Curriculum Vitae
Kenneth Michael Gardoski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
Baptist Bible Seminary, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
Personal Information:
Date of Birth December 3, 1961
Place of Birth Meshoppen, Pa.
Marital Status Married to Sharon Lynn Waldschmidt (June 30,
1984)
Children Laura (born February 5, 1989), Karis (born
September 5, 1990), Joel (born June 27, 1995)
Education:
o A.A., Keystone College, La Plume, Pa., 1981 (major: Liberal Arts)
o B.S., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pa., 1983 (major:
Secondary Education Social Studies)
o M.Div., Baptist Bible Seminary, Clarks Summit, Pa., 1990
o Th.M., Baptist Bible Seminary, Clarks Summit, Pa., 1990 (major: Old
Testament)
o Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Ill., 2002 (major:
Systematic Theology)
o Further Graduate Study, Jerusalem University College, Jerusalem, Israel,
summer 1989
Teaching Experience:
High School Social Studies Teacher, Caesar Rodney School District,
Camden, Del., 1983–1984
Professor of Theology, International Baptist Seminary, Warsaw,
Poland, 1994–2000
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, Baptist Bible Seminary,
2000–present
Other Teaching Opportunities:
“One-Another Relationships in the Church,” Camp Bible Conference,
Jurmala, Latvia, August, 1999
“Modern American Cults,” Church Bible Conference, Volkovisk,
Belarus, April, 2000
“Christology & Soteriology,” West Siberian Baptist College, Omsk, Siberia,
October 2001, June 2003
“1 Corinthians,” Word of Life Bible Institute, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada,
2003–present
Ministry Experience:
Deacon, Maranatha Memorial Baptist Church, Dover, Del.,
1985–1986
Pastoral Intern, First Baptist Church, Elkhart, In., 1989–1990
Missionary to Poland, Baptist Mid-Missions, 1990–2000
Deacon, Heritage Baptist Church, Clarks Summit, Pa., 2002–2005
Professional Membership:
The Evangelical Theological Society
Writing/Publications:
o “Ezekiel Thirty-Four as a Paradigm for an Understanding of Israelite
Kingship,” Th.M. thesis, Baptist Bible Seminary, 1990.
o “New Testament Warning Passages in the Light of the Doctrine of Eternal
Security,” Ph.D. dissertation, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2002.
o “Kept Through Faith: Eternal Security in 1 Peter 1:5,” The Summit 4
(Spring 2001): 15.
o “The Case for Eternal Security from Five Key New Testament Passages,”
paper presented at the Bible Faculty Leadership Summit, Ankeny, Iowa,
July, 2001.
o “Cheating in our Society,” Journal of Ministry and Theology 5
(Fall 2001): 50–77.
o “The Implications of Living Together Before Marriage,” Journal of Ministry
and Theology 7 (Spring 2003): 92–113.
o “God’s Church,” Adult Student Course, Regular Baptist Press, 2003.
o “Is Culture a Reflection of the Imago Dei?” paper presented at the ETS
Eastern Regional Annual Conference, Clarks Summit, Pa., April, 2004.
o “The Case for Eternal Security from Five Key NT Passages,” Journal of
Ministry and Theology 9 (Spring 2005): 51–71.
o “Living Together: Ministering in a World Where Marriage Doesn’t Matter,”
Paraklesis (Summer 2005): 1–2.
o “The Importance of Theology for an Excellent Biblical Education,” The
Summit 9 (Fall 2005): 4–5.
o “A Biblical Perspective on Cohabitation,” in Family Policy Perspectives: A
Video Series from the North Carolina Family Policy Council with Study
Guides (Raleigh, N.C.: North Carolina Family Policy Council, 2006).
o “Intelligent Design and Science: Allies or Enemies?” Journal of Ministry
and Theology 11 (Spring 2007): 49–90.