Meet faculty

Biblical Field


Carol Bechtel
Professor of Old Testament
(616)392-8555 x 123 Carol.Bechtel@westernsem.edu
Dawn C. Boelkins
Instructor in Biblical Languages
(616)392-8555 x 152 Dawn.Boelkins@westernsem.edu
Thomas A. Boogaart
Dennis & Betty Voskuil Professor of Old Testament
(616)392-8555 x 122 Tom.Boogaart@westernsem.edu
James Victor Brownson
James and Jean Cook Professor of New Testament
(616)392-8555 x 118 Jim.Brownson@westernsem.edu
Robert E. Van Voorst
Professor of New Testament
(616)392-8555 x 121 Bob.VanVoorst@westernsem.edu

Christian Ministry Field

George Brown Jr.
G.W. and Eddie Haworth Professor of Christian Education and Associate Dean
(616)392-8555 x 119 George.Brown@westernsem.edu
Timothy L. Brown
President and Henry Bast Professor of Preaching
(616)392-8555 x 137 Tim.Brown@westernsem.edu
Matthew Floding
Dean of Students and Director of Formation for Ministry
(616)392-8555 x 134 matt@westernsem.edu
Jaco J. Hamman
Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling
(616)392-8555 x 136 Jaco.Hamman@westernsem.edu
Meri MacLeod
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Director of Distance Learning
(616)392-8555 x142 Meri.MacLeod@westernsem.edu
Ron Rienstra
Visiting Assistant Professor of Preaching and Worship
(616)392-8555 x171 Ron.Rienstra@westernsem.edu

Theological Field

J. Todd Billings
Associate Professor of Reformed Theology
(616)392-8555 x175 Todd.Billings@westernsem.edu
Christopher B. Kaiser
Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology
(616)392-8555 x 117 Christopher.Kaiser@westernsem.edu
George R. Hunsberger
Professor of Missiology
(616)392-8555 x 127George.Hunsberger@westernsem.edu
Paul M. Smith
Director of Beardslee Library and Associate Professor of Theological Bibliography
(616)392-8555 x 143 Paul.Smith@westernsem.edu
David L. Stubbs
Professor of Ethics and Theology
(616)392-8555 x 124 David.Stubbs@westernsem.edu
Leanne Van Dyk
Academic Dean and Professor of Reformed Theology
(616)392-8555 x 126 Leanne.VanDyk@westernsem.edu
Dennis N. Voskuil
Marvin and Jerene DeWitt Professor of Church History
(616)392-8555 x 105 Dennis.Voskuil@westernsem.edu
Eric Lewis Williams
Faculty Fellow in Theology and Homiletics
(616)392-8555 x 125 Eric.Williams@westernsem.edu