Meet the D.Miss. Faculty
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 Byron Klaus
President
Professor of Intercultural Leadership Studies
B.S., Bethany Bible College
M.R.E., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
D.Min., Fuller Theological Seminary
Thesis: Southern California College: A Plan for Ministerial Formation
For 20 years, Dr. Klaus served as vice president for Latin America ChildCare, a child development ministry serving over 80,000 children in 21 nations. His commitment to leadership development has allowed him to impact leaders in over 50 nations. |
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DeLonn Rance
Director of Intercultural Doctoral Studies
Chair of the Global Missions Department
Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies
2008-2009 J. Philip Hogan Professor of World Missions
B.A., Bethany College (now Bethany University)
M.A., (Missions) Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
M.A., (Leadership) Vanguard University
Ph.D., (Intercultural Studies) Fuller Theological Seminary
Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidad Cristiana de las Asambleas De Dios (El Salvador)
Dissertation: The Empowered Call: the Activity of the Holy Spirit in Salvadoran Assemblies of God Missionaries
Dr. Rance has 24 years of missionary experience in El Salvador with emphasis on the training and sending of missionaries from the majority world. |
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 Warren Newberry
Program & Admissions Coordinator: Intercultural Doctoral Studies
Associate Professor of Missions
B.A. (Religion) Vanguard University of Southern California
M.A. (Cultural anthropology) Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
D.Th. (Missiology) University of South Africa
Dissertation: Major Missiological Motifs in North American Classical Pentecostal Missions
Dr. Newberry is a 40-year missionary/educator veteran having served in Malawi, Jamaica, Bosnia, Belize and other countries. |
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 Gary B. McGee
Distinguished Professor of Church
History and Pentecostal Studies
B.A. Central Bible College
M.A.R. Concordia Seminary
M.A. (History) Missouri State University
Ph.D. (Historical Theology) Saint Louis University
Dissertation: “This Gospel . . . Shall Be Preached”: A History and Theology Of Assemblies of God Foreign Missions: 1914-1959
Known for his work in the history of Pentecostal missions and missiology, Dr. McGee has extensive college and seminary teaching experience around the world. |
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Johan
Mostert
Professor of Community Psychology
B.S. (Psychology) Bethany Bible College
B.A. (Psychology) University of South Africa
B.A. Hons (Psychology) Stellenbosch University
M.A. (Psychology) University of South Africa
SMP (Senior Management programme) Graduate School of Management, University of Pretoria
D.Phil. (Psychology) University of Pretoria
Thesis: “The Psychodynamics of Pastoral Ministry: a Pastoral-Psychological Investigation”
Dr. Mostert, a native of South Africa, has 20 years of experience in compassion ministries. He is widely recognized as a leading authority on local-church response to the global AIDS pandemic and travels frequently as a speaker and project consultant for faith-based development agencies. |
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 Mark Hausfeld
Visiting Professor of Urban and Islamic Studies
2007-2008 J. Phillip Hogan Professor of World Missions
B.A., Evangel University
M.Div. (Missions and Pastoral Counseling) Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
D.Min. (Missions) Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
Thesis: Developing Urban Ministry Curricula for the Carlson Institute: A Shared Christian Praxis
Dr. Hausfeld is the AGWM area director for Central Eurasia. He has 14 years of missionary experience. |
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 JoAnn Butrin
Adjunct Professor
R.N. Geisinger Medical Center. Danville, Pennsylvania
B.S. Evangel University
M.S. Penn State University
Ph.D. University of Minnesota.
Dissertation: The Experience of Culturally Diverse Nurse-Client Encounters
Dr. Butrin served as a medical missionary in Zaire for 14 years and as the director of AG HealthCare Ministries for nine. She is currently the director of International Service Ministries for AGWM. |
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 Joe Castleberry
Adjunct Professor
President: Northwest Univeristy
B.A. (Biblical Studies) Evangel University
M.Div. (New Testament) Princeton Theological Seminary
Ed.D. (International Educational Development with concentration in Higher Education Administration) Columbia University
Dissertation: It's Not Just For Ignorant People Anymore: The Future Impact of University Graduates on the Development of the Ecuadorian Assemblies of God
Dr. Castleberry has 18 years of missionary experience in Latin America in the areas of academics, pastoral ministry and community development. He is a former academic dean of AGTS and the president of Northwest University. |
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 Beth Grant
Adjunct Professor
B.S. (Christian Education) Central Bible College
M.A. (Cultural Anthropology) Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
Ph.D. (Intercultural Education) Biola University, School of Intercultural Studies,
Dissertation: Theological Education in India: Leadership Development for the Indian or Western Church?
Dr. Grant is a 28-year missionary to Southern Asia. She is the chair of the AG Task Force for Women in Ministry and the U.S. liaison for Project Rescue, an AG World Missions (AGWM) ministry in Eurasia to girls who are victims of forced prostitution. |
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Dr. Johnson
2006-2007 J. Philip Hogan Professor of World
Missions
Adjunct Professor
University of Washington
B.A. (Pastoral Ministry) Northwest University
M.A. (Biblical Literature), Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
M.A. (Leadership) Azusa Pacific University
Ph.D. Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (University of Wales)
Dissertation: Leadership in a Bangkok Slum: An Ethnography of Thai Urban Poor in the Lang Wat Pathum Wanaram Community
Since beginning his missionary career in Thailand in 1986, Dr. Johnson has distinguished himself as one of the brightest thinkers in Pentecostal missions. |
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 Ivan Satyavrata
Adjunct Professor
B.Th. Southern Asia Bible College, Bangalore, India
B.D. Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, India
M.Th. Regent College, Vancouver, Canada
Ph.D. The Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, Oxford, U.K. [British Open University]
Thesis: "God has not left Himself without Witness": A Critical Examination of the 'Fulfilment' Concept in the Christian Understanding of Other Religions in Indian Christian Thought, with special reference to the Contribution of Krishna Mohan Banerjea and Sadhu Sundar Singh to Protestant Fulfilment Theology.
Dr. Satyavrata is chair of the Mark Buntain Memorial AG Church, Kolkata, India. |
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 David Thomas
Adjunct Professor
B.F.A., University of Notre Dame
M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Dissertation: On a White Horse: The Triumph of the Anti-beast in Revelation 19
Dr. Thomas has 14 years of missionary experience in Latin America, focusing primarily in ministry training and pastoral ministries. He is currently pastoring a church in southern California. |
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 Dene Wood
Adjunct Professor
B.A., Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God
M.A.T., Rollins College
Ed.D., NOVA Southeastern University
Dissertation: A strategy for Developing a Continuing Education Plan for Missionaries: A Component of the Major Applied Research Project: Identification of Perceived Need of Assemblies of God Missionaries for Continuing Education and a Strategy for Developing a Continuing Education Program Plan
Dr. Wood is a missionary/educator (1975 to the present) who has taught in numerous colleges and seminaries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Southern Asia.
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