FACULTY

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    Dr. Roy Alden Atwood

    President
    Area Coordinator: Church History, Church Enrichment Courses

    Ph.D., University of Iowa
    M.A., Westminster Theological Seminary, PA
    Teaching Elder, Trinity Reformed Church (CREC), Moscow, ID

    Resurrection Term 2024: Global Missions Roundtable

  • Dr. James Bejon

    Ph.D., Cambridge University
    Research Associate, Tyndale House, Cambridge, UK

    Resurrection Term 2026: Doctrine of Creation

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    Rev. CJ Bowen

    Director of Student Development, Area Coordinator: Systematic Theology, Christian Life, and Pastoral Theology

    M.Div., Duke Divinity School, NC
    Pastor, Trinity Reformed Church (CREC), Moscow, ID

    Trinity Term, 2024, 2025: Academic Research & Writing Jumpstart

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    Rev. Dr. (ABD) Brittain Brewer

    Ph.D. (ABD), Calvin Theological Seminary
    M.Div., Reformed Theological Seminary, NC
    Pastor, Parish Presbyterian Church (PCA), Franklin, TN

    Trinity Term 2023: Greek I; Incarnation Term 2024: Greek II; Resurrection Term 2024: The Doctrine of Christ

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    Rev. Bo Cogbill

    Board of Directors, Chairman, Executive Committee, Area Coordinator: Biblical Counseling

    M.Div., Redeemer Seminary, TX
    Graduate Studies in Christian Counseling
    Pastor, Reformation Covenant Church (CREC), Oregon City, OR

    Pentecost Term 2024: Introduction to Biblical Counseling; Trinity Term 2024: Johannine Corpus

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    Rev. Dr. John Dekker

    Area Coordinator: Hebrew-OT

    Ph.D., Christ College, Sydney, Australia
    Pastor, Christ the King Church (CREC), Eugene, OR

    Trinity Term 2024: Hebrew I
    Pentecost Term 2025: Pastoral Wisdom from the OT

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    Dr. Jordan Dorney

    Ph.D., M.A., University of Notre Dame, IN
    Fellow of History, New St. Andrews College, ID

    Trinity Term 2024: Ancient Church History
    Resurrection Term 2025: Medieval Church History

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    Dr. Timothy Edwards

    Distinguished Professor

    D.Phil., Oxford University, UK
    M.A., Hebrew University, Israel
    Principal and Academic Dean, Selden College, Oxford, UK

    Incarnation Term 2025: Pentateuch
    Trinity Term 2025: Intro to Christian Theology

  • Rev. Joel Ellis

    Ph.D. Studies, Faulkner University, 2022-present
    M.A. Biblical and Theological Studies, Phoenix Seminary
    Pastor, Reformation Presbyterian Church, Mesa, AZ

    Resurrection Term 2026: Hermeneutics

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    Rev. Dr. Steve Jeffery

    Board of Directors, Secretary, Executive Committee

    D.Phil., Oxford University, UK
    M.Theol., Oak Hill Theological College, UK
    Pastor, All Saints Pres. Ch., Fort Worth, TX

    Trinity Term 2023: Ethics
    Resurrection Term 2025: Facing Death: A Pastoral Theology of Death and Dying

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    Rev. Dr. (ABD) Jeff Meyers

    Ph.D. (ABD), Concordia Seminary, MO
    S.T.M., Concordia Seminary, MO
    M.Div. Covenant Theological Seminary, MO
    Pastor, Providence Reformed Presbyterian Church (CREC), St. Louis, MO

    Incarnation Term 2024: Theology of Worship
    Trinity Term 2025: Protestant Reformation

  • Rev. Daniel Newman

    Ph.D. (cand.), Divinity, University of Edinburgh, UK
    M.A., Theology, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
    B.Th., Gibson Prize in NT Greek, University of Cambridge, UK
    B.Medicine & Surgery, University of Oxford, UK
    Ordained parish pastor, Church of England, 2013-
    Director of Student Affairs and Junior Fellow of Theology, New Saint Andrews College, ID

    Trinity Term, 2025, and Incarnation Term, 2026: Greek I-II

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    Rev. Ralph Allan Smith

    Founding Elected Term Board Member

    M.Div., Grace Theological Seminary, IN
    Pastor, Mitaka Evangelical Church (CREC), Tokyo, Japan
    Director, Covenant Worldview Institute

    Incarnation Term 2025: Trinitarian Theology

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    Rev. Dr. Sebastian Smolarz

    Board of Directors

    Ph.D., University of Wales, UK
    Pastor, Evangelical Reformed Church (CREC), Wroclaw, Poland

    Resurrection Term 2025: Poetic & Wisdom Literature

  • Rev. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn

    Visiting Distinguished Professor

    Ph.D., University of Aberdeen, UK
    M.Div., Covenant Theological Seminary, MO
    Pastor Emeritus, Faith Presbyterian Church (PCA), Tacoma, WA

    Incarnation Term, 2026: The Doctrine of the Christian Child

  • Dr. David Talcott

    Ph.D., Indiana University
    Fellow of Philosophy, Graduate Dean, and Director of M.A. program, New Saint Andrews College, ID
    Parish Elder, King’s Cross Church (CREC), Moscow, ID

    Incarnation Term, 2026: Philosophy and Worldview

Additional Guest Speakers and
Contributors to the Church Enrichment Program

Rev. Randy Booth
Board of Directors (2023-present)
Pastor, Grace Covenant Church (CREC), Nacogdoches, TX
Former Presiding Minister, CREC
Incarnation Term 2024, Trinity Term 2025: The Eldership and Church Sessions (Church Enrichment Course)

Bruce Evans
Former Executive Vice President, Lightcast Company, ID
B.S. in Aeronautics, San Jose State University, CA
Deacon, Trinity Reformed Church (CREC), Moscow, ID
Trinity Term 2024: The Diaconate (Church Enrichment Course)

Rev. Duane Garner
Pastoral Studies, Bucer Institute for Biblical Studies, Monroe, LA
ACBC-Certified Biblical Counselor
Pastor, Christ Church (CREC), Cary, NC
Pentecost Term 2024: Introduction to Biblical Counseling

Rev. Garrett Craw
M.A. in Theological Studies, Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO
M.S. in Educational Administration, National University, San Diego. CA
Pastor, King’s Cross Reformed Church, Austin, TX
Incarnation Term 2026: Church Planting (Church Enrichment Course)

Rev. Dave Hatcher
Greyfriars Hall Pastoral Training, Moscow, ID
B.A. in Business Administration, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Pastor, Trinity Church (CREC), Kirkland, WA
Incarnation Term 2024, Trinity Term 2025: The Eldership and Church Sessions (Church Enrichment Course)

Rev. Rob Hadding
Board of Directors (2023-2024)
Pastor, Covenant Reformed Church (CREC), Sulphur, LA
Incarnation Term 2024, Trinity Term 2025: The Eldership and Church Sessions (Church Enrichment Course)

Nathan Spearing
Retired U.S. Army Special Operations (14 years) and combat veteran
Recipient of multiple multiple awards for valor, Purple Heart
Deacon, oversees security at his church in North Carolina
Resurrection Term, 2026: Church Security and Safety (Church Enrichment Course)


The Seminary’s courses are taught by Reformed pastors, church officers, and educators affiliated with the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches and other orthodox Reformed and Presbyterian denominations. Our instructors bring strong ecclesiastical experience, impressive academic credentials, and a deep love of Christ and his Church to the classroom.