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DANIEL R. WATSON2003-Assistant Professor of OldTestament and HebrewBethel Seminary San DiegoGREGORY W. BOURGOND1995-Vice President for SeminaryOperations and StrategicInitiativesGEORGE K. BRUSHABER1982-PresidentBethel UniversityFaculty/AdministrationB.A., Liberty University;Th.M., Grace TheologicalSeminary; M.Phil., Ph.D.,Hebrew Union College-JewishInstitute of ReligionWatson has worked closelyover the years in ministrywith his father, pastor ofthe Blessed Hope BaptistChurch, an inner cityAfrican-American church inIndianapolis. His sensitivityto and understanding of theAfrican-American community,cross-cultural issues,and ministry in the urbanarena, rivaled only by hisdeep and abiding commitmentto Jesus Christ and Hischurch, greatly enhance theeducational and ministryoutreach of Bethel SeminarySan Diego. In addition toOld Testament exegesisand theology, Hebrew andits cognate languages, andancient Near East civilizations,Watson’s interestsinclude rabbinic literature,Qumran research and otheraspects of Second TempleJudaism, and patristics,especially the Syrian tradition.Watson also plans topursue a study of Islamicliterature and thought froman evangelical perspective.B.A., Chapman University;M.Div., Bethel Seminary;D.Min., Bethel Seminary;Ed.D., Nova SoutheasternUniversity; Postgraduate studies,Graduate School of Education,Harvard UniversityBourgond completed 30years of military servicein the U.S. Navy on activeduty and the naval reservesin the enlisted and officerranks. His previous experienceincludes 10 years inthe defense industry andcommercial business andmore than 14 years in variousministry positions. Heteaches on leadership atBethel and has taught fororganizations, churches,and other institutions.He came to Bethel afterserving four years as staffcoordinator and pastor ofadult ministries at CollegeAvenue Baptist Church inSan Diego. He serves asa consultant and teacherin the areas of leadershipdevelopment, organizationalsystems, spiritual formation,and small groups, andalso oversees the InMinistrydistributed learning deliverysystem and Doctor of Ministrydegree programs.B.A., Wheaton College; M.A., Wheaton College GraduateSchool; M.Div., Gordon Divinity School; Ph.D., BostonUniversityBrushaber has been Bethel’s president since 1982. His leadershipin Christian higher education is reflected in his previouspositions as vice president and dean of Bethel Collegefrom 1975 to 1982; vice president and dean of WestmontCollege in California; professor of philosophy and theologyat Gordon College in Massachusetts; and administrator atGordon College and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary,Massachusetts. Brushaber also serves the evangelical communityas a writer and editor. He is senior advisor for ChristianityToday and is the founding editor of Christian Scholar’sReview. He has also been an editor or contributing staffmember for the Bulletin of Evangelical Theological Society,Gordon Review, Religious and Theological Abstracts, andChristian University Press. A nationally recognized speaker,educator, journalist, and scholar, Brushaber has been thehonored recipient of Christianity Today’s Outstanding LeadershipAward and the James DeForest Murch Award fromthe National Association of Evangelicals.151