Biblical Studies

Dr. Doug Finkbeiner and his wife Sheri have been married for 32 years and have 6 children between the ages of 20 and 29. Doug has 13 years of pastoral experience and speaks extensively at churches and conferences. In 1997 Doug became a full-time professor at Calvary Baptist Seminary and began teaching in the area of New Testament and Practical Theology. In 2014 Doug became a full-time professor at Lancaster Bible College, where he teaches primarily in the area of the New Testament at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral level. He especially enjoys teaching undergraduate and graduate students how to interpret and communicate the Bible. He has completed four graduate degrees-- a Master of Divinity from Calvary Baptist Seminary (1985), a Master of Theology from Calvary Baptist Seminary (1989), a Doctor of Ministry from Denver Seminary (1995), and a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania (2010). While his doctoral degree at Denver Seminary focused on preaching, his doctoral degree at the University of Pennsylvania focused on Early Judaism and Early Christianity.

Publications

• “An Examination of ‘Make Disciples of All Nations’ (Part 1): Calvary Baptist   Theological Journal 7:1 (1991): 12-42.
• “An Examination of ‘Make Disciples of All Nations’ (Part 2),” Calvary Baptist Theological Journal 7:2 (1991): 1-10.
•  “Variety in Worship: ‘Innovation, not Accommodation,’” Calvary Baptist Theological Journal 9:2 (1993): 17-25.
• “An Analysis of the Structure of Proverbs 28-29,” Calvary Baptist Theological Journal 11:2 (1995): 1-14.
• “Peeling Away the Layers,”  Frontline Magazine, November/December 2007, 16-17.
• Review of The Samaritans in Flavius Josephus, by Reinhard Pummer, in Journal of the American Oriental Society, 2011 (131.1),  8-9.
• “Think about it: A call to engage with our culture through thoughtful evaluation,” Echo Magazine,  Summer, 2017.

Sam Harbin is blessed to have been a follower of Jesus Christ since childhood, and brings more than 30 years of experience in pastoral and Christian higher education ministry to the classroom. He has served in a variety of roles, including assistant pastor, senior pastor, seminary chaplain and professor, and seminary president. His ministry has taken him throughout the United States and to seven countries internationally. Sam holds degrees from Indiana Baptist College (B.A., 1982), Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity, 1985), and Dallas Theological Seminary (Doctor of Ministry, 2001). His doctoral studies focused on effective interpretation and communication of Old Testament narratives. As chair of the Bible & Theology department, Sam enjoys leading his talented team to serve with excellence every program at Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary and Graduate School. Tasked with providing the biblical and theological content for every major, the Bible & Theology team seek to build growing believers who understand Scripture and know how to integrate biblical truth into life and service regardless of vocational calling. Sam teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the areas of hermeneutics, English Bible, and homiletics. He also maintains an active speaking and consulting ministry and particularly enjoys serving local churches who are in the pastoral search process. He holds pastoral counseling certification with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors. Sam and his wife, Elaine, have three grown sons and two grandchildren. They reside in Manheim, PA.

Publications

• “The Office of Deacon in the Local Church,” Calvary Baptist Theological Journal 2:2 (Fall 1986): 22-28.
• “The Emerging Church: A Journey Back to the Future,” Frontline Magazine, July-August 2005:37-39.
• “Transformed Hearts, Transformed Homes: An Imaginative Dramatic Narrative Sermon for Father’s Day,” Preaching Journal (online edition), (May-June 2007).

Dr. Mark Farnham has been training future pastors for more than fifteen years at the undergraduate and seminary level. He was born and raised in western Connecticut, and knew he wanted to be a pastor by the time he was twelve years old. After seminary he led the revitalization of an urban church in New London, CT for seven years as the senior pastor. Since that time he has taught Apologetics, Systematic Theology, Ethics, and Church History in seminary, and Pastoral Studies at LBC. He is also the Founder and Director of Apologetics for the Church, a local church training ministry dedicated to equipping the average church member to effectively defend and share the Christian faith. He earned the PhD in Apologetics from Westminster Theological Seminary and a ThM in New Testament from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He loves preparing future pastors and watching God move them into positions of service in the local church for the glory of God and the shepherding of His flock. He blogs at https://apolotheo.wordpress.com.

Publications

• Every Believer Confident: Apologetics for the Ordinary Christian (Deep River Books, 2019)
• Defending and Commending Your Faith, A High School Apologetics Curriculum (Positive Action for Christ Publishers, forthcoming)

Dr. Carl Sanders has been a theology professor at the college and seminary levels since 1999. Previously he served as Chairperson for a Department of Bible and Theology. Dr. Sanders is well liked by his students for his down-to-earth presentation of Bible doctrines. His strengths as a lecturer are in his ability to distill information to their essential elements, as well as offering his good-natured way of fairly explaining differences in theological positions. He has a keen interest in urban ministry and has served for many years in racially diverse urban congregations. His interest in the local church helps him to approach theology in a practical way. He is married to Carla and enjoys spending time with their children and grandchildren.

Publications

• The Premillennial Faith of James Hall Brooks
• “Teaching Biblical Languages by the Book: Rethinking the Status Quaestionis,”
• “The Bible in the American Slavery Debates: Text and Interpretation.”