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Dr. Thomas A. Halstead Chairperson, Department of Biblical Studies Professor of New Testament & Greek Dean of The Master's Institute B.S., M.S. California State University, Northridge M.Div., Talbot Theological Seminary Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University Joined TMC 1985 Dr. Halstead served as an Associate Pastor at Grace Community Church for ten years prior to coming to The Master’s College. He has led a number of missions teams while at the college, including the Soviet Union, India, New Zealand, Albania, and Japan. He also studied at the Institute for Holy Land Studies in Israel. He has been the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching/Teacher of the Year Award three times, and has been recognized in Who’s Who Among American’s Teachers for a number of years. Dr. Halstead is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society. His teaching style emphasizes dialogue and discussion. His classes are oriented toward practical application, personal relevance, and content master. Also, Dr. Halstead is an adjunct professor for the Center for Professional Studies at TMC. He is married to Shahrazad and has three married children: Holly, Christopher, and Heather, and seven grandchildren. E-mail contact:

Dr. William C. Varner Professor of Bible & Greek B.A., Bob Jones University M.A., Dropsie College M.Div., Th.M., Biblical Theological Seminary Ed.D., Temple University Studies in Modern Hebrew at Gratz College Joined TMC 1996 Dr. Varner came to The Master's College after seven years in the Pastorate and seventeen years of ministry with the Friends of Israel in New Jersey. The last ten of those years he served as Dean of their Institute of Biblical Studies, where he taught and led study tours to Israel. Dr. Varner also served as an adjunct professor at Philadelphia College of the Bible. In addition to teaching Bible Exposition and Greek Exegesis courses, Will serves as Director of the college's IBEX semester in Israel program, a country he has visited over forty times. He loves traveling with his wife, Helen, and studying Civil War lore. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature, and has authored five books, contributed to two others, published over a hundred journal and periodical articles, and regularly blogs at “DrIBEX Ideas”. He recently published an academic commentary on James. He and Helen have three grown children, one of whom is with the Lord, and three grandchildren. In 1999 and in 2005 Dr. Varner was honored as The Master's College "Teacher of the Year". He has been selected for "Who's Who in America's Colleges" for 1998-2009 and was recently selected into "Who's Who in America”. Will serves as pastor of the Sojourners Fellowship at Grace Community Church and often ministers in conferences and churches nationwide. E-mail contact:

Dr. J. Gregory Behle Professor of Christian Education B.A., Biola University Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary Ph.D., University of Southern California Joined TMC 1986 As a TMC professor, Dr. Behle is a four-time recipient of the TMC “Teacher-of-the-Year” Award (1989, 1997, 2003, and 2008). In addition to teaching responsibilities at The Master’s College he has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California and at Biola University. His research and scholarly interest focus on the foundations of American higher education (historical, philosophical, and social); historical aspects of student life and collegiate culture; and the role of religion in higher education. He is particularly noted for his work on early history of the University of Illinois and the historiography of the land-grant college movement in general. His publications have appeared in Christian Education Journal, The Master’s Seminary Journal, History of Education Quarterly, Christian Higher Education and History of Higher Education Annual. Dr. Behle is recognized in several biographical directories including Who’s Who in American Education and Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. He is a member of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) and the History of Education Society (HES). He has been inducted into Phi Delta Kappa, the international educational honor fraternity. He also serves as Academic Coordinator and as a short-term instructor for the Israel-Bible Extension (IBEX) program of The Master’s College. He is a member of Evangelical Free Church of the Canyons. He enjoys kayaking, travel, reading. skiing, and spending time with his wife Kelly, and his children, Brittany and John. E-mail contact:

Dr. Steven W. Boyd Professor of Old Testament & Hebrew B.S., M.S., Drexel University Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary M.Phil., Ph.D., Hebrew Union College--Jewish Institute of Religion Doctoral Studies, Dropsie College Joined TMC 1998 Dr. Boyd was an Associate Research Scholar on the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, interim pastor and visiting faculty member at Capital Bible Seminary, Multnomah Biblical Seminary and Northwest Baptist Seminary before coming to The Master’s College. He is a specialist in biblical Hebrew, Semitic Languages and Old Testament Studies and is a member of both the Society of Biblical Literature and The Evangelical Theological Society. Dr. Boyd is a creation-science researcher, author, and lecturer. He was on the R.A.T.E. team (an Institute for Creation Research (ICR) project, which studied radioisotope dating and the age of the earth) to research the linguistic characteristics of Biblical creation texts and is a contributor to their latest publications reporting their findings: Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth: Results of a Young-Earth Creationist Research Initiative and Thousands... not Billions: Challenging an Icon of Evolution- Questioning the Age of the Earth (both the layman’s book and DVD). He also has written a chapter for the forthcoming Biblical Authority and the Age of the Earth. In addition, he is an area editor for the 2008 International Creation Conference. He is currently involved in a new, ICR-sponsored, multi-year research project called FAST (Flood Activated Sedimentation and Tectonics), which is investigating the Genesis Flood. As part of the Flood Narrative Division of FAST, he is studying the Hebrew narrative to determine the chronology of the Flood. Dr. Boyd teaches with an emphasis on the insights to be drawn from the original languages of the Biblical text, with a sensitivity to its historical, cultural, religious and literary context and its theological content, and with a view to personal application. He has been recognized in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. He enjoys spending time with his wife and son, reading, singing, and computers. E-mail contact:

Dr. Brian Morley Professor of Philosophy and Apologetics B.A., University of Southern California M.Div., Th.M., Talbot Theological Seminary M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Joined TMC 1989 Dr. Morley has taught classes in four seminaries and graduate schools in the U.S. and Europe, and has published numerous articles in reference works and scholarly resources. He has supervised doctoral research on the improvement of higher education in the U.S., and his consulting work has included a European government ministry of education. He has taught twenty courses at TMC, including one that was awarded a grant from the Templeton Foundation. His teaching style emphasizes critical thinking skills and methods to supplement classroom instruction. He has been a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Evangelical Philosophical Society, and the Society of Christian Philosophers. Also, Dr. Morley is an adjunct professor for the Center for Professional Studies at TMC. His book, God in the Shadows: Evil in God’s World (Christian Focus Publications, 2006) deals with why pain and evil exist if God is good and all-powerful. He is also working on Pathways to God: Comparing Apologetic Methods (InterVarsity). He and his wife, Donna, founded Faith & Reason Forum (and its extensive website, www.FaithandReasonforum.com) to strengthen Christians and reach non-believers. E-mail contact:

Dr. Daniel K. Wong Professor of Biblical Studies B.S., Swatow University M.Div., Th.M., Talbot School of Theology Ph.D., Dallas Theological Seminary Joined TMC 2000 Dr. Wong has received awards for excellence in thesis writing and in eschatology. His specialties include Johannine literature, parables, and Old Testament prophecy and its use in the New Testament. He has served as pastor of a Chinese church in Los Angeles since 1984, and prior to joining TMC, he was president of Chinese for Christ Theological Seminary. In 2002, 2003-2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, he was recognized in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. Dr. Wong has published a number of journal articles, periodical articles, and songs. He is currently writing a twenty volume New Testament Commentary Series with the Academic & Professional division of Kregel Publications. E-mail contact:

Dr. John D. Street Chairperson of the Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling Professor of Biblical Counseling B.A., Cedarville University M.Div., Grand Rapids Theological Seminary D.Min., Westminster Theological Seminary Joined TMC 1999 Dr. Street is a second-generation pastor and has been in the teachcing and pastoral ministry for 33 years. He is a frequent conference speaker around the United States, Australia, Germany and Switzerland (training classes, retreats, marriage and Bible conferences, etc.). He has served as an assistant professor at Cedarville and Cornerstone Universities. He also served for one year as the Acting Director of Admissions at Cedarville University. He was the founding pastor of Clearcreek Chapel in Springboro, Ohio where a strong Bible preaching ministry and biblical counseling program included training scores of pastors. He is a regular contributor to The Biblical Counselor and The Journal of Biblical Counseling and is an editor of The Journal of Modern Ministry. Dr. Street is a fellow, board member and Vice President of the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors, and is also a member of the Evangelical Theological Society. Dr. Street is an elder at Grace Community Church and continues to pastor the Fellowship group, Joint Heirs. He is serves as the Chair of the graduate program in Biblical Counseling (MABC) at The Master's College and teaches pastoral counseling classes at The Master's Seminary (Pastoral Counseling, Marriage & Family Counseling and Advanced Counseling). Dr. Street has a wonderful wife, Janie, and four children, Krista (married to Sean Breedveld), Melissa (married to Jess Arnds), twins Jay and James. He is also a blessed grandfather of three grandchildren, Abby and Austin Breedveld and Felicity Arnds. E-mail contact:

Dr. Paul R. Thorsell Associate Professor of Theology B.A., Cedarville University Th.M., Th.D., Dallas Theological Seminary Joined TMC 2002 Dr. Thorsell has served in the pastoral ministry and two faculty teaching positions prior to joining the faculty of The Master’s College. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the American Academy of Religion. He has presented papers at regional and national meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Multi-racial Ministry Conference. His most recent research interests are in the areas of early Modern and contemporary Post-liberal theologies, Dispensationalism, and the relationship between Christian theology and racial issues. Dr. Thorsell and his wife, Diane, have been blessed with three children, Stacy, Ben, and Micah. E-mail contact: