Floyd Schneider
Dr. Floyd Schneider "lives at the intersection of theology and missions, both being based on the Bible. He believes that theology without missions is dead orthodoxy, and missions without theology is dangerously ignorant. These two aberrations drive him into being a perpetual student. He is proud of the fact that he received his Ph.D. six weeks before turning 70. He loves asking questions that have no clear answer and finds it enjoyable watching the reactions." 1
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Early Life
Floyd was born in Monahans, Texas as an only child. His family moved at least once a year. He had been in 11 schools (mainly in Colorado) by the time he graduated from high school.
Military
He graduated on a Thursday and joined the Army on Monday. Three years in the Army, 101st Airborne Division, served in Vietnam 5 1/2 months, wounded 4 times.
Education, Career, and Family
He earned his B.A. in Bible Education in 1973 at Western Bible Institute (now Colorado Christian University) in Morrison, Colorado, which is where he met "the love of his life": Christine M. Schneider, whom he also married that same year.
Earned his M.Div from Western Conservative Baptist Seminary in 1977, then his Th.M. in Hebrew from the same school in 1978, and a B.S. in German Literature from Excelsior College in 1984, followed by planting three Bible churches in 15 years in Austria and then spent some time in Russia. They have "two sons, two excellent daughters-in-law, and six wonderful grandchildren", according to Christine's bio on Amazon.
Served as the chair of the Intercultural Studies department at Emmaus Bible College in Iowa for 7 years, and planted a local Brethren assembly in Dubuque called Riverside Bible Church, Dubuque, IA. Pursued graduate studies 2001-2003 in International Relations at Salve Regina University, which is based in Newport, Rhode Island. Served as senior pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church, Spokane, Washinton.
Planted Sunrise Bible Church (which became [http://www.redbenchspokane.com/ Red Bench Bible Church) while serving as an Associate Adjunct Professor of Intercultural Studies, Bible and Theology at Moody Bible Institute, Spokane Campus (WA), teaching Acts, Hermeneutics, Church Planting, Church and Its Doctrines, Christian Missions, Evangelism (Life on Life), Islamic Studies, Senior Seminar for Intercultural Studies, Theological Issues in Missiology, and World Religions. While at Moody, he also tutored for the Intercultural Studies Honor Program.
He served Moody from 2010-2018, while earning his Ph.D. in Systematic Theology and Apologetics from Liberty University in 2017. Presently (2018) volunteer teaching nine courses as a founding faculty member of a new bible college Great Northern University, founded in 2018, and Christine is serving the same college as head librarian.
For forty-five years, Floyd has taught almost every book in the Bible (some many times, in English and in German), systematic and historical theology, reformation history, a wide variety of missions classes, church planting, world religions, Islamic studies and evangelism. Loves to sail and travel and read and write.
Books written by Floyd
- "Evangelism For the Fainthearted: What To Say When I Don't Know What To Say Next"; First printed pre-1985?; 1994: First U.S. Printing, Earl C. Publishing, Portland, OR; 1994 by Touch of Design; Updated in 2000 by Kregel Publications with a foreword by Luis Palau; Revised in 2018 for Keybobby Books; Amazon
- "Evangelism For the Fainthearted"; Kindle (2014 edition) on Amazon
- "Seeking God?"; Kindle & Paperback versions; Amazon; 2014
Books written by Christine
Bible Studies
- Kitchen Table Studies: Bible Studies for Women; 2016, Emmaus International;
- "Goodness, For God's Sake: Sound Teaching, Sensible Living, and Good Deeds from Paul's Letter to Titus"; Buy on Amazon or from Emmaus International
- "Lessons in Trust from Messiah's Family Tree; Amazon or Emmaus International
Historical Novels
- Fires of Faith series; Kregel Publishers, 1998:
- "In the Shadow of the Cathedral"; #1 Amazon
- "Hammering at the Doors of Heaven"; #2 Amazon
Also see
- Great Northern University
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Bio (shamelessly) adapted nearly word-for-word by Doug Engle from:
- Faculty bio at Great Northern University
- Faculty bio at Moody
- Floyd's author bio on Amazon