About
The purpose of The Logos Institute is to assist others into Christ-centered maturity through biblical and theological study. The Logos Institute fosters relationships and cooperation between faculty, churches and organizations leading to Christ-centered biblical and theological continuing education. We fulfill this purpose by formal course offerings, special educational programs and the production of educational materials.
The Logos Institute is inspired in part by Paul’s educational work in Ephesus. “Paul took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord” (Acts 19:10). The Logos Institute exists to offer continuing Christian education on a daily basis to life-long learners of all levels. As Paul did in Ephesus, The Logos Institute hopes to become a unifying educational center from which many people in our area and beyond can hear, understand and grow deeply into the message of Jesus Christ.
a short biography of the dean of the logos institute, dr. john david geib
Dr. Kathleen Geib (Professor of Nursing, Malone College) and I share our lives and careers. Both of our sons died at birth but remain cherished in our hearts. I understand my purpose to be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ and to live, research, and teach the Christocentric worldview in academic, community, and literary contexts.
Education: I was formally educated at Oxford Graduate School, Crystal Springs, TN, D.Phil., Religion & Society; Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, La Mirada, CA. MA, Biblical Exposition; Malone College, Canton, OH, BA, Christian Ministries and the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, IL, emphasis in Biblical Studies. Many others in the Catholic, Orthodox and Reformed traditions have also been my teachers.
Professional Life: Currently I am the Dean of The Logos Institute, a place for Christological studies at Christ Church, Canton, Ohio. The Logos Institute provides serious continuing education in biblical and theological studies in a non-sectarian manner. From 1985-2003 I taught Biblical Studies at Malone College, Canton, OH. In 1999, I started The Malone College Worldview Forum to educate how the Christian worldview compares to other worldviews, see http://www.malone.edu/media/1/39/40/135/Summer_Magazine_Layout.pdf Since 1986, I gave over 700 educational presentations in churches, conferences and social contexts under Ezra Enterprises LLC, an educational service I started that promotes Christocentric knowledge in society (list provided on request).
Publications: Some of my publications are available online.
A Biblical Exposition Of War, http://www.tren.com/
An Examination Of The Spiritual Mapping Paradigm, http://www.tren.com/
Exchanging Life with The Word of Life, http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Coll_ezra/ExchangedLife
“Confronting the Roots of Terrorism: Understanding the other.” https://www.malone.edu/1143;
My filmed interview contributions to an A&E “Biography” program, “Satan: Prince of Darkness” first aired on national television on 9/21/98 and can be obtained at http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=72199
“War and Peace in Christian Tradition” in Philosophical Perspectives on the War on Terrorism, ed. G. Presbey, Kenilworth, NJ: Rodopi Press, 2007. http://www.rodopi.nl/senj.asp?BookId=VIBS+188
“The Passion of The Christ.” http://www.barclaypress.com/cafe/reviews/viewreview.php?reviewID=22.
“Confronting the spirit of Cain.” http://www.barclaypress.com/cafe/articles/viewarticle.php?articleID=43
“Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience,” http://www.barclaypress.com/cafe/reviews/viewreview.php?reviewID=40.
other church, para-church and international experiences
Staff pastor-teacher in five churches.
Executive Director, Pregnancy Support Center of Stark County, OH 1986-1989 (Advisory Board 1990-2003).
Board Member, 1995-2003; 2007-present, Second Chance Ministries, Hartville, OH, a 100-plus member volunteer ministry started by Mary Catherine Swallen that provides spiritual services to young people at the Multi-County Juvenile Attention Center, 815 Faircrest, Canton, OH.
2004-2006: Vice-President-Consultant, “Remember Nhu,”
See http://www.malone.edu/media/1/39/40/135/2005-Spring-Magazine-part1.pdf
2005-present, Missiological Educator, Ghana, Africa, (bi-annual trips) an educational venture between “Teams to the Nations,” Cuyahoga Valley Church, Broadview Heights, OH and The Ghana Baptist Convention of Ghana, Africa. See http://www.teamstothenations.org/
theological beliefs of the dean of the logos institute
I consider myself primarily to be a member of the Body of Christ, comprised of all those belonging to Jesus Christ present on earth and present with the Lord. Altogether, I am a catholic Christian in that I believe there is a universal Body of Christ and Christian beliefs that can be identified as “universal” Christianity. I am an orthodox Christian in the sense that I believe there are certain doctrinal beliefs and practices that reproduce “correctly” what God revealed in the Scriptures and that Christians are to believe and practice. I am a reformation Christian in the sense that I believe all Christians are called to be part of a life-long process of reformation. Life-long reformation includes speaking the truth in love and growing up into the Head, Christ. Through Christ the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love. Life-long reformation includes encouraging all Christians to pursue unity in the faith, knowledge of the Son of God and to attain the whole measure of the fullness of Christ (adapted from Ephesians 4).
Specific Christian creedal beliefs that I agree with are what I consider essential and historic Christianity. I agree with the Apostle’s Creed (2nd Century, modern language version), the Creed of Nicea (325 AD/CE), and the Creed of Constantinople (381 AD/CE). I agree with the Trinitarian precision of The Athanasian Creed (late 300s, early 400s AD/CE). I agree with the Christology in The Definition of Chalcedon (451 AD/CE). Creeds written later in the history of the Body of Christ that agree substantively with historic creeds and with which I also agree substantively are the Schleitheim Confession (Anabaptist, 1527 AD/CE), the Westminster Confession (Reformed, 1646 AD/CE) and Barclay’s Theses Theologicae (Friends, 1675 AD/CE). In all of the teaching I do, my core commitment is to unify Christians around central Christian beliefs and lifestyle choices. I do this consciously with sympathy and respect for all denominational distinctives.
logos institute board of trustees
Dr. Daniel N. Moretta, DO, Chair
JoAn Smith, Vice-Chair
Judge John R. Milligan (Retired), Treasurer
Pamela B. Moretta, Secretary
Pastor David L. deVries, Senior Pastor, Christ Church
Richard N. Campbell
Susanne E. Campbell
Edwin E. Irving
Nancy B. Irving
Phyllis Milligan
Dr. Michael R. Zetz, DDS
Tanny Zetz
