Professor

Kenneth O. Gangel, PhD (1935-2009)


Education

  • Mercy College, LittD
  • University of Missouri, PhD
  • Concordia Seminary, STM
  • Fuller Theological Seminary, MA
  • Grace Theological Seminary, MDiv
  • Taylor University, BA

Teaching Career

  • Scholar in Residence, Toccoa Falls College (2000-2009)
  • Director of Graduate Studies, Toccoa Falls College (1997-2000)
  • Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean, Dallas Theological Seminary (1992-1997)
  • Chairman and Professor of Christian Education, Dallas Theological Seminary (1982-1992)
  • President and Professor, Miami Christian College (1974-1982)
  • Professor and Founding Director of the School of Christian Education, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (1970-1974)
  • Bible Department Chairman, Registrar, Academic Dean, and Academic Vice President, Calvary Bible College (1960-1969)
  • Nearly 50 years of service in higher education

Other Career Highlights

  • Lecturer in more than 1,500 churches worldwide
  • Lecturer at more than 40 educational institutions
  • Member of various regional boards and national councils
  • Editor for the leadership publication The SEAL (Seeking Excellence in Administrative Leadership)
  • Worker for the Kansas City Regional Council for Higher Education in the late 1960s
  • Minister, holding various pastorates in the 1950s, 1960s and 1980s
  • Voice of “Morning Light,” a daily devotional that aired on more than 100 radio stations across the United States (for over 20 years)

Publications

  • Contributor to or editor of 57 books, including Fathering Like a Father,Feeding and Leading, (a book he co-authored with his son), Christian Education: Its History and Philosophy, and Team Leadership in Christian MinistryUsing Multiple Gifts to Build a Unified Vision (perhaps his best-known work)
  • Publisher of hundreds of articles for various education and theological journals, including numerous submissions to Bibliotheca Sacra, while submitting hundreds of reviews on various books