Academic Programs - Dallas Theological Seminary

Faculty, Administration, & General Information
OSCAR M. LÓPEZ
Professor of Pastoral Ministries
1998–.
B.A., Westmont College, 1967; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1975; Th.D., 1993.
For more than 30 years Dr. López has played a pivotal role with CAM International,
spreading the Word in many bilingual and bicultural contexts. He is an international
worship consultant who has taught seminars in the United States, Canada, Latin
America, and Spain. He also ministers in East Asia and East Africa. Along with his roles of
pastor and church planter, he spent 12 years as a faculty member at the Central American
Theological Seminary, and worked as a radio program director and station manager. His research
interests include worship in Latin American and Spanish contexts. His teaching interests include
preaching, evangelism, and worship.
Faculty
DAVID K. LOWERY
Professor of New Testament Studies
1977–.
B.A., The King’s College, 1971; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1975; Ph.D., University of
Aberdeen, 1987; postdoctoral study, Tübingen University.
Dr. Lowery has been involved in church planting for over three decades in Vermont
and Texas. This veteran of the faculty has been an associate pastor at a Dallas-area
church for more than 20 years. Dr. Lowery is a frequent author in leading journals and magazines
and has contributed to the New American Standard Bible and the NET Bible. Dr. Lowery has
taught in Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific. His particular areas of
focus in the New Testament are Matthew, Mark, and Paul’s letters.
AUBREY M. MALPHURS
Professor of Pastoral Ministries
1981–.
A.A., University of Florida, 1964; B.A., Florida Atlantic University, 1966; Th.M., Dallas Theological
Seminary, 1978; Ph.D., 1981.
Dr. Malphurs is a visionary with a deep desire to influence a new generation of leaders
through his classroom, pulpit, consulting, and writing ministries. He is involved in
a number of ministries ranging from church planting and growth to leadership development. He
has pastored three churches and is the author of numerous books and articles on leadership and
church ministry. Currently he is the president of the Malphurs Group and is a trainer and consultant
to churches, denominations, and ministry organizations throughout North America and Europe.
His research and teaching interests include church planting, church growth, and leadership development.
LINDA M. MARTEN
Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling
2002–.
B.A., University of Iowa, 1964; M.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1971; Ph.D., University of North
Texas, 1984.
Dr. Marten has over 30 years of counseling experience in private practice, at
a university, and in an agency facility. She is a licensed professional counselor
and supervisor, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and a clinical member of the
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. She also has supervised students in a
master’s-level counseling practicum at Dallas Seminary and taught psychology and counseling
at Dallas Bible College.
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