Prior to his return to the pastorate, Dr. Doriani served as Dean of the Faculty, Vice President of Academics, and Professor of New Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis from 1991 to 2003. Doriani earned a Ph.D. and M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary, an S.T.M. from Yale University and a B.A. from Geneva College. He was twice a research fellow at Yale University (1981, 1995). Doriani was also Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Geneva College (1986-1991) and pastored Faith Presbyterian Church, Cumberland, MD (1981-1986). While in academia, Doriani was theologian-in-residence at Kirk of the Hills, St. Louis (1996-2003).

Dr. Doriani has written ten books, including Matthew (P & R, 2008); James (P & R, 2007); The Sermon on the Mount (P & R, 2006); Women and Ministry (Crossway, 2003), The Life of A God-Made Man (Crossway, 2001); Putting the Truth to Work: The Theory and Practice of Biblical Interpretation, (P & R, 2001); Getting the Message, a Plan for Interpreting and Applying the Bible, (P & R, 1996), David the Anointed (Great Commission, 1984). He is New Testament editor for the Reformed Expositional Commentary series. He also co-author of several books, including Beyond the Sacred Page (Zondervan, 2008), Women in the Church: A Fresh Analysis of 1 Timothy 2:11-15 (Baker, 1995); Christian Perspectives on Sexuality and Gender (Eerdmans, 1996), Biblical Foundations for Building Strong Families (Crossway, 2002).

Dan speaks frequently at conferences on family and gender issues, manhood, work, and hermeneutics. He plays tennis competitively and coached college tennis for two years. He and his wife Deborah, a musician, have three daughters, Abigail (a teacher), Sarah (an architectural designer) and Beth (a student). Fun facts: Dan once spoke in a lecture series in which he was preceded by Bono (of U2) and followed by Mel Gibson. This year, Beth was in a national championship for a debate team on the U.S. Constitution and Abigail was in the world championships in Ultimate Frisbee.