BGU Part-Time Faculty
We believe strong Christian leaders are the most qualified instructors to teach others to lead. Therefore, our faculty members have proven track records in leading successful churches and Christian organizations, as well as excellent academic credentials.
The following part-time faculty members have been given an academic assignment for BGU and teach a minimum of one course or course equivalent of four hours. They have been appointed by the Academic Affairs Committee as faculty.
Robert Calvert
European Urban Studies- BS, University of Dundee
- BD, University of Edinburgh
- DMin, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Professional Experience: In 2003, Robert Calvert began work on a PhD on the role of migrant churches in Rotterdam with the University of Utrecht. From 1991-95, he was convener of the Urban Priority Areas Committee of the Church of Scotland. In 1999, he founded Mamre (a foundation offering hospitality to asylum-seekers in Rotterdam) and became coordinator of the "Cities" track for Hope for Europe. Since 2001, Dr. Calvert has been a Board member of two migrant church organizations in the Netherlands: Gift from Africa to Europe (GATE) and Same Kerken In Nederland (SKIN). In 2002, he founded and became coordinator of Partners Learning and Acting in Cities of Europe (PLACE). Robert serves as Minister to Scots International Church in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Katherine Hodge Dudley
Professor of African Studies; BGU Regional Director- DMin, Bakke Graduate University, Seattle, WA
Professional Experience: Kathy Dudley, nationally recognized urban ministry leader, is President of Imani Bridges in Pasadena, CA, a ministry that focuses on teaching, training and mentoring, with an emphasis on Africa. She founded Dallas Ledership Foundation in March 1995 and currently serves as President Emeritus. The vision of Dallas Leadership Foundation is to assist the citizens of Dallas, TX in combating the crushing burden of poverty. having committed herself to raise up indigenous leadership from the African American community, she fulfilled that commitment, and turned Voice of Hope to local leadership. Voice of Hope was honored by President George Bush as the 424th "Daily Point of Light" in his Thousand Points of Light program. In addition, Kathy was selected as one of five Point of Light speakers at the 1992 Republican National Convention, because of her unique inner-city work in Dallas. Dr. Dudley was a contributing author to Book 5 of the highy acclaimed teaching series, Renewing the Spirit, Healing the Soul, by Howard E. Butt, Jr., and is also author of The Urban Youth Development Manual, chronicling the development of the youth ministry of Voice of Hope.
Winn Griffin
Online Courses- BA, Southern California College (now Vanguard
- University), Costa Mesa, CA
- MA, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA
- DMin, California Graduate School of Theology,
- Glendale, CA
- DMin, George Fox Evangelical Seminary
Professional Experience: Winn has taught in the church and college system for 40 years. He is the President of Seeing the Bible Live Ministries, Woodinville, WA. He was the founding editor of First Fruits, the original monthly magazine for Vineyard Ministries International. He has created, organized, and given oversight to several lay and professional schools training laity and church planters. He has ghostwritten six books plus his own curriculum writing. He has two Doctor of Ministry degrees and has been working with computers since his first doctorate in 1984. He has taught several courses online using Moodle, an online course management system.
Jeffrey F. Keuss
Theological Reflection- BA, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA
- MDiv, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA
- PhD, University of Glasgow, Scotland
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.
Ron Ruthruff
Urban Youth Issues- AA, Seattle Central Community College
- BA, Western Washington University
- MS, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
- DMin, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, Boston
Professional Experience: Ron Ruthruff serves as the Director of Ministry and Program Development for New Horizons Ministries. This ministry serves to educate the community on psychosocial and spiritual issues that impact the street youth population, create interagency partnerships, foster relationships with ministry donors.
Glenn Smith
Urban Studies for the French World/BGU Regional Director- BA, University of Michigan
- MA, University of Ottawa, Canada
- DMin, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL
Professional Experience: Glenn Smith is the Executive Director of Christian Direction Incorporation and has written many articles and government publications in addition to being the co-author of “Espair par la Ville” with Dr. Ray Bakke and Andre Pownall.
Neil Tibbott
Church & Ministry Multiplication- BA, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- MDiv, International School of Theology, Fontana, CA
- DMin, Bakke Graduate University, Seattle, WS
Professional Experience: Dr. Tibbott serves as a consultant with Church Resource Ministries in the northwest region with church planter networks. Neil and Steve Ogne often co-teach courses in ministry multiplication.
Fletcher Tink
Professor of Global Urban Studies/BGU Regional Director- MDiv, Nazarene Theological Seminary
- M.Th., Luther (Northwestern) Seminary
- M.L.A., Harvard University
- M.A., Fuller Theological Seminary
- Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary
Professional Experience: Dr. Tink was the Director of the Bresee Institute for Metro Ministries, adjunct professor of Urban Ministries at Nazarene Theologial Seminary in Kansas City, taught at Fuller Theological Seminary, and in Cuba, the Philippines, and Papua new Guinea. He is Dean of AGRM's RESCUE College and has recently agreed to work with BGU as the Regional Director for Latin America.
Peter van Breda
International Studies/BGU Regional Director- DMin, Bakke Graduate University, Seattle, WA
Professional Experience: For 40 years, Peter worked as an accountant in South Africa and was the owner and CEO of a large engineering company. In 1984 he and his wife, Gabriella, pioneered their first church in Johannesburg. In 1996, he and Gabriella established a non-profit humanitarian aid organization, “World Impact Network,” which currently works locally and in developing nations. Peter currently serves as the Senior Pastor of Bellevue Foursquare Church where he has served for the last ten years.