Sarah B. C. Derck, Ph.D., Dean of Faculty, Nazarene Theological Seminary.
Sarah completed her Ph.D. thesis in 2012, on the topic, 'Barrenness Beyond the Narratives: An Examination of Barrenness as a Symbol of God's (Dis)Favour in Hebrew Scripture' (NTC). In addition to revising this for publication, she is working on two commentaries for the New Beacon Bible Commentary series, Ruth and Song of Songs.
Prior to becoming Dean of Faculty at NTS in 2022, Sarah taught full-time at Houghton College, a college of The Wesleyan Church in Western New York. She is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene, and has served as both a college chaplain and an associate pastor. She holds memberships in the Society of Biblical Literature, Wesleyan Holiness Women Clergy, and Wesleyan Theological Society. Her particular areas of interest include Wisdom Literature, the Megillot, and preaching the Old Testament.
Research Supervision
Current Supervision: Christina Bohn, Lindi Wells Martsolf
Email: sarah.coleson-derck@nts.edu