Administrative Faculty


Syllabi



Jay Rundell
President
The Gault Office of the Presidency
740-362-3121
jrundell@mtso.edu
Werner Hall 201



Randy Litchfield

Interim Academic Dean

Professor in the Browning Chair of Christian Education
740-362-3125

rlitchfield@mtso.edu
Werner Hall 117



ED145 - The Church's Educational Ministry
ED270 - Teaching and Learning


Biblical Studies



 
Stephen Ahearne-Kroll
Associate Professor of New Testament
740-362-3368
sahearne-kroll@mtso.edu
Gault Hall 237  
NT110 - Intro to New Testament
NT242 - Religion and Religious Practice in the Greco-Roman World
NT260 - Identity in Second Temple Judaism
NT320 - Social Analysis of the Greek New Testament
NT352 - The Gospel of Mark
NT354 - The Gospel of John
NT420 - Advanced Biblical Greek


Lee Johnson Associate Professor of New Testament in the Riley Chair of Biblical Studies
740-362-3342
ljohnson@mtso.edu
Gault Hall 240
NT110 - Intro to New Testament
NT120 - Elementary Biblical Greek I
NT265 - Women in the New Testament World
NT335 - Paul, the Law, and the Gentiles

John Kampen

Professor of New Testament Studies
740-362-3364

jkampen@mtso.edu
Gault Hall 236

 
HB/NT 241 - The Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament
NT351 - Matthew



Paul Kim  Professor of Hebrew Bible in the Williams Chair of Biblical Studies
740-362-3433
pkim@mtso.edu
Gault Hall 218
CR201 - Cross Cultural Immersion
HB110 - Intro to Hebrew Bible
HB350 - The Minor Prophets


Historical Studies




Jeffrey Jaynes Professor in the Warner Chair of Church History
740-362-3446
jjaynes@mtso.edu
Gault Hall 232
CH235 - Church History II
Diane Lobody Professor of Church History in the Nippert Endowed Chair of Church History
740-362-3444
dlobody@mtso.edu
Gault Hall 238
CH125 - Church History I
CH235 - Church History II
CH343 - Christianity and War
CH345 - Spiritual Autobiography
DS360 - United Methodist History



Theological Studies




Sarah Heaner Lancaster
Professor of Systematic Theology in the Bishop Hazen G. Werner Chair of Theology
740-362-3360
slancaster@mtso.edu
Gault Hall 231

CT249 - Doctrine of Christ
CT336 - Theology in the Wesleyan Tradition
CT251 - Doctrine of God
DS365 - United Methodist Doctrine



Linda A. Mercadante Professor of Theology n the B. Robert Straker Chair of Historical Theology
740-362-3442
lmercadante@mtso.edu
Werner Hall 222
CT254 - Doctrine of the Trinity
CT340 - Theology and Film

Yvonne Zimmerman Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics
740-362-3389
yzimmerman@mtso.edu
Gault Hall 230
CE101 - Intro to Christian Ethics
CE261 - Christian Social Ethics



Study of Religion and Interreligious Relations

Paul Numrich
Associate Professor in the Snowden Chair for the Study of Religion and Associate Professor of World Religions and Inter-Religious Relations for the Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus
740-362-3443
pnumrich@mtso.edu
Werner Hall 221       
WR150 - Intro to World Religions
WR153 - Multi-Religious America
WR154 - Comparative Study of Religious Ethics


Practical Theology



 
Patrick Dewitt Clayborn
Instructor of Homiletics
740-362-3448
pclayborn@mtso.edu
Gault Hall 235  

 



Judith Craig
Visiting Professor in the Dickhaut Chair of Church Leadership and Bishop in Residence
740-362-3387
jcraig@mtso.edu
Werner Hall 226
 



Vergel l. Lattimore III
Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling in the L.A. Beeghly Chair of Pastoral Care, and Director of the MACM Program
740-362-3137
vlattimore@mtso.edu
Werner Hall 225

PC100 - Foundations for Pastoral Care
PC155 - Intro to Chemical Dependency Counseling
PC331 - Life Planning Assessment and Career Development
PC340 - Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy II
PC380 - Professional Counselor Practices



 
M. Fulgence Nyengele
Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling in the Chryst Chair in Pastoral Theology 740-362-3432
fnyengele@mtso.edu
Gault Hall 242
PC100 - Foundations for Pastoral Care
PC240 - Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy I
PC311 - Multicultural Issues in Pastoral Care and Counseling


 
Joon-Sik Park
Professor of World Evangelism in the  E. Stanley Jones Chair of World Evangelism
740-362-3367
jpark@mtso.edu
Werner Hall 217  
ME050 - Mission in Global Context
ME162 - Mission of the Church in the Contemporary World
ME171 - Ministry of Evangelism



Timothy L. Van Meter
Assistant Professor in the Alford Chair in Christian Education and Youth Ministry
740-362-3437
tvanmeter@mtso.edu
Gault Hall 
ED011 - Ministry For, With, and By Youth
ED013 - Intimacy, Vocation, and Community
ED220 - Ecology and Christianity
ED277 - Curriculum and Life Concerns
ED280 - Educating for Peace and Justice
ED298 - Intergenerational Ministries



Robin Knowles Wallace
Professor in the Taylor Endowed Chair of Church Worship and Music
740-362-3431
rwallace@mtso.edu
Gault Hall 239
CH/WM312 - History of Worship
WM008i - Women and Hymns
WM100 - Introduction to Worship and Music
WM/ED354 - Sacraments of Initiation and Eucharist



Lisa Withrow
Professor in the Dewire Chair of Christian Leadership, and Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program
740-362-3343
lwithrow@mtso.edu
Gault Hall 245
CL100 - Intro to Church Leadership
CL200 - Church Growth with Integrity
CL250 - Conflict Transformation
DM904 - Research Methods