21 Notable alumni of
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

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Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary is 1870th in the world, 650th in North America, and 612th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Gerald Ford

    Gerald Ford
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1913-2006 (aged 93)
    Occupations
    military officergridiron football playerautobiographerpoliticianlawyer
    Biography

    Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He previously served as the leader of the Republican Party in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965 to 1973, and as the 40th vice president under President Richard Nixon from 1973 to 1974. Ford succeeded to the presidency when Nixon resigned in 1974, but was defeated for election to a full term in 1976. Ford is the only person to become U.S. president without winning an election for president or vice president.

  2. Timothy J. Keller

    Timothy J. Keller
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-2023 (aged 73)
    Enrolled in Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
    Graduated with Master of Divinity
    Occupations
    writertheologianuniversity teacherpriestnon-fiction writer
    Biography

    Timothy James Keller was an American Calvinist pastor, preacher, theologian, and Christian apologist. He was the chairman and co-founder of Redeemer City to City, which trains pastors for service around the world. He was also the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City and the author of The New York Times bestselling books The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith (2008), Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God (2014), and The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism (2008). The prequel for the latter is Making Sense of GOD: An Invitation to the Skeptical (2016).

  3. Scott Hahn

    Scott Hahn
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    writerapologistuniversity teachertheologian
    Biography

    Scott Walker Hahn is an American Catholic theologian and Christian apologist. A former Protestant, Hahn was a Presbyterian minister who converted to Catholicism. Hahn's popular works include Rome Sweet Home and The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth. His lectures have been featured in multiple audio distributions through Lighthouse Catholic Media. Hahn is known for his research on Early Christianity during the Apostolic Age and various theoretical works concerning the early Church Fathers.

  4. Robert M. Price

    Robert M. Price
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Enrolled in Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
    Graduated with Master of Theological Studies
    Occupations
    podcastertheologianessayistliterary criticillustrator
    Biography

    Robert McNair Price is an American New Testament scholar who argues in favor of the Christ myth theory – the claim that a historical Jesus did not exist. Price is the author of a number of books on biblical studies and the historicity of Jesus.

  5. Xiong Yan

    Xiong Yan
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Enrolled in Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
    Graduated with Doctor of Ministry
    Occupations
    human rights activistchaplain
    Biography

    Xiong Yan is a Chinese-American human rights activist, military officer, and Protestant chaplain. He was a dissident involved in 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. Xiong Yan studied at Peking University Law School from 1986 to 1989. He came to the United States of America as a political refugee in 1992, and later became a chaplain in U.S. Army, serving in Iraq. Xiong Yan is the author of three books, and has earned six degrees. He ran for Congress in New York's 10th congressional district in 2022, and his campaign was reportedly attacked by agents of China's Ministry of State Security.

  6. Kevin DeYoung

    Kevin DeYoung
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    theologianpriest
    Biography

    Kevin Lee DeYoung is an American Reformed theologian, pastor and author. He is currently the senior pastor at Christ Covenant Church, in Matthews, North Carolina. The church he previously pastored, University Reformed Church (East Lansing, Michigan), shifted to the Presbyterian Church in America in March 2015 after having been a member of the Reformed Church in America.

  7. Mark Dever

    Mark Dever
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1960-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    preacherwriterpastormissionaryscholar
    Biography

    Mark E. Dever is a theologian and the senior pastor of the Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., and the president of 9Marks (formerly known as the Center for Church Reform), a Christian ministry he co-founded "in an effort to build biblically faithful churches in America. Dever also taught for the faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge and also served for two years as an associate pastor of Eden Baptist Church in Cambridge."

  8. Talbert W. Swan, II

    Talbert W. Swan, II
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Talbert Wesley Swan II is an American religious leader. He is a prelate in the Church of God in Christ serving as the bishop of the Vermont Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in the United States. Swan is the fifth leader of the Jurisdiction and oversees COGIC congregations in Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York. Swan serves the Church of God in Christ as Assistant General Secretary and Director of Social Justice Ministry. Swan is also the National Chaplain of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. and the host of a radio talk show, The Spoken Word.

  9. Ben Witherington III

    Ben Witherington III
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    theologianuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Ben Witherington III is an American Wesleyan-Arminian New Testament scholar. Witherington is Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary, a Wesleyan-Holiness seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, and an ordained pastor in the United Methodist Church.

  10. Diana Butler Bass

    Diana Butler Bass
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    independent scholarhistorian
    Biography

    Diana Butler Bass is an American historian of Christianity and an advocate for progressive Christianity. She is the author of eleven books.

  11. Foley Beach

    Foley Beach
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    bishop
    Biography

    Foley Thomas Beach is an American bishop. He is the second primate and archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America, a church associated with the Anglican realignment movement. Foley was elected as the church's primate on June 21, 2014. His enthronement took place on October 9, 2014. He is married to Alison and they have two adult children.

  12. Woodrow M. Kroll

    Woodrow M. Kroll
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1944-.. (age 80)
    Occupations
    radio personality
    Biography

    Woodrow Michael Kroll is an evangelical preacher and radio host. He was the president and Bible teacher for the international Back to the Bible radio and television ministry. He was president of Davis College (formerly Practical Bible College) in Johnson City, New York, United States.

  13. William L. Lane

    William L. Lane
    Years
    1931-1999 (aged 68)
    Occupations
    university teachertranslatorBible translatorJudaic scholarbiblical scholar
    Biography

    William L. Lane was an American New Testament theologian and professor of biblical studies.

  14. Gregory N. Todd

    Gregory N. Todd
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Enrolled in Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
    Graduated with Doctor of Ministry in Christian leadership
    Biography

    Gregory N. Todd is a United States Navy rear admiral and chaplain who serves as the 28th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy. He previously served as the 20th Chaplain of the Marine Corps. He also served for four years as the tenth Chaplain of the Coast Guard. Over a thirty-two year career, he has served in a variety of Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard assignments, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and chaplaincy work at Ground Zero in the wake of the September 11 attacks. He is a Lutheran.

  15. Phillip Sandifer

    Phillip Sandifer
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    musicianwriter
    Biography

    Phillip Sandifer is an American writer, musician, recording artist and music producer. His music is primarily known within the Americana and Inspirational music field.

  16. John Hanford

    John Hanford
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    John Van Hanford III was United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom from 2002 to 2009. As ambassador, Hanford led the Office of International Religious Freedom at the United States Department of State.

  17. Edwin David Aponte

    Edwin David Aponte
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    religious studies scholar
    Biography

    Edwin David Aponte is a Puerto Rican-American cultural historian, religious studies scholar, and contributor to the development of Christianity among Hispanic and Latino/a Americans. His research focuses on the interplay between religion and culture, especially Hispanic/Latino(a) religions, African-American religions, North American religious history, and congregational studies. He is one of a small number of U.S. Hispanic historians of Christianity.

  18. Gil Dodds

    Gil Dodds
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1918-1977 (aged 59)
    Enrolled in Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
    Graduated with Bachelor of Divinity
    Occupations
    middle-distance runner
    Biography

    Gilbert Lothair Dodds, called "The Flying Parson", was an American middle-distance runner. In the 1940s, he held the American and world records for the mile run. He was awarded the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States in 1943.

  19. Stephen Gill Spottswood

    Stephen Gill Spottswood
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1897-1974 (aged 77)
    Biography

    Stephen Gill Spottswood was a religious leader and civil rights activist known for his work as bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (AMEZ) and chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

  20. Donald J. Harlin

    Donald J. Harlin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1935-2015 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    Donald J. Harlin was an American Air Force major general who served as Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force.

  21. Glen Pettigrove

    Glen Pettigrove
    Occupations
    philosopher
    Biography

    Glen Allan Pettigrove is an American philosopher and Chair of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow. He is known for his expertise on philosophy of emotions.