Background
Leyda, Richard James was born on April 19, 1948 in Buffalo. Son of Richard Charles and Mabel Bryant Leyda.
Leyda, Richard James was born on April 19, 1948 in Buffalo. Son of Richard Charles and Mabel Bryant Leyda.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Texas, Austin, 1970. Master of Arts in Divinity, Talbot Theological Seminary, La Mirada, California, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, Biola University, La Miranda, 1999.
Administration officer United States Air Force, Ogden, Utah, 1971—1974. Director & assistant director Summit Bound Ltd., Los Alamitos, California, 1975—1979. Teacher, guidance counselor Los Angeles Baptist High School, Sepulveda, 1979—1989.
Department chairman Biola University, 1997—2008, christian education professor, since 1989. Corporation board director Los Valley Ranch Corporation, Sedalia, Colorado, since 1994, board chairman, 2000—2002. Reviewer Christian Education Journals, La Mirada, since 2004.
1st. Lieutenant United States Air Force, 1971-1974, Utah.
Youth soccer club manager Santa Anita Strikers Club, California, 2002—2003. Pastor nominating committee chair First Presbyterian Church, Hollywood, 2003—2005. Member of Association Theological Field Educators, North American Professor Christian Education.
Married Ellen Marie Martin, March 18, 1978. Children: Laura Elizabeth, Lisa Marie.