Council of Church Leaders
The following church leaders advise the dean and faculty of the School of Theology on program development to ensure the practicality and relevance of program content.
Azusa Campus
John Dix
Lead Pastor, Grace Church of Glendora
Fawn Imboden
Vice President, Chief Development Officer, America’s Christian Credit Union
Dave Johnson
Senior Pastor, Neighborhood Christian Fellowship Wesleyan Church, Covina
Juan Carlos Mendez
Co-Founder, Inter-Faith Los Angeles
Sergio Navarrete, D.Min.
Superintendent, Southern Pacific Latin American District Assemblies of God
Mike Platter
Senior Pastor, Glendora Community Church
Glen D. Prior
Superintendent, Free Methodist Church SoCal
Judith Shoemaker
Co-Pastor, Glendora Friends Community Church
Joshua Robert Smith
Senior Pastor, Mountainside Communion Church of the Nazarene
Kay Wilson
Associate Pastor, Friends Church Arcadia
Dale Winslow
Senior Pastor, Foothill Community Church
Los Angeles Campus
Daniel Andalon
Lead Consultant, Andalon & Associates
Derek Engdahl
Field Director, Servant Partners
Marina Gordon
Associate Minister/Chaplain, New Philadelphia A.M.E. Church
Jawane Hilton
Senior Pastor/Bishop,City on the Hill Church
Juan Carlos Mendez
Co-Founder, Inter-Faith Los Angeles
Oscar Owens Jr.
Christian Education Director and Bible College President, West Angeles Church of God in Christ
Sue Park-Hur
Co-Lead Pastor, Mountain View Mennonite Church
Moegagogo Solomona
Pastor, Congregational Church of the Messiah
San Diego Campus
Justin Alfred
Word in Life Ministries
Charles Allers
Pastor, San Diego Branch Church
Chuck Butler
Pastor for Training & the Arts, North Coast Calvary Chapel
Jerrilyn Calvert
Navy Chaplain
Rene Colon ’14, M.Div. ’16
Elder, City of Hope International Church
Gamaliel Martin Garcia
Senior Pastor, Rancho Hills Church
Micah Haney
Associate Pastor, Beach Chapel
Thomas Hogan
Family Life Pastor, Escondido First Church of the Nazarene
Gregory Lloyd
Associate Campus Pastor, The Rock Church (Point Loma Campus)
Treena Meyers
Pastor (Volunteer), The Rock Church
Matthew Palm
Senior Pastor, Hope Church
Matthew Veling, M.Div. ’11
Rector, Restoration Abbey
Korean Program
Joshua Chung
Associate Pastor, Journey Evangelical Church
Min Jeongkii
Senior Pastor, Choong Hyun Mission Church
Bryan Kim
Senior Pastor, Korean Evangelical Church of America
Sinyil Kim
Senior Pastor, Union Evangelical Church
SooYoung David Kim
Senior Pastor, His Church
Stan Lee
Pastor, Korean Evangelical Church of America
Programa Hispano
Salvador Angulo
Pastor, Iglesia Agua de Vida
Marcelo Bustos
Senior Pastor, Iglesia Bautista Belen
Jacqueline Carpio
Heriberto Cayetano, M.Div. ’08
German Alejandro Herrera
Pastor, Parkside Church
Sergio Navarrete, D.Min.
Superintendent, Southern Pacific Latin American District Assemblies of God
Ana Perez
Assistant Minister, Principe de Paz
Daniel Prieto
Senior Pastor, Altar Foursquare Church
Carmen Rivera
Pastor, Ministerio Vida Nueva
Ronald Vides
Senior Pastor, Ministerios Betesda
Note: This information is current for the 2020-21 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.