Faculty & Staff

School of Christian Ministries

Chris Morgan, Ph.D.

Dean, School of Christian Ministries
Professor of Theology
Office Phone: (951) 343-4369
E-mail: cmorgan@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Eugene and Billie Yeager Center B217

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Theology	Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary	1999
M.Div.	Theology	Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary	1996
B.A.	Political Science	Southeast Missouri State University	1993

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Anthony Chute, Ph.D.

Professor of Church History
Associate Dean, School of Christian Ministries
Office Phone: (951) 343-4264
E-mail: achute@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Eugene and Billie Yeager Center B244

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Historical Theology/Church History	Trinity Evangelical Divinity School	2002
M. Div.	Pastoral Ministry	Beeson Divinity School	1997
B. A.	Christian Ministry	Brewton-Parker College	1993
B. A.	Christian Studies	Brewton-Parker College	1993

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Jeff Cate, Ph.D.

Professor of New Testament
Office Phone: (951) 343-4491
E-mail: jcate@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Eugene and Billie Yeager Center B243

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	New Testament and Greek	New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary	1997
M.Div.	Biblical Studies	New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary	1993
B.A.	Religion and History	Samford University	1990

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Adamson Co, Ph.D.

Professor of Theology
Office Phone: (951) 552-8631
E-mail: aco@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Eugene and Billie Yeager Center B212

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Systematic Theology	Trinity Evangelical Divinity School	2005
J.D.	Law	University of California, Hastings College of the Law	1988
M.Div.	Pastoral Ministry	The Master's Seminary	1997
B.A.	Political Science	California State Polytechnic University	1985

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Greg Cochran, Ph.D.

Professor
Director of Applied Theology
Office Phone: (951) 552-8548
E-mail: gcochran@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Yeager B216

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Christian Ethics	The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary	2010
M.Div.	Theology	The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary	2000
M.A.	Industrial / Organizational Psychology	Louisiana Tech University	1989
M.A.	English and Technical Writing	Louisiana Tech University	1988

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Gabriel Estrada, M.Div.

Visiting Professor of Old Testament
Office Phone: (951) 552-8973
E-mail: gestrada@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: BUS 240

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
M.Div.	Biblical Studies	Beeson Divinity School	Dec. 2012
B.A.	Bachelor of Applied Theology (BAT)	California Baptist University	Apr. 2009

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Christina Gonet, M.Div.

Visiting Professor
Assistant Director of Communication, Applied Theology
Office Phone: 951-552-8394
E-mail: cgonet@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Yeager Center B212

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
M.Div.	Divinity	Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary	2013
B.A.	Christian Education	Biola University	1999

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Damon Horton, M.S.

Assistant Professor
Program Director, Intercultural Studies
Office Phone: (951) 343-4296
E-mail: dhorton@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: YCTR B212

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
M.S.	Christian Studies	Calvary Theological Seminary	05/2009
B.S.	Biblical Studies	Calvary Bible College	05/2007

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Matt Leonard, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Office Phone: (951) 552-8991
E-mail: mleonard@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Business Building, 245

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Philosophy	University of Southern California	2019
M.A.	Philosophy	University of California, Davis	2013
M.A.	Philosophy	California State University, Los Angeles	2010
B.A.	Philosophy	California Baptist University	2008
B.A.T.	Applied Theology	California Baptist University	2008

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Richard Mobley, Ph.D.

Professor of New Testament
Office Phone: (951) 343-4364
E-mail: rmobley@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Business Building 242

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	New Testament & Greek	Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary	1983
M.Div.	New Testament	Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary	1969
B.A.	Biblical Studies/History	Hardin-Simmons University	1966

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D. Jeffrey Mooney, Ph.D.

Professor of Old Testament Interpretation and Theology
Office Phone: (951) 343-4517
E-mail: jmooney@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Eugene and Billie Yeager Center B245

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Old Testament Theology	Southern Baptist Theological Seminary	2003
M.Div.	Divinity	Beeson Divinity School	1996
B.A.	Jazz Studies (Music Theory)	Auburn University	1990

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Tim Mosteller, Ph.D.

Professor of Philosophy
Office Phone: (951) 343-4770
E-mail: tmostell@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Eugene and Billie Yeager Center B211

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Philosophy	University of Miami	2002
M.A.	Philosophy of Religion and Ethics	Biola University	1997
B.A.	Philosophy, International Relations	University of Southern California	1993

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Mark Rogers, Ph.D.

Lecturer of Christian Studies
Assistant Director for Church Internships
Office Phone: (951) 343-4707
E-mail: marogers@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Yeager Center B257

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Historical Theology	Trinity Evangelical Divinity School	2011
M.Div.		Southern Baptist Theological Seminary	2008
B.A.	History	California Baptist University	2002

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Amy Stumpf, Ph.D.

Professor of Society and Religion
Office Phone: (951) 343-4451
E-mail: astumpf@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Yeager Center, B211

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Social Policy and Research	Loma Linda University	2007
M.A.	Biomedical and Clinical Ethics	Loma Linda University	1995
B.A.	Ethics	Pacific Union College	1993

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Andrés Vera, M.Div.

Assistant Professor of New Testament
Office Phone: (951) 552-8997
E-mail: avera@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: YCTR B213

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
M.Div.	Biblical & Theological Studies	The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary	2016
B.Sc.	Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences	McMaster University	2011

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Sam Welbaum, PhD

Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Director of the Honors Program
Office Phone: 951.343.8410
E-mail: swelbaum@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: YGR 210

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
PhD	Philosophy of Religion and Theology	Claremont Graduate University	2020
MTS	Theological Studies	Golden Gate/Gateway Seminary	2011
MA	Christian Apologetics	Biola University	2007
BA	Philosophy, and Christian Studies (double emphasis in Biblical Languages, and Theology)	California Baptist University	2005

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Dan Wilson, Ph.D.

Professor of Biblical Studies
School of Christian Ministries
Office Phone: (951) 343-4214
E-mail: dwilson@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Eugene and Billie Yeager Center B246

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	New Testament	Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary	1995
M.Div.	Theology	Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary	1984
B.A.	Religion/Greek	Union University	1980