Ministry

Ministry Experience

Greenwood Presbyterian Church, Greenwood, SC (2002-03)

• Associate Pastor (part-time)

Clemson Presbyterian Church, Clemson, SC (2003-07)

• Senior Pastor

Teaching Experience

Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO

• Adjunct Professor of New Testament (full-time) (1997-99)

Erskine Theological Seminary, Due West, SC

• Assistant Professor of New Testament (1999-2003)

Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO

• Adjunct Professor of New Testament (part-time) (2005, 2007)
• Associate Professor of New Testament (2007-present)
• Dean of Faculty (2008- )

Academic Qualifications 

Clemson University. Clemson, SC

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Philosophy, magna cum laude (1992)
• Minor: Religious Studies

Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO

• Master of Divinity (MDiv), summa cum laude (1995)

Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, Scotland

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in New Testament Exegesis (1999)
• Thesis Supervisor: Dr. I. Howard Marshall
• Thesis Title: “'Like the One Who Serves': Jesus, Servant-Likeness, and Self-Humiliation in the Gospel of Luke”

Presbytery and Denominational Service

• Pulpit supply for various churches in Calvary Presbytery (2001-03)
• Member/Chairman, Calvary Presbytery Examinations Committee (2005-07)
• Member/Chairman, General Assembly Theological Examining Committee (2006-08)