Biblical Studies and Christian Ministries Faculty

The faculty members of the department have earned degrees from a variety of scholarly backgrounds. They bring experiences in pastoral ministry, research, scholarship and world travel and seek to serve you not only in the classroom, but also informally through life together at Gordon.

Sharon Ketcham

Department Chair
Professor of Theology and Christian Ministries

Sharon Galgay Ketcham is professor of theology and Christian ministries at Gordon College in Massachusetts. She earned her Ph.D. in theology and education from Boston College. Sharon’s two decades of experience in ministry include serving the local church, researching, writing, teaching, and mentoring. As a practical theologian, she is a scholar for the Church and invites people to reflect theologically on lived Christian faith. She is the ... more ➔

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Sung Ho (Daniel) Ahn

Assistant Professor of Global Christianity and Theology

Professor Ahn received his PhD in World Christianity from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and Master of Divinity in cross-cultural studies and Master of Arts in intercultural studies from Fuller Theological Seminary in the US. He has diverse ministry experiences as a missionary, ordained pastor, theological educator, missiologist and mechanical engineer. He has extensive intercultural mission experiences at diverse cultural and religious ... more ➔

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Mark Cannister

Professor of Christian Ministries

Mark Cannister is the author of Teenagers Matter: Making Student Ministry a Priority in the Church (Baker Academic), and a contributing author to Teaching the Next Generations: A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching Christian Formation ... more ➔

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Daniel Darko

Professor of New Testament
Director of Church Relations

A native of Ghana, Dan served in executive and pastoral roles in Ghana, Croatia, England and here in the United States. Prior to Gordon, he taught at Central University (Ghana) and the University of Scranton, PA (Jesuit). He is a Visiting Professor at Regent University College ... more ➔

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Amy Brown Hughes

Associate Professor of Theology

Amy Brown Hughes received her Ph.D. in historical theology with an emphasis in early Christianity from Wheaton College and is the author (with Lynn H. Cohick, Wheaton College) of Christian Women in the Patristic World: Their Influence, Authority and Legacy in the Second Through Fifth Centuries ... more ➔

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Steven Hunt

Professor of New Testament

Born and bred in a windy city out in the mid-west, Steve came to Gordon in 2001. Focusing on the New Testament, he specializes in literary analysis of the Gospel of John and socio-rhetorical approaches to the letters of Paul. He especially enjoys the “intertextual echoes” embedded in all of these texts.

Together with his colleagues, Prof. D. Francois Tolmie (University of the Free State, South Africa) and Prof. Ruben Zimmermann ... more ➔

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Joanna Kline

Assistant Professor of Old Testament

Joanna Greenlee Kline grew up in the beautiful state of Minnesota and majored in Biblical Studies and English at Gordon College as an undergraduate. After college she spent two years teaching English in Russia and traveling throughout Russia, Eastern Europe, and Turkey. Joanna went on to receive an MDiv from Harvard Divinity School and a PhD in Hebrew Bible from Harvard University’s Committee on the Study of Religion. During her time in ... more ➔

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Robert Whittet

Chaplain of the College
Professor of Christian Ministries

Rev Bob Whittet is a professor of Christian ministries and also serves as the Chaplain of Gordon College. During the 2019-20 academic year, he served as the Interim Chaplain before being appointed to the role of Chaplain during the spring of 2020. Bob brings years of ministry experience to his work in the chapel as well as to the classroom with his students. A strong supporter of missions, he has a wealth of knowledge and experience gained leading ... more ➔

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Emeriti Faculty

Roger Green

Professor Emeritus of Biblical and Theological Studies
Previous Terrelle B. Crum Chair of Humanities

Roger J. Green retired in 2016 after 46 years of teaching—at Barrington College, Asbury College, and, since 1985, at Gordon.

A longtime member and a scholar of The Salvation Army, Dr. Green wove a new strand of theological understanding into Gordon’s curriculum through his knowledge of Wesleyan history and theology. His grounding in The Salvation Army’s commitment both to preaching and to social ministries, and ... more ➔

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Ted Hildebrandt

Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies

Ted Hildebrandt retired in 2020 after 42 years of teaching—at Graham Bible College in Tennessee, Grace College and Seminary in Indiana, and, since 1999, at Gordon.

Ted teaches Old and New Testament History and Literature as well as first year Greek. He taught for two decades at Grace College and Seminary in Indiana and for much of that time in the maximum security prison at Michigan City. His areas of scholarly endeavor are in the Hebrew poetic books, and particularly Psalms and Proverbs. Currently he is focusing on.... more ➔

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Elaine Phillips

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies
Previous Harold John Ockenga Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies

Elaine Phillips retired in 2020 after 41 years of teaching—at Jerusalem University College in Israel, Pinebrook Junior College outside Philadelphia, and, since 1993, at Gordon.

After receiving her undergraduate degree in social psychology from Cornell University and the Master of Divinity degree from Biblical Theological Seminary, Elaine Phillips, along with her husband, Perry, studied and taught for three years in Israel. Upon their return, they taught at a small Christian junior college outside of Philadelphia from 1979-1992 and Elaine earned her Ph.D. in... more ➔

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Marvin Wilson

Professor Emeritus of Biblical and Theological Studies
Previous Harold John Ockenga Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies

Marv Wilson retired in 2018 after 55 years of teaching—at Barrington College, and, since 1971, at Gordon.

Marv Wilson has taught Old Testament, Hebrew and Jewish Studies at Gordon since 1971. Previously, he taught eight years at Barrington College. Dr. Wilson has published two widely used textbooks: Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith (Eerdmans) and its sequel, Exploring Our Hebraic Heritage: A Christian Theology of Roots and Renewal (Eerdmans). He is co-author (with Edwin Yamauchi) of the new four-volume ... more ➔

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