Jerram Barrs

Jerram Barrs, Professor of Christian Studies and Contemporary Culture and Director of The Francis Schaeffer Institute.  B.A., University of Manchester, England; M.Div., Covenant Theological Seminary.

Professor Barrs joined the Seminary faculty in 1989 after 16 years with L'Abri Fellowship in England, where he also pastored the International Presbyterian Church.   Professor Barrs brings a special sensitivity toward those outside the Christian faith and is in great demand as a speaker in the United States and abroad.  He has recently been seeking to develop a more biblical approach to evangelism by studying Jesus' conversations with unbelievers.  Other interests include the arts and literature.  His publications include: Being Human; Shepherds and Sheep; Who Are the Peacemakers?; and The Great Rescue.

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David Calhoun

David B. Calhoun, Professor of Church History. B.A., Columbia Bible College; B.D. and Th.M., Covenant Theological Seminary; Th.M. and Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary.

Professor Calhoun joined the Seminary faculty in 1978, after teaching at Covenant College, Columbia Bible College and Jamaica Bible College, where he also served as principal.  In addition to pastoral ministries in the United States and West Indies, Dr. Calhoun served as Overseas Coordinator of Ministries in Action, living for a time in Italy, and wrote the handbook used for missionary training by the PCA's Mission to the World.  He also studied with Francis Schaeffer at L'Abri.  He is the author of a number of books and articles, including Princeton Seminary (1812-1868): Faith and Learning; and Princeton Seminary (1869-1929): The Majestic Testimony.

Bryan Chapell

Bryan Chapell, President and Professor of Practical Theology.   B.S.J., Northwestern University; M.Div., Covenant Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.

Dr. Bryan Chapell has served since 1994 as the President of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. Raised in Memphis, TN, Dr. Chapell pastored for ten years before joining the faculty of Covenant Seminary in 1985 to teach preaching. He later served several years as Dean of the Faculty before his presidential appointment.

Dr.Chapell has served as a preacher and lecturer in churches, colleges, and seminaries throughout this country and abroad. He has also authored a number of books including: Standing Your Ground: A Call to Courage in an Age of Compromise; In the Grip of Grace; and Christ-Centered Preaching which was named "Book of the Year" by Preaching Magazine, and received the Best Religious Communication Book Award from the Religious Speech Communication Association. Dr. Chapell's latest books, Each for the Other: Marriage as it is Meant to Be, (Baker Book House) and The Wonder Of It All (Crossway Books) were published in 1999. 

Dan Doriani

Daniel M. Doriani, Dean of Faculty and Professor of New Testament. B.A., Geneva College, M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary; S.T.M., Yale Divinity School; Ph.D., Westminster Theological Seminary.

Professor Doriani joined the faculty in 1991, following five years of teaching biblical studies at Geneva College.  While teaching at Geneva, he also served on the staff of a local PCA church. Previously he served for five years as pastor of a church in Maryland. Dr. Doriani was named Dean of Faculty in 1995.  He maintains a wide range of scholarly and pastoral interests and frequently speaks at church conferences around the country.  His publications include: David the Anointed; Teach the Nations: A Commentary on Matthew; Getting the Message: A Plan for Interpreting and Applying the Bible and a number of articles.

Gary Haugen

Gary Haugen, Francis Schaeffer Institute guest lecturer B.A., Harvard University; J.D., University of Chicago.

Gary Haugen serves as the President of International Justice Mission, which he joined after serving as a Senior Trial Attorney with the Police Misconduct Task Force of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.  In 1994, Gary was detailed from the Justice Department to the United Nations where he served as the Officer in Charge of the UN's genocide investigation in Rwanda. Prior to joining the Department of Justice, Gary worked for the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, where he investigated human rights abuses committed by police and military in the Philippines. Gary has also served in the executive committee of the National Initiative for Reconciliation (NIR) in South Africa, an organization chaired by Archbishop Tutu and evangelist Michael Cassidy, devoted to racial reconciliation. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Evangelicals. This message was presented at Covenant Seminary during the Francis Schaeffer lecture series in the fall of 1999.

Robert Peterson

Robert A. Peterson, Professor of Systematic Theology. B.S., Philadelphia College of Bible; M.Div., Biblical Theological Seminary; M.Phil. and Ph.D., Drew University.

Professor Peterson joined the faculty in 1990, having served as Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and New Testament at Biblical Theological Seminary for ten years. He has served as pastor of several churches including church planting efforts and he has been to Uganda on a teaching and preaching mission. His experience as a minister of the Gospel is reflected in the practical emphases in his systematic theology classes. Dr. Peterson is also known for his daily lunches with students. He is the author of Getting to Know John's Gospel: A Fresh Look at Its Main Ideas; Hell On Trial: the Case for Eternal Punishment; Calvin and the Atonement; and a number of articles.  He is currently working on a book on the doctrine of adoption.

George Robertson

George Robertson, Instructor in Practical Theology. B.A., Covenant College; M.Div. and Th.M., Covenant Theological Seminary; Ph.D. studies, Westminster Theological Seminary.

Professor Robertson has since 1991 been pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church in St. Louis, the nearby church formerly pastored by Francis Schaeffer and our founding president, Dr. Robert Rayburn.  A gifted preacher, he was awarded the Robert G. Rayburn Homiletics Award at his graduation from Covenant Seminary.  In recognition of his outstanding preaching and teaching gifts (evident during four years of assisting as a adjunct professor), Professor Robertson was invited in 1996 to join the Seminary faculty while he continues to serve his local congregation.

Scotty Smith

Scott W. "Scotty" Smith, Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology. A.B., University of North Carolina; M.A.R., Westminster Theological Seminary.

Since 1986 Scotty Smith has served as senior pastor of Christ Community Church in Franklin, Tennessee, near Nashville.  Today the church, of which he was the founding pastor, averages more than 3,500 each week as is known for thoughtful preaching, engaging worship and community ministry. In addition, he is the co-author of two books, Unveiled Hope with singer Michael Card, and Speechless: Living in Awe of God's Disruptive Grace with singer Steven Curtis Chapman.

Richard Winter

Richard Winter, Associate Professor of Practical Theology. M.B., B.S., L.R.C.P. and M.R.C.S., University of London; Member of Royal College of Psychiatrists (U.K.).

Dr. Winter is a qualified clinical physician with a specialty in psychiatry. Dr. Winter and his family came from the English L'Abri to head Covenant's counseling program in 1992.  His experience includes service as Senior Resident in Psychiatry at Bristol General Hospital in England as well as Chairman of Elders, Chairman of his Presbytery and Moderator of his Synod in England. Dr.Winter serves the Counseling program as both a teacher and faithful example of a Christian counselor with his respect, compassion and knowledge.  Dr. Winter is the author of The Roots of Sorrow: Reflections on Depression and Hope.