FOUNDER and DIRECTOR of Cape Town Biblical College Prof Sonja Shinn (Prof.) BA Lit, MDiv, MTh, SHINN Sonja
She studied theology in the United States of America for 9 years at the Covenant Theological Seminary, Faith Theological Seminary, Biblical Theological Seminary and Westminster Theological Semmary. She obtained her MDiv from Biblical Theological Seminary and ThM in Old Testament from Faith Seminary. She has taught Old Testament and Greek at Chong Shin University for over 30 years She came to South Africa as a missionary under GMS. She teaches Old Testament Greek and Spiritual Formation at Cape Town Biblical College
Dr. T.S Martyn Beets (MDiv, MA, BEE, PHD)
Since the beginning of 2016 reverend Beets is involved as faculty member at the Cape Town Biblical College. He is involved as lecturer/facilitator in the certificate, B.Th., and honors programs. Marthinus Johannes Hendrik Beets completed the four-year full time Diploma Sacrae Theologiae between 1993 and 1997 at the Theological seminary of the Evangelical Reformed Church. During his seminary training he also qualified as lecturer for Evangelism Explosion (EE-3). In 2013 he obtained the Master of Arts Biblical Counseling from the then Master’s College (currently The Master’s University), Santa Clarita in California. The focus of his thesis was Motivation/inducement to change. Reverend Beets received a PhD – pastoral theology at NWU in 2021. The focus of his research was Discipleship as paradigm for life coaching. He was ordained to the ministry of the Evangelies-Gereformeerde Kerk van Suid-Afrika on 7 March 1998. He pastored the following congregations of the above mentioned denomination: Lichtenburg 1998-2002; Ventersdorp 2002-2005; Phalaborwa 2005-2008; Port Elizabeth 2008-2011; Hermanus 2011- 2022; From 2020 In Overstrand Bybelgemeente Independent Afrikaans Baptist church. Reverend Beets served on the board of the Association of Certified Biblical Counsellors – Africa (ACBC-Africa formerly known as NANC) from 2015. He was also a speaker at two of the conferences of the ACBC – Africa. For the past 10 years of his ministry he has been involved in personal and marriage counseling and has been involved presenting family seminars.
Dr. Errol Wagner (BCom, BTh, Lith (Hons), MTh, DTh)
Errol was born in Port Elizabeth where he completed his schooling. His parents were members of the Salvation Army and that is where he not only came to faith in Christ, but began to preach; first in the ‘Open Air meetings and then at some of the meetings and also in Sunday School reaching. At the age of 18 he became aware of a call to serve the Lord in fulltime ministry.
Initially he felt called to become a school teacher in the then Rhodesia (Zimbabwe, and began his studies at Rhodes University. Due to financial constraints, he could not continue studying fulltime and began working at the Department of Customs and Excise, while at the same time studying at a branch of Rhodes University in Port Elizabeth. In 1964 he graduated with a B.Com degree During that time God’s call became stronger and at the age of 38 he went to study at the Baptist College in Parktown supported by his wife who is a school teacher by profession. In his third year, he was called to assist a new work in Van Riebeeck Park, Gauteng, After graduating from the college he became the first fulltime pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Van Riebeeck Park. During this time, he and his wife were blessed with a daughter, ingrid. After 5 years they moved to Durban North Baptist Church where he served from 1985 – 1996 whilst continued his studies at the University of South Africa [Unisa] and completed a BTh and then at the University of Durban Westville a MTh and DTh. It was in 1996 that the family were called to George Baptist Church where he served until his retirement at the end of 2012. In 2013 he taught at the Bible Institute in Kalk Bay. He has always had a close connection with the Bible Institute, having served on their board for a number of years and as Chairman of the Board for a short period. He is now retired and serves as a member of the Good News Bible Church where his son-in-law, Bradley Tilley, is the full-time elder. Errol is also involved as Emeritus Elder at the Mossel Bay Baptist Church
Dr Martin Khoaseb Educ Dip Prim, Licentiate Theology Mth PhD
Martin obtained his first theology degree from Bible Institute of South Africa in 1994 with further degrees from UNISA (BTh Honours), University of Free State (MTh) and Stellenbosch University (PhD Practical Theology). Martin is a trained educator who taught at various primary schools forver seven years in Windhoek and Cape Town. He has been involved in parachurch ministry with Scripture Union as guardian teacher, field worker and director of Scripture Union Namibia Martin taught as junior lecturer at the Bible Institute of South Africa for two years, and as lecturer and principal of Namibia Evangelical Theological Seminary for five years. He is an ordained minister of gospel in AFM Namibia and was a part time pastor for seven years. He is currently serving as an elder at Crossway Baptist Church in Durbanville. Martin has a passion for leadership development and wants to see men and women maturing in their faith, and become a catalyst for spiritual and social change in their churches and communities
Dr. Trevor Keyter (BTh, MtH, PhD)
Reverend Trevor Keyter completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Theology at the Cape Town Baptist Seminary and his Master’s Degree in Theology at the University of Pretoria, He completed his PHD through Jacksonville Theological Seminary (USA) He was the associate pastor of Tableview Baptist Church; the Dean of the Bible school at Christian Family Church Tygervalley. He is the founding pastor of Solid Rock Ministries in Brackenfell, and is currently the senior pastor of Crossway Church.