Below is a list of the professors and instructors, both full-time and adjunct, and the WRS Administration and Staff.
WRS Professors & Instructors
John A. Battle
Professor of New Testament and Theology
B.A., Highland College, 1967; M.Div., Faith Theological Seminary, 1970; S.T.M., Faith Theological Seminary, 1971; Th.D., Grace Theological Seminary, 1975.
Associate Professor of New Testament, Western Reformed Seminary, 1983-1998; Professor of New Testament and Theology, Western Reformed Seminary, 1998-.
Christopher K. Lensch
Associate Professor of Old Testament
B.A., Shelton College, 1975; M.Div., Faith Theological Seminary, 1978; S.T.M., Faith Theological Seminary, 1980.
Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Western Reformed Seminary, 1983-1998; Associate Professor of Old Testament, Western Reformed Seminary, 1998-.
Kevin M. Backus
Professor of Biblical Counseling
B.A., Shelton College, 1978; M.Div., Faith Theological Seminary, 1982; S.T.M., Whitefield Theological Seminary, 1995; Ph.D., Whitefield Theological Seminary, 1997.
Instructor of Biblical Counseling, Western Reformed Seminary, 1995-1997; Adjunct Professor of Biblical Counseling, Western Reformed Seminary, 1998-2017; Professor of Biblical Counseling, Western Reformed Seminary, 2017-.
Leonard W. Pine
Professor of Practical Theology
B.A., Bob Jones University, 1984; M.A., Bob Jones University, 1987; M.Div., Western Reformed Seminary, 1993; D.Min., Westminster Seminary California, 2002.
Assistant Professor of Practical Theology, Western Reformed Seminary, 1993-2002; Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology, 2002-2017; Professor of Practical Theology, 2017-.
Tito S. Lyro
President & Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling
B.A., University of Washington, 2000; M.Div., Western Reformed Seminary, 2000; M.A. in Biblical Counseling, The Masters University, 2023.
Assistant Professor of Theology and Bible, Western Reformed Seminary, 2000-2004; Adjunct Instructor of Theology and Bible, Western Reformed Seminary, 2004-2023; Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling, Western Reformed Seminary, 2023-.
W. Scott Hollander IIIAdministrator – Business Manager & Adjunct Professor of Old Testament
B.S., Western Baptist College, 1999; M.A., Webster University, 2003; US Army officer, 1999-2017, (MAJ, RET), joint and multinational operational and strategic plans and personnel management; M.B.S. and M.Div., Western Reformed Seminary, 2020; Ph.D. Candidate, LBC | Capital Seminary and Graduate School, 2020-.
Adjunct Professor of Old Testament, Western Reformed Seminary, 2023-.
Robert A. Battle
Adjunct Instructor of Biblical Languages
B.A., University of Washington, 1997; M.A., University of Washington, 2001; Ph.D. candidate, University of Washington, 2003.
Adjunct Instructor of Biblical Languages, Western Reformed Seminary, 2006-.
James S. Blizzard
Adjunct Instructor of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology
B.A., Shelton College, 1979; M.Div., Faith Theological Seminary, 1982.
Adjunct Instructor of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology, Western Reformed Seminary, 2004-.
Khawl Ro Kim
Adjunct Instructor in Bible and Theology
B.Th., Evangelical Bible Seminary, Myanmar, 1995; M.Div., New Life Collage, India, 1997; M.Th., Asian Center for Theological Studies and Mission (ACTS), Korea, 2004).
Adjunct Instructor in Bible and Theology, Western Reformed Seminary, 2007-.
Jason R. Hutchinson
Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology
B.U.S., Morehead State University, 2001; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007; D.Min., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012.
Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology, Western Reformed Seminary, 2018-.
Steven Brinegar Adjunct Instructor of Church History
B.S., Clearwater Christian College, 2002; M.Div., Western Reformed Seminary, 2006; Th.M., Historical Theology, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 2019-.
Adjunct Instructor of Church History, Western Reformed Seminary, 2022-.
Administration
President & Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling
B.A., University of Washington, 2000; M.Div., Western Reformed Seminary, 2000; M.A. in Biblical Counseling, The Masters University, 2023.
Adjunct Instructor in Theology and Bible, Western Reformed Seminary, 1997-2000; Assistant Professor of Theology and Bible, Western Reformed Seminary, 2000-2004; Adjunct Instructor of Theology and Bible, Western Reformed Seminary, 2004-2023; Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling, Western Reformed Seminary, 2023-.
Administrator – Business Manager & Adjunct Professor of Old Testament
B.S., Western Baptist College, 1999; M.A., Webster University, 2003; US Army officer, 1999-2017, (MAJ, RET), joint and multinational operational and strategic plans and personnel management; M.B.S. and M.Div., Western Reformed Seminary, 2020; Ph.D. Candidate, LBC | Capital Seminary and Graduate School, 2020-.
Adjunct Professor of Old Testament, Western Reformed Seminary, 2023-.