Satish Kumar

D.Min., Urban Missions concentration

"My life should be an open book, a book that everyone can read about Jesus Christ my Savior," says Satish Kumar, a D.Min. student at the Philadelphia campus. Read his student profile and learn more about his background, his favorite authors, and what brought him to Westminster.

Joseph T. Dyaji

Ph.D., Historical Theology concentration

"I came to know Christ through the preaching of Pastor Bulus Yero," explains Th.M. student Joseph Dyaji. Read his profile to find out what led this Nigerian seminary professor to continue his theological training at Westminster.

Carlton Wynne

Ph.D., Systematic Theology concentration

"Once my wife and I decided to explore the possibility of my pursuing a PhD degree, I became increasingly convinced that I could justify such a family commitment only by enrolling at a school that went deep into the historic Reformed tradition.  I wanted to come away from my student years having plunged as far as possible into the theology not only that honors God, but, because it honors God, would prove useful for a lifetime of ministry to the church." Read his profile.

Lucinda Newbill

M.A.R., Theological Studies emphasis

"Westminster has proven to be truly, truly challenging; and, admittedly, this is something that I did not expect from a seminary. In my ignorance, I thought that the work would at least be a little bit easier than in undergrad, but, gratefully, I am learning more and more that the richness of our subject matter--namely, God--is inexhaustible, so there will always be more to learn, not only quantitatively, but qualitatively. I love it.

Not only the academics, though, but the focus on growing spiritually has been a pleasant surprise. Honestly, previously in my life, I have kept "growing in grace" and "growing in knowledge" in very separate spheres. At Westminster, I am learning not only how to combine the two, but the necessity of doing so." Read her profile

Jere Scott Bradshaw

M.Div., Pastoral Ministries emphasis

"When we came up here, we noticed that there was a tremendous respect for being scholarly, but that was also paired with being practical.  There were a couple of things that drew us; one was the counseling program.  We had both done a few seminary extension classes with the counseling program in Alabama.  Also, the academic rigorousness drew us to Westminster.  Since I was a youth minister for 6 years I had already had some experience in a local church, on a pastoral staff, and being in the lives of other people, but my greatest need was the in-depth understanding of the languages, and other academic things. I was even warned by other places that 'this will make you a scholar, but it won’t make you a pastor.'  But we have found that that’s not true at all." Read his profile.

Paul Maxwell

M.Div., General Ministries emphasis

When Paul Maxwell was studying at Moody Bible Institute, he wanted to join Dr. Greg Beale for his postgraduate work.  In his correspondence with Dr. Beale, he was encouraged to consider Westminster’s graduate program.  With that encouragement, and with Dr. Beale coming on staff at Westminster, Paul enrolled in the M.Div. program at Westminster in 2010. 

A lot has changed for Paul since he came to Westminster.  Read his profile.

Matt Fortunato

M.Div., Urban Ministries emphasis

All of the classes have been terrific, but the Apologetics classes have really helped me in my preaching and in understanding the condition of fallen man, and Church Growth and Planting has really helped me with personal evangelism. To be honest though, there have been life-changing moments in each and every class, I say this soberly and literally, not to be dramatic or romantic.  Read his profile.

Mark Howard

M.Div., Pastoral Ministries emphasis

Mark Howard is a Westminster student in the MDiv pastoral program. He grew up in England, and came to America to work for a Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) church in Greenwich, CT, where he met his wife. While at the church in Connecticut, many of the pastors in the Metro West presbytery recommended that he attend Westminster for pastoral training. In 2010, he heeded that advice and moved to the Philadelphia area with his wife, Cherilyn.  Read his profile.

Andrew Kim

M.Div., General Studies emphasis

Andrew Kim grew up in Baltimore, MD, and went to Johns Hopkins University.  While attending university, he felt the call to go into the ministry, and shortly after graduation, he came to Westminster to pursue a Masters of Divinity degree.  He heard about Westminster through some of the pastors he knew, but Westminster’s distinctives attracted him to become a student. “There were some things I really didn’t know and couldn’t place my finger on, things that I didn’t have terminology to describe until I got to Westminster, for example, presuppositional apologetics and redemptive history. When I visited Westminster, they specifically talk about those two things in their admissions booklet. When I saw that, I figured that this is exactly what I want to be trained in, and how I want to be trained.”  Read his profile.