Reformed Baptist Seminary
1709 Arial Street
Easley, SC 29640

Phone:
(864) 469-0196

Email:
info@rbseminary.org

About RBS

Dean & Faculty

Seminary Dean

Gonzales

Robert R. Gonzales Jr. has been a pastor since 1997 and currently serves as one of the pastors of Covenant Reformed Baptist Church. He is a graduate of the Reformed Baptist School of Theology, Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also holds a Master of Arts degree (M.A.) in Theology and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Old Testament Interpretation from Bob Jones University. He is an Associate Editor of and contributor to the Reformed Baptist Theological Review (RBTR) and a member of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS). Bob and his wife, Becky, have five children.

Seminary Instructors & Lecturers

Oscar Arocha

Oscar Arocha was converted by God’s grace in the summer of 1980. Since 1985 he has served as a pastor of La Iglesia Bautista de Gracia (Grace Baptist Church) in Santiago, Dominican Republic. He is married, has three children, and nine grandchildren. He labors together with four other elders, including his oldest son, Luis Arocha.

Barcellos

Richard C. Barcellos was a pastor from 1990 until 2006. He has since moved to Owensboro, Kentucky, where he serves as Lecturer in New Testament and Administrative Assistant to the Dean at Midwest Center for Theological Studies. He holds the Master of Divinity degree (M.Div.) from The Master's Seminary, as well as a Master of Theology degree (Th.M.) and Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D.) from Whitefield Theological Seminary. He is the author of In Defense of the Decalogue: A Critique of New Covenant Theology (Founders Press) and co-author, with Samuel E. Waldron, of A Reformed Baptist Manifesto (Reformed Baptist Academic Press). He has contributed articles to The Founders Journal, Tabletalk, and the Reformed Baptist Theological Review (RBTR). He is also a board member and Managing Editor of RBTR.

Chanski

Mark Chanski has labored full time as a Pastor since 1986 in churches in Ohio and Michigan. He has been Pastor of the Reformed Baptist Church of Holland, Michigan since 1994. He holds a Bachelor's degree from Cornerstone University, and a Master of Divinity (M. Div.) degree from Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary. He has recently authored the book Manly Dominion (Calvary Press). Mark and his wife, Dianne, have four sons and one daughter.

Steven Hofmaier

Steven Hofmaier has been a missionary/church planter in the Philippines since 1984, being sent by the Trinity Baptist Church of Montville, NJ. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware and graduated from the Trinity Ministerial Academy in 1981. God has blessed his labors with the planting of the Moonwalk Community Bible Church in 1987. Since then he has been one of the pastors of this church, and also been involved in the planting of several other sister churches throughout the Philippine Islands. He is also one of the pastors teaching in the Reformed Baptist Institute of Pastoral Training, a ministry of the Moonwalk church. Steve and his wife Carol have two children presently completing their university studies in the USA.

Hendrix

Gary Hendrix graduated from Piedmont Bible College with a Bachelor of Theology (Th.B.) in the spring of 1970. In that same year, Community Baptist Church (later Grace Reformed Baptist Church), Mebane, North Carolina, called him to become their pastor, where he has been the pastor for the past 35 years.

Johnston

Stu Johnston has served as one of the pastors of Grace Reformed Baptist Church in Mebane, NC since 1992. He holds a B.S. degree from Clemson University (S.C.) and is a graduate of Trinity Ministerial Academy, Montville, NJ. He and his wife Beth have two sons and a daughter.

Martin

Robert Martin is pastor of Emmanuel Reformed Baptist Church, Seattle (SeaTac), Washington. He holds the Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D.) in New Testament from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Formerly he was Dean and Professor of Biblical Theology in Trinity Ministerial Academy. He is also author of Accuracy in Translation (Banner of Truth) and A Guide to the Puritans (Banner of Truth) and Editor of the Reformed Baptist Theological Review.

Nichols

Greg Nichols has over 20 years of pastoral experience. He is a graduate and former professor of Trinity Ministerial Academy, Montville, NJ. He is the author of What Does the Bible Say about God? The Biblical Doctrine of God (Truth For Eternity). He is a pastor of Grace Immanuel Reformed Baptist Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Greg and his wife Ginger have 4 children.

Francisco Orozco

Francisco Orozco is a missionary of Grace Reformed Baptist Church, Rocky Mount, North Carolina and currently serves as a pastor of Iglesia Bautista Betel (Bethel Baptist Church), Ciudad Cuauhtemoc Chihuahua. He is a graduate of Trinity Ministerial Academy, Montville, New Jersey, and currently the Associate Editor of Reformed Baptist Theological Review. He and his wife, Mary, have one daughter, Elizabeth Clair.

John reuther

John Reuther serves on the Advisory Board of RBS. He is a graduate of Northeastern Bible College (B.A.) and Biblical Theological Seminary (M.Div.). He has been the pastor of Covenant Baptist Church since 1985, and now serves with Pastor Dale Anderson.

Sarver

Mark Sarver is a pastor of Albany Baptist Church in Albany, New York. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, studied at Baptist Bible School of Theology, and is a graduate of Trinity Ministerial Academy, where he also taught as a professor of Historical Theology from 1990 to 1997. He and his wife, Juanita, have two children.

Smith

Jeff Smith has been a fulltime pastor since 1990 and began ministering in Covenant Reformed Baptist Church, Easley, South Carolina, as a church plant since 1994. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) in Religion from Gardner Webb College and a Master of Divinity degree (M.Div.) from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife Kelly have five children, three boys and two girls. The first two born in 1991 (twins) and the last in 2003.

Tripp

Tedd Tripp has been an elder in Grace Fellowship Church, Hazleton, Pennsylvania since 1976, and the senior pastor of since 1983. Tedd is a graduate of Geneva College (B.A. in History) and Philadelphia Theological Seminary (M.Div.). He also earned a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degree from Westminster Theological Seminary with an emphasis in Pastoral Counseling. Tedd and his wife, Margy, founded Immanuel Christian School in 1979 where Tedd has served as a teacher, administrator, and board member. Tedd served as a counselor in the Lehigh Valley office of the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation. Tedd is the author of the popular child-rearing book, Shepherding a Child's Heart, and since 1994 he has maintained an extensive ministry as a conference speaker and presenter of Shepherding a Child's Heart Seminars. His books and video and audio materials are used throughout the world. Tedd and Margy have three adult children and seven grandchildren.

Waldron

Sam Waldron began serving as a pastor in 1977 and is currently a pastor of Heritage Baptist Church, Owensboro, Kentucky. He is a graduate and former professor of Trinity Ministerial Academy. He holds a Master of Theology degree (Th.M.) from Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Systematic Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has authored such books as A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Confession of Faith (Evangelical Press), Baptist Roots in America (Simpson Publishing), The End Times Made Simple (Calvary Press), and A Reformed Baptist Manifesto (Reformed Baptist Academic Press). He is currently Professor of Systematic Theology at Midwest Center for Theological Studies and an Associate Editor of the Reformed Baptist Theological Review. Sam and his wife, Charlene, have five children.