Robert Vacendak

Education

• Purdue University, 1978–79.
• B.S., M.Ed., Hyles-Anderson College, 1980–83.
• M.Div., Luther Rice University, 2012.
• Ph.D., Apologetics and Theology, Liberty University, 2023.

Ministry Experience

• Christian School Bible Teacher, Adult Bible Coordinator, Youth Pastor, Associate Pastor, and Interim Pastor (Garland, TX) 1983–96.
• Board of Directors/Secretary–Treasurer, Grace Evangelical Society, 1998–2002.
• Senior Pastor, Ridge Pointe Fellowship (Dallas, TX), 1997–Present.

Commentary

• “The Revelation of Jesus Christ.” In The Grace New Testament Commentary. Rev. ed.

Dissertation

• “Is Assurance of Salvation of the Essence of Saving Faith in the Gospel of John?” Ph.D. diss., Liberty University, Rawlings School of Divinity, Lynchburg, Virginia, 2023; https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/4300/

Journal Articles

• “The Use and Abuse of John 3:16: A Review of Max Lucado’s Book 3:16—The Numbers of Hope.” Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society, 21, no. 40 (2008): 77–90.
• “The Evangelistic Message of the Emerging Church.” Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society, 22, no. 43 (2009): 55–73.

Essays

• “What About Baptism?” In 21 Tough Questions about Grace. Edited by Grant Hawley, 66-77. Allen, TX: Bold Grace, 2015.
• “What Will Happen in the Future?” In What is Dispensationalism? Edited by Paul Miles, 224–246. Wynnewood, OK: 2018.