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GGS is committed to providing a Grace-oriented education second to none. If you believe that Jesus is a full picture of who the Triune God is, then youre in the right place!
“The phrase ‘pre-cross’ is sometimes used as a theological escape hatch. If Jesus says something demanding, unsettling, or hard to reconcile with a favored doctrinal scheme, the saying is sometimes reduced to a preliminary stage of revelation, as though it belongs to an earlier, less mature phase of God’s plan.

“But that move is too easy. It assumes the gospels preserve a merely earlier version of Christianity, when in fact they were written by the Church’s mature, post-resurrection memory of Jesus. The evangelists are not presenting a Jesus whose words must be filtered through Paul to be understandable; they are presenting the same Lord whose life, death, and resurrection Paul and the Church already confessed.

“So ‘pre-cross’ cannot mean theologically irrelevant, pre-grace, or not for the Church.”

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“The danger, of course, is that we tent-dwellers start building fortresses inside the tent. Once a particular accent on grace becomes our badge of belonging, the body of Christ’s conversation about grace fragments into mutually suspicious camps…. A grace teacher, in the healthiest sense, is someone who can recognize family resemblance across these different dialects without demanding uniformity of vocabulary or emphasis. That teacher can critique excesses and blind spots, but does so from within a posture of solidarity, not superiority.”

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GGS is thrilled to introduce you to the newest member of the faculty, Dr. Dan Payne! Dr. Payne brings a wealth of experience in business, the classroom, and in ministry, most recently creating two core courses in our forthcoming Certificate of Spiritual Formation program. 

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If the message emphasized what you need to do rather than what #Christ has done, then you heard the #law, not #Grace.
Wherever we find rest, we know that Love has preceded it.
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Dr. Matt Pandel

President and Professor of Trinitarian Theology, Counseling, and Spiritual Direction

A trained behavioral psychologist and theologian, Dr. Matt Pandel is first and foremost a communicator. His experience is varied and includes over two decades in mental health practice, academia, and ministry. He holds terminal degrees in Theology and Psychology, as well as undergraduate and graduate work in education, ministry, and family therapy.

As a psychologist, he is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Societies for Pediatric PsychologyClinical Neuropsychology,  and the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, holding board certifications in trauma and telehealth.  

As a theologian, he is a member of the Society for Biblical Literature, the Karl Barth Society of North America, the George MacDonald Society, the T.F. Torrance Theological Fellowship, the Society for Pastoral Theology, and the Ecclesiastical History Society, with specialization in curriculum development, doctoral supervision, and Trinitarian Theology.  An ordained presbyter in the Anglican/Episcopal tradition, he nonetheless remains fiercely committed to ecumenical cooperation among the body of Christ and the family of God more broadly.  

In addition to his work as President and Professor at Global Grace Seminary, Dr. Pandel is a published author, maintains a private consulting practice, is director of the Unconditional Grace Ministerial Association, and serves as a regional mental health policy advisor. He resides in the picturesque Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with his wife and best friend, Carrie.

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