Curriculum Vitae for:
DR. RAYMOND L. GANNON
National Representative for Jewish Ministries
Appointed Ambassador to “All Israel”
Account #220-1200
Intercultural Ministries Department
ISRAEL’S REDEMPTION
P.O. BOX 2389
Springfield, MO 65801
Telephone Numbers:
417-886-7622 (OFFICE)
417-582-0585 (HOME)
417-818-2484 (CELL)
eMail: RayGannon@AllIsrael2020.org
FAMILY STATUS
Married 39 years to Kassiani S. Gannon,
Three Adult Children and Seven Grandchildren.
EDUCATION
• Bethany Bible College, B.S. ('70) in Bible and Missions
• California Graduate School of Theology,
Ph.D. ('76) in Old Testament (Hebrew Bible)
M.A. (’74) in Church Administration
• Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
M.A. ('82) in Intercultural Ministries
M.Div. ('84) Master of Divinity
• Princeton Theological Seminary, Th.M. ('88) in Church History
• The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ph.D. (‘04) in History. Summa Cum Laude.
Dissertation: “The Shifting Romance with Israel: American Pentecostal Ideology of Zionism and the Jewish State.”
• Credentialed with the Assemblies of God since 1970; ordained since 1974.
• Nationally Home Appointed Minister to the Jews for 18 years (1970-1989).
• Division of World Missions Appointed to Israel for 15 years (1989-2003).
• Served as a Professor of Missions and/or Jewish Studies at:
• Central Bible College (1979-82)
• Valley Forge Christian College (1983-85)
• Christ for the Nations (New York campus) (1985-87)
• UMJC Messiah Yeshiva (1986)
• Bethlehem Bible College (West Bank, Israel) (1992, 1996)
• Israel College of the Bible (Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel) (1989-2007)
• Evangel University (1996-97)
• Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (Springfield, MO) (1996-2007)
Pioneered and pastored three A/G Messianic congregations in California and New York. (1973-1989). Assisted the founding of many others in the USA.
Labored as an appointed minister to American Jews in the Southern, Northern California/ Nevada, New York, and Penn-Del districts and served as District Director of Jewish Ministries in two.
Served on the National Jewish Committee of the Assemblies of God for 8 years.
Trained Missionaries and Messianic pastors over 30 years.
Founded the King of Kings College of Jerusalem (now Israel College of the Bible) with campuses in Jerusalem, Haifa, and Tel Aviv, with classes in four languages: Hebrew, English, Russian, and Amharic (Ethiopian)
Spearheaded the National Russian Jewish and Ethiopian ministries in Israel during first two terms in Israel.
“Augustine’s Israelology,” in Festscrift Yeshua and Israel, published by the Caspari Center of Jerusalem, 1994.
“The Light of the Lord,” in Firstfruits of Zion, Jerusalem, March 1996.
“Russian Ministry in Israel,” in Mishkan, Spring 1996.
“Gentiles in the Messianic Community,” in Kesher, Spring 1998.
“The Assemblies of God and the Messianic Movement (1975-2000),” in Mishkan, Summer 2002.
“The Jewish Mikveh-Rite and Water Baptism,” in Enrichment, Spring 2003.
“The Ruach, the Jews, and Pentecostal Experience,” in Enrichment, Summer 2003.
“Is Jesus Really ‘King of the Jews’?” in Enrichment, Fall 2003
“Our Local Assembly’s Synagogue Heritage,” in Enrichment, Winter 2004
“Jews and Christians Pray Together at the Dismantled ‘Wall’,” in Enrichment, Spring 2004
“The Hebraic Gospel of Salvation,” in Enrichment, Summer 2004
“50 Messiahs and Still Waiting!!!,” in Enrichment, Fall 2004
“Jewish Conversion,” in Enrichment, Winter 2005
“Israel’s Redemption: Jewish Ministry and the Assemblies of God,” AG Heritage, Winter 2007
• National Representative for Jewish Ministries, US Missions.
• Executive Director of Israel’s Redemption, Inc.
• Visiting Professor of Missions and Jewish Studies, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Springfield, Missouri.
• Faculty Member at the Israel College of the Bible, Jerusalem, Israel.
• Member of the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism.
• Member of the AG Commission on Ethnicity
• Adjunct for the International Center for Christian Leadership, Kiev, Ukraine
• Member of the American Society for Church History
• Member of the Society for Pentecostal Studies
• Member of the Theological Commission for the ROAD TO JERUSALEM.
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