Seminary Faculty
Members of the seminary faculty are called to support the mission, aims, and objectives of the seminary, as well as the scope and content of the curriculum, through the advancement of knowledge and practice in the core disciplines of professional theological education and pastoral care, as well as through identification and dissemination of teaching methodologies that improve teaching and learning in these disciplines. The Faculty shares in the responsibility of academic formation of candidates to Holy Orders, and contributes to their cognitive and scholarly growth not only in the classroom, but also by offering role modeling as a powerful force for formation and intellectual growth. Role modeling assists seminarians in developing habits of theological reflection and disciplined thinking about the larger issues of life and theology, and by helping to instill the values that define the priestly office. Members of the faculty who themselves have been ordained to Holy Orders are in a position to offer such witness in a unique way, because they are the most immediate source of identification with the priesthood.
Competent in scholarly endeavor, with a diverse religious and educational background, the seminary faculty challenges the student to engage in a critical exploration of the foundations of theology and a range of perennial issues, including questions of the meaning of human life before God; the religious, social and cultural dimensions of the human community; as well as personal ethical responsibility. Through focused study of the human experience of God and the world, including historical and contemporary statements of religious belief, exploration of the meaning of faith in Christ as revealed in the Scriptures, as well as reflections on the nature of reality as seen through the minds of the great thinkers, the student will gain a firm appreciation of the richness of Christian tradition, an understanding of the vocation of Christian believers, the ability to think carefully about historical and contemporary issues, as well as the tools and skills necessary to engage in professional theological study and ministry.
Most Reverend Michael (Dahulich)
Rector; Professor of New Testament and Pastoral Theology
Ph.D., Duquesne University, B.A., St. Vincent College. M.A., B.Th., Christ the Savior Seminary
V. Rev. John Parker III
Dean and Chief Operating Officer
D.Min., St. Vladimir’s Seminary, Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, M.Div., B.A. College of William and Mary, Div.
Rev. Dr. Paul J. Witek
Academic Dean, Lecturer in Pastoral Arts and Praxis
Ph.D., Seton Hall University, M.Div., St. Tikhon’s Seminary, B.A., Seton Hall University
Dr. David C. Ford
Professor of Church History
Ph.D., Drew University, M.Div., Colgate University, M.Phil., Oral Roberts University, B.A.
Dr. Justin Gohl
Assistant Professor of Old Testament and Scripture
Ph.D., United Lutheran Seminary, M.Div., Missio Seminary, B.R.E., Davis College
Rev. Demetrios Harper
Associate Professor of Dogmatic and Systematic Theology
D.Phil., University of Winchester, M.A., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, B.A., East Tennessee State University
V. Rev. John Kowalczyk
Director of Vocations and Spiritual Formation
Cand. Theol., Moscow Theological Academy, M.S., Marywood College, Diploma, St. Tikhon’s Seminary
Rev. Caleb Lewis
Director of Music; Lecturer in Liturgical Music
D.Mus., Indiana University, M.Div., St. Tikhon’s Seminary, M.M., Emory University, B.M., Furman University
Lecturers & Visiting Faculty
Daniel Tolan
Visiting Assistant Professor of Patristics
Ph.D., University of Cambridge, M.A., University of Cambridge, M.Phil., Yale University, Saint Michael's College, B.A.
V. Rev. David Alexander
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Director and Lecturer
Ph.D., Centre for Trauma, Asylum, and Refugees, University of Essex, Th.M., Saint Vladimir's Seminary
V. Rev. Archimandrite Sergius (Bowyer)
Abbot of St Tikhon's Monastery; Lecturer in Spirituality
M.Div., St. Tikhon’s Seminary
V. Rev. Noah Bushelli
Lecturer in Pastoral Arts and Praxis
M.Div., St. Vladimir's Seminary, B.Ed., University of Alaska
V. Rev. Michael Demko
Lecturer in Patristics and Field Education
Ph.D., Antiochian House of Studies (Candidate), M.Div., St. Tikhon's Seminary, B.A., Duquesne University,
Igumen Sophrony (Durant)
Lecturer in Liturgics
M.A.R., Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, B.S., Appalachian State University
Rev. Victor Gorodenchuk
Lecturer in Comparative Theology
Ph.D., Catholic University of America, M.Div., St. Tikhon's Seminary, M.Sc., Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology,
Rev. Edward Hughes
Lecturer in Byzantine Liturgics
Rev. Dn. Sampson Nash
Lecturer in Ethics
M.A., Trinity International University, M.D., The University of Texas, B.S., Texas State University
Rev. Nicholas Newman
Lecturer in New Testament Greek
V. Rev. Milorad Orlic
Lecturer in Dogmatic Theology
M.Div, St. Tikhon’s Seminary
V. Rev. Theodore Petrides
Lecturer in Pastoral Arts and Praxis
M.Div., Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, B.A., Washington & Lee University
Faculty Emeriti
Dr. Harry Boosalis
Professor of Dogmatic Theology
Ph.D., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Mary Ford
Associate Professor of New Testament and Spirituality
Ph.D., University of Kent
Dr. Christopher Veniamin
Professor of Patristics
D.Phil., University of Oxford