Garth M. Rosell, PhD

Education

• Oxford and Cambridge, sabbatical studies
• Fuller Seminary and the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, graduate studies
• University of Minnesota, PhD
• Princeton Theological Seminary, MDiv and ThM
• Wheaton College, BA

Teaching Career

• Professor of Church History and Director Emeritus, Ockenga Institute at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
• Academic Dean, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (9 years) – helped secure regional accreditation for the Seminary
• Three of his courses voted “Course of the Year”
• Named “Professor Who Has Had the Greatest Impact on Our Lives” multiple times
• Church History teacher, Bethel Theological Seminary (8 years)
• Lecturer and teacher at various college campuses and seminaries across the United States
• One of the most sought after evangelical scholars

Other Career Highlights

• Widely regarded as one of the finest church historians in Christianity
• Member of numerous professional societies and a number of boards and committees
• Founding member, In Trust magazine Editorial Council
• Ordained in the Presbyterian Church
• Minister in local congregations and volunteer on denominational committees while pastoring various churches throughout the years
• Member of multiple community and philanthropic boards in the Boston area
• Chair of numerous accreditation teams for the Association of Theological Seminaries (ATS)
• Director of Counseling and Follow-Up, Billy Graham Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair

Publications

• Publications include Commending the Faith: The Preaching of D. L. Moody, The Evangelical Landscape,American Christianity, and The Surprising Work of God: Harold John Ockenga, Billy Graham, and the Rebirth of Evangelicalism
• Recipient of a Christianity Today book award for his Memoirs of Charles G. Finney