, theology, science fiction (literature and TV), Dance (Trance/Euphoria) music, movies and coffee. For fun I was until recently, a Director of Paradigm Capital Management.
Alan Hirsch
Position: Visiting Professor
Expertise and Research Interests: I am a writer (The Shaping of Things to Come and The Forgotten Ways), church leader, strategist, educator, and missional activist.
Other Interests: I live in Southern California with my hero and wife Debra and our dog, Ruby. I love reading philosophy, studying Judaism, leading a magnificent movement called Forge Mission Training Network, cellaring (and subsequently imbibing), walking, movies, etc.
Websites: sentralizedconference.com ; theforgottenways.org
Dan Kimball
Position: Visiting Professor
Academic Background: BS, Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University; Graduate Certificate in Bible, Multnomah Biblical Seminary; MA General Ministry, Western Seminary; DMin, George Fox Evangelical Seminary.
Expertise and Research Interests: Emerging Church and culture; author of The Emerging Church, Emerging Worship, and They Like Jesus but not the Church; contributor to Listening to the Beliefs of Emerging Churches and The Emergent Manifesto of Hope.
Other Interests: Is secondary Lead Mentor and Pastor of Vintage Faith Church, Santa Cruz,CA
E-mail: dkimball06@georgefox.edu
Office: 831-429-1058
Websites: Vintage Church
Terry LeBlanc
Position: Visiting Professor
Academic Background: BSc, Brandon University; B.A., B.R.S., University of Winnipeg/Mennonite Brethern Bible College; PhD (ABD) in Mission and Theology, Asbury Theological Seminary
Expertise and Research Interests: Indigenous theological studies and mission anthropology.
Other Interests: Is the founding Chair and Director of the North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies (NAIITS), the Executive Director of My People International and iEmergence. He is also adjunct faculty at Asbury Theological Seminary, North Park University, and Tyndale University College and Seminary.
E-mail: tlmikmaq@gmail.com
Office: 780-727-4522
Websites: NAAITS; My People International; iEmergence
Adjuncts
Elizabeth Chapin
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Academic Background: B.A. in Organizational and Interpersonal Communication with an emphasis in Psychology and Computer Science, The Ohio State University; M.A. in Ministry Leadership, George Fox Evangelical Seminary.
Expertise and Research Interests: Talking to girls about sex, spiritual formation in the home, mentoring, gender roles and stereotypes, women in ministry, evangelism, how worship practices shape theology, missional leadership, integration of technology in education.
E-mail: echapin@georgefox.edu
Website: www.chapin.com
Chuck Church
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Ron Clark
Position: Adjunct Faculty; Minister/Lead Church Planter, Agape Church of Christ
Academic and Professional Background: BA, Biology and Chemistry, Central Missouri State University;. MDiv, Harding University Graduate School of Religion; DMin, Harding University Graduate School of Religion
Expertise and Research Interests: Evangelism, abuse, sex trafficking, Proverbs, Luke/Acts, 1 Corinthians, leadership development; lead church planter for the Agape Church of Christ in downtown Portland, OR; Member of Society of Biblical Literature, Oregon Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Task Force, Community Against Domestic Violence, Association of Marriage and Family Ministry; author of Emerging Elders, Setting the Captives Free: A Christian Theology for Domestic Violence, Freeing the Oppressed: A Call to Christians Concerning Domestic Abuse, The Better Way: The Church of Agape in Emerging Corinth, and Am I Sleeping with the Enemy?: Males and Females in the Image of God
E-mail: rclark@agapecoc.com
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Website: agapecoc.com
C. Wess Daniels
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Academic Background: B.A. from Malone College; M.A. in Theology and doctoral candidate in the School of Intercultural Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary. Quaker pastor of a meeting in Southwest Washington.
Expertise and Research Interests: Quaker theology and history, participatory culture, missiology, social justice, community organizing, cultural theory and Bob Dylan.
E-mail: wess@camasfriends.org
Office: 360-818-4293
Websites: gatheringinlight.com | camasfriends.org
Frank Green
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Academic and Professional Background: BA, Westmont College; MA in counseling psychology from National University; MDiv, Fuller Seminary; DMin, Fuller Seminary
Expertise and Research Interests: The connection between well-being and ministry effectiveness, systems theory, the integration of theology and psychology. Licensed marriage and family counselor and founder of Charis Foundation.
E-mail: FGREEN10@nc.rr.com
Office: 1-919-244-8213
Website: charisfoundation.com
Byoungchul Joseph Jun
Position: Adjunct Faculty and Dissertation Advisor; Assistant Professor of Education and Leadership at ACTS (Asian Center for Theological Studies)
Academic and Professional Background: BA, Psychology, East Asain Studies, University of Colorado; MDiv, Fulller Theological Seminary; PhD, Intercultural Education, Biola University; Dr. Jun has been actively involved with Korean Immigrant Church Ministries in North America and Korean diaspora networking. He participated in the translation project of Rev. Joshua Kang's Korean books Deep-Rooted in Christ and Scripture by Heart into English; he has also translated and published English books into Korean language, including Dr. James Bryan Smith's The Good and Beautiful God, The Good and Beautiful Life, and The Good and Beautiful Community.
Research Interests: Dr. Jun is a bridge builder between Western and East Asian culture; research interests include Inter-cultural education, spiritual formation in cross-cultural context, family life education, andragogy, and experiential learning.
E-mail: bjun@georgefox.edu
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Deborah Loyd
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Academic Background: BA in Biblical Studies, Excelsior College; MA in Exegetical Theology, Western Seminary; DMin candidate, Transformational Leadership, Bakke Graduate University
Expertise and Interests: Co-founder and Pastor Emeritus, The Bridge Church of Portland; Co-founder of Women's Convergence. Interests include Emerging Culture, Urban Church Planting, Leadership Development, Mentoring Women Church Planters
Email: dloyd@georgefox.edu, deborahloyd@gmail.com
Office: 503.516.1415
Miriam Mendez
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Academic Background: B.A. in business administration from National-Louis University, Evanston, IL; Master of Divinity, Certificates of Spiritual Formation and Discipleship and Spiritual Director, George Fox Seminary; Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Certification, George Fox Seminary; Post-Graduate (1-year residency) studies in Clinical Pastoral Education from Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center, a level-one trauma center in Portland, Oregon.
Expertise and Research Interests: Pastoral ministry, spiritual and leadership formation, multi-cultural/Hispanic/Latino ministries, loss and grief issues, mentoring/coaching, reconciliation issues.
Other information: Ordained American Baptist Pastor, church planter and Pastor of bi-lingual Esperanza Church, Spiritual Director.
E-mail: mmendez@georgefox.edu
Caryl Menkhus
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Academic Background: M.A. in Christian Ministries and Certificate for Spiritual Direction from George Fox Evangelical, Director of Training for the Godly Play Foundation, Recorded Minister by the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends
Interests: Quaker Spirituality, Children's Spirituality for its own sake and as a model of authentic adult spirituality, Quaker pastoring, Narrative Theology, Circles of Trust
E-mail: clmenkhus@aol.com, caryl.menkhus@godlyplay.org
Office: 360-213-5408
Gayle Repsold
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Academic Background: M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy, George Fox University; Spiritual Direction Certificate from George Fox Evangelical Seminary; Member of Spiritual Directors International / Spiritual Direction Supervisor
Research Interests: Introduction of Spiritual Directions to the evagelical / protestant church, Spiritual Formation in families, church bodies, and parachruch organizations
E-mail: Gayle.Repsold@providence.org
Office: 503-453-2461
Dick Sartwell
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Academic Background: B.A. in History and Political Science from Malone College, Canton, Ohio; M.A. in Religion from Earlham School of Religion, Richmond, Indiana; D.Min. in Leadership and Spiritual Formation George Fox Evangelical Seminary
Expertise and Research Interests: Quaker studies, leadership studies, preaching and general pastoral ministy with 34 years of experience as a pastor among Friends.
E-mail: rsartwel@georgefox.edu
Office: 503-538-6838
Katie Skurja
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Academic Background: B.A. in Elementary & Special Education, Northern Arizona University; M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy, George Fox University; Certificate of Spiritual Formation, George Fox Evangelical Seminary.
Interests: Reading, gardening, outdoors (hiking, camping, beach walking, etc.), watching our boys’ football games, cooking, hanging out with friends, movies.
E-mail: kskurja@comcast.net
Office: 503-970-8130
Carole Spencer
Position: Adjunct Faculty in Spiritual Formation and Church History; Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality at Earlham School of Religion - Richmond, Indiana
Academic Background: M.A. from Western Evangelical Seminary; Ph.D. from University of Birmingham, England
Expertise and Research Interests: History of spirituality, Christian mystics, spiritual formation, Quaker history and theology, and Spiritual Director.
E-mail: spencca@earlham.edu
Chris Spinks
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Academic Background: B.A. in Speech Communications from Baylor University; MDiv in Theology from George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University; PhD in New Testament from Fuller Theological Seminary.
Expertise and Research Interests: Theological Interpretation; Hermeneutics; New Testament Theology; Sermon on the Plain and Lukan Theology; Ephesians; possible uses for Charles Peirce's semiotics for biblical studies
E-mail: dcspinks@gmail.com
Office: 541-321-0507
A.J. Swoboda
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Academic Background: B.A. from Eugene Bible College; M.A. in Biblical Studies from George Fox Evangelical Seminary; Ph.D., University of Birmingham
Interests: Pneumatology, Ecology, Christology, Missiology of Church, Biblical Studies, Green Theology, Pentecostal Theology, Lesslie Newbigin, Church History, and Pastoring in the Hawthorne.
E-mail: mrajswoboda@hotmail.com
Office: 541-513-4688
David Wilson
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Academic Background: B.S. from Oregon State University in Human Development and Family Science; M.Div. from George Fox Evangelical Seminary (GFES); recently completed Ph.D. work in Religions and Theology at University of Manchester, UK.
Expertise and Research Interests: David's scholarly research is largely based on the Fletcher-Tooth Collection at the Methodist Archive and Research Centre at the John Rylands University Library of Manchester and the Madeley parish records at the Shropshire Records Office, Shrewsbury, along with other collections in Britain and America which hold Fletcher manuscripts.
Interests: David has served in the Christian ministry in various denominations for the last eighteen years. He is an ordained elder in the Free Methodist Church of North America. He currently resides with his wife, Lisa, in Portland, Oregon.
Bill Zuelke
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Academic Background: B.A in Philosophy from Gonzaga University; M.Div. in Theology from Weston School of Theology; M.S. in Psychology from Loyola College.
Expertise and Research Interests: Spiritual Director across traditions, providing retreats and adult education workshops aimed at actively living faith and beliefs, discernment and moral decision making. Bill serves as Dean of Students at Marylhurst Univsersity and is a Professional Certified Coach, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Certified Supervisor.
E-mail: wzuelke@msn.com
Office: 503-442-3604