NTS - Key Persons


Albert L. Truesdale

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Philosophy of Religion & Christian Ethics

Alex R.G. Deasley

Job Titles:
  • Professor of New Testament

Alexandra Duenow

Job Titles:
  • Events Coordinator
  • Technical Services Librarian

Andy Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Professor of New Testament Willard H. Taylor Chair in Biblical Theology

Bill Selvidge

Job Titles:
  • Dean Blevins
  • Emeritus Professor of Intercultural Studies
  • Professor of Intercultural Studies

Bryon McLaughlin - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Communications

C S. Lewis

C S. Lewis on Scripture (1979, 1988, 1996,2002); Editorial Board Member and Contributor, The C. S. Lewis Bible. HarperCollins (2010)

Carol Nolting

Job Titles:
  • Controller / HR Coordinator

Charles "Chic" Shaver

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Evangelism

Charles R. Gailey

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Missiology

Charles Wesley Thurman

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director
  • Associate Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program DMin Track Professor of African American Spiritual Formation and Discipleship
  • Professor
Associate Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program | DMin Track Professor of African American Spiritual Formation and Discipleship charles.thurman@nts.edu 816.268.5415

Cindy Howard

Job Titles:
  • Financial Aid and Student Accounts Coordinator

Dana Preusch

Job Titles:
  • Director of Contextual Education and Student Life / Alumni Director

Darin Davis

Job Titles:
  • Director of Admissions

David Sharpes

Job Titles:
  • Registrar
  • Associate Professor of Christian Ministry Smith / Cooper Chair in Evangelism and Christian Witness Director of Praxis
I have been a youth pastor, lead pastor, and district superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene since 1988, serving from Philadelphia to Phoenix and in a couple of geographic points between. Carol McCollough-Sharpes and I have been married since 1985. We have two children. Our oldest Jonathan, his wife Katelyn, and grandson Campbell, live in Nashville, TN. Our daughter, Hannah lives in Olathe, KS.

David W. Wesley

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Intercultural Studies

Dean Blevins

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Practical Theology and Christian Discipleship

Deborah Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant to the Director of Praxis
Administrative Assistant to the Director of Praxis deborah.mitchell@ntspraxis.org 816.268.5435

Debra Bradshaw

Job Titles:
  • Theological Bibliography & Director of Library Services

Derek Davis

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean of Academic Programs and Enrollment and Instructor of Biblical Languages

Douglas Hardy

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Spiritual Formation

Dr. Hugh C. Benner

Job Titles:
  • Seminary 's First President

Dr. Jeannie Williams

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Trustee

Dr. Jeren Rowell - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • President of the NTS Board of Trustees
President | Professor of Pastoral Ministry | DMin Track Professor of Pastoral Preaching

Dr. Paula Kellerer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Trustee

Dr. Ron Benefiel

Job Titles:
  • Track Professor of Sociology and Theology

Dr. Wes Nash

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Lay Trustee at - Large

E. Dee Freeborn

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Spiritual Formation

Efrem Smith

Job Titles:
  • Track Professor of African American Contemporary Theology

George Townsend

Job Titles:
  • CFO & Dean for Administration

Harold Raser

Job Titles:
  • Professor of the History of Christianity

Heather Bryant

Job Titles:
  • Dean for Enrollment & Marketing

Jerry Lambert - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • Professor of Church and Society

Jessica Bennett

Job Titles:
  • Enrollment and Marketing Specialist

Joseph Coleson

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Old Testament

Judith Schwanz

Job Titles:
  • Emeritus Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling
  • Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling

K. Steve McCormick

Job Titles:
  • Emeritus Professor of Historical Theology William M. Greathouse Chair for Wesleyan - Holiness Theology
  • Professor of Historical Theology

Kristin Encarnacion

Job Titles:
  • Instructional Technologist
  • Track Professor of Womanist Liberation Preaching

Lay Trustee

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Trustee

Melinda Morgan

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant to the Dean of the Faculty & Doctor of Ministry Programs Assistant

Michael A. Mata

Job Titles:
  • Track Professor of Urban Studies and Theology

Michael J. Christensen

Job Titles:
  • Professor
  • Track Professor of Spiritual Formation and Discipleship

Morris A. Weigelt

Job Titles:
  • Professor of New Testament Professor of Spiritual Formation

Mr. Howard Hendrick

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees

Mr. John Cunningham

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Trustee

Mr. Larry Hammond

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Trustee

Mr. Monroe Ballard

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Lay Trustee at - Large

Mr. Ron Turpin - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees

Mrs. Angie Spangler

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Trustee

Mrs. Barbara Tarantino

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Trustee

Mrs. Debbie Dykhouse

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Trustee

Mrs. Rebecca Hamner

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Trustee

Ms. Ruth Copeland-Holtz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Trustee

Myrrhiah Perkins


Nancy McPherson

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant to the President
  • Director
  • Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program DMin Track Professor of Contemporary Preaching
  • Professor

Nell Becker Sweeden

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Christian Theology

Rebecca Laird

Job Titles:
  • King Conference Center Manager
  • Track Professor of Spiritual Formation and Discipleship

Rev. Albert Hung

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Clergy Trustee - Point Loma Nazarene University

Rev. Dave Mowry

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Clergy Trustee - Northwest Nazarene University

Rev. Dr. Brian Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Clergy Trustee at - Large

Rev. Dr. Eddie Estep

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Clergy Trustee - MidAmerica Nazarene University

Rev. Dr. Kevin Ulmet

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Clergy Trustee - Trevecca Nazarene University

Rev. Dr. Mike Kitsko

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Co - Chair - Olivet Nazarene University

Rev. Dr. Olivia Metcalf

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Clergy Trustee - at - Large

Rev. Dr. Sam Vassel

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Clergy Trustee - Eastern Nazarene College

Rev. Dr. Vicki Copp

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Clergy Trustee at - Large

Rev. Dr. Victor Price

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Clergy Trustee - at - Large

Rev. Jen Showalter

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Alumni Association President

Rev. Jose Palacios

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Clergy Trustee - Southern Nazarene University

Rev. Josue De La Cruz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NTS Board of Trustees
  • Clergy Representative - Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Roger L. Hahn

Job Titles:
  • Emeritus Professor of New Testament
  • Professor of New Testament

Routledge Encyclopedia

Job Titles:
  • Associate Editor and Contributor

Russell V. DeLong

Job Titles:
  • District Superintendent of the Northwest Indiana District

Safiyah Fosua

Job Titles:
  • Track Professor of Black Theology & Womanist Theology

Sarah Coleson-Derck

Job Titles:
  • Dean of the Faculty, Professor of Biblical and Near Eastern Studies
Sarah Coleson-Derck Dean of the Faculty, Professor of Biblical and Near Eastern Studies sarah.coleson-derck@nts.edu 816.268.

Scott Myers

Job Titles:
  • Maintenance Coordinator

Shawnee Church

Job Titles:
  • Mission Pastor

Stephen Porter

Job Titles:
  • Director of Instructional Technology, Chief Information Officer

Susan Carole

Job Titles:
  • Affiliate Professor of Historical Theology

T. Scott Daniels

Job Titles:
  • Visiting Professor of Christian Theology

Thomas Noble

Job Titles:
  • Research Professor of Theology

Tim McPherson

Job Titles:
  • Dean for Advancement

Wesley Study

Job Titles:
  • Bible, Abingdon, 2009 ( Associate Editor, New Testament Author of the Notes on 1 Thessalonians ) .
Member of the review team for Immersion Bible Studies in association with the United Methodist Publishing House (a comprehensive Bible study for adult Sunday school classes and small groups) Contributions to "A Plain Account," an online Wesleyan Lectionary Commentary: http://www.aplainaccount.org/copy-of-proper-26c-gospel, http://www.aplainaccount.org/copy-of-proper-27c-2nd-reading

Wilfredo Canales

Job Titles:
  • Track Professor of Latin American Theologies