Location: Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
Church Affiliation: Canadian National Baptist
Academic degrees:
-PhD in Applied Theology with Missions/Evangelism Concentration, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (2013)
-MDiv, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
-MEd, University of Georgia
-BA English Education, Clemson University
Research interests: Biblical Theology of Mission and God’s Presence; Habakkuk; Evangelism
Personal hobbies/interests: Being Mimi to our two small grandsons
Why I teach with BibleMesh Institute: Helping believers grasp God’s mission and find their role in it is one of my greatest joys.
Full bio: Susan Booth serves as the Professor of Evangelism and Missions at the Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary & College in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada. Susan and her husband Steve are under appointment with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. They lived in Budapest, Hungary, for seven years before transferring to Canada in 2000. Susan is the author of The Tabernacling Presence of God and Longing for Home.
Location: Jackson, Tennessee
Church Affiliation: Southern Baptist
Academic degrees:
-Ph.D. in Biblical Studies, Union Theological Seminary in Virginia
-Th.M. in New Testament, Calvin Theological Seminary
-M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
-B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Clemson University
Research interests: Petrine literature; Greek grammar
Personal hobbies/interests: Camping; enjoying South Carolina’s coast and sea islands
Why I teach with BibleMesh Institute: I teach with BibleMesh Institute because it offers a way for those who are isolated from seminaries and Christian colleges to pursue a quality biblical and theological education.
Location: Sterling, Kansas
Church Affiliation: Methodist
Academic degrees:
-Ph.D., Marquette University, Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity
-M.A., Denver Seminary, New Testament
-B.S., Colorado School of Mines, Mathematics
-B.S., Colorado School of Mines, Economics
Research interests: Paul, James, apocalyptic literature, Adam and Eve in Jewish literature, the biblical canon and the relationship between the testaments
Personal hobbies/interests: Running, hiking, traveling, reading fiction, and rooting for Denver sports teams
Why I teach with BibleMesh Institute: I hope students learn to interpret the Bible well, to love it, and most of all to love the triune God of the Bible
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Church Affiliation: Southern Baptist
Academic degrees:
-BA, MDiv, pursuing PhD in Systematic Theology.
Research interests: Research interests include the doctrine of creation, developing a theology of culture, and especially exploring the contributions of Dutch Neo-Calvinists such as Abraham Kuyper and Klaas Schilder.
Personal hobbies/interests: Cycling, running, photography, and hiking.
Why I teach with BibleMesh Institute: I have a passion for exploring innovative ways of providing rigorous theological education to students across the globe.
Location: Wake Forest, North Carolina
Church Affiliation: Southern Baptist
Academic degrees:
-B.B.A. Accounting & Finance, Texas Christian University
-M.Div. Biblical Studies, M.A. Biblical Languages
-Ph.D. Student Old Testament, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Research interests: Hebrew Language, Old Testament Theology, Hosea.
Personal hobbies/interests: Running, St. Louis Cardinals Baseball, Coaching Youth Sports.
Why I teach with BibleMesh Institute: Good theology leads to doxology. I love helping others discover the truth, and then watching that truth change lives.
Location: Wake Forest, North Carolina
Church Affiliation: Southern Baptist
Academic degrees:
-B.A. Biblical Studies, M.Div Adv. Biblical Studies
-Th.M. Old Testament, Ph.D. Student, Old Testament
Research interests: Hebrew Language (Grammar, Syntax, Historical Linguistics), Old Testament Theology, Comparative Semitics (esp. Syriac/Aramaic), Ephrem the Syrian, Syro-Hexapla.
Personal hobbies/interests: Weight Lifting, Durham Bulls Baseball, Board Games, and sitting on the front porch.
Why I teach with BibleMesh Institute: I am committed to providing high level instruction to students wherever they are.
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Church Affiliation: Southern Baptist
Academic degrees:
-B.A. Auburn University (2006)
-M.A. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (2014)
-Ph.D. University of Aberdeen (2018)
Research interests: Biblical Theology, Biblical Languages, Sabbath, Vocation, and Discipleship
Personal hobbies/interests: Family Adventures, Running, and Reading
Why I teach with BibleMesh Institute: I teach with BibleMesh because I believe in the mission to provide excellent education, resources, and training for the church and those serving in a missional context. It is a joy and a vocational fulfillment to be part of Christ’s equipping the church for his work through theological education.
Location: Melbourne, Australia and London, England
Church Affiliation: Anglican
Academic degrees:
-PhD, Australian National University, Islam (Qur’anic Studies in Southeast Asia)
-MA (Asian Studies) Qual., Australian National University, Arabic & Linguistics
-GradDipDiv., Sydney College of Divinity
-GradDipEd., University of Sydney, Teaching
-BA, University of Sydney, French and Indonesian Studies Majors
Research interests: Islamic Studies (Qur’anic Exegesis; Islamic Theology; Islam and Modernity); Christian-Muslim Relations (history & methods); Southeast Asian Studies (Indonesia, Malaysia especially); Modern History & Political Science; Linguistics
Personal hobbies/interests: Playing guitar and bass
Why I teach with BibleMesh Institute: In the 21st century the world of Islam represents one of the most important issues facing the Church. I am passionate about training Christians to engage with Muslims. To be effective, this engagement needs Christians to both understand about Islam and to be clear about their individual gifts and callings.
Full bio: Peter Riddell serves as Vice Principal (Academic) at the Melbourne School of Theology (an affiliated college of the Australian College of Theology) and as Professorial Research Associate in the Department of History at SOAS University of London. He previously taught at the Australian National University, the Institut Pertanian Bogor (Indonesia), SOAS and the London School of Theology. He has published widely on the study of Southeast Asia, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations.
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Church Affiliation: Southern Baptist
Academic degrees:
-B.S., Vanderbilt University; M.Div., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
-Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Research interests: Research interests include Baptist history, with emphasis on the Southern Baptist Convention in the 20th century, and the American civil rights movement.
Personal hobbies/interests: Spending time with my wife and kids, reading.
Why I teach with BibleMesh Institute: It’s exciting to equip students around the world to apply their Christian worldview to ministry work and everyday life.
Location: Fuquay Varina, North Carolina
Church Affiliation: Christian Reformed Church
Academic degrees:
-B.A. in Liberal Arts and Culture from New St. Andrews College
-M.A. in Church History from the University of Pretoria
-Current Ph.D. candidate in historical theology at the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam
Research interests: church history, Reformation history, patristics, New Testament theology and historical context, theology of worship, theology of justice and mercy ministry.
Personal hobbies/interests: reading, hiking, boating, visiting historical sites all over the world, watching my kids play baseball
Why I teach with BibleMesh Institute: the Christian tradition is too rich and profound to remain a purely academic matter. I have a passion to connect the academy with the local church, and to help equip leaders wherever they are.
Location: Sacramento, California
Church Affiliation: Capital Christian Center, Assemblies of God
Academic degrees:
-Diploma in biblical studies, International Bible Training Institute in England
-B.A. and M.A. degree in applied linguistics from the University of California
-Ph.D. in religious education from the International Seminary in Florida
Research interests:
-The development of the historical Greek sounds with special focus on the phonological features shared by New Testament Greek and Neohellenic.
-New Testament Greek word study with special emphasis on features that show closer affinity to Neohellenic than to Classical Greek.
Personal hobbies/interests: Writing, music, and reliving childhood through my grandchildren.
Why I teach with BibleMesh Institute: The BibleMesh Institute offers courses and instruction from established scholars and ministries combined with personal mentorship from a Proctor. With cutting-edge technology, BibleMesh Institute delivers globally a biblically sound and professionally solid New Testament Greek curriculum, thereby affording me an opportunity to serve students as a Proctor on a very individual, personal, and self-paced basis. I count it a privilege and a blessing to have such an opportunity through BibleMesh Institute.
