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Meet the BKSM Faculty for the 2025-26 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 2025-26 course schedule/descriptions by clicking here.
Diocese of Iowa
  • The Rev. Dr. Susan Forshey (Anglican Spirituality)

Diocese of Kansas
  • The Rev. Dr. Yvonne Amanor-Boadu (Colloquium)
  • Dr. Jim Beck (Pastoral Theology)
  • The Rev. Dr. David Cox (Christian Ethics, Contemporary Ethics)
  • The Rev. Monte Giddings (Diakonia I)
  • The Very Rev. Torey Lightcap (Preaching I & Preaching II)
  • Dr. Lynne Moss Bahr (New Testament)
  • Mr. Mike Morrow (Polity and Canons)
  • The Very Rev. Casey Rohleder (Colloquium,   Communications in the Digital Age)

 Diocese of Missouri
  • The Rev. Dr. Marshall Crossnoe (Practice of the Eucharist)
  • Sr. Dr. Donna Hawk-Reinhard, AF (Sacramental Theology)
  • The Rev. Canon Whitney Rice, Canon for Evangelism and Discipleship (Evangelism)
 
Diocese of Nebraska
  • The Rev. Betsy Bennett (Diakonia I, Diakonia II, Environmental Mission)
  • Brother James Dowd, OSB (Christian Spirituality)
  • Dr. Nathan Tye (Episcopal History)
  • The Rev. Benedict Varnum (Contemporary Society)

Diocese of West Missouri
  • The Rev.  Mary-Margaret Saxon     (Diversity, Justice and the Church's Mission)
  • The Very Rev. Dr. Don Compier (Anglican Ethics, Anglican History)
  • 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 I, Christian History II, Christian History)
  • The Rev. Dr. Jim Lile (Colloquium)
  • Dr. Victor Matthews (Old Testament I, II & III)
  • Dr. Bill Stancil (Christian Theology I & II, Doctrines of the First, Second, and   Third Persons)
  • Dr.   Jonathan   Platter   (Tasks of Theology)

Diocese of Western Kansas
  • The Rev. Dr. Ted Blakley ( New Testament, Gospels)
  • The Rt. Rev. Michael P. Milliken (Introduction to Scripture)
  • The Rev. Shane Schneider (Social Ministry I & II)

 

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Bishop Kemper School for Ministry
701 SW 8th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603

Address for Tuition Payments/Donations:
The Rev, Fran Wheeler
14519 S. Kaw Dr.

Olathe, KS 66062


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.