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D. Min., (In Process)
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
M.Div., The Master's Seminary
Los Angeles Bible School
Mr. Ardavanis pastored for five years at Grace
Community Church, and served as an adjunct faculty member at
The Master's Seminary, teaching Pastoral Ministry and Preaching.
Scott then spent nine years as the senior pastor of
Grace Church of DuPage in Chicago, Illinois. He is currently
pastoring Placerita Baptist Church in Santa Clarita.
M.Div., Pastoral Ministry, Western
Seminary
B.A., Biblical Studies, The Master's College
Todd has
had the privilege of serving for 10 years as a Student Ministries
Pastor in two local churches and has been involved in the Family
Ministries of High Desert Church in Victorville for the past
five years. He's all about family - from his Father, the Creator
of the Universe, to his wife, the organizer of his universe,
to his kids, those spinning particles of uncontainable energy
that fly all around his universe.
Mark entered college with a desire to pursue
comfort and success. During his time at Cal Poly, however, God
changed Mark's plans and desires, and Mark became heavily involved
in ministering to college students. After two years of studying
Electrical Engineering, Mark began studying rhetoric, persuasion,
and communication efficiency and finished college with a degree
in Speech Communication. After serving as the College Director
at First Baptist Church in San Luis Obispo for three years, Mark
began seminary and became involved with Cornerstone Church and
Eternity Bible College. Mark and his wife, Laura, are passionate
about ministering the Word of God in the lives of college students.
M.A. Biblical Studies & Theology,
Fuller Theological Seminary
B.A. Hispanic Language & Literatures,
Calif. State University, Northridge
Steve was "Bar Mitzvahed" at
Maarev Temple in Encino. Ten years after becoming a "son
of the Law," he became a son of grace. He serves as Chaplain
at Grace Chapel, involved with prison ministry, hospital visitation,
and ministry to seniors. He and his wife, Lissette, have been
married 30 years; they have been blessed with three grown children.
Steve enjoys plumbing the great depth of Scripture, and also
taking in the broad vistas afforded by the great breadth of God's
Word.
Dr. Bookman has been involved in Christian
postsecondary education and ministry since 1973. He has over
25 years of classroom experience including 11 years at Pillsbury
Baptist Bible College and 11 years at The Master’s College.
He has also ministered as a pastor / teacher at several different
churches. He recently spent five years as a National Ministries
Representative for Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry. He is
an expert in Old Testament History and the Life of Christ.
Inter-Cultural Studies
After receiving his missionary training at
New Tribes Bible Institute, Brad and his family served as missionaries
to the Iteri people of Papua New Guinea for 20 years. Their ministry
to the Iteri tribe included learning the language, culture, creating
an alphabet, teaching God’s word, planting churches and
translating the New Testament. God granted them much fruit with
hundreds who accepted Christ as Savior and are now reaching and
teaching their own people the gospel. Since returning to America
in 1999, Brad has served as the West Coast representative for
New Tribes Mission as well as the Missions Pastor at Clairemont
Emmanuel Baptist Church. He frequently speaks at Christian colleges,
churches exhorting this generation to reach the world with the
truth of Jesus Christ. He teaches Cross Cultural Church Planting
at the Masters College in Santa Clarita, Intro to Tribal Missions
at the NTM Bible School in Jackson Michigan, and the book of
Acts at the Ecola Bible institute each year.
M.Div., The Master’s
Seminary
B.A., The Master’s College
Francis Chan is the founding pastor of
Cornerstone Community Church (1994 to present). He travels
throughout the world challenging youth to a higher commitment
to Christ. He is currently active with Children’s Hunger
Fund, African Renewal Ministries, and World Impact.
M. Div, The Master's Seminary
B.S. Finance, Cal State University Northridge
Mike got the call into ministry while working
at the corporate headquarters of a major insurer (1990-2003).
He says that his “job began getting in the way of his passion” – pastoral
ministry. He tendered his resignation citing that “the
harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few (Mt 9:37).” He
was ordained by Cornerstone Simi and is now planting an urban
church in Los Angeles (thehollywoodchurch.com).
M.A., The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Israel
M.Div., The Master's Seminary
B.S., Business Administration, The Master's College
Since finishing Seminary, Nathan has spent
the last two years studying Hebrew and the Bible in Jerusalem,
Israel. His love for the land, history, cultures, and languages
of the Bible world has grown in the years that he has spent abroad.
His long-time desire has been to teach the Bible in a school
where the students love and desire God’s Word. Outside
of these academic pursuits, Nathan enjoys a wide range of outdoor
mountain sports and spending time with his wife and children.
M.A., Biblical Studies (In Process) The Master’s College
B.A., Social Science – Education, The Master’s College
Danny Gardner taught high school for
four years at Desert Christian High School in the Antelope
Valley before beginning full-time church ministry. He was the Youth Pastor at Grace Chapel,
Lancaster for five years and has recently become the Adult Ministries
Pastor there. His passions include his wife and kids, reading,
teaching, anything related to golf (ball, not Frisbee), and the
Dodgers.
M.Div., The Master’s Seminary
M.S., Electrical Engineering, Cal Poly SLO (California Polytechnic
State University, San Luis Obispo) B.S., Computer Engineering,
Cal Poly SLO (California Polytechnic State University, San
Luis Obispo)
Joshua Grauman serves as a pastor at Community Bible Church of
the Foothills where he has served in various capacities for the
last three years. The prime areas of his involvement are in teaching
a Fellowship Group, caring for senior saints, leading Prayer
Meeting, teaching Sunday nights, and doing computer/technology
related tasks. Josh has been married to his wife Melody for a
year and a half, and enjoys doing ministry alongside of her.
Josh also enjoys Tennis, Ping-pong, and working on a Bible study
computer program. His primary areas of study include Greek, Hebrew,
Hermeneutics, Exegesis, and the Minor Prophets.
M.A., Biblical Counseling, The Master’s College
M.B.A., Pepperdine University
B.S., Business Administration, Finance, Cal State University
Northridge
Dwight is a member at The Church at Rocky
Peak where he has served as an Elder and Chairman of the Board. He taught
the singles ministry for several years before deciding to attend
The Master’s College to earn a Master of Arts in Biblical
Counseling. Dwight has over 25 years experience in business
management. He has held executive positions in such businesses
as banking, broadcast media, business mergers and acquisitions
as well as part owner of a small business in the manufacture
of critical components for underwater electrical systems. Dwight
serves on several boards and is active in the community. In
January, 2008, Dwight will be joining the Business Department
at the Master’s College where he will be a business professor. He
is married to Kathy thirty four years. They have two married
sons.
M.A., Christian Education,
Talbot Seminary
B.A., Christian Education, BIOLA University
Tim Hardy has served in pastoral ministry since
1991. His previous service has been as Student Ministries Pastor
/ Associate Pastor at First Baptist Church in Torrance, CA. He
currently serves as an Associate Pastor with a focus on Missions
and Outreach.
M.Div., The Master’s
Seminary
B.A., English, The Master’s College
Spencer MacCuish served on staff (summers)
at Hume Lake Christian Camps from 1991-98. During that time (1995-99),
he also worked in the public school system where he taught English
/ History and coached volleyball. While teaching, he also served
in the College Ministry at Grace Baptist Church in Santa Clarita.
In 1999, he left teaching to lead the High School Ministry at
the same church. He shepherded this ministry for three years
before coming to Cornerstone. He is currently serving as Campus
Pastor at Eternity Bible College.
Th.M., The Master’s
Seminary
M.Div., The Master’s Seminary
B.S., Business and Administration, University of MissouriColumbia
Doug Main currently serves as the Associate
Pastor of Community Bible Church of the Foothills, where he has
been ministering for six years. He also frequently fills the
pulpit for Calvary Baptist Church of Lamar, Missouri. Prior to
his current ministry he served as the Junior High Minister of
Grace Community Church (1997-1999), the Pastor to College Students
of Hallsville Baptist Church of Hallsville, Missouri (1993-1995),
and Co-Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church of Lamar, Missouri (1993-present).
Doug is an avid sports fan and enjoys spending time with his
wife Francesca and their children Madison, Brett, and Trey. His
teaching emphases include the Gospel of Mark, the Book of Romans,
and Titus, along with several other subjects.
Ph.D., Theological
Studies (New Testament), Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
M.Div., Talbot School of Theology
B.A., UCLA
Jon loves God, his wife, and other people.
He loves to lead college students as they do great things for
God’s kingdom. He has a passion for teaching in any setting
and almost any subject related to the Bible. Outside of work
he loves anything outdoors including surfing, swimming, volleyball,
golf (Frisbee, not ball), softball, hiking, etc. He should be
done with his PhD in 2007.
M.A., Theology, Talbot School of Theology
B.A., Communication and Journalism, Point Loma Nazarene University
Bret has spent the last 10 years serving in various forms of youth ministry in
California, Texas, and Missouri. He has worked with students from junior high
to college, including four years as a Middle School Pastor. Bret enjoys
speaking to groups and has a passion for making disciples of Jesus Christ. Outside
interests include time with friends, writing music, Jeep trips, the occasional
longboard session, coffee shops, and Chipotle.
M.A. Biblical Counseling, (In
Process) The Master's College
B.A., Christian Ministries, The
Master's College
Certificate in Biblical Counseling, Cornerstone
Bible Institute
Certificate in Christian Counseling, AACC
Linda
McCoy has been serving the women of Cornerstone Community Church
since 1999 in various capacities, instructing women in biblical
theology and defending the faith against cults. Linda has developed
a passion for helping others discern truth from error as a result
of her being an active Jehovah's Witness for 20 years of her
adult life. She teaches the Discerning the Cults class for women
at EBC. In addition, she biblically counsels women, and along
with her husband Pat, counsels married couples.
M.Div., The Master's Seminary
B.S., Civil Engineering, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Matthew Moore served as a high school intern
during three summers (1997-1999) at his home church, Fair Oaks
Presbyterian Church and also served for two years in the Inter-Varsity
ministry at Cal Poly (1998-1999). Beginning in June 1999 he began
serving as the college director at First Baptist Church of San
Luis Obispo and led the college ministry until December 2002.
A passion to learn God’s Word and pursue full-time ministry
led him to the Master’s Seminary in August 2002. In January
2003 he began serving as the University Pastor at Cornerstone
Church and is now serving in Leadership Assimilation.
M.Div., The Master's
Seminary
B.S., Mathematics, Montana State University
Todd has been serving in the pastorate for
eight years in student ministries. He spent six years serving
in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He previously served as the High School
Pastor at Cornerstone Community Church, but now is the Executive
Pastor of the church.
Ph.D., New Testament, Aberdeen University
M.Div., The Master's Seminary
B.A., Biblical Studies, The Master's College
Preston Sprinkle and his wife Christine are originally from
California and now reside in Ohio with their three daughters.
Preston has been teaching in the department of Biblical Studies
at Cedarville University since Fall of 2007. He and his family
love the outdoors (hiking, camping, having fun in the sun) and
hanging out with college students. Preston grew up playing baseball--that
is, eating, drinking, and sleeping baseball!--but now, as a professor,
will have to find his sense of athletic fulfillment through intramural
softball at Cedarville.
M.A., (In Process) Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, Biola
University
M.A., Theological Studies, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
B.A., Biblical Studies (Apologetics), The Master’s College
Jeff served on staff at Hume Lake Christian
Camps for five summers and has also been on staff with Young
Life. Currently, Jeff
leads a community group at Copperhill Community Church in Santa
Clarita. Academically, Jeff has interests in philosophical
theology, metaphysics, medieval theology, and apologetics. When
he is not studying, Jeff enjoys snowboarding, backpacking, mountaineering,
and spending time with his wife, Kelly.
M.Div. The Master’s
Seminary
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, UCLA
B.S., Engineering, Caltech
(California Institute of Technology)
Joshua Walker was a Mechanical Engineer working
in the aerospace industry for eight years from 1995-2003. During
that time he served at Rolling Hills Covenant Church in Rolling
Hills, California in many leadership roles (deacon, elder, committee
chairman, Bible instructor). With a passion to serve Christ more,
he entered seminary in 2001 and began to pursue whatever ministry
God intended for him. He is currently blessed to be serving as
the President of Eternity Bible College.
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