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Meet the BKSM Faculty for the 2023-24 Academic Year

BKSM reflects the abundance of teaching gifts in the Church. We are blessed beyond measure to draw on the talent and dedication of almost 30 instructors, whose education and expertise rival those of any traditional seminary in the country.

You can find the 2023-24 course schedule/descriptions by clicking here.
Diocese of Kansas
  • The Rev. Dr. Yvonne Amanor-Boadu (colloquium)
  • Dr. Jim Beck (Pastoral Theology)
  • The Very Rev. Torey Lightcap (Preaching 1 & Preaching 2)
  • Mr. Mike Morrow (Polity and Canons)
  • The Very Rev. Casey Rohleder (Colloquium)
  • The Rev. Vicki Smith (Colloquium)

 Diocese of Missouri
  • The Rev. Whitney Rice, Canon for Evangelism and Discipleship (Evangelism)
  • Dr. Donna Hawk-Reinhard, AF (Sacramental Theology)

 Diocese of Nebraska
  • The Ven. Betsy Bennett (Diakonia I, Diakonia II, Environmental Mission)
  • Brother James Dowd, OSB (Christian Spirituality)
  • The Rev. Deacon Teresa Houser (Social Ministry 2)
  • The Rev. Dr. Charles Peek (History of the Episcopal Church)

Diocese of West Missouri
  • Ms. Cheryl Cementina (Diversity, Justice and the Church's Mission)
  • The Very Rev. Dr. Don Compier (Anglican Ethics, Anglican Spirituality, Christian History 2)
  • The Rev. Dr. Larry Ehren (Contemporary Catechumenate)
  • The Rev. Canon Dr. Bill Fasel (Homiletics for Lay Preachers, Adult Catechesis & Formation, Theology of Education Ministry)
  • The Rev. Dr. Sean Kim (Christian History 1, Christian History 2, Christian History)
  • The Very Rev. Chas Marks (Social Ministry I )
  • Dr. Victor Matthews (Old Testament I, II & III)
  • Dr. Bill Stancil (Christian Theology I, Christian Theology II,  Tasks of Theology)

Diocese of Western Kansas
  • The Rev. Dr. Ted Blakley (Gospels)
  • The Rt. Rev. Michael P. Milliken (Introduction to Scripture)

From the ELCA, Central States Synod
  • Dr. Tyler Atkinson (Christian Ethics, Forms of Christian Ethics)
  • Dr. Arminta Fox (New Testament)
 

Address for Tuition Payments/Donations:
The Very Rev. Don Compier, BKSM Dean
410 SE Independence Ave.

Lee’s Summit, MO 64063
Physical Address:
Bishop Kemper School for Ministry

701 SW 8th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603

The Bishop Kemper School for Ministry is a collaborative venture of the Episcopal Dioceses of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, West Missouri, Nebraska and Western Kansas.
BKSM also partners with the Central States Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
BKSM offers classes and programs to educate people for church leadership in both lay and ordained vocations.