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=Birth=
Dr. Woodrow Ward Gasque, or Ward Gasque as he has preferred to be called, was born in 1939 in Conway, [[South Carolina]]. His father was Claude Jackson Gasque. His mother was Catherine Ward Gasque.

=Marriage=
Ward married Laurel Sandfor on Aug. 25, 1961, and they have one daughter, Catherine Michelle Gasque.

=Churches=
* "Richmond Chinese Alliance Church" - English Pastor (2006-2011), Pastor for Education and Outreach (2011-2013);

=Education=
* [[Wheaton College]] B.A. 1960
* [[Fuller Theological Seminary]] B.D. 1964 & M.Th. 1965
* [[University of Manchester]] Doctor of Philosophy 1969

=Tenure=
* Regent College: Founding faculty: Asst. Prof. 1969-1972; Assoc. Prof. 1972-1975; Prof. 1975-1990; Vice-President 1982-1987; Adj. Prof. 1990-?
* New College Berkeley, CA: Founding exec. faculty: President & Prof. 1979-1982;
* Eastern College, St. Davids, PA: Charter Provost & Prof. 1990-1993; Dean of Grad Studies & Prof. 1993-?
* Tyndale Seminary, Toronto, ON: Vice-President & Dean 1995-1997
* Pacific Association for Theological Studies, Seattle, WA: President 1998-2006
* Oxford Centre for Missions Studies: Fellow 1990+

==Visiting Scholar==
* University de Lausanne: Visiting scholar: 1975-1976
* Princeton Theological Seminary: 1988-1989
* Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA: J. Omar Good visiting distinguished Prof. 1987-1988
* St. John's University, MN
* Bakke Graduate University, Dallas, TX: Resource faculty

=Membership=
* Institute Biblical Research
* Oxford Center for Mission Studies
* American Council Higher Education
* American Academy of Religion
* Society of Biblical Literature, Pacific Northwest Region: Vice-President (1971-1972), President (1972-1973), Exec. Secretary (1976-1979);
* Canadian Society of Biblical Literature
* Conference on Faith & History
* Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical Research

=Literary Contributions=
==Editor==
* "New International Bible Commentary" editor (1989-1992)
* "Christianity Today" magazine editor-at-large (1971-1979)
* "Crux" magazine book review editor (1979-1986)
==Author==
===Books===
* "A History of the Interpretation of the Acts of the Apostles" (2000)
* "Sir William M. Ramsay: Archaeologist and New Testament Scholar" (1966)

===Articles===
* Biographical Dictionary of Evangelicals
* Historical Handbook of Major Biblical Interpreters
* The Anchor Bible Dictionary
* New Dictionary of Theology
* The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia


=Sources=
* [https://prabook.com/web/woodrow_ward.gasque/584826 Prabook.com]
* [https://www.regent-college.edu/faculty/retired/w-ward-gasque Regent College bio]