CORE VALUES

Maranatha Baptist Seminary is designed to train each student to be theologically articulate, spiritually passionate, and professionally skilled pastors, missionaries, and evangelists for local church ministry.

In 2018, Evangelist Mark Herbster began his duties as Dean of Maranatha Baptist Seminary, replacing Dr. Larry Oats, who continues in a faculty role. Mark came to Maranatha with well-known Baptist, separatist credentials. His wealth of practical ministry experience uniquely qualifies him for his role.

Maranatha’s faculty members are well-educated, current on trending theological issues, excellent communicators, and personally approachable. Bible professors, Dr. Andrew Goodwill and Dr. David Potter, provide training in Old Testament, New Testament and the biblical languages; Dr. Bryan Brock, teaching Apologetics and Homiletics, guides students to careful Bible interpretation; long-time, beloved faculty member, Dr. David Saxon gives a strong foundation in church history and biblical exposition; Dr. Steve Love, reared on the mission field and then a pastor for over thirty years, brings a wealth of experience to missions classes; and Dr. Dean Kurtz and Dr. Shane Belding, bring expertise and experience to the biblical counseling courses. Other faculty include Dr. Andrew Hudson, New Testament; Jonathan Rehfeldt and Ben Flegal, Greek language; Dr. Matt Walker, Theology; Dr. Daniel Stevens and Dr. Milton Jones, Bible exposition.

Dr. Oats, our former dean and longest-tenured faculty member, has three earned master’s degrees and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology. As one of Maranatha’s most distinguished alumni and frequent conference speaker, he has been involved in educating students here for nearly 50 years. Dr. Oats has authored numerous theological papers and is a premier authority on Baptist fundamentalism.

MBS offers three delivery options: face to face instruction, virtual learning, and online courses, all intended to bring the same level of academic enrichment, tailored to the student’s life circumstances. The ability to obtain a Master of Arts or Master of Divinity without coming to Watertown offers the opportunity for seminary students to remain in their ministry or present local church while obtaining a regionally accredited seminary degree.