Phone: 314.434.4044
Email: faculty@covenantseminary.edu

Dr. K.J. Drake

Associate Professor of Systematic Theology

Dr. K.J. Drake is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Covenant Seminary. A Nebraska native, he holds a BA in History, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Classics, and Latin from the University of Nebraska; an MDiv from Covenant Theological Seminary; and a PhD in Historical Theology from Saint Louis University, earned under the supervision of Dr. Michael McClymond. His scholarship focuses on historical and systematic theology, particularly the Reformation, Reformed Christology, and sacramental theology. He is the author of The Flesh of the Word: The extra Calvinisticum from Zwingli to Early Orthodoxy (OUP, 2021) and has published in peer-reviewed journals such as Westminster Theological Journal, Calvin Theological Journal, Journal of Reformed Theology, and Presbyterion, as well as in a variety of popular theological platforms.

Dr. Drake served as a Ruling Elder in PCA churches in Missouri and Ontario before being ordained as a Teaching Elder in Central Indiana Presbytery in 2024. He is active in the PCA at both the presbytery and denominational levels, having served on the credentials committees of three presbyteries and on the PCA Theological Examining Committee, which he has chaired since 2023. Dr. Drake is married to Heather.

Education

BA [History, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Classics, Latin]
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE

Faculty member since 2025