BeADisciple is a ministry of the Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship at Southwestern College.

Director of Online Education
Lori Richey is the Director of Online Education for the Institute for Discipleship. She connects learners and instructors to the quality educational content found at BeADisciple.com. Lori began working for the Institute in 2018.

Advanced Christian Studies and LMS Administrator
Dr. Michael Beardslee is the Advanced Christian Studies and LMS Administrator. He manages partnered certifications such as the Wesley Academy and most things related to BeADisciple’s learning management system, Blackboard.

Instructor Support Specialist
Rev. Beth Perry is the Instructor Support Specialist for BeADiscple.com. Beth comes alongside brand-new and experienced instructors to provide support in all areas of course creation, design, implementation, and evaluation. She has been a popular instructor on BeADisciple.com since 2008.

BeADisciple Registrar
Beth Galbreath is the Course Registrar for BeADisciple. She builds courses and manages course enrollments. She’s also a popular instructor on BeADisciple.com!

Communications Manager
Sara Weinert is Communications Manager for the Institute for Discipleship. Although much of her work is as an editor and writer with BeADisciple.com (editing and creating course descriptions and newsletters), she interacts with a wide variety of our constituents–-learners and instructors, the media, donors, and others.

Administration & Finance
Melissa Hanson provides the financial and administrative oversight for the Institute. She manages payrolls for the Institute as well as all vendor reimbursements and BeADisciple.com instructor payments. Melissa also keeps the BeADisciple.com schedule and course postings up to date.