Highlights
Why I teach at Covenant Theological Seminary
God dragged our family from Tokyo to St. Louis to learn together with, and to help equip, Christians here how to serve wherever God leads them within the worldwide Christian movement.
Department
Theology, Tradition, and MissionFaculty Member Since
1999Contact Information
To reach me, please call or e-mail Gerry Reimer, our Faculty Secretary, at 314.434.4044, ext. 4201, or gerry.reimer@covenantseminary.edu.Educational Background
- BA (philosophy and mathematics), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
- MDiv, Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO
- PhD, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Expertise
- Teaching, research, and writing on Christian mission issues
- Administrative leadership for mission-focused organizations and publications
- Facilitating short-term, service-and-learning trips for students and faculty
- Speaking and reading Japanese in addition to reading biblical Greek and Hebrew and theological German
Classes I Teach
- God’s World Mission
- World Religions
- Cultures and Contextualization
- Muslim-Christian Relations
- Covenant Theology
Interests and Hobbies
- Keeping up with family: wife Kathy, three daughters and two son-in-laws
- Sports, particularly baseball
Current Projects/Research
- Christology in light of Jesus being the international Savior and King
- US Christians’ views of Islam
- See the "Interests" page for other special topics
Responsibilities
- President, Presbyterian Mission International (PMI): www.pmiweb.org
- Editor, Missiology: An International Review: www.asmweb.org/missiology.htm
- Chairman, International Partnerships Committee