Ken Cleaver

E-mail: kcleaver@liberty.edu

Church History (especially the American, Patristic, and Reformation contexts)
History of Christian Doctrine (especially Ecclesiology, Canonicity, and Trinitarianism)
Systematic Theology (especially Ecclesiology, Anthropology, and Christology)
The Use of the Bible in Christian Rhetoric

PhD Theological Studies (Emphasis: Church History),Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Deerfield, Illinois, 2002.
ThM Historical Theology, Dallas Theological Seminary; Dallas, Texas, 1993.
Graduate Teacher Diploma, Evangelical Training Association; Wheaton, Illinois, 1993.
BA Biblical Studies, Bryan College; Dayton, Tennessee, 1989.

Associate Professor of Church History and Theology
Liberty University, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and Graduate School; Lynchburg, VA
2005 – present
Part-Time/Adjunct Faculty
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Deerfield, IL
Systematic Theology and Church History courses
College of Lake County; Grayslake, IL,
Western Civilization and U.S. History courses
American-Bavarian Exchange; Regensburg, Germany
“History of the Reformation”
Liberty University Online; Lynchburg, VA
Church History and Systematic Theology courses
2003 – present
Guest Lecturer & Pulpit Supply
Topics have included church history, historical and systematic theology, world religions and cults, and expository preaching in a variety of denominations.
1998 – present
Sunday School Teacher (married adults ages 18-50)
Thomas Road Baptist Church, Lynchburg, VA; Crossroads Church (SBC), Grayslake, IL; Libertyville Evangelical Free Church (EFCA), Libertyville, IL; First Baptist Oak Cliff (SBC), Dallas, TX.
1991 – present
Teaching Assistant to Dr. Stephen Spencer (Historical Theology)
Dallas Theological Seminary; Dallas, TX
Spring 1993
Instructor of Biblical Studies
Dallas Theological Seminary Lay Institute; Dallas, TX “Themes in the Pastoral Epistles”
Fall 1992

Drama and Multimedia Ministries: First Baptist Church Oak Cliff, Crossroads Church, and Thomas Road Baptist Church; 1990 – present.
Vacation Bible School: Libertyville Evangelical Free Church, Crossroads Church, Thomas Road Baptist Church; 1995 – present.
Pastoral Ministries: Preaching supply for pastors on leave, funeral and interment services, family and student counseling, and regular discipleship of select students; 2000 – present.
Awana Leader: Crossroads Church; 2002 – 2003.
Associate Editor: Bolander Marks Football Weekly, DesPlaines, IL; 1996 – 1998.
Texas Baptist Men: First Baptist Oak Cliff; 1990 – 1993.
Interim Senior Pastor: Bonham Baptist Church (Independent Baptist), Spring City, TN; 1990.
Puppet Ministries: Bryan College, Sarasota Evangelical Free Church; 1984 – 1990.
Student Body Chaplain/VP: Bryan College; 1987 – 1988.
Bass Player: “Wings” (Christian Contemporary Band), Sarasota Evangelical Free Church; 1984 – 1986.
Friday Morning Baseball Chapel Speaker: Summer Gulf Coast League teams for the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, and Toronto Blue Jays, Sarasota, FL; 1985.
Co-Founder: Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Sarasota, FL chapter; 1984 – 1985.

“Jesus on American Slavery: What He Said, What He Did Not Say, and What He Was Said to Have Said.” A paper presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in Atlanta, Georgia. November 20, 2003.
“Albert Barnes” in An Encyclopedia of Antislavery and Abolition. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006.
“The Biblical Context of the Runaway Slave Debates in Mid-Nineteenth-Century America.” A paper presented at the Christianity and American History Conference at Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia. April 20, 2007.
“House Churches in the Patristic Era.” Japan Harvest (Spring 2007).
“The Use of Slavery in Modern, Biblically-Based Gender Discussions.” A paper presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in San Diego, California. November 14, 2007.
“The Practical and Ethical Considerations in Labeling a Religious Group as a ‘Cult.’” A paper presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in New Orleans, Louisiana. November 19, 2009.