The growth of the church has directly contributed to a significant increase in the demands that the world church is placing on the services of the staff of BRI. This matter was discussed over two years ago with the officers of the General Conference and it was decided to add a new Associate Director to BRI. After a careful search and evaluation of potential candidates it was decided to invite Clinton Wahlen to join us. He was born in Portland, Oregon. Clinton holds a B.A. in theology from Pacific Union College (1984), an M.Div. from Andrews University (1989), and a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, in New Testament (2004). He is the husband of a dynamic and gracious wife, Gina Renee, and the father of two children, Heather 11 and Daniel 16. Heather will be in 5th grade next year and Daniel will be a junior in Academy.

Clinton’s professional career includes seven years of pastoral ministry in Northern California and six years as professor of theology at Zaoksky Theological Seminary, Russia (1992-1998). He also served most recently at the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, Philippines (2003-2008). His doctoral dissertation has been published under the title, Jesus and the Impurity of Spirits in the Gospels, Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2/185 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2004).

I welcome him and his family to the BRI family, persuaded that the Lord will continue to use him in nurturing His remnant people. We ask for your prayers on his behalf as he begins this new aspect of his ministry.