Gary R. Holmes is the assistant dean and an associate professor at a university in Texas. He earned his PhD at the University of North Texas in Marketing. He worked for nine years in bank services marketing prior to teaching marketing at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri. He has taught Bible Study classes for over 25 years at Ridgecrest Baptist Church, Prestonwood Baptist Church, and First Baptist Midlothian. His research has appeared in various academic journals. He currently lives in Midlothian, Texas.