Faculty
Full-Time Faculty
Lewis Brogdon
Associate Professor of Preaching and Black Church Studies (2019)
B.A., Bluefield College; M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Ph.D., Regent University
David L. Cassady
President and Professor of Christian Education and Media Studies (2017)
B.A., Ouachita Baptist University; M.Div.C.E., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
John D. Inscore Essick
Associate Professor of Church History (2009)
B.S., Appalachian State University; M.Div., Campbell University Divinity School; Ph.D., Baylor University
Steven S. Ivy
Professor of the Practice of Pastoral Care (2020)
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Dalen C. Jackson
Academic Dean (2008) and Professor of Biblical Studies (2002)
B.A., Samford University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Laura Rodgers Levens
Associate Professor of Christian Mission (2014)
B.A., Baylor University; M.Div., Th.D., Duke University
Mark Medley
Professor of Theology (2007)
B.S., University of North Carolina; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Emeritus Faculty
Greg C. Earwood
President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Hebrew (2002)
B.A., Mississippi College; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
G. Wade Rowatt
Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling, Emeritus (2009)
B.S. Southern Illinois University; M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Adjunct Faculty
David Adams
Director of Institutional Design and Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology (2003)
B.A., University of Kentucky; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Amber C. Inscore Essick
Adjunct Professor of Christian Worship (2017)
A.A., B.S., Gardner-Webb University; M.Div., George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University
Noel Forlini Burt
Adjunct Professor of Old Testament (2022)
B.A., Samford University; M.Div., Beeson Divinity School; Ph.D., Drew University
Roy Fuller
Adjunct Professor of World Religions (2006)
B.A., Southwest Baptist University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Richard L. Landon
Adjunct Professor of Spirituality and Pastoral Care (2002)
B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University; M.A., Oklahoma University; B.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; D. Min., Lexington Theological Seminary
Dartanya Hill
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Care (2019)
B A., Western Kentucky University; M.A. Eastern Illinois University; D.Min., United Theological Seminary
Ryan D. Shrauner
Librarian and Adjunct Professor of Theological Research & Spiritual Formation (2014)
B.A., Willamette University; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary; S.T.M., General Theological Seminary; M.S.L.S, University of Kentucky
Anastasia Holman
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Care (2021)
B.S., California State University/Indiana State University; M.B.A., Indiana Wesleyan University; M.Div., D.Min., Christian Theological Seminary
Erica Whitaker
Associate Director, Institute of Black Church Studies, and Adjunct Professor of Preaching and Black Church Studies (2022)
B.A., University of North Texas; M.Div., George W. Truett Theological Seminary; Ph.D. (Candidate), International Baptist Theological Study Centre in Amsterdam