2. ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTYFred HansonInstructor in New TestamentFred Hansen, Instructor of Biblical Languages, earned his B.A. in WorldMissions in 1997 from <strong>Lincoln</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> College. His M.A. in Old Testamentcame from <strong>Lincoln</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> Seminary in 2002, and he will finish the M.Div inNew Testament from <strong>Lincoln</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> Seminary in May of <strong>2008</strong>. He began hisduties at <strong>Lincoln</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> Seminary as an adjunct faculty member in the area ofNew Testament Greek in 2002 before becoming a full-time instructor in 2006.Before coming to <strong>Lincoln</strong>, Mr. Hansen spent ten years as a preaching minister withchurches in Minnesota and Illinois, including a cross-cultural internship workingwith Southeast Asian refugees. He has participated in and led numerous short-termmissions trips and frequently preaches and teaches for churches in central Illinois.He is also a member of the Society of Biblical Literature. He is married to Cindy, apublic school teacher, and they have two children, Madeline and Parker. He enjoyscamping, hiking, hunting, fishing, baseball and reading. You can contact FredHansen at fhansen@lccs.edu.23
LINCOLN CHRISTIAN SEMINARYRobert Kurka,D.Min.Professor of Theology andChurch CultureBob Kurka joined the <strong>Lincoln</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> Seminary faculty in 2006, following a21 year undergraduate teaching career at St. Louis <strong>Christian</strong> College and <strong>Lincoln</strong><strong>Christian</strong> College (since 1992). Dr. Kurka is a graduate of Crossroads College(formerly, Minnesota Bible College; B.A., 1975); <strong>Lincoln</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> Seminary(M.Div., Theology/Philosophy, 1979); and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School(D.Min., 1984). He is currently completing a PhD in systematic theology at Trinity.Dr. Kurka is an accomplished author, and has numerous chapters and articles publishedin scholarly books and journals. His most recent contributions include a chapter in theEvangelicalism and the Stone-Campbell Movementseries (InterVarsity and Abilene<strong>Christian</strong> <strong>University</strong> Presses; he also had a chapter in volume one), and an article inthe Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (March 2007). Dr. Kurka is anactive member of the Evangelical Theological Society, and regularly presents papersat this organization’s local and national conferences. He has served the MidwestRegion as both chair and secretary-treasurer. He is a frequent presenter at conferencesand lectureships. Beside his scholarly pursuits, Dr. Kurka is highly regarded as anable communicator of theological matters to popular audiences, regularly teachingfor venues such as “Perspectives on the World <strong>Christian</strong> Movement” program, theNorth American <strong>Christian</strong> Convention, the National Missionary Convention, aswell as preaching in the local church. In 2006, his alma mater, Crossroads College,named him as their “distinguished alumnus of the year.” In addition to his teachingresponsibilities, Dr. Kurka is the director of the newly-created “Issachar Institute” ascholary “think-tank” organization that promotes Biblical worldview thinking, facultywriting projects and sponsors on-campus lectureships. Bob and his wife Beverly havethree married daughters: Holly, Lara, and Amber. They also have seven grandchildren.The Kurkas enjoy music (Bob is a violinist), live theater, St. Louis sports teams andexercising together. Dr. Kurka’s email address is: rkurka@lccs.edu.24