David Baer, Ph.D.

Director, Mesa Scholars
Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages, Biblical Seminary of Colombia

Dr. Baer is a pastor and biblical scholar who has spent the majority of his adult life in Latin America, far from his Pennsylvania Dutch origins. As the director of Mesa Scholars, he shepherds forty missional scholars who serve in partnered theological communities located principally in the Global South. David served as the president of ESEPA Seminary in Costa Rica and of Overseas Council in the USA. He stewards research and practitioner’s interests in the book of Isaiah, Old Testament wisdom literature, Septuagint, and the methods and practices of teaching the biblical languages. David and Karen share six children and eleven grandchildren.