BGU Advisors
The following individuals advise students on independent studies, dissertations, theses, Philosophy of Ministry Porjects, and directed studies. All have been approved by the Academic Affairs Committee. Below each advisor's name appears the area of expertise or specialization.
Ward Gasque
Biblical & Theological Studies- PhD, Manchester University
- MTh, BD, Fuller Theological Seminary
- BA, Wheaton College, Illinois
Professional Experience: W. Ward Gasque was a founding member of the faculty of Regent College, Vancouver, BC, Canada, and Executive Director of Pacific Association for Theological Studies Canada. He has graduate degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary (BD, MTh) and Manchester University in England (PhD) and has dedicated his life to making good theology available to all of God's people. He has been a visiting scholar at Princeton Theological Seminary, St John’s University (Minnesota), and the University of Lausanne (Switzerland). He was the E. Marshall Sheppard Professor of Biblical Studies at Regent College and the first Provost of Eastern University in Saint Davids, PA. He has written two books, edited five collections of essays and more than 20 New Testament commentaries; he has also published more than 200 articles and many book reviews. He served as an editor-at-large of Christianity Today for a decade. Gasque is currently the English language pastor of a large Chinese church in Richmond, BC, Canada.
Jeffrey F. Keuss
Theological Reflection- PhD, University of Glasgow, Scotland
- MDiv, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA
- BA, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA
Professional Experience: Jeff has been a member of the Faculty of Arts and Divinity at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, where he served as a Senior Lecturer of Practical Theology and Director for the Centre for the Study of Literature, Theology and the Arts. During his tenure in Scotland, Jeff additionally served as Associate Minister of the Glasgow Cathedral and on the National Mission Board for Youth and Urban Priority Areas for the Church of Scotland. He has served as Visiting Professor of Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, Bakke Graduate University, and Mars Hill Graduate School as well as the University of South Africa (UNISA) through Schloss Mittersill Study Center in Austria.
Linus J. Morris
Leadership for the Global Church- DMin, Asian Theological Seminary/Bakke Graduate University (joint degree)
- MDiv, DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary, California
- MA, Regent College, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
- Special Studies, L’Abri Christian Fellowship, Switzerland
- BS, Oregon State University
Professional Experience: Linus Morris presently serves as President of Christian Associates International, a church planting organization that establishes contemporary, high-impact churches in major cities and trains others in the principles of high-impact churches. Dr. Morris pastored two churches in Europe and has been involved in evangelism, church planting and pastoral ministry for more than 40 years. He authored The High Impact Church; Planting High Impact Churches; The Key to Reaching the Western World; What Happens If We Don't Reach Europe? and The Divine Expedition.
Steve Ogne
Church & Ministry Multiplication- DMin, Bakke Graduate University, Seattle
- MA, Talbot Seminary, LaMirada, California
- BA, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California
Professional Experience: Serves as a nationally known coach and consultant for Church Resource Ministries. Previous ministries include pastorates at Community Church and Crossroads Community Church, both in California.
William Payne
Research Methodology- RelD, Claremont School of Theology, California
- BA, Chapman College, California
Professional Experience: Dr. Payne is currently the Development Director for Missoula 3:16 Rescue Mission in Missoula, Montana, and also does outside consulting in grant writing and strategic planning. He worked on the leadership team that founded the Northwest Graduate School in 1990 (now BGU), serving as dean from 1992 to 2001 and then president until 2003. Payne was the Adult Education Pastor at Overlake Christian Church in Washington, 1986-1992, and previously served in other pastoral and school administration positions for several churches and schools in Oregon and California. He can be contacted at billp@bgu.edu.
William Tenny-Brittian
Research & Writing- DMin, Bakke Graduate University, Seattle, WA
- MDiv, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
- BTh, Florida Baptist Theological College, Gracefille
Professional Experience: William "Bill" Tenny-Brittian is currently a Senior Consultant with Easum, Bandy, and Associates as well as the Senior Editor of Net Results magazine. He specializes in church transformation amidst cultural change from a spiritual development paradigm. He is ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and has served as a transformational pastor in three denominations (United Methodist, Presbyterian Church USA, and Disciples of Christ). He is also a church planter who has been a member of church planting teams in two denominations (Southern Baptist and Disciples of Christ). He is the author of four recent books: House Church Manual, Prayer for People Who Can’t Sit Still, High-Voltage Spirituality, and Under the Radar (co-written with Bill Easum). He is married to the Rev. Dr. Kris Tenny-Brittian and has recently relocated to Columbia, Missouri.