Dr. Chad Meister is a Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Bethel and the author of the book Evil: A Guide for the Perplexed, Second Edition. He spends most of his free time hanging out with family, friends, and students (usually with lots of coffee in hand). He has written or edited over thirty books, most of them about God, the Christian faith or the problem of evil. In 2015, he spent a sabbatical in England as a Research Fellow at the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham. Chad is married to Tammi and they have two teenage sons, Justin and Joshua.
Katelyn Beaty is the author of A Woman’s Place and an editor at large with Christianity Today, where she previously served as the magazine’s youngest and first female managing editor. An Ohio native and a graduate of Calvin College, Kaitlyn studied theology at the University of Oxford. She has written for several mainstream media outlets about faith and culture. This spring Kaitlyn will serve as Bethel’s commencement speaker.
Cory Zurcher is the father of Liam who is a current Bethel student. He was born and raised in west Central Indiana. He has been married to his best friend of nearly 23 years. They have three great kids Liam, Kohl and Jillian.
Judy Peterson, Campus Pastor, North Park University Chicago
Judy is passionate about communicating good news in everyday language and she travels across the United States and the world speaking to audiences about how to put feet to their faith.
John Kaehr – Resident Director and Spiritual Life Coordinator.
Featuring: Dr. Dennis Engbrecht, Dr. Tim Erdel, Dr. John Haas and Kaitlin Elsasser
Keith Koteskey, Assistant Professor of Christian Ministries, Bethel College- Christ Alone
Dr. David McCabe & Professor Cami Brubaker, Bethel College – Scripture Alone
Dr. Jason Nicholls, Redeemer Missionary Church: Scripture Alone.
Tyler Grant – Grace Alone: a testimony
