Bryan McCabe

Bryan serves as the fifth President of Bakke Graduate University. After graduating from BGU in 2012 with a Doctor of Ministry degree in Transformational Leadership for the Global City, he spent the next decade holding various roles throughout the organization. He initially served as an adjunct professor. He then took on the director role for the Doctor of Transformational Leadership (DTL) program, and he served as Academic Dean, Vice President of Academic Affairs, and Chief Academic Officer for several years.

Throughout this time, he has maintained pastoral work at his home church, North Way Christian Community (NWCC), located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He currently leads NWCC’s Ministry Hub in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

Before becoming a pastor and a leader in higher education, he was a professional football player in the Arena Football League during his twenties and served as a teacher and coach in California. Bryan and his wife, Julie, live in Pittsburgh where they enjoy spending time with their young adult children, adventuring to cities around the world, sports, boating, reading, writing, playing the ukulele, and spending time with friends.