Meet Our PROFESSORS
Dr. Wayne Slusser
“I teach because I want my students to learn God’s Word so they are equipped to use their knowledge to love and serve people, to be devoted to an accurate understanding of God’s Word and ultimately to receive the scriptural insight needed for life-long ministry.
For me, it is about the growth of my students. I want them to engage and connect with their culture. However, I want them to do so without compromising to that culture and its values. They must address the culture with a careful, truthful and compassionate presentation of Scripture, especially since today’s culture rejects absolutes and the authority of Scripture. Perhaps the most important question I must ask is not, ‘what can I teach my students?’ But rather, ‘how can I help my students learn?’ It is not about me; it’s about the students. I get the privilege to disciple them!”
Dr. Rod Decker
“Throughout college and seminary my heart was set on pastoral ministry. I never thought about teaching. It was during my first pastorate that I discovered my niche—teaching, and particularly young adults.
I determined then that would be my long range goal, but I also determined that if I was to train pastors that I should not only gain the necessary academic training, but also spend enough time in ministry so that I had the experience necessary to relate academia and real life ministry in a profitable way. I then went back to seminary for graduate study, completing (eventually!) both a ThM and a ThD in NT. That path of significant pastoral ministry preceding the classroom was deliberately modeled on one of my own profs, Dr. Richard Engle, whose classroom modeled the blend of ministry and academia that I wanted to emulate. He is now retired after teaching OT at BBS for 35 years; I was privileged to served on the faculty with him at BBS in his last classroom years.”