Academics
Church Administration, Mission Work and Education are the focus in the B.A. in Christian Ministry and Certificate in Christian Ministry. One central core value of this program is to provide the opportunity in a career upon graduation through our career center.
Some of these roles include:
- Lead Pastor
- Associate Pastor
- Worship Leader
- Bible Study Leader
- Youth Pastor
- Church Ministry
- Children’s Pastor
- Family Pastor
- Indigenous Mission Work
- Global Impact in the Mission Field
- Church Planting
- Director of a Non-Profit
- Ministry Development Director
- Education Administration
- Special Education
- Elementary Teacher
- Middle School Teacher
- High-School Teacher
- Online Education
Our Board:
Dr. Bill Dykes
Dr. Don Dion
Pastor Bill Snyder
Andrew Cromwell
Cynthia Rodriguez, Esq.
Maurice Tamayo
Peggy Tamayo
Our Team:
| President | Dr. Dino Pedrone |
| Vice President of Academics | Dr. JoAnna Oster |
| Vice President of Operations | Pastor Mike Sanders, M.Div. |
| Academic Chair | Amy Garvin, M.Ed. |
| Pastoral Chair | Pastor Marc Chamberlain, M.A. |
| Mission Chair | Pastor Danne King |
| Student Support Mentor | Pastor Rick Ramsey |
| Student Support Mentor | Dr. Olubunmi King |
| Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Library & Media Resources | Wendy Fahrney |
| Director of IT | Austin Sanders, B.R.E |
| Director of Business Office | Terri Sanders, B.S. |
Our Faculty:
| Name | Degrees held and institutions or agencies awarding the credentials | Academic preparation and area of the degree held | Experience |
| Alice Stoner | M.A. Grand Canyon University | M.A. Major: Art and Design | Art Instructor and Set Design |
| Carl McKee | M.S. & M.Ed. Shippensburg University | M.S. Major: Elementarty Education, M.Ed. Major: Educational Leadership | Pastor, Principal, History, Leadership and Teacher |
| Julie Lewis | M. Ed. University of Phoenix | M. Ed. Major: Curriculum and Instruction | Academic Editor, English, Speech and ESL Instructor |
| Conroy Lewis | M.A.R. Liberty University | M.A.R. Major: Religion | Pastor and Worship Pastor |
| Danne King | M.A.L. Belmont | M.A.L. Major: English | Pastor and English Instructor |
| Robert Navarro | M.A. New York University | M.A. Major: Music | 3 Grammy Awards, Music Instuctor, teacher, and Worship Pastor |
| Roxana O Vancea | Ph.D. University of France & Ph.D. University of Timisoara, Romania | Ph.D. Major: Automatics and Computer Science | Instructor in math and algorithms, sciences, programming and computer-aided design techniques by means of hardware design simulation using VHDL. Languages: English (advanced), French (advanced), Romanian (native) and conversational in German |
| Thomas Coccogna | M.A. Shippensburg University | M.A. Major: English, | Communications-Journalism, English Instructor, teacher, Journalist, and Editor |
| Caleb Conklin | M.A.Baptist Bible College, M.S. Summit University, M.Div., & Ed.D. Bethel University | M.A.R. Major: Religion, M.Div. Major: Major: Theology, Ed.D. Major: Educational Leadership | Coordinator Performance Improvement, Disability Analyst 2, Mental Health Technician, Victum Service Counselor, Behavior Specialist, Principal, Education instructor, Teacher, and Online Course Design |
| Amy Garvin | M.Ed. Clarks Summit | M.Ed. Major: Educational Leadership | Principal, Dean of Students, Athletic Director, Teacher |
| JoAnna Oster | M.Ed. Florida Atlantic University, Ed.D. Liberty University | M.Ed. Major: Educational Leadership, Ed.D. Major: Educational Leadership | Teacher, Instructor Education Department graduate level, Dissertation Chair, Dissertation Committee Member, Academic Dean, Vice President of Online Learning, Vice President of Academics, Online Course Design and Training |
| Marc Chamberlain | M.A. Belmont | M.A. Major: Pastoral Leadership | Pastor, Instructor of Religion, Theology, and Pastoral |
Schedule, 2024-2025
Fall A: Aug 12-Oct 6, 2024
Fall B: Oct 21-Dec 15, 2024
Spring A: Jan 20-March 16, 2025
Spring B: March 17-May 11, 2025
Summer: June 2 – July 27, 2025
| Fall A | August 12 – October 6, 2024 | |
| Course | Course Title | Professor |
| BIBL102 | Torah | Pastor Conroy Lewis, M.A.R. |
| EDUC332 | Foundations in Special Education | Dr. JoAnna Oster |
| ENGL101 | English Comp. I | Professor Thomas Coccogna, M.A. |
| Math102 | Algebra and Math Logic I | Dr. Roxana O Vancea |
| SCIN322 | Earth Science | Dr. Roxana O Vancea |
| MIN201 | Ministry Practicum 2a | Pastor Danne King, M.A.L. |
| Fall B | October 21 – December 15, 2024 | |
| Course | Course Title | Professor |
| MIN203 | Leadership in Spiritual Formation | Pastor Conroy Lewis, M.A.R. |
| SPCH201 | Fundamentals of Speech | Professor Thomas Coccogna, M.A. |
| ECH204 | Child Development | Dr. Caleb Conklin |
| MIN202 | Ministry Practicum 2b | Pastor Danne King, M.A.L. |
| Spring A | January 20 – March 16, 2025 | |
| Course | Course Title | Professor |
| BIBL201 | Former Prophets | Pastor Marc Chamberlain, M.A. |
| EDUC331 | Teaching Language Arts & Reading | Professor Julie Lewis, M.Ed. |
| HIST212 | World History | Professor Carl McKee, M.S., M.Ed. |
| Math102 | Algebra and Math Logic II | Dr. Roxana O Vancea |
| ENGL102 | English Comp. II | Professor Thomas Coccogna, M.A. |
| MIN203 | Ministry Practicum 2c | Pastor Danne King, M.A.L. |
| Spring B | March 17 – May 11, 2025 | |
| Course | Course Title | Professor |
| BIBL202 | Latter Prophets | Pastor Marc Chamberlain, M.A. |
| EDUC324 | Development Curriculum & Assessment | Professor Julie Lewis, M.Ed. |
| ASL214 | American Sign Language II | Dr. JoAnna Oster |
| MIN204 | Ministry Practicum 2d | Pastor Danne King, M.A.L. |
| Summer | June 2 – July 27, 2025 | |
| Course | Course Title | Professor |
| MIN222 | Essentials in Ministry | Pastor Conroy Lewis, M.A.R. |
| EDUC232 | Survey of Christian Education | Dr. Caleb Conklin |
| ARTT312 | Media Appreciation | Professor Robert Navarro, M.A. |