Dr. Gabriel Etzel is the Associate Dean for the School of Religion at Liberty University. He is also an Associate Professor of Religion and has been on faculty at Liberty University since 2004. In addition, he actively serves as a Life Group leader at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, VA. Dr. Etzel double—majored in Finance and Biblical Literature at Indiana Wesleyan University, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree. He then attended Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and completed a Master of Arts in Religion, Master of Divinity, and Doctor of Ministry degrees. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Leadership from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Dr. Etzel and his wife Whitney have three children, Landon, Ava and Isaac, and reside in Lynchburg, Virginia.