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JUSTIN IRVING2003-Assistant Professor ofMinistry LeadershipBethel Seminary St. PaulLORI K. JASS1995-University RegistrarBethel Seminary St. PaulRichard F. Kantzer1992-Professor of TheologyBethel Seminary of the EastDENISE MUIR KJESBO2000-Director and Lead Faculty,Children’s and FamilyMinistryBethel Seminary St. PaulFacultyB.A., Northwestern College;M.Div., Bethel Seminary;Ph.D., Regent UniversityMost recently an administrativeresearch assistant atBethel Seminary and pastorof leadership developmentand outreach at ImmanuelBaptist Church in Minneapolis,Irving also serves as anadjunct instructor of Bibleat Northwestern College inSt. Paul. Irving’s most recentpublications are in the areasof self-sacrificial leadership,metanarrative and leadershipeffectiveness, team leadershipin the global context,and the relationship betweenservant leadership and theeffectiveness of teams. Irvinghas a passion for developingleaders to effectively servemissional churches andnonprofit organizations forthe glory of God.B.A., Bethel College; M.A.T.S.,Bethel Seminary; Ed.D., Universityof St. ThomasAfter serving Bethel Seminaryfor nearly 10 years asassociate academic deanand registrar, Jass becameuniversity registrar in 2005.Prior to Bethel, Jass servedin full-time church ministryas an administrator, andheld multiple roles in bothamateur and professionaltheatre arts ministries. Shehas also been involved in achurch planting ministry inLino Lakes, Minnesota. Jass’research interest focuses onthe role of organizationalculture in personal and communityformation. She alsoteaches creative arts at theundergraduate level.B.A., Trinity College; M.A.,Trinity Evangelical DivinitySchool; M.Div., Trinity EvangelicalDivinity School; M.A.,Yale University; M.Phil., YaleUniversity; Ph.D. candidate,Yale UniversityWhile a graduate student,Kantzer was active in thestudent-led movementsof the Yale Christian Fellowship(IVCF) and, withhis wife, Huaiching, wasinvolved in the Cornell ChineseBible Study. He servedin Connecticut as an activechurch lay member, then asassistant pastor in the WestHaven Evangelical FreeChurch and is licensed forChristian ministry by thatnational fellowship.B.A., Bethel College; M.Div.,North American Baptist Seminary;Ph.D., Trinity EvangelicalDivinity SchoolKjesbo joined Bethel afterserving 13 years as associateprofessor of educationalministries at North AmericanBaptist Seminary inSioux Falls, South Dakota.Her background includesadjunct teaching at NorthAmerican Baptist Collegein Edmonton, Alberta, andat Regent College in Vancouver,British Columbia.She is partnering with herhusband, Allen, in plantinga new church in Sioux Falls.Kjesbo has been involved inchildren’s and family ministryfrom small church plantsto large established churches.She has been a workshoppresenter for two curriculumpublishing companies, travelingthroughout the UnitedStates and Canada to trainand equip those serving inchildren’s and family ministry.Kjesbo is the co-authorof Women in the Church: ABiblical Theology of Womenin Ministry, and author ofnumerous magazine andjournal articles.145