FACULTY JAY L. SEDWICK JR.
Professor of Christian Education, 1998–. B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1984; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1989; M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1996; Ph.D., 2003.
Dr. Sedwick has more than twenty-six years of youth ministry experience and serves on the board of the Association of Youth Ministry Educators. He has four children, guaranteeing a youth laboratory in his house for the years to come. An ordained minister who teaches youth at a large Dallas-area church, Dr. Sedwick is also a popular conference and seminar speaker. His research and teaching interests include legal and financial issues in ministry, youth development, biblical education for youth, and curriculum design.
JAY L. SEDWICK JR.
EDWARD W. SHYU
Assistant Director of Online Chinese Studies, Adjunct Professor in Christian Education, 2011–. B.S., Ocean University, Taiwan, R.O.C, 1987; M.I.B.A., West Coast University, 1992; M.Div., International Theological Seminary, 1995; D. Min., Dallas Theological Seminary, 2010.
EDWARD W. SHYU
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Dr. Shyu has served as Missionary Director of CEF San Gabriel Valley Region in mobilizing Good News Clubs in public schools and training Sunday school teachers at local churches since 1999. He also has served on pastoral teams at Chinese local churches in Southern California. His major duties are building online or hybrid courses for online Chinese studies. His passion is to teach children, train teachers, and equip leaders so that they are able to teach the truth, preach the gospel, and make disciples for the Lord.
BENJAMIN I. SIMPSON
Assistant Professor of New Testament Studies, Director of Operations-DTS Houston, 2011–. B.A., Bryan College, 1998; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 2003; Ph.D., 2011.
Dr. Simpson joined the faculty in 2006 as the registrar, a role that gave him the opportunity to help students navigate the sometimes complicated path to completion of their degree programs. In 2011 he moved to Houston as the director of operations and continues to positively influence students’ ministries by helping them with course choice, scheduling, and degree completion. He is married to Amber and they have two children, Madison and Eli.
JAY E. SMITH
BENJAMIN I. SIMPSON
Professor of New Testament Studies, 1996–. B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1982; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1989; Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1996.
Various forms of ministry in the local church complement Dr. Smith’s role as a teacher in the New Testament Studies department. He has a special interest in the apostle Paul’s letters and New Testament theology. He regularly contributes to leading academic journals and several professional societies. His current teaching and research interests include 1 Corinthians and sexual ethics in Pauline literature. “Dr. Jay” often uses sports metaphors to help his students learn Greek grammar and syntax. And maybe someday he and his daughters Karissa and Dayna will hook a big one at the lake right by his house.
JAY E. SMITH
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