Visiting Professors and Adjunct Faculty
Visiting Professors
Len Sweet
Visiting Distinguished Professor
Academic Background: An honors and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Richmond, he earned his M.Div. from Colgate Rochester Divinity School and
Expertise and Research Interests: Full biography
Email: lsweet@georgefox.edu
Jason Swan Clark
Visiting Professor and Founding Pastor of Vineyard Church Sutton
Academic Background: PhD, "Evangelicalism and Capitalism: A Reparative Account and Diagnosis of Pathogeneses in the Relationship," London School of Theology; DMin, Theology and Leadership, Portland Seminary; BA, Hons Theology, London School of Theology. He is the lead mentor for Portland Seminary's Doctor of Leadership in Global Perspectives.
Certifications: Post Graduate Certificate in Education, University of Greenwich (London)
Expertise and Interests: Ecclesiology, worship, theological anthropology, political theology, spiritual formation, leadership, capitalism and consumerism, Christian ethics, visual ethnography, evangelical theology & history, charismatic and pentecostal theology, missional theology, church planting, preaching & teaching, theological education & practice
E-Mail: jclark@georgefox.edu
Website: jasonswanclark.org
Ken Van Vliet
Guest Mentor; Pastor, Monte Vista Chapel
Academic Background:BA, Business Administration, California State University Stanislaus; MDiv, Bethel Theological Seminary; DMin, Leadership and Spiritual Formation, Portland Seminary.
Expertise and Interests:Spiritual formation in the local church; systemic, organizational and cultural change; leadership development; pastoral coaching.
E-Mail: kvanvliet@georgefox.edu, ken@mvcturlock.com
Website: https://mvcturlock.com
Adjunct Faculty
Dominic Abaria
Adjunct Professor of Leadership & Formation
Academic Background: DMin, Portland Seminary; MDiv, Western Seminary; BA, Concordia University
Certifications: Association of Professional Chaplains
Expertise and Interests: Ministerial and Clergy Burnout, Non-profit Organizational Leadership, Pastoral Leadership, Preaching, Teaching, Christian Spiritual Formation, and Spiritual Direction
Email: dabaria@georgefox.edu
Website: Fermata Ministries
Cherice Bock
Adjunct Professor of Spiritual Formation
Academic Background: MDIV, Princeton Theological Seminary; MS, Antioch University; PhD Candidate, Antioch University
Expertise and Interests: Intersectional justice issues, nonviolent theology, nature writing, and Quaker studies
Email: cbock@georgefox.edu
Website: https://chericebock.com
Amber M. Dillon
Adjunct Professor of New Testament Studies
Academic Background: PhD Candidate at Ridley College, Melbourne
Expertise and Interests: Johannine literature, New Testament Greek, New Testament use of Old Testament
Email: adillon@georgefox.edu
Haley Gabrielle
Adjunct Professor of New Testament
Academic Background: PhD, New Testament, Emory University; MAR, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Yale Divinity School; BA, Classics, Kenyon College
Expertise and Interests: Luke-Acts, gender/sexuality, race/ethnicity, postcolonialism, minoritized interpretation, South Asian (American) interpretation
Email: hgabrielle@georgefox.edu
Lynn Clouser Holt
Adjunct Professor of Spiritual Formation
Academic Background: MDiv, Portland Seminary
Certifications: Spiritual Director, Portland Seminary; Spiritual Direction Training, Mercy Center Colorado Springs; Spiritual Direction Supervision Training, Mercy Center Burlingame
Expertise and Interests: The intersection of psychology, spirituality, theology in relation to
Email: lholt@georgefox.edu
Website: Companioning Center and Boldly Loved
Peter Lim
Adjunct Professor of Ministry Leadership
Academic Background: PhD, Gonzaga University; MA, George Fox University; MDiv., George Fox University
Expertise & Interests: Context and Contextualization; Cross-Cultural and Intercultural Studies; Leadership Studies, Mentoring in Partnership Development; Religion and Ecology; Third-Culture Building
Email: plim@georgefox.edu
Karen Murphy
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology
Academic Background: PhD, Fuller Seminary; MAT, Fuller Seminary; BA, Seattle Pacific University
Expertise and Interests: Pentecostal history and theology, Catholicism, ecumenism, sacramental theology, liturgical theology, global Christianity, Christian mysticism, Christian spirituality, theology and film
Thomas Payne
Adjunct Professor of Chaplaincy
Academic Background: Master of Theological Studies, Vanderbilt University
Professional Affiliation: Providence Cancer Institute
Certifications: Association of Professional Chaplains
Expertise and Interests: Chaplaincy in ambulatory medical environments and the influence of secular spiritualities on patient experiences in American healthcare
Email: paynet@georgefox.edu
Jason Price
Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies
Academic Background: PhD, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures; visiting graduate student, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; MTS, Portland Seminary
Expertise and Interests: Application of critical and anthropological theories to the texts of the Hebrew Bible
Email: jprice@georgefox.edu
Jason Wellman
Adjunct Professor of Ministry Leadership
Project Faculty, DMIN in Leadership and Spiritual Formation
Academic Background: DMin, Portland Seminary; MDiv, Ashland Theological Seminary; BS, Music Education, Bluffton University
Expertise and Interests:Wesleyan theology, faith and work/vocation, faith integration, church and pastoral leadership, discernment practices, spiritual formation, leadership coaching.
Email: jwellman@georgefox.edu
Website: srumc.org
Jeremy I. Williams
Adjunct Professor of Old Testament Studies
Academic Background: PhD Candidate, UCLA; MA, UCLA; MATS, Portland Seminary; BA, Wheaton College
Expertise and Interests: Hebrew Bible; Persian Period / Second Temple Studies; Interdisciplinary approaches involving ritual studies, economic anthropology, and other socio-scientific methods; Latino/a Biblical Interpretation
Email: jeremyw@georgefox.edu