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Dr. Matt Benson, Vice President of Spiritual Formation and his wife, Melody, love raising their children (Jonathan, Joshua and Emilyn) to welcome college students, visitors and missionaries to fellowship on the back porch. Now in his 15th year at Bryan, Matt brings  to the table his experience as pastor, worship leader and pastoral counselor, as well as a keen sense of kingdom-living, leadership development and strategic thinking. 
As an undergraduate at Piedmont College, Matt studied computer science and history, and went on to study at Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M.). He most recently completed a doctorate in Spiritual Formation from Talbot School of Theology.

Ben Norquist, Director of Faith & Mission, studied history at Bryan College (2004), then returned to his hometown of Minneapolis, MN, where he met his wife, Ariel. Ben earned his MA in Western Thought at St. John's College and then fulfilled a lifelong dream to become a barista...for one month. Ben and Ariel's passion for international missions and spiritual formation drew them back to Bryan. They live in Cranmore Cove with their 2-year old son, Henrik, and twin babies Soren and Freya. Ben's prayer is that students will develop and continually live out of a deep, abiding love-relationship with God. He recommends the movie Babette's Feast.

Danielle Rebman, Assistant Director of Faith & Mission came on staff after receiving a degree from Bryan College, in Liberal Arts, and continues to be fascinated by all things that intersect with literature, art, Christian thought, history, and culture. Her ocean-loving Florida roots are quickly sinking into the Tennessee mountain soil. Danielle takes every opportunity to mentor students, travel, and learn to cook foreign foods. Danielle's vision for Bryan students is to see the audacity and grace of Jesus continually shaking up and shaping the way that they love God, their neighbor, and themselves. Danielle recommends My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok.

Jeff Eenigenburg, Director of Worship Arts and Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry
Jeff Eenigenburg (pronounced ANY-gun-burg) comes to Bryan from southwest Georgia where he served as the Pastor of Worship at Grace Church in Bainbridge for eight years. He earned a BA from Moody Bible Institute and a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary. Jeff has an intense desire to see people genuinely worship God in every facet of their lives. He is married to his college sweetheart Caroline and has three energetic children (Talia, Ezra, and Titus). As a family they desire to show the love of God by opening their hearts and home to students. Jeff enjoys jamming on guitar, playing hoops, recording music and Mac computers.

Andrew McPeak is the Coordinator of the Worldview Initiative. He graduated from Bryan in 2011 with a Major in Liberal Arts, and was on staff with the Worldview Initiative for three and a half of his four years at Bryan. While at Bryan, Andrew gained a variety of valuable experiences. For two years he was the President of SSTOP, which is an anti-human trafficking group at Bryan. He also spent the summer of 2010 serving and sharing the word of God to the people of India with a Missions organization called Word For the World. Through his position as Coordinator of the Worldview Initiative, he is able to travel and speak to youth all over the United States. Andrew hopes to continue to train and develop youth and young adult leaders into men and women with a passion for God for the rest of his life. He and his wife Anna were married in August of 2011, and live in Dayton, TN.

Bonnie-Marie Yager, Assistant Director of Worldview Formation graduated from Bryan (2007) with a political communication degree, and went to Bratislava, Slovakia to assist fundraising and development for non-profits organizations. Since returning to the U.S., Bonnie-Marie has worked as the Director of Research for Worldwide Interactive Network (WIN) and as Director of Public Relations for The Refuge Tennessee, a ministry in Harriman, TN, for homeless women and families. She begins her third year with the Worldview Initiative with a passion to help the global body of Christ to see how faith and life intersect.

Jonathan Doran, Director of Counseling and Soul Care and Instructor of Psychology, graduated from Bryan College (2000) with a degree in psychology, and continued his studies at Asbury Theological Seminary (M.A., Counseling). He has worked in a variety of contexts: psychiatric hospitals, schools and camps. As a counselor, Jonathan invites students into a relationship with God that they might find healing and be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. To that end, he has developed an academic minor in Soul Care, and enjoys spending time with students in and out of the classroom. Jonathan loves UVA football, theology and the liturgical calendar. He and his wife Lorraine have three children, Eli, Simon and Eden; and a Boston Terrier, Pepper.

Kauri Tallant, Counselor and Instructor of Psychology, also oversees Bryan's ADA and works with the Academic Support Center. She is a Bryan alum (2003) and recently graduated from Richmont Graduate University with her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. Kauri has a passion for challenging Christians to make the truth of Scripture applicable to their struggles and pain. Kauri enjoys guessing the birth order of individuals, party planning, making and eating fondue, as well as Contra dancing.

Amy Hutchinson, Coordinator for Strategic Support, grew up in Sioux Falls, SD, and studied Spanish and Biblical Studies at Northwestern College in Minneapolis, MN (2004). She worked for two years as a barista and a bilingual associate educator for the Minneapolis Public Schools before moving to Vancouver, BC, to study at Regent College. She then had the most unexpected joy of working for two years in 1st and 2nd grade classrooms with William, a determined and artistic boy with autism. Amy loves playing Scrabble, thrifting for treasures, eating spicy food, and writing letters. She desires to see God establish his people, as we learn to listen to our Father, hope in the Lord Jesus, and wield the power of the Holy Spirit.