Meet the Faculty

Your D.Min. features the following outstanding faculty.

Program Director

• Daniel Newman, PhD

  Director, Doctor of Ministry Programs; Professor, Department of Ministry

  • Phone: (213) 252-0962
  • Email: dnewman@apu.edu

Professors

• Keith J. Matthews, DMin

  Chair, Department of Ministry; and Professor of Spiritual Formation and Leadership

  • Phone: (626) 815-5451
  • Email: kmatthews@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room D223
• Don Thorsen, PhD

  Professor, Department of Biblical and Theological Studies

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5650
  • Email: dthorsen@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 224
• Enrique Zone, EdD

  Associate Dean for Urban and Multicultural Programs; Professor of Ministry and Hispanic Church Leadership; Director, Hispanic Programs

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5653
  • Email: ezone@apu.edu

Assistant Professor

• Moises Lopez, PhD

  Assistant Professor, Department of Biblical and Theological Studies

  • Email: moiseslopez@apu.edu

Adjunct Professor

• Miguel Darino, DMin

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Ministry and Department of Theology and Ethics

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: mdarino@apu.edu

Professor Emeritus

• Kenneth L. Waters Sr., PhD

  Professor Emeritus, School of Theology; Department of Biblical and Religious Studies

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5632
  • Email: kwaters@apu.edu