The Master’s Seminary has appointed Noah Hartmetz as assistant professor of Bible exposition.
Under the leadership of Brad Klassen, chair of the Bible exposition department, Noah will be tasked with teaching and upholding the literal, grammatical, historical hermeneutic that is a core distinctive of The Master’s Seminary.
In the classroom, Noah will teach Master of Divinity students Hermeneutics, Life of Christ, and electives in the Bible exposition department. At the Th.M. level, Noah will teach a series of courses on the history of Biblical interpretation.
Noah comes to The Master’s Seminary from Girard, Kansas, where he was the pastor of Girard Bible Church for the past 10 years. Before leading the congregation in Girard, Noah was part of Immanuel Bible Church in Shawnee, Kansas, near Kansas City. Immanuel is pastored by Rick Holland, an alumnus of The Master’s Seminary. There he earned a Master of Divinity degree from The Expositors Seminary. After taking up his post at Girard Bible Church, Noah earned his Th.M. at The Master’s Seminary. He is currently finishing up his Ph.D. from The Master’s Seminary. His dissertation is a response to an influential book on biblical interpretation titled Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition by Craig Carter. Through the critique, Noah is making the case that the church needs to strengthen its commitment to a literal, grammatical, and historical hermeneutic.
“If you don’t have a sound foundation for interpretation,” Noah said, “then it doesn’t matter what you build on top of it as far as theology, ministry, or preaching. If you don’t get the text right, it’s hard to get anything else right.”
Noah is humbled at the opportunity to pass along sound hermeneutical principles to the next generation of expositors trained at TMS.
“The seminary is focused on training men for ministry in the local church,” Noah said. “That’s something I’ve been interested in ever since I was a seminary student. To be able to do that at the highest level academically, paired with the intent to train men for ministry, is a great privilege.”
“We are excited that Noah Hartmetz is joining The Master’s Seminary faculty,” Nathan LeMaster said. Nathan is academic dean and assistant professor of Old Testament at The Master’s Seminary. “Noah comes to us with a pastor’s heart and much pastoral experience. He will be a great help as we continue to emphasize the biblical approach to studying God’s Word at TMS.”
Noah moves from Kansas to Southern California along with his wife, Tripp. They have been married for 19 years, and they have five children: Adeline (17), Jude (15), Skylar (12), Allainna (11), and Penelope (8).