Leadership and Spiritual Formation Faculty and Team
Lead Mentor
MaryKate Morse
Executive Dean, Portland Seminary; Professor of Leadership and Spiritual Formation
Mentors
Ken Van Vliet
Position: Mentor; Pastor, Monte Vista Chapel
Academic and Professional Background: BA, Business Administration, California State University Stanislaus; MDiv, Bethel Theological Seminary; DMin, Leadership and Spiritual Formation, Portland Seminary.
Expertise and Research Interests: Spiritual formation in the local church; systemic, organizational and cultural change; leadership development; pastoral coaching.
Email: kvanvliet@georgefox.edu, ken@mvcturlock.com
Web: mvcturlock.com
Kurtley Knight
Position: Guest Mentor; Assistant Professor of Spiritual Formation, Portland Seminary
Special Teaching Guests
Mark Strong
Position: Project Faculty and Seminary Regent. Pastor at Life Change Church, Portland, Oregon.
Academic and Professional Background: BS in Speech Communications, Portland State University; MA in Biblical Studies, Western Evangelical Seminary.
Expertise and Research Interests: Urban ministry, fatherlessness and fatherhood, prayer, local church and community.
Office: 503-288-0479
Rob Westervelt
Position: Vice President for Strategy and Innovation, Lindenwood University. Founder and partner at TG THREE, a strategy company.
Academic and Professional Background: BS in Communication, Minor in Business Administration at Weber State University; MA in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, Talbot School of Theology; Professional Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Stanford University.
Expertise and Research Interests: Strategy, Innovation, Marketing, Branding, High-Performance Leadership.
Email: rob@tgthree.com
Office: 636-949-4138
Web: tgthree.com
Project Faculty
At the beginning of the program, Project Faculty are paired with their advisees to provide them with individual guidance and coaching. They help their advisees develop and focus their areas of specialization within the project portfolio research sequence.
Seminary faculty routinely serve as Project Faculty within the Doctor of Minstry program. See Portland Seminary faculty page for details.
Dominic Abaria
Position: Project Faculty, Portland Seminary; Pastor of Spiritual Care and Development, Portland Rescue Mission; Elder and Pastor, Roots Community Church; Founder & Spiritual Director, Fermata Ministries.
Academic and Professional Background: DMin, "Combating Ministry Burnout by Honoring Human Limitations," Portland Seminary; MDiv, Western Seminary; BA, Concordia University
Expertise and Research Interests: Ministerial and Clergy Burnout, Non-profit Organizational Leadership, Pastoral Leadership, Preaching, Teaching, Christian Spiritual Formation, and Spiritual Direction
Email: dabaria@georgefox.edu
Jacqueline Bland
Position: Project Faculty; Ministry Coach; Spiritual Director (in training); Author of Our Identity in Christ: A 40-Day Experience; Becoming a Resolute Leader: Things a Sistah Learned Along the Way
Academic and Professional Background: DMin, Leadership and Spiritual Formation, Portland Seminary; MA, New Testament, Biblical Theological Seminary, BS, Speech Communications, East Tennessee State University
Expertise and Research Interests: Church leadersip, life learning, leadership coaching, practical theology, and spiritual formation.
Email: jbland@georgefox.edu
Office: 804-332-9472
Web: drjacquibland.com
Holley Clough
Position: Project Faculty (Portland Seminary); Adjunct Faculty of Bible and Ministry Practicums, Coaching and Seminary Graduate Courses at The King’s University; Fernwood Adult Education Practice, Principal, Implementing Director Emeritus, Multnomah University Adult Degree Completion Program.
Current Board Activity: World Team, Intl., Christian Adult Higher Education Association, Mission ConneXion
Current Mission Activity: Agros International serves the poor in Central America through holistic development. Leader and participant since 2004.
Academic and Professional Background: BA, Management and Organizational Leadership, George Fox University; MA, Pastoral Care and Life Coaching, Western Seminary; DMin,Teaching and Writing (Hornecker Award, Dissertation), Gateway Seminary; International Coach Federation, Professional Coach Certification (PCC Level).
Expertise and Research Interests: Adult higher education and life learning, pastoral ministry and leadership development, life coaching, holistic cross-cultural development, leisure and educational travel.
Email: hclough@georgefox.edu, HolleyClough@gmail.com
Office: 503-720-5599
Web: fernwoodadulteducationpractice.com/
Luisa Gallagher Stevens
Position: Project Faculty; Author of Unscripted Spirituality: Making Meaning of Leadership and Faith in College
Academic and Professional Background: PhD in Leadership Studies, Gonzaga
University, Spokane, WA; MA in Educational Ministry, Wheaton Graduate School,
Wheaton, Illinois.
Certifications: Ordination with The Ecclesia Network of Churches; Certificate in
Leadership Development and Wilderness Programming from Wheaton College
Graduate School.
Expertise and Research Interests: spiritual formation, leadership, sabbath rest and
pastoral care, preaching and teaching, experiential and holistic education
Email: lgallagher@georgefox.edu
Deborah Loyd
Position: Project Faculty; Vocational purpose Coach; Adjunct at Warner Pacific University, specializing in leadership development; Pastor Emeritis and Co-founder to The Bridge Church of PDX, Retrofit, and founder of Finding Forward Coaching. Author of Your Vocational Credo , and co-author of Dynamic Adventure: A Guide to Starting and Shaping Missional Churches.
Academic and Professional Background: BA in Biblical Studies and Business/Accounting, Excelsior College; MA in Exegetical Theology, Western Seminary; DMin in Transformational Leadership, Bakke Graduate University
Expertise and Research Interests: Emerging Church Culture and Spiritulaity, Leadership Development, Vocational Discernment.
Email: dloyd@georgefox.edu; deborahloyd@gmail.com
Office: 503-516-1415
Twitter: @deborahloyd
Jeney Park-Hearn
Position: Project Faculty (Portland Seminary); Pastor of Congregational Care at Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church (Seattle, WA).
Academic and Professional Background: BA Psychology, University of Michigan; MDiv, Princeton Theological Seminary; MTS, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, PhD, Claremont School of Theology.
Expertise and Research Interests: Practical theology, pastoral theology, pastoral care and counseling, spirituality and psychology, spiritually-integreted couples and family therapy, constructive pastoral theology.
Email: rparkhearn@georgefox.edu
Ekaterina Lomperis
Position: Project Faculty; Richard B. Parker Assistant Professor of Theology and Wesleyan Thought, Portland Seminary
Kathy Noling
Position: Project Faculty and Spiritual Director
Academic Background: BA in Political Science, San Diego State University; MA in Communications, California State University, Fullerton; MA in Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary; DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary.
Professionally have served as a campus pastor at Westmont College and a graduate chaplain and adjunct professor in spiritual formation for Azusa Pacific University.
Expertise and Research Interests: Millennial engagement, spiritual practices, mentoring, contemplative retreats.
Email: knoling@gmail.com
Office: 805-698-4643
Susan Rose
Position: Project Faculty, Portland Seminary; Founder and Executive Director, Diakonos Solutions; Parish Associate, Memorial Presbyterian Church; Spiritual Director.
Academic and Professional Background: BA, Political Science; Certificate in Latin American Studies, University of Florida; MDiv, Summa Cum Laude, Memphis Theological Seminary; DMin, Leadership and Spiritual Formation, Portland Seminary; Certified Spiritual Director, Companioning Center.
Expertise and Research Interests: Entrepreneurial ministry, women in ministry and leadership, leadership development, spiritual formation.
Email: susan@diakonossolutions.com (Subject to change)
Web: diakonossolutions.com
Jeff Savage
Position: Project Faculty; Spiritual Director; Retreat Facilitator; Pastor Emeritus, First Baptist Church of Springfield, OR.
Academic Background: BA, History, Westmont College; MDiv, Palmer Seminary; DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary.
Expertise and Research Interests: Spiritual formation, Christ-centered community, spiritual friendship/direction, discernment practices, Luke/Acts, the Gospel of John, clergy wellness, long-term pastorates.
Linda Sommerville
Positions: Associate Vice President of PACE (Professional And Continuing Education) at William Jessup University; and part-time faculty at WJU (teaching leadership, spiritual formation, communication, and theology).
Academic Background: DMin in Leadership and Spiritual Formation from Portland Seminary, Portland, OR; MDiv with a concentration in Cross-Cultural Communication from Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA; BA in Communications from California State University, Sacramento.
Professional Background: Ordained as Pastor of Word and Sacrament in the Evangelical Covenant denomination. Ten years of pastoral experience: Served as Co-pastor of a new church plant in Wichita, KS; Also served as co-pastor of adult ministries at Bayside Church of W. Roseville. 24 years of experience in Christian higher education, as faculty, and in administrative leadership roles. Certified Spiritual Director and retreat leader. Author of The Christmas ADVENTure: Devotions and Activities for Celebrating a Christ-centered Season; Co-author of The Seven I AMs of Jesus: How Jesus Meets Your Deepest Needs.
Expertise and Research Interests: 2nd chair leadership, women in leadership, discernment, spiritual formation, spiritual practices, Celtic Christianity
Ekaputra Tupamahu
Position: Project Faculty; Assistant Professor of New Testament, Portland Seminary
Donna Wallace
Position: Project Faculty; Bestselling Collaborator with Celebrity Authors; Spiritual Director; and Personal Writing Guide
Academic Background: DMin Portland Seminary, Leadership and Spiritual Formation; MTS Intimacy Issues for the Clergy; BA Clinical Sociology, Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA
Expertise and Research Interests: Narrative Identity and Formation; Gender Reconciliation; Life in Community; Whole Person Health; Professional and Creative Writing.
Email: dwallace@georgefox.edu, donna@mereimages.org
Web: donnakwallace.com
Jason Wellman
Position: Project Faculty; Pastor
Academic and Professional Background: BS, Music Education, Bluffton University; MDiv, Ashland Theological Seminary; DMin, Portland Seminary
Expertise and Research Interests: Wesleyan theology, faith and work/vocation, faith integration, church and pastoral leadership, discernment practices, spiritual formation, leadership coaching.
Email: jwellman@georgefox.edu
Web: srumc.org
Seminary Doctoral Team
The Seminary Doctoral Team manages the program online platforms, organizes the Advances, and provides support to students and Project Faculty, in-person or online. In short, this team is the 'glue' that holds the various elements of the program together.
Program and Operations Coordinator, Doctoral Programs