Professor of Practical Theology
Director of Supervised Ministry Program
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B.A., West Chester University, 1975; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1979; D.Min., Reformed Theological Seminary, 1998; Associate Pastor, Berith Presbyterian Church, 1979-1986; Pastor, Crossroads Community Church, 1986-; Westminster, 1997-.

Representative Article: "Topositional Preaching," Leadership, Summer 1996.

B.S., Philadelphia College of Bible, 1963; B.D., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1967; D.Min., Chicago Theological Seminary, 1974; Graduate studies, Rutgers University, Family Institute of Philadelphia; Pastoral ministry, Pennsylvania and Illinois, 1967-1973; Director, The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation, 1974; Westminster, 1976-.

Representative Article: "Jesus' Way of Caring," The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Fall 2003.

Alexander (Sandy) Finlayson

Professor of Theological Bibliography
Director of Library Services

B.A., University of Toronto, 1980; M.L.S., University of Toronto, 1982; M.T.S., Tyndale Seminary, 2002; Public Services Librarian, University of Saskatchewan Libraries, 1982-1991; Library Director, Tyndale College & Seminary, 1991-2002; Westminster 2002- .

Contributor: Biographical Dictionary of Evangelicals; Anchored in the Storm: Faith at Work in the Trials of Life; Studies in Canadian Evangelical Renewal: Essays in Honour of Ian S. Rennie.

Representative Articles: "Creators For The Creator: A Biblical Reflection on the Christian and the Arts." The Monthly Record of the Free Church of Scotland, August & September, 1998; “Heidelberg and Westminster: Two Reformed Confessions” New Horizons, 26 no. 1, 2 & 3  (January, February & March, 2005)

B.A., Belhaven College, 1977; M.Div., Reformed Theological Seminary, 1983; Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2006; Youth Pastor, Monroeville Presbyterian Church, 1976-1977; Assistant Pastor, Redlands Community Church, 1984-1987; Missionary, Mission to the World and Arab World Ministries, 1988-1998; Visiting Professor of Missions, Reformed Theological Seminary, 1994-1995; Regional Director for Franco-phone Africa, Mission to the World, 1997-1998; Westminster, 1998-.

Author: Beyond Brazil: An Introduction to Missions (English title); Great Faith (English title).

Contributor: The Urban Face of Mission.

Representative Article:  "The Church in the Middle," EMQ, Jan. 2004.

Professor of Practical Theology, Emeritus

B.S., Philadelphia College of Bible, 1971; M.A., Wheaton Graduate School of Theology, 1975; D.Min., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1989; Teacher, Philadelphia Association for Christian Schools; Pastoral ministry, Illinois, 1972-1987; Headmaster, Humboldt Community Christian School, Chicago, 1979-1987; Founder and Director, The Apprenticeship School for Urban Ministry, Chicago, 1981-1987; Board member and faculty, The Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education, Chicago, 1982-1987; Board Member, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and World Relief, 1994; Visiting Professor, Eastern Baptist Seminary, 1994; Pastor, Spirit and Truth Fellowship, Philadelphia, 1995-; Westminster, 1987-.

Author: The Hispanic Challenge: Opportunities Confronting the Church; One New People: Models for Developing a Multiethnic Church; Urban Ministry: The Kingdom, the City, & the People of God.

Contributor: Evangelical Preaching and Hispanic Theology; Bridge Book; Great Commission Handbook; Discipling the City, 2nd ed.; Upholding the Vision; The Urban Face of Mission (co-editor).

Representative Articles: "Education for Liberation," Christian Home and School, March 1984; "A Church in Missiological Tension," Urban Mission, September, 1984; "The Hispanic Connection," The Banner, October, 1984; "The Rise of Spiritism in North America," Urban Mission, May 1988; "The Family in the City," Urban Mission, 1989; "Development Ministries," Urban Mission, 1990; "The Browning of the CRC," The Banner, 1990; "Circle Church: A Case Study in Contextuali- zation," Urban Mission, 1991; "Good Neighbors: Converting Commuter Congregations to God's Agents in the Community," Discipleship Journal, 1991; "My Commitment to Intercultural Christian Community: An Hispanic Pilgrimage," Urban Mission, 1994. "Reconciliation - Still God's Concern," Urban Mission, December 1994; "Seminary: A Place for Missiological Preparedness," Westminster Theological Journal, Spring 1997; "Christian Community Development: Answers and Issues," Urban Mission, December 1997; "An Urgent Call to Do Mission in Our Cities: A Missiological Challenge," Evangelical Journal, Spring 1998; "Seeking the Kingdom in Our Cities," The Banner, February 2000; "Old Struggles with New Labels," The Banner, May 2000; "Who Are They Talking About?", The Banner, August 2000.

Professor of Practical Theology
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B.A., University of Delaware, 1975; M.Div., Biblical Theological Seminary, 1978; Ph.D., University of Utah, 1981; Research Associate in Electrophysiology, 1981; Counselor and Academic Dean, The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation, 1981-; Westminster, 1981-.

Author: The Counselor's Guide to the Brain and its Disorders; Addictive Behavior; Blame it on the Brain; When People are Big and God is Small; Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave; Depression, A Stubborn Darkness: Light for the Path.

Contributor: Leadership Handbooks of Practical Theology; Healing the Children of War; Power Religion.

Representative Articles: "Exalting pain? Ignoring pain? What do we do with the problem of suffering?" The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Spring 1994; "Who are we? Needs, longings, and the Image of God in man," The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Fall 1994; "A discussion among clergy: Pastoral counseling talks with secular psychology," The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Winter 1995; "Biblical insight in Multiple Personality Disorder." The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Fall 1995; "What you should know about Attention Deficit Disorder," The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Winter 1996; "Every Common Bush Afire with God: Scripture's Constitutive Role for Counseling," Journal of Psychology and Christianity, Winter 1997. "Counseling Those Who Are Depressed," "Words of Hope for Those Who Struggle with Depression," The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Winter 2000; "Medical Treatments for Depressive Symptoms," The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Spring 2000.