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FacultyJAMES D. SMITH III1988-Associate Professor of ChurchHistoryBethel Seminary San DiegoWILBUR STONE2003-Director and Lead Faculty,Global and ContextualStudiesBethel Seminary St. PaulMARK L. STRAUSS1993-Professor of New TestamentBethel Seminary San DiegoPETER T. VOGT2001-Associate Professor of OldTestamentBethel Seminary St. PaulA.B., San Diego State University;M.Div., Bethel Seminary;Th.M., Harvard DivinitySchool; Th.D., HarvardUniversityFor the past 25 years, Smithhas pursued the vocation ofintegrated ministry as a pastor-teacher.A Bethel adjunctsince 1988, he now serves ascontracted, half-time faculty.He also teaches (since 1993)theology and religious studiesat the University of SanDiego and has taught at EasternSeminary, Philadelphia,and Southern Seminary, Louisville.Smith has ministeredas senior pastor at churchesin Boston, Minneapolis, andSan Diego, and currently ison staff at College AvenueBaptist Church. An AARand ASCH member, Smith’steaching and research interestsinvolve Christianbiography, spiritual life, andwomen in the Christiantradition. Formative experiencesinclude service as aHarvard Teaching Fellowwith Henri Nouwen andMargaret Miles. Smith is onthe editorial board of ChristianHistory magazine.B.A., Indiana Univesity;M.Div., Southern BaptistTheological Seminary; Ph.D.,Asbury Theological SeminaryStone comes to Bethel froma varied and distinguishedcareer as a businessman,youth pastor, senior pastor,and career missionary inHong Kong and Malaysia.He has been a teacher and/oradjunct lecturer at MalaysianBaptist Theological Seminary;the Bible College ofMalaysia; Singapore BaptistTheological Seminary; andSouthern Baptist Seminary,Louisville. He teaches in theCenter for TransformationalLeadership with a primaryfocus on global evangelizationand contextual ministry,and also teaches electives inthe areas of urban missionsand cross-cultural ministry.Besides his teaching role,Stone works to create partnershipswith the BaptistGeneral Conference andother denominations andmissions agencies to helpbuild and expand the seminary’smissions program.B.A., Westmont College;M.Div., Talbot School ofTheology; Th.M., TalbotSchool of Theology; Ph.D.,University of AberdeenStrauss taught at Biola University,Christian HeritageCollege, and Talbot Schoolof Theology before joiningthe Bethel Seminary facultyin 1993. He is the author ofThe Davidic Messiah in Luke-Acts; Distorting Scripture?The Challenge of Bible Translationand Gender Accuracy;“Luke” in the IllustratedBible Background Commentary;The Essential BibleCompanion; and Four Portraits,One Jesus: An Introductionto Jesus and the Gospels.He is presently revisingthe commentary on Mark’sGospel for Expositor’s BibleCommentary. His professionalassociations includethe Evangelical TheologicalSociety, the Institute forBiblical Research, and theSociety of Biblical Literature.He is a frequent preacher atSan Diego area churches andhas served in three interimpastorates.B.A., The American University;M.Div., Bethel Seminary;Ph.D., University of GloucestershireVogt served as an officer inthe United States Navy onthe USS John Rodgers beforeexperiencing a call to ministry.He spent the past fewyears pursuing further educationin preparation for ateaching ministry, includingliving in England and studyingunder the supervisionof Dr. Gordon McConville.Vogt’s Ph.D. research wason the theology of Deuteronomy.His past ministryexperience includes ministryto single adults, correctionalfacility inmates, adults andteens in Sunday school,and as a volunteer hospitalchaplain. He is a member ofthe Evangelical TheologicalSociety, the Society of BiblicalLiterature, and TyndaleFellowship.150