(1983 - present) Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology, Academic Dean - (1998 - present).

Education: B.S., Iowa State University, Ames, IA; M.Div., Lutheran Brethren Seminary, Fergus Falls, MN; S.T.M., Concordia Seminary, Ft. Wayne, IN; Ph.D. in Theology, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO; Additional study, Christian Counseling & Education Foundation, Laverock, PA; University of Oslo, Norway; Goethe Institute, Prien, Germany; Jerusalem University College, Jerusalem, Israel.

Ministry: 1969-71, Student Pastor, Immanuel Lutheran Brethren Church - Jewell, IA; 1971-72, Pastor to Youth, 59th Street Lutheran Church - Brooklyn, NY; 1972-74, Student Pastor, Inspiration Lutheran Brethren Church - Wahpeton, ND; 1974-77, Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church - Huntington Station, NY; 1978-83, Hope Lutheran Brethren Church - Appleton, WI; 1994-present, Trinity Lutheran Church, Wendell, MN.