Steve is research professor of Christianity and culture at Lancaster Bible College and Graduate School. He also chairs the biblical division. He serves as a visiting lecturer at London Theological Seminary. Additionally, he regularly teaches courses for the Washington DC and Jackson, Mississippi, campuses of Reformed Theological Seminary.

Steve is a graduate of Philadelphia Biblical University. He received a masters degree in theology from Westminster Theological Seminary and another masters in philosophy from West Chester University. He received his PhD from Westminster Theological Seminary, writing his dissertation on Jonathan Edwards.
He is chair of the American Christianity section of the Evangelical Theological Society