The Rev. Dr. Gary Pence began at PLTS directing the continuing education program and inaugurating the Doctor of Ministry program.  He taught courses in a variety of disciplines and served as both Academic Dean and Interim President.  He is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and taught pastoral care and counseling until his retirement in 2005.  Dr. Pence then returned to his first love and began teaching New Testament Greek, a subject he approaches both as an indispensable window into the world of the New Testament and a fascinating exercise that illuminates how we construct our thought across multiple linguistic platforms.

• Ph.D. (Classics), Princeton University
• M.S. (Counseling Psychology), California State University, East Bay
• M.Div. (Ministry), Concordia Seminary
• A.M. (Classics), Harvard University
• A.B. (Greek), University of Michigan