Dr. Scott Postma

Dr. Postma is the president and CEO of Kepler Education. He teaches dual enrollment courses for Kepler in collaboration with Faulkner University and Colorado Christian University. For the past decade, he has lived in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and family. Inspired by the classical and Christian imagination, his passion is to help students obtain a Christian liberal arts education.

Dr. Postma formerly served as a minister for 20 years and has served, concurrently, as an educator for nearly 30 years. In the course of his ministry, he helped plant two churches and found two private Christian schools. He earned degrees in the humanities with an emphasis in literature (Ph.D., Faulkner University), classical and Christian studies (M.A.C.C.S., Knox Theological Seminary), religion and English literature (B.S., Liberty University), theology (M.A., B.A., Salt Lake Baptist College), and creative writing (A.A., College of Southern Nevada).

Teaching Philosophy

Dr. Postma: I believe the gospel is central to education and the two cannot be separated without compromising human flourishing or diminishing culture. Ultimately, the parents have been given the biblical mandate to bring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord and are, therefore, expected to take primary responsibility for the student’s education. As a teacher, my role is to act as an agent or extension of the home by providing the student with guidance as to the proper resources, a clear set of learning objectives, classroom policies, teacher expectations, timely and effective feedback, and fair and objective assessment of the student’s work. By extension, I am also responsible to provide parents with regular and systematic feedback on their student’s progress.

Statement of Faith

Dr. Postma: I am committed to historic Christianity in doctrine and morality and hold firmly to the Apostles’ and Nicene Creeds. I am currently a member in good standing at Palouse Fellowship, a reformed CREC congregation in Moscow, ID.