The Stewart Custer Lecture Series — which honors one of BJU Seminary’s most celebrated scholars, the late Dr. Stewart Custer, who served 56 years at the Seminary and BJU — offers insights into contemporary challenges to the church based on in-depth, faithful analysis of the biblical text. Each fall we invite a conservative scholar to lecture in his area of expertise.
Stewart Custer Lecture Series 2026
Nov. 5
Anyone is welcome! No cost or registration. Campus dress is business casual, including slacks for women.
Livestream and recordings are available below.
Theme
This year’s theme is Keeping In Step With the Holy Spirit.
Schedule
All sessions will be held in Seminary 113.
| 8–9:15 a.m. | Session 1—Steps and Missteps in Sanctification: A Brief History of the Discipline | Session 1 |
| 9:30–10:45 a.m. | Session 2—The Initial Step in Sanctification: Positional or Definitive Sanctification? | Session 2 |
| 11–11:45 a.m. | Session 3—Next Steps: Issues in the Doctrine of Progressive Sanctification | Session 3 |
Please click the link that corresponds with each session.
Speaker
About Mark Snoeberger
Dr. Snoeberger has been Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary since 2008. Before this he was the Librarian at DBTS for twelve years.
Dr. Snoeberger received his M.Div. and Th.M. from DBTS and earned a Ph.D. in systematic theology from Baptist Bible Seminary in Clarks Summit, PA. Prior to joining the DBTS staff, he served for three years as an assistant pastor. He also serves as assistant editor of the DBS Journal, provides occasional and interim pulpit supply for area churches, and teaches in the Bible Institute at Inter-City Baptist Church. He is an active member of the Evangelical Theological Society.
Dr. Snoeberger and his wife Heather have two married sons and four grandchildren. In his free time, he enjoys antiquing with his wife and spending time outdoors hiking, hunting, and maintaining the “homestead.”