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| residency = [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[wikipedia:United States|United States]]
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'''David B. Garner''' is an [[wikipedia:United States|American]] [[Presbyterian]] who is currently a professor of systematic theology at [[Westminster Theological Seminary]]. He has written several books and articles, including ''[[Sons in the Son: The Riches and Reach of Adoption in Christ]]'' and ''[[How Can I Know for Sure? (Christian Answers to Hard Questions)]]''.<ref>https://learn.ligonier.org/teachers/david-garner</ref> Effective July 1, 2026, Garner will be the new president of [[Westminster Theological Seminary]].<ref>https://gospelreformation.net/congratulations-to-dr-david-b-garner-new-president-of-westminster-seminary/</ref>

==Education==
Garner graduate of the [[wikipedia:University of North Carolina|University of North Carolina]] (BS, 1987), [[Dallas Theological Seminary]] (ThM, 1992), and [[Westminster Theological Seminary]] (PhD, 2002).

==Career==
Garner has served in various positions in theological education, pastoral ministry, missions, and parachurch ministries since 1986. He has lived and taught in various parts of the world, including [[wikipedia:Europe|Europe]], [[wikipedia:Central America|Central America]], [[wikipedia:Africa|Africa]], the [[wikipedia:Middle East|Middle East]], and [[wikipedia:Asia|Asia]]. From 2003–2007, he served as Director for TE3 ([[Theological Education for Eastern Europe]]), a regional theological training ministry based in [[wikipedia:Sofia, Bulgaria|Sofia, Bulgaria]]. Since 2007, he has taught systematic theology and missiology at Westminster Theological Seminary.

During 2012 through 2015, while at WTS, Garner served as Pastor of Teaching at [[Proclamation Presbyterian Church (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania)|Proclamation Presbyterian Church]], in [[wikipedia:Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania|Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania]].

In 2016, Garner and several others founded [[The Southgate Fellowship]], a ministry devoted to advance biblical thinking and practice in world mission. Garner currently serves as the fellowship's president.

From 2018 to 2021, Garner had also previously served as the Systematic Theology Book Review Editor for ''[[Themelios Journal]]''.
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==Bibliography==
===Books===
*''[[Sons in the Son: The Riches and Reach of Adoption in Christ]]'', Phillipsburg, NJ: [[P&R Publishing]] (2016).
*''[[How Can I Know For Sure?]]'', Phillipsburg, NJ: [[P&R Publishing]] (2014).
*''[[Did God Really Say? Affirming the Truthfulness and Trustworthiness of Scripture]]'', Phillipsburg, NJ: [[P&R Publishing]] (2012).

===Articles===
*''Depravity'', [[Tabletalk]] (December 2023).
*''The Reformation of Doctrine: Its Preservation and Progress'', [[Gospel Reformation Network]] (November 2023).
*''The Gospel of God Concerning His Beloved Son: Further Steps on a Well-Traveled Text'', ''[[Westminster Theological Journal]]'' 84 (Fall 2022): 257–79.
*''Redemption Applied'' [[Tabletalk]] (April 2019).
*''A Sanctified Syllogism'', [[Place for Truth|PlaceforTruth.org]] (July 2015).
*''High Stakes: Insider Movement Hermeneutics and the Gospel'', [[Themelios]] 37:2 (2012): 249-74.
*''Is Sandusky Such a Bad Guy After All?'' [[Reformation21]] (July 2012).
*''Библия и традиция” (''The Bible and Tradition''), in Реформацията: История и Съвременни Измерения (Sofia, Bulgaria: New Bulgarian University, 2007).

==References==

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