JBU Chapel

Candace Coker is the Director of Worship Ministries at JBU.

Dr. Joe Walenciak is Distinguished Professor of Business at JBU.

Dr. Keith Jagger serves as the chaplain at JBU.

Dr. Michelle Kim is Associate Professor of Engineering and Biology at JBU. 

Kyler Smith

Dr. Kyler Smith is the Senior Pastor of the historic Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. A native of Oklahoma, he earned a B.A. in Biblical and Theological Studies from John Brown University, an M.Div. from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and both a Th.M. and Ph.D. in Preaching from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Smith has served churches in North Carolina, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, as well as on the Board of Trustees for Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and the Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina. He is committed to Christ-centered preaching and shepherding the church to make disciples and live on mission. Dr. Smith and his wife, Lauren, have two children, Eliza and Levi.

Dr. Keith Jagger serves as the chaplain at JBU.

Nick Roland

Nick Roland is an Elder at Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas and Congregational Leader for Fellowship Mosaic. He has been married to his wife Kassie for 18 years and their daughter Karis is 15. Nick is also adjunct professor at JBU in the Department of Bible and Ministry.

Dr. Trisha Posey is Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Professor of History at JBU. 

Oliver Hersey serves as President of Jerusalem University College in Jerusalem, Israel, where he is committed to helping students encounter the Bible within its historical, geographical, and cultural contexts. He is passionate about equipping Christians to understand the world of the Bible more deeply so that their study of Scripture might strengthen their faith and deepen their participation in God’s story.

Oliver holds a Ph.D. in Old Testament Theology and an M.A. in Biblical Archaeology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Before joining Jerusalem University College, he served as Pastor of Discipleship and Teaching at Calvary Church in Orland Park, Illinois. He has also served as a host for podcasts including Christianity Today’s Transforming Discipleship and OnScript’s The Biblical World.

Dr. Keith Jagger serves as the chaplain at JBU.