Gary T. Meadors

Personalia

Education

1983 Doctor of Theology (Grace Theological Seminary)
1979 Master of Theology (Grace Theological Seminary)
1976 Master Of Divinity (Grace Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, Indiana)
1973 Bachelor of Theology (Piedmont Baptist College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
1969 Diploma in Pastoral Studies (Shenandoah Bible College, Roanoke, Virginia
Continuing education:
MLS degree program, Indiana University, Ft. Wayne
Institute of Biblical Counseling (Dr. Larry Crabb)

Experience

I have extensive ministry experience, including service in home missions with Missions to Military (1969-71) in Norfolk, Virginia and Key West, Florida; several pastorates during my journey through seminary as well as numerous interim pastorates while teaching.

My primary vocation has been as a Professor of Greek and New Testament in several Regional and ATS accredited institutions:

2011: Shifted to Adjunct and Online teaching in Florida
1995-2011: Grand Rapids Theological Seminary
1993-95: Baptist Bible Seminary of Pennsylvania
1983-93: Grace Theological Seminary
1979-83: Piedmont Baptist College

While not an area that I sought, I have served in numerous administrative positions such as Academic Dean, officer in regional professional societies, Chair of various departments and degree programs.

Honors and Awards

Graduated cum laude, Piedmont 1973
Homer A. Kent Sr. Award in Church History, GTS 1975
Graduated summa cum laude, GTS M.Div. 1976
Nominated for various Who's Who publications
Achieved Tenured Professor status in two institutions
Awarded 1996 Alumni Educational Achievement Award, Piedmont Baptist College

Professional Society Memberships

Evangelical Theological Society
Institute of Biblical Research
Society of Biblical Literature
Tyndale Fellowship

Courses Taught

College level:

Christian Ethics, Greek Elements, Hermeneutics, Historical Books (OT), Introduction to Philosophy, Life of Christ, Pentateuch, AGP Speed Reading, Study Skills.

Seminary:

English Bible of Daniel and Revelation, Matthew, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Greek Elements I and II, Intermediate Greek I and II, Greek Exegetical Methods I and II, Greek Exegesis of Colossians and Philemon, 2 Peter and Jude, James, Ephesians, Selections in 1 Corinthians, 1 Thessalonians, Pastoral Epistles, Use of the OT in the NT, Interdisciplinary Theology Seminar, Life of Christ, New Testament Backgrounds, Rapid Greek Reading, Various seminars in NT, New Testament Theology, A Biblical Theology for Doing God’s Will, Septuagint, Translation of Selections in Greek Literature, New Testament Textual Criticism, Hermeneutics, New Testament Biblical Theology.

Seminary Online:

Biblical Hermeneutics, New Testament Biblical Theology, The Book of Acts, 1 Corinthians, James, A Biblical Theology of God’s Will, New Testament Survey (Acts through Paul)

Audio Productions

Knowing God's Will: A ten tape audio series with notes. Cornerstone Communications. Grand Rapids, MI, 1996.
How to Read the Bible and Get More Out of It: A ten tape audio series with notes. Cornerstone Communications. Grand Rapids, MI, 1997.
Unveiling the Apocalypse: A ten tape audio series with notes. Cornerstone Communications. Grand Rapids, MI, 1998.
Living the Fruit of the Spirit: An eight hour lecture series on the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians. Thursday Evening Bible Class, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, 2007.
A Biblical Theology for Knowing God’s Will: An eight part CD lecture series, Thursday Evening Bible Class, 2010.

Theses

The Identification of Helel ben Shachar in Isaiah 14:12. (M.Div 1976)
The Areopagus Address: A Judaeo-Christian Missionary Sermon. (Th.M. 1979)
The Poor in Luke's Gospel: An Analysis of Lukan Emphasis on the Poor in Light of Contemporary Evangelical Social Ethics. (Th.D. 1983)

Publications(Books, Articles, and other Professional Responses/Papers)

• A response to the plenary paper God Says No: Some Observations on the Role of Restraint in Christian Sexual Ethics by Wayne G. Boulton. Midwestern Regional ETS Meeting March 23, 1991.
• Aiding Fruit (testimonial). MTM Messenger, December 1999:9-10.
• Can a Believer Fall from Grace? Spire 14:2 (Winter 1986):9-10.
• Christ the Cure for the Fear of the Unknown Grace Magazine (Winter 1992-93):22-23.
• Consulting Editor for Leith Anderson, Jesus: An Intimate Portrait of the Man, His Land, and His People Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2005.
• Decidiendo a la manera de Dios: Un nuevo modelo para conocer la voluntad de Dios. Vida/Zondervan, 2007.
• Decision Making God’s Way: MENGAMBIL KEPUTUSAN TEPAT SESUAI KEHENDAK ALLAH. Indonesia: Kehidupan Kristen/Pertumbuhan Rohani, 2008
• Decision Making God’s Way: A New Model for Knowing God’s Will. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, September 2003.
• Discipleship: Another Nuance to Consider Expositor 4:3 (Fall 1993).
• Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology Edited by Walter Elwell. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1996. I wrote articles on Abstain, Conscience, Mark of the Beast, New Heavens and New Earth, New Jerusalem, Power, Restore, Slavery, Unity and Diversity of Scripture
• Exploring the Application of Text to Culture Talking Points presentation to a pastor’s conference at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, November 17, 2003
• Faith, Love and Hope: A Literary Triad Formulated by Paul for His Missionary Proclamation 2007 Midwest Region Evangelical Theological Society, Winona Lake, Indiana.
• Faith, Love and Hope: A Paradigm for Paul’s Missionary Preaching A Paper Presented to the National Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Toronto, Canada, November 2002.
• Four Views on Moving Beyond the Bible to Theology General Editor. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. [Participants: Kaiser, Doriani, Vanhoozer, Webb, Strauss, Wolters, C. Wright]
• John R. W. Stott on Social Action Grace Theological Journal 1:2ns (Fall 1980):129-147
• Knowing God’s Will: A New Paradigm for Teaching A Paper Presented to the National Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Orlando, Florida, November 1998.
• Living the Fruit of the Spirit Grace Magazine (Spring 1990):37, 39.
• Love is the Law of Spiritual Formation. Presidential address to the Midwest Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, March 20, 1998.
• New Testament Essays in Honor of Homer A. Kent, Jr., Editor. Winona Lake, IN: BHM Books, 1991.
• Only Begotten or One and Only? Spire 13:1 (Spring 1984):5-6.
• Paul, the Gospel and the Public Square: Revisiting Acts 17:16-34 in its Judaeo-Christian Context 2006 Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
• Probing the Redemptive Movement Hermeneutic: A Critique of William J. Webb, Slaves, Women and Homosexuals: Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural Analysis (InterVarsity Press, 2001) A Seminar Held at Heritage Theological Seminary, Cambridge Ontario, Canada, January 17, 2005.
• The "Poor" in the Beatitudes of Matthew and Luke Grace Theological Journal 6:2ns (Fall 1985):305-314.
• Why Are They Looking for Jesus? The Jesus Seminar The Baptist Bulletin (December 1997):23-26.
• Worldview and Resulting Values: Discerning the Will of God Beyond "Proof Texts" Paper presented at the Midwest Regional Evangelical Theological Society Meeting, March 19, 2004.

Reviews:

Lawrence Richards, A Practical Theology of Spirituality GTJ 9 (Spring 1988):159-160.
Gordon D. Fee The First Epistle to the Corinthians GTJ 11 (Spring 1990):104-106.
Thomas R. Schreiner Interpreting the Pauline Epistles GTJ 11 (Spring 1990):107-109.
Craig Blomberg 1 Corinthians The Application Series. JETS 41 (March 1998):145-146.
Allen Rhea Hunt The Inspired Body: Paul, the Corinthians, and Divine Inspiration JETS 42 (December 1999):753.
Clinton Arnold, et.al. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary JETS 47 (September 2004).
Johnson, Alan F. 1 Corinthians IVPNTC. JETS 49 (March 2006):172-173.

Projects in Process

A Biblical Theology for Knowing God’s Will Biblical Theology for Life series. Zondervan, Projected 2011.
Faith, Love, and Hope: An Outline of Paul’s Missionary Preaching (as portrayed in Acts 17 with its Jewish proselyte themes and echoes of the triad faith, love, and hope). (being formulated)
Living the Fruit of the Spirit Paul’s Way (being formulated)
"Skype Greek—A Foray into Teaching Biblical Greek Online"