Originally from Long Island, New York, Jeremy Stein has served as Director of the Center for Holy Lands Studies since 2024, after five years as a Teaching Specialist. Prior to this, he spent five years in pastoral ministry at Neighborhood Assembly of God in Bellmore, New York. Jeremy holds bachelor’s degrees in Biblical Studies and Pastoral Ministries from Zion Bible College, and a Master’s in Ancient Judaism and the Origins of Christianity from Nyack College. He teaches Archaeology at North Central University and New Testament and Biblical Languages at Evangel University. Jeremy is passionate about teaching the Bible through the context of the lands themselves and resides in Springfield, Missouri, with his wife Miriam and son Zachery.