Faculty

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF OLD TESTAMENT

ANTHONY KEATING

B.A., (Biblical Studies) Colorado Christian University
B.A., (Education) Jerusalem University
M.A., OT Studies Columbia Biblical Seminary

Anthony lives in the Idaho Springs area of Colorado with his wife, Abigail and their 4 children. He is a graduate of Colorado Christian University and holds a Master's Degree in Old Testament from Columbia Biblical Seminary. Anthony has also done post graduate work at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where he studied Hebrew, Biblical geography, and Hebrew cognates such as Akkadin.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF NEW TESTAMENT

DAVID KUMMER

B.S., Case Western Reserve University
M.Div., Th.M., Denver Baptist Theological Seminary

Dave is a North Denver native, and graduated from North High School. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland with a B.S. in physics and then went on to seminary. Dave graduated from Denver Baptist Theological Seminary with both M. Div. and Th. M. degrees. When he received his M. Div. degree, the church he was attending was without a full-time pastor. Dave had been serving as interim pastor, and when he graduated, the church ordained him to the ministry and called him to be their pastor. Dave is now in his 40th year of ministry at Fellowship Bible Church. Dave also serves on the board of Rockies Southwest Bible Church Extension, a church-planting agency serving Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and west Texas. Dave has been married to Linda, also a Denver-area native, for 41 years, and they have 3 children and 8 grandchildren. Dave and Linda enjoy camping and hiking in Colorado with their family!

PRESIDENT, PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL STUDIES

DR. STEPHEN R. LEWIS

A.A., College of the Desert
Th.B., Multnomah University
Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary
Ph.D., University of North Texas

Dr. Lewis has been in ministry for 40 years and is currently the President of
Rocky Mountain Bible College & Rocky Mountain Seminary in Denver, CO. He has taught in five seminaries and two colleges in the areas of Bible/Theology, Church History as well as Biblical Hebrew and NT Greek. He is passionately committed to the clear and simple message of God’s grace [when one shares the Gospel/the Message of life they should always remember three things: It is always about Him (always believe/faith/trust in Jesus Christ—based on His Death and Resurrection); it must be simple enough for a child to understand and it must be consistent from Genesis through Revelation] He has spoken at Awana Leadership Conferences for over 20 years and has taught Awana Commander’s College in three states. He and his wife Shan have two married children and three grandchildren. He spent 4 years in the US Navy and served aboard the
USS Enterprise (CVN 65) with VA 97 while deployed off the coast of Vietnam in 1971-1972. Stephen has also has been blessed to be a senior pastor in two churches in California and has taught in Amman, Jordan, Singapore and Trinidad and Tobago over the years.

PROFESSOR OF NEW TESTAMENT LITERATURE AND EXEGESIS

DR. JOHN NIEMELA

B.A., University of Minnesota
Th.M.; Ph.D., Dallas Theological Seminary

John received a B.A. in Economics and Geography (University of Minnesota). After college he studied Biblical languages for five years in a local church and at UM. He then earned a Th.M. and a Ph.D. in New Testament at Dallas Theological Seminary. He was a teaching assistant there and part of Victor Street Bible Chapel's pastoral staff. In 1995 he became Chairman of the New Testament department at Chafer Theological Seminary. During his eleven years there, he also taught Hebrew, Aramaic, and Free Grace versus Perseverance. Time commitments as teaching elder at Grace Chapel and researcher at Message of Life Ministries increased.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL STUDIES & CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

LANE PALMER

B.A., Colorado Christian College
M.A.C.E., Denver Seminary
M.A., Psychology/Counseling, Denver Seminary

As a native and lifelong resident of Colorado, Professor Palmer has been involved in various ministries since senior high school. After earning a Bachelor's degree in Youth Ministries from Colorado Christian University in 1988, he served as Pastor of Student Ministries for Centennial Community Church in Littleton while securing A Master's degrees in Christian Education and in Psychology/Counseling from Denver Seminary. He has taught at Rocky Mountain Bible College & Seminary since 1988, and is currently a Bible Teacher at Valor Christian High School. He and his wife, Jodi, have 4 children and live in Littleton.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF COUNSELING, BIBLE & THEOLOGY

DR. CHUCK RAUP

Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary
M.A., Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology
Psy.D., Biola University

Dr. Raup has a rich and varied background in teaching, preaching and counseling. His past ministries have taken him to California, Colorado and Texas. He has ministered in Presbyterian, Evangelical Free, Baptist and Bible churches. Chuck’s pastoral ministries include two senior pastorates, one interim pastorate and associate pastor of counseling. His speaking engagements have covered a wide variety of subjects at churches, camps, retreats, seminars and banquets. Chuck and his wife, Jan, live in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. They have three grown children and three awesome grandchildren (pictures available upon request).

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL STUDIES

ERIC THIMELL

B.S., John Brown University
Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary

A native of Santa Barbara, CA, Professor Thimell possesses a diverse personal history that has included service in the United States Navy, a highly successful career in electrical engineering prior to entering Dallas Theological Seminary, and more than 20 years of ministry experience with Overseas Christian Servicemen's Centers (now Cadence International) in Korea and throughout Europe. He has taught at Rocky Mountain Bible College & Seminary since the fall of 2000, and served as Academic Dean from 2002 to 2004. He also is involved in teaching and leading home Bible studies as a way of life. He is married with two children.

ACADEMIC DEAN & PROFESSOR OF OLD TESTAMENT

MICHAEL THOMPSON

B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary
M.A., Catholic University of America
Ph.D., Baptist Bible Seminary (currently enrolled)

Mr. Thompson graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in Economics after which he attended Dallas Theological Seminary where he earned a ThM. He then attended Catholic University where he earned an MA degree in Ancient Near Eastern Languages. Since then he has been involved in various church leadership ministries. Most recently, he has taught Hebrew and Old Testament at Chafer Theological Seminary and served as Executive Vice President of that school. He is currently enrolled in doctoral studies at Baptist Bible Seminary. The Thompson's have four grown children and two grandchildren.

PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF BIBLICAL & THEOLOGICAL STUDIES

DR. RICHARD HALL

B.S. Philadelphia Biblical University
M.Div. Denver Seminary
M.A.R. Eastern Baptist Seminary
D.Min. Luther Rice University

Dr. Hall has a diverse experience in ministry. He has served on the faculty and staff at Philadelphia Biblical University, as well as the director of training at Exchanged Life Ministries in Aurora, Colorado. He has served as the pastor of several churches in Washington, Pennsylvania, and Colorado. His passion throughout his life has been to teach God’s Word - especially Romans. He and his wife Lavonne have four married daughters and they have been blessed with 12 grandchildren at present. He likes to spend his free time enjoying the family, doing small repair jobs around the house (of which there seems to be no end).

FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT EMERITUS
PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF BIBLICAL STUDIES, SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY,
AND CHRISTIAN WORLD VIEW

DR. JONATHAN SMITH

B.A., John Brown University
Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary
D.D., Rocky Mountain Bible College & Seminary

Originally from Williamsport, PA, Professor Smith has flourished in ministries as a pastor, professor, and college president for more than 35 years. In addition to helping establish Rocky Mountain College & Seminary, he is also co-founder of Dare2Share Ministries International, and co-founder of Grace Church in Arvada, CO. He is in frequent demand as a speaker, teacher, and interim pastor. He and his wife Maybelle have three grown children and five grandchildren.

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