Faculty Directory

The Difficult but Indispensable Church
The Wartburg Faculty has co-authored a book, published by Fortress Press.

Edited by Norma Cook Everist, the 21 authors represent the entire range of the theological interests of the Wartburg Faculty.

STUDY GUIDE: The Difficult but Indispensable Church
Wartburg Seminary has published a study guide, prepared by Norma Cook Everist and Rev. Steve Meysing, for the book The Difficult But Indispensable Church.

The easy accessibility of students to faculty members is one of the hallmarks of the Wartburg experience. Daily life at Wartburg places students and faculty into close proximity with one another through worship, fellowship and other events outside the classroom.

Biblical Studies

Dr. James L. Bailey
Professor of New Testament, Emeritus
Dr. Ann Fritschel
Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible
Dr. David J. Lull
Professor of New Testament
Dr. Gwen Sayler
Professor of Hebrew Bible

History & Theology

Susan Ebertz
Director of the Reu Memorial Library and Assistant Professor of
Bibliography and Academic Research
Dr. Duane H. Larson
President
Dr. Elizabeth A. Leeper
Associate Professor of Church History
Dr. Winston Persaud
Professor of Systematic Theology
Dr. Duane Priebe
Professor of Systematic Theology, Senior Faculty Fellow
Dr. Ralph W. Quere
Professor of History & Theology, Emeritus

Ministry

Dr. Norma Cook Everist
Professor of Church Administration and Educational Ministry
Dr. Nathan Frambach
Associate Professor for Youth, Culture, and Mission
Dr. Samuel Giere
Assistant Professor of Homiletics
Dr. Craig Nessan
Academic Dean and Professor of Contextual Theology
Dr. Daniel Olson
Professor of Pastoral Care
Dr. Kristine Stache
Assistant Professor of Youth & Young Adult Ministries; Adjunct Professor of Distributed Education, Director of WTS TEEM Program
Dr. Thomas Schattauer
Professor of Liturgics and Dean of the Chapel

Instructors at Wartburg

Dr. Roy W. Carroll
Cantor and Director of Chapel Choir, Instructor in Organ and Church Music
Professor of Music, Loras College, Dubuque
B.M.ED., Muskingum College; M.M. Kent State University;
Ph. D. in Organ and Church Music/Musicology, University of Iowa
May Persaud
Instructor in Biblical Languages
M.A.R., University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
Else Schardt
Instructor in Graduate Level Writing
M.A. in Education, University of Texas, San Antonio

Wartburg Adjunct & Affiliate Faculty

Dr. Karen L. Bloomquist
Adjunct Professor of Theological Ethics
Director, Department of Theology and Studies, Lutheran World Federation, Geneva
   B.A., St. Olaf College
   M. Div., Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary;
   M. Phil., Union Theological Seminary;
   Ph. D. in Theology, Union Theological Seminary
Rev. Susan Briehl
Affiliative Distinguished Professor for the Art of Ministry
Thomas Determan, M.A.
Educational Consultant, FAIR-WAYS: The Equitable, Diverse Workplace...Naturally!;
Anti-racism workshop leader for Wartburg
Cammie Dean, B.S.
Director, Multicultural Student Services, Clark College, Dubuque;
Member, Dubuque Committee School District Board of Directors;
Anti-racism workshop leader for Wartburg
Dr. Shannon Jung
Adjunct Professor of Rural Ministry
Saint Paul School of Theology (Kansas City, Missouri)
Dr. Numuc Z. Kemung
Lecturer in systematic theology, church history, Lutheran and contemporary theology,
homiletics and missions at Martin Lutheran Seminary (PNG)
B.Th., Martin Luther Seminary (PNG);
D.Th., Augustana Hochschule;