Jeff Barnes, PhD

Professor
Dean, Student Success

Office Phone: (951) 552-8639
E-mail: jbarnes@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Lancer Arms 39
Office Hours: Monday–Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Degree Major Emphasis Institution Year
PhD New Testament History Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary 1995
M.Div. Golden Gate Battist Theological Seminary 1989
B.A. Biblical Studies William Carey College 1985
  • Courses Taught

    HIS 213 - History of the United States to Reconstruction
    HIS 223 - History of the United States since the Civil War
    HIS 401 - History of Disneyland
    POLS 213 - American Government
    GST 060 - Academic Success
    GST 061 - Academic Course on Excellence

  • Academic Areas & Scholarly Interests

    New Testament Studies
    Narrative Criticism
    U.S. History
    Personal Success/Motivation/Inspiration
    Leadership

  • Teaching Experience

    Wayland Baptist University
    Southwestern Kansas College
    Cochise College
    Pacific Rim University

  • Research, Presentations, & Publications

    Barnes, Jeffrey A. The Wisdom of Walt: Leadership Lessons from the Happiest Place on Earth. 1st ed. Lake Placid: Aviva, 2015. Print.

    Barnes, Jeffrey A. A Student's Guide to Understanding Jesus and the Gospels Navigating Your Journey Through Critical Scholarship. Cork: BookBaby, 2014. Print.

  • Church Membership & Activities

    The Grove

  • Community Service & Involvement

    Little League
    Rotary International

  • Interests & Hobbies

    Disneyland
    Baseball (San Francisco Giants)

  • Personal Philosophy

    “Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.” Cecil Beaton