Dennis Swanson:
CLASS OF 1974
Leuzinger High SchoolClass of 1974
Lawndale, CA
Dennis's Story
Life
After spending nearly 15 years as an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, Mr. Swanson entered the ministry, serving as associate and senior pastoral positions in Southern California. In 1992, he joined The Master's College as Director of Academic Assessment and Assistant Professor of Bible. Then in 1994, Mr. Swanson joined The Master's Seminary as Seminary Librarian.
He completed his A. S. in Public Administration at College of the Canyons; his B.S. in Biblical Studies and History at The Master's College; His Master of Divinity at The Master's Seminary; his Master of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University; and is completing his Doctor of Ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY.
Mr. Swanson was a contributor and assistant editor of Introduction to Biblical Counseling (Word 1994) and a regular religion columnist for a major Sourthern California newspaper for two years. He was also a contributor to the Eerdman's Bible Dictionary (Eerdman's 2000) and has contributed articles to several periodicals including American Libraries and the Journal of Christian Apologetics, Faith an...Expand for more
d Mission, and Voice. He also has served as a judge for the Evangelical Christian Publisher's Assocation Gold Medallion Book Awards.
Mr. Swanson continues an active ministry, having served as interim pastor and consultant for many churches in Southern California. He has also served as an adjunct professor at The Master's College. He has studied at the American Institute of Holy Land Studies in Jerusalem and Moody Bible Institute.
He maintains membership and is active in several ministry and professional organizations including the Near East Archaeological Society, the Evangelical Theological Society, the American Theological Librarian Association, and the IFCA International, among others. For two years he served as the president of the Southern California Theological Librarian Association. He is also an amateur meteriologist and serves as a weather spotter for the National Weather Service.
Mr. Swanson and his wife Jeanette have been married for 29 years and have two children. He is also a "blogger" maintaining his own weblog dealing with theological issues, politics and sports at Narnia3.com and a Book Review Blog at the same site.
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