BLCS On-Line Catalog - Section Seven: International Faculty
The International Professors
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Dr. Felton O. Best
Professor of Church History
B.S.
- North Carolina A&T State University
v M.S. - North
Carolina A&T State University
v Ph.D. - Ohio
State University Dr.
Best serves as the Professor of Church History and has
the ability to make Church History come alive for his
students.
Dr. Best also is the Associate Professor of History and
chairs the Department of History at Central Connecticut
State University.
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Dr. Bruce Booker
Associate Professor of Hebraic Heritage Studies
B.B.S.—Biblical Life College & Seminary
v M.A.—Columbia
Pacific University
v Ph.D.—Columbia
Pacific University Dr.
Booker received s’micha (ordination) as a
Messianic Rabbi through Messianic Bureau International . He
currently serves as the Messianic Rabbi of Beth Yeshua
Messianic Fellowship , Priest River, Idaho. Bruce has
led several Messianic fellowships and congregations
since 1989, including Beth Shalom Messianic
Congregation, Sandpoint, Idaho, and Beth Shalom
Messianic Congregation, formerly of Colton, CA -
currently in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. He
is the author of several books including: THE LIE
Exposing the Satanic Plot Behind Anti-Semitism, A
Merciful Severity - A Study of Christian Anti-Semitism
through the Centuries, God, Give me Patience NOW!, A
Call to Holiness, and What If? |
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Dr. Richard Booker
Associate Professor of Hebraic Heritage Studies
B.S.
in Management – Louisiana Technical University
v M.B.A. –
Louisiana Technical University
v Ph.D. in
Theology – International Seminary. Dr.
Booker is the President of Sounds of the Trumpet
ministries and the Founder of the Institute for
Hebraic-Christian Studies.
He is the author of the best selling book “The
Miracle of the Scarlet Thread” and has authored over
twenty books dealing with the Hebraic heritage of
Christianity and the victorious Christian life.
Dr. Booker is in great demand to teach on these
subject around the world. |
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Dr. Richard Bootz
Professor of New Testament Greek
A.A. - Concordia College
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B.A. - Concordia Senior College
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B.D. - Concordia Seminary
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M.Div. - Concordia Seminary
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Th.D. - Faith Theological Seminary
Dr. Bootz serves as our New Testament Studies and Greek
Professor.
He is an independent Pentecostal minister who lives in
McCordsville, IN.
He also teaches Greek on the local Christian
Television Station and at Indiana Christian University |
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Dr. George Boutieller
Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling
B.S. - Berean Christian College and Seminary
Th.M - Christian Bible College
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D.Min. - Christian Bible College
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Ph.D. - Minnesota Graduate School of
Theology Dr. Boutieller is in private practice at New Hope Counseling Center in Harrisburg, PA. He has served as the President of the United Association of Christian Counselors International and is certified as a national facilitator for Building Family Strengths with the University of Nebraska. |
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Dr. William J. Butler
Professor of Biblical / Pastoral Counseling & New
Testament Studies
B.Sci. - St. Bonaventure University
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M.Div. - Chicago Theological Seminary
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D.Min. - Chicago Theological Seminary Dr.
Butler is President of New England Int’l School of
Ministry (NEISM) located in Bloomfield, Connecticut
He is a trained AAPC Clinical and Pastoral
Psychotherapist and has taught psychology, cross culture
counseling and managing a diversity workforce courses at
St. Joseph’s College and Rensselaar, Graduate School of
Management.
Presently, he is a preservation and family reunification
clinician at United Services, Inc. |
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Dr. Karl Coke
Professor of Hebrew
Th.B. - L.I.F.E. Bible College
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M.Div.
- California Graduate School of
Theology
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Ph.D. - California Graduate School of
Theology Dr. Coke is the founder and president of Karl Coke Evangelistic Association and “Re-Direction” Media Ministries. He is a guest speaker at many Bible Colleges and Seminaries around the world teaching on Hebrew, Christian/Judaic Heritage and related subjects. He has been serving as a tour host and teacher for 15 day bible study tours of Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Greece since 1972. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Pentecostal Fellowship of North America and is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society. |
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Dr. John J.A. Fryters
Professor of Biblical Counseling
B.S. – American International University
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M.S. – American International University
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Ph.D. – American International University
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Internationally Certified Alcohol & Drug Addictions
Counselor – Canadian Addictions Counsellors
Certification Federation.
Dr. Fryters is a veteran in education, counseling (both
in the secular & biblical fields) and pastoral ministry.
He is a certified educator for the Canadian
University system and conducts training in counseling
throughout Canada.
He has founded both the Fountain of Life School
of Ministry (FOLSOM) and CHAKAM School of Ministry in
Prince Albert.
CHAKAM now has training centers in Canada, Peru &
England. |
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Dr. Gary A. Jung
Professor of Biblical Counseling & Associate
Professor of Biblical Life Education
B.B.S. - Biblical Life College & Seminary
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M.A. - Southwest Bible College and Seminary
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Ph.D. - Southwest Bible College and Seminary
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Ph.D. - Biblical Life College & Seminary Dr. Jung is the creator of Teleios Therapy and serves on the Board of the Association of Biblical Life Educators. He is the Senior Pastor of Hillside Alliance Church, an ordained ministry with the Christian Missionary Alliance, and a professor at San Jose Christian College. |
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Dr. Wilfred R. Kent
Associate Professor of Biblical/Pastoral Counseling
Th.B. - London Theological Seminary
v M.S. - Saint
Francis College
v Ph.D. - Kent
College
v Ph.D. -
Evangelical Theological Seminary - School of
Professional Pastoral Counseling Dr.
Kent is an internationally respected author, radio and
TV personality and lecturer on the subject of Biblical
Counseling.
He is also the president and founder of the
International College of Biblical Counseling which has
offices in the United States, Canada and the United
Kingdom. He
travels internationally teaching many of the courses we
are now using in our curriculum. |
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Dr. Michael K. Lake
Chancellor and Senior Professor of Theology/Ministry
and Senior Professor of Biblical Life Education
A.A.
- United Theological Seminary
v Th.B. -
Christian Bible College
v Th.M. -
Christian Bible Seminary
v M.A. - Faith
Theological Seminary
v Th.D. - North
American School of Theology
v D.R.E. - New
Covenant International Bible College
v D.Psy. - Faith
Theological Seminary Dr.
Lake is the founder of BLCS and serves as an Educational
Consultant for various Christian organizations around
the world.
He is ordained with the United Full Gospel Church and
has served as Bishop for the denomination since 1999.
Dr. Lake is listed in the U.S. Registry’s “Who’s
Who Among Outstanding Americans”, Sterling’s “Who’s Who
Executive Edition” and the “Who’s Who among American
Teachers” for his accomplishments in ministry and with
BLCS. |
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Dr. Douglas A. Wheeler
Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling and
Associate Professor of Hebraic Studies
B.S.
- Texas Tech. University
v Th.M. -
California Graduate School of Theology
v Ph.D. -
California Graduate School of Theology
v Th.D. - Florida
Theological Seminary Dr.
Wheeler is the Founder and Director of Mended Wings
Ministries.
His ministry is an outreach to “feed those sheep
who have been marked for slaughter.”
He teaches around the world on mending lives and
families according to Biblical principles and Hebraic
Studies. He
is the author of many books to include “The Influence of
the Hebrew Language, History and Culture on the New
Testament,” “Think of These Things-Hebraic Conceptual
Ideas from Philippians 4:8,” “Hebrew Bible Study
Methodology” and a host of other works. |
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Manuel HerndanezThesis/Dissertation Review Board
All Master and Doctoral level programs require a thesis/dissertation for graduation. All students are assigned a Thesis/Dissertation Review Committee of at least four members drawn from our Thesis/Dissertation Review Board. Duties of members of the Thesis/Dissertation Review Committee include:
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Review and approve/disapprove student’s thesis/dissertation proposal.
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Suggest ways of improving thesis/dissertation as well as suggesting research texts.
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Review and grading of student’s thesis/dissertation.
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Review of all class work, thesis/dissertation, mentorship/supervision and make recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning graduation of student.
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