Woodrow M. Kroll

Woodrow M. Kroll
Born October 21, 1944 (1944-10-21) (age 67)
Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education Th. D., Th. M, Geneva-St. Albans Theological Seminary
M. Div, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Spouse Linda Piper
Children Tracy, Timothy, Tina, and Tiffany
Parents Frank and Betty Kroll
Congregations served Back to the Bible
daily radio program (1990–present)
Offices held President of Practical Bible College (now Davis College), 1981-1990

Woodrow Michael Kroll (born October 21, 1944) is the president and Bible teacher for the international Back to the Bible radio and television ministry. He is a former president of Davis College (formerly Practical Bible College) in Johnson City, New York, United States. In addition to preaching and teaching, Woodrow Kroll is a prolific writer, having authored more than 50 books expounding on the Bible and Christian living.

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Background and education

Woodrow Kroll was born to Frank and Betty Kroll in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.[1] His father, Reverend Frank Kroll, attended Practical Bible Training School (as it was then called) from 1936 to 1939 and pastored the Park Gate Baptist Church in Ellwood City for thirty-three years. Woodrow Kroll followed in his father's footsteps and attended Practical Bible Training School from 1962 to 1965.

Kroll subsequently earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1967 from Barrington College. He then studied at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Theology degree in 1970.[2] He earned a Master of Theology degree in 1971 and a Doctor of Theology degree in 1973 from Geneva-St. Albans Theological Seminary. Further graduate study was done at Harvard Divinity School, Princeton Theological Seminary, the University of Strasbourg in France, and the University of Virginia.

He is married to the former Linda Piper.[3] They have four children: Tracy, Timothy, Tina, and Tiffany. Their son Timothy has followed his father and grandfather in ministry and is the senior pastor at Northside Baptist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Ministry and teaching career

Woodrow Kroll began his ministry as the pastor of First Baptist Church in Middleboro, Massachusetts (1968–1970). He then taught at Practical Bible Training School (now Davis College) 1971–1973. From 1975 to 1980, he chaired the Division of Religion at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. On January 17, 1981, Woodrow Kroll was inaugurated as president of Practical Bible Training School, also teaching Bible and preaching while serving as president.[2]

During Kroll's presidency, the school obtained accreditation from the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) and the American Association of Bible Colleges (AABC, now the Association for Biblical Higher Education). He also developed the administration, curriculum, and much of the school's structure as it exists today, now as Davis College. Dr. Kroll resigned on April 27, 1990, to assume the leadership of the Back to the Bible organization.

Back to the Bible

Begun in 1939 by Theodore Epp on radio station KFOR (AM) in Lincoln, Nebraska, the Back to the Bible broadcast became a worldwide ministry by the time its founder retired in 1981. Epp was succeeded by Warren W. Wiersbe, former pastor of Moody Church in Chicago, Illinois, who served as leader of the Lincoln-based ministry between 1981–1989. Woodrow Kroll was inaugurated in 1990 as the third president of Back to the Bible, the position he now holds.[3]

Kroll serves as principal speaker on the ministry's daily worldwide broadcasts. He has traveled in ministry to over 100 countries and annually leads tours to Israel.[3] He also hosts an annual Bible conference at Willowbank Resort in Bermuda for interested Back to the Bible listeners, where programs are recorded for future broadcasts.

Books authored by Woodrow Kroll

Among the more than 50 books Woodrow Kroll has written on the Bible and Christian living are:[3]

References

  1. ^ Balmer, Randall (2001-02-19). "The Wireless Gospel". Christianity Today. http://www.christianitytoday.com.au/ct/2001/february19/4.48.html. Retrieved 2007-12-18. 
  2. ^ a b Barackman, Floyd (2005). History of Practical Bible Training School: Davis College. 
  3. ^ a b c d "President's Page". Back to the Bible. 2008. http://www.backtothebible.org/presidents-page.html. Retrieved 2008-04-10. 

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