Professor of New Testament
Education
- Ph.D., New Testament, University of Aberdeen (Scotland), 1993
- M.Th., Regent College, 1987
- M.Div., Northwest Baptist Seminary, 1983
- B.A. in Psychology, University of British Columbia, 1975
- Certificate in Christian Education, North American Baptist College, 1970
Publications
- “Chapter 12. Opposition to the Plan of God and Persecution.” In Witness to the Gospel: The Theology of Acts. Eds. I.H. Marshall and D. Peterson. Grand Rapids/Cambridge: Eerdmans, 1998. 235-56.
- The Book of Acts and Paul in Roman Custody. Series: The Book of Acts in its First Century Setting. Volume 3. Gen. ed., B.W. Winter. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans/Carlisle: Paternoster, 1994.
- Publications, papers, and presentations
Courses Taught
- BIE 505 Biblical Hermeneutics
- BIE 703 Exposition of Hebrews and other General Epistles
- BIE 704 Exposition of the Johannine Corpus
- BIE 706 Exposition of Romans
- BIE 719/20 Exposition of Acts
- BIE 731/32 Exposition of Colossians and Philemon
Professional
- Professor New Testament Studies, Northwest/ACTS, 2011 – present
- Associate Professor New Testament Studies, NBTC/S at ACTS, 2003-2011
- Assistant Professor New Testament Studies, NBTC/S at ACTS, 1997-2003
- Senior Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church, Vancouver, 1993-1996
- Pastoral work and Sessional Lecturer at various locations, 1984-1993
- Senior Pastor, Abbotsford Baptist Church, 1980-1985
Interests
- Greco-Roman social, political and religious background to the New Testament
- Visual arts (drawing, sketching, painting, photography, cartooning), guitar, weight-training, walking, and traveling
