Meet The Faculty

Al Tizon

Affiliate Associate Professor, Missional & Global Leadership

fatizon@northpark.edu

Location: Nyvall Hall Campus Box: 14

Tizon

David Kersten

Vice President for Church Relations and Dean of the Seminary

dwkersten@northpark.edu

Location: Nyvall Hall 1st Campus Box: 14 Tel: (773) 244-6235

Kersten

Debra Auger

Dean of Students and Community Life/Assoc Prof of Ministry

dauger@northpark.edu

Location: Nyvall Hall 1ST Campus Box: 14 Tel: (773) 244-6222

Auger

Dwight Perry

Dean Seminary Faculty/ Professor of Homiletics & Leadership

daperry@northpark.edu

Location: Nyvall Hall N-30 Campus Box: 14 Tel: (773) 244-4593

Perry

Elizabeth Pierre

Asst Prof Pastoral Care & Counseling & Counseling Psychology

eopierre@northpark.edu

Location: Nyvall Hall 1st Campus Box: 14 Tel: (773) 244-6216

Pierre

Hauna Ondrey

Assistant Professor of Church History

hondrey@northpark.edu

Location: Nyvall Hall 1st Campus Box: 14 Tel: (773) 244-4971

Ondrey

James Bruckner

Professor of Old Testament

jbruckner@northpark.edu

Location: Nyvall Hall 2nd Campus Box: 14 Tel: (773) 244-5233

Bruckner

John Phelan

Lecturer

jphelan@northpark.edu

Location: Nyvall Hall 3rd Campus Box: 14 Tel: (773) 244-6215

Phelan

Mary Chase-Ziolek

Professor of Health Ministries and Nursing

mchase-ziolek@northpark.edu

Location: Nyvall Hall 3rd Campus Box: 22 Tel: (773) 244-6201

Chase-Ziolek

Max Lee

Associate Professor of New Testament

mlee1@northpark.edu

Location: Nyvall Hall 2nd Campus Box: 14 Tel: (773) 244-5258

Lee

Michelle Clifton-Soderstrom

Professor of Theology and Ethics

mclifton-soderstrom@northpark.edu

Location: Nyvall Hall 3rd Campus Box: 14 Tel: (773) 244-5753

Clifton-Soderstrom

Paul De Neui

Professor of Missiology

pdeneui@Northpark.edu

Location: Nyvall Hall BSMT Campus Box: 14 Tel: (773) 244-6230

Neui

Soong-Chan Rah

Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism

srah@northpark.edu

Location: Nyvall Hall 3rd Campus Box: 14 Tel: (773) 244-6246

Rah

Timothy Johnson

Prof of Ministry / Dir of Contextual and Lifelong Learning

tjohnson2@Northpark.edu

Location: Nyvall Hall BSMT Campus Box: 14 Tel: (773) 244-5251

Johnson

Al Tizon

David Kersten

Debra Auger

Dwight Perry

Elizabeth Pierre

Hauna Ondrey

James Bruckner

John Phelan

Mary Chase-Ziolek

Max Lee

Michelle Clifton-Soderstrom

Paul De Neui

Soong-Chan Rah

Timothy Johnson

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