Dr. Gard joined the faculty in 1989. He is a 1975 graduate of Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin (B.A.), a 1984 graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (M.Div.) and a 1988 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana (M.A.). He holds the Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible/Judaica with minors in New Testament and Liturgics from the University of Notre Dame (1992). Presently he serves as Dean of Military Chaplaincy Programs. He also serves as a Chaplain in the U.S. Naval Reserves. From 1984 until 1989, he served as pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Woodland, Indiana.