Dr. Glenn Giles has the unique honor of having been a church minister, “…who became obedient to the faith,” as we read about in Acts 6:7.  Having basically no religious background as a child, he became thirsty for truth and knowledge of God and started studying the Bible at age 17. Glenn held a wide variety of jobs while pursuing a broad theological education, ranging from shepherd and ranch-hand, to service station attendant, packer at Kentucky Fried Chicken, a loader at UPS, to a 21-year long career as a Pharmacist at Wal-mart. Roger Lamb was the first disciple of Jesus Christ to cross Glenn’s path who impressed him with news of a church that was growing (the Chicago Church of Christ),  and who spoke with remarkable strength and conviction about discipleship. An ICOC campus minister at Marquette University in Milwaukee studied through the First Principles Bible  study series with Glenn three times. “I’d missed the heart,” Glenn says. “All I had was the Greek, the Hebrew; and I had to always check everything out as I trusted in my own ability to determine truth. This made me so prideful. I had to learn to be taught by God.” At the time that Glenn was studying the Bible (1987),  he was the Associate Minister of Church Growth and Evangelism (and an Elder) at Lakeland Christian Church in Mundelein, Illinois. "I finally was broken by God of my pride and was baptized in May 1988,  and became part of the Milwaukee Church of Christ!"
Glenn holds a Masters of Divinity in New Testament, a Masters of Theology in New Testament, a PhD in Biblical Studies. “Retired” from pharmacy since 2015, he serves as an Elder and Teacher in the Denver Church of Christ in Denver, Colorado, USA; as the Director and Professor of Bible and Theology in the Rocky Mountain School of Ministry and Theology (Denver, Colorado, USA); and as an Adjunct Professor of Bible, Lincoln Christian University, Lincoln, Illinois, USA. He and his wife, Linda, have been married for 45 years, and they have three children and four grandchildren. 

The remarkable quality of the Rocky Mountain School of Ministry and Theology (RMSMT)  is that it is currently the only educational institution in our ICOC fellowship which can offer courses leading to a fully accredited Master's Degree in the Bible, through the School's relationship with Lincoln Christian University. The mission of the RMSMT is to equip International Church of Christ (ICOC) disciples worldwide to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth through training students in evangelism, church growth, and church planting as well as to give students a solid biblical foundation and maturity in their walk with God.