Church & Ministry Leadership Department
Training global ministry leaders for the 21st century
This department represents a decisive strategy to train global ministry leaders for the 21st century. Each of the eight specialized majors is designed to create servant leaders, with a focused emphasis based on each student’s unique calling, spiritual giftedness, and passion.
By emphasizing godly character and developing leadership skills in field training, LBC prepares graduates to lead with integrity and confidence. Intensive internships and practicums in each major reinforce our commitment to balance biblical truth with classroom principles and practical experience – at times, in a cross-cultural context.
Academic Programs
We offer students the option of perusing their bachelor or associate business degree through the traditional on-campus college experience, online or evening in-class options at Lancaster, Philadelphia or Washington, D,C. through our Adult Education program. Students looking for masters or doctorate programs will find in-class and online options through our seminary track.
Meet Our Faculty
Full-time & Part-time Faculty
Esther Zimmerman, Ph.D.
Interim Chair, Church & Ministry Leadership | Children & Family Ministry Program Director
Rob Blanks, M.Div.
LBC-PDN Liaison, Director of Pastoral Ministry Degree
Aaron Brown, M.Div.
Director of Master of Arts in Formational Leadership programs, Associate Chair of Special Projects and Innovation, Assistant Professor
Ronald Belsterling, Ph.D.
Professor, Youth & Young Adult Ministry Program Director
Kevin Gushiken, Ph.D.
Professor, PhD in Leadership Program Director
Wade Mullen, Ph.D.
Director of MDiv & MAM Programs, Professor,
Ed Scheuerman, D.Miss.
Professor, Director of Intercultural Studies
Rebekah Strangarity, M.A.
Director/Professor of Ministry Leadership Degree and Women in Ministry Leadership Program
James Ayers
Adjunct Faculty, Professor Emeritus
Masters Faculty
Doctoral Faculty
Read Our Department Stories
Q&A with LBC | Capital’s New D.Min. Director Dr. Robert Reyes
On July 15, 2021, Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary & Graduate School welcomed a new Director of the Doctor of Ministry program. Dr. Robert Reyes brings extensive university and seminary experience to the position. According to Dr. Kevin Gushiken, Director of LBC | Capital’s Ph.D. in Leadership program, the prayerful search for a new…
Three TESOL Students Share Language and Love with Refugees Through Summer Internship
Three LBC | Capital Intercultural Studies majors—Amanda Cahusac (’22), Karissa Fox (’21) and Chantal Peterson (’21)—are spending their summer interning with Envision Atlanta in Clarkston, Georgia. As students with a specialization in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), the trio is focused on teaching English to refugees as they share God’s love. Get…
41 Graduates Celebrate in Uganda
Forty-one graduates from the Classes of 2020 and 2021 celebrated an amazing milestone at the LBC | Capital – Uganda Commencement ceremony on May 29 in Kampala, Uganda, through LBC | Capital's partnership with the Pastors Discipleship Network (PDN), which aims to equip ministry leaders across Africa to proclaim the gospel and to better serve…
Traditional Undergraduate Catalog
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Adult Education Catalog
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Seminary/Graduate Catalog
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