Dr. Bergsma joined the Westminster Seminary California faculty in 1982.
He previously taught at Calvin College and pastored in South Dakota, Illinois, and Michigan. He served in the U.S. Navy and as a chaplain in the USN Reserve, retiring with the rank of captain. For many years, he was professor of theology at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Illinois (during which he also served as the college’s acting president).
A minister emeritus of the United Reformed Churches, Dr. Bergsma is a sought-after preacher and Bible conference speaker. Among his writings are
The Idea of Predestination in Sunni Islam and Classical Calvinism Compared, Biblical Theological Reader, Redemption: The Triumph of God’s Great Plan, Voices, Intermission, Practical Theology and the Ministry of the Church, 1952–1984 (contributor), and
The Compromised Church (contributor). He has also contributed to professional journals including
Calvin Theological Journal, The Christian Scholar's Review, Antithesis,
and Insight.
He and his wife, Doris, live in the Chicago area and spend time each year in Southern California, near WSC and their many Christian friends. Dr. Bergsma has continued to teach part-time at Westminster Seminary California during the spring semester.
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