Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ORGANIZATION MISSION IS TO FOSTER BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP. WE PROVIDE MEMBERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUTUAL SUPPORT, INTELLECTUAL GROWTH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
CONFERENCES. SBL ORGANIZES TWO MAJOR ANNUAL ACADEMIC CONFERENCES EACH YEAR, ONE IN THE UNITED STATES AND ONE OUTSIDE THE U.S. IT ALSO SPONSORS REGIONAL MEETINGS IN THE U.S. THE MAJOR U.S. MEETING BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN HALF OF ITS MEMBERS AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS TO PRESENT OVER 1,000 SCHOLARLY PAPERS OF NEW RESEARCH IN HUNDREDS OF PROGRAM UNIT SESSIONS. THE CONFERENCE ALSO PROVIDES AN EXHIBIT HALL FOR ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS AND A JOB SERVICE FOR ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS WHO INTERVIEW AND HIRE MEMBERS. THESE ANNUAL CONFERENCES ARE HELD IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH SBL'S STRATEGIC VISION STATEMENTS: ORGANIZING CONGRESSES FOR SCHOLARLY EXCHANGE; FACILITATING BROAD AND OPEN DISCUSSION FROM A VARIETY OF CRITICAL PERSEPCTIVES; AND PROMOTING COOPERATION ACROSS GLOBAL BOUNDARIES.
PRESS. SBL PRESS, THE PUBLISHING DEPARTMENT OF THE SOCIETY, IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PRESSES, AND PUBLISHES PEER-REVIEWED BOOKS AND JOURNALS FOR THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AND LIBRARIES. THE PRESS ACQUIRES, DEVELOPS, PRODUCES, AND MARKETS 27 BOOK SERIES, THE FLAGSHIP JOURNAL OF THE FIELD, AND A JOURNAL FOR BOOK REVIEWS. TO DO SO THE PRESS HAS PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND OVER 130 VOLUNTEER MEMBERS WHO SERVE AS GENERAL EDITORS, AS SERIES EDITORS, AND ON EDITORIAL BOARDS. SBL PRESS'S ANNUAL BOOK OUTPUT IS 35 TITLES, IN ADDITION TO THE TWO MAJOR JOURNALS. THE PRESS ALSO PARTNERS WITH OTHER PRESSES TO PUBLISH MAJOR RESOURCES AND REFERENCE WORKS.
PROFESSIONS. SBL OFFERS A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT ITS MEMBERS' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCATE FOR THE ACADEMIC FIELD IN HIGHER EDUCATION. IT HOSTS AN EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, PROVIDES WORKSHOPS AT ITS MEETINGS, PARTNERS WITH RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, COLLABORATES WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN HUMANITIES AND HIGHER EDUCATION (SUCH AS THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE AND THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES), AND FOSTERS PARTICIPATION THROUGH PROGRAM UNITS THAT ENLIST OVER 3,000 OF ITS 8,500 MEMBERS AS CHAIRS, PRESENTERS, PRESIDERS, OR PANELISTS. SUPPORTED BY A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, IN 2014 SBL LAUNCHED AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE CALLED BIBLE ODYSSEY TO PROVIDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH ACCURATE AND ENGAGING INFORMATION ABOUT THE BIBLE, ITS CONTENTS, ITS BACKGROUND, AND ITS CULTURAL IMPACT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| John F Kutsko | TREASURER, EXEC DIRECTOR | 60 | $179,718 |
| Pam Kennemore | DIRECTOR FINANCE/ADMIN | 45 | $108,350 |
| Hugh Rowland Page Jr | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Christian Brady | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| James C Vanderkam | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Nasrallah | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tat-Siong Benny Liew | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Rollston | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Monica Jyotsna Melanchthon | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sidnie White Crawford | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jorunn Okland | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gay Byron | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Marc Brettler | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ehud Ben Zvi | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Efrain Agosto | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Judith Newman | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Adele Reinhartz | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Gale A Yee | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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