Dr. Gordon Fort serves as Vice President of the Office of Global Strategy with the IMB. He was born in Zimbabwe, where his parents served as missionaries. Fort received a B.S. degree from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, and the M.Div. and D.Min. degrees from Southwestern Baptist... [Read more]
Cindy Winters was married to Pastor Fred Winters for 22 years. On March 8, 2009, Fred was fatally shot while delivering his Sunday sermon at the First Baptist Church of Maryville, Ill., where he served as senior pastor for almost 23 years. Despite the shock and grief this has brought to the Winters family, they have seen... [Read more]
Rev. Steve Dighton has been the Senior Pastor at Lenexa Baptist Church since 1990. Prior to Lenexa, he was the Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church in Piedmont, Okla. Dighton received his education at Dallas Baptist University and holds two degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Before his call to the... [Read more]
Dr. Andrews is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and attended local schools in Maryland before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carson–Newman College, Jefferson City, Tennessee. In 1979 he received a Master of Divinity degree from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and in 1983 he... [Read more]
Robert F. Loggins, Sr., born in Winona, Miss., but considers Laurel, Miss., his hometown. He received his B.S. from the University of Southern Mississippi and his M. Div. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is presently enrolled in the Doctor of Ministry program at MBTS. He has served as a pastor in various... [Read more]
Dr. Jerry A. Johnson serves as Vice President for Academic Development, Academic Dean, and Professor of Ethics and Theology at MBTS. He comes to Midwestern from Criswell College in Dallas, where he served as President and Professor of Theology and Ethics. Prior to Criswell, he was Dean of Boyce College at The... [Read more]
Dr. Robin Hadaway has served as Associate Professor of Missions at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary since October of 2003. Previously, he and his wife Kathy have been missionaries with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention for a total of 18 years. Hadaway was a strategy coordinator, cluster leader, and... [Read more]
Director, Shawn Branscum, and members of his FUSION team will share what the program is all about, how they became involved, and how you can encourage and support the group during this special chapel service. The team has worked hard this semester in preparation for Phase II, which includes international mission experience for each student... [Read more]
Rev. Derrick Lynch serves as senior pastor of Blue Valley Baptist Church in Overland Park, Kan. Having been in ministry for more than 20 years, he has also been a student minister and pastor for churches in Oklahoma and Tennessee. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Oklahoma Baptist University and received a Master of... [Read more]
Dr. Lou Fortier serves as senior pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Overland Park, Kan. Having preached for more than 30 years, he has also served churches in Florida, Alabama, and Texas. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Palm Beach Atlantic University in Florida, where he majored in religion. His Master of... [Read more]
A New Testament scholar from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is scheduled to be the featured speaker during the Sizemore Lectures at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary on Nov. 3-4. Dr. Mark Seifrid has been the Ernest and Mildred Hogan Professor of New Testament Interpretation at... [Read more]
Dr. Gus Suarez teaches church planting and church growth at MBTS and serves as Director of the Nehemiah Center for North American Church Planting. He received a D.Min. from Golden Gate Seminary, earned a M.Div. from Mid-America Seminary and holds a B.S. degree in physical education from the University of Maryland. Prior to accepting his... [Read more]
Dr. Mark Coppenger, former MBTS president from 1995 – 1999, is the pastor of Evanston Baptist Church in Evanston, Ill. In addition to pastoring, he is the Distinguished Professor of Apologetics at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, directs the Baptist Campus Ministry at Northwestern University, and is the... [Read more]
Dr. Mark Coppenger, former MBTS president from 1995 – 1999, is the pastor of Evanston Baptist Church in Evanston, Ill. In addition to pastoring, he is the Distinguished Professor of Apologetics at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, directs the Baptist Campus Ministry at Northwestern University, and is the... [Read more]
Carey Casey is Chief Executive Officer of the Kansas City-based National Center for Fathering, joining the Center in March, 2006. Casey joined the Center after 18 years in various roles with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, where most recently he was president of the FCA Foundation. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of... [Read more]
N. Blake Hearson is the Assistant Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at MBTS, and he also serves as the Midwestern Journal of Theology Editor and Book Review Editor. He earned his doctorate and a Master of Philosophy degree in Hebraic and Cognate Studies from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio. He also holds a Master of Divinity... [Read more]
Lieutenant Commander Scott N. Callaham, from Houston, Texas, graduated in 1993 from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering and served for five years as a fast attack nuclear submarine officer. Responding to God’s call to become a Navy Chaplain, in 1998 Scott resigned his commission and entered... [Read more]
Richard W. Headrick is a lay minister for the Lord Jesus Christ and CEO of The Headrick Companies, Inc. headquartered in Laurel, MS, which operates in several states and two foreign countries. He is a member of Salem Heights Baptist Church in Laurel, sits on the boards of several national and international evangelistic organizations and is... [Read more]
Ergun Mehmet Caner is president of the Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and Graduate School at the Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Raised as the son of a Muslim leader in Turkey, Caner became a Christian shortly before entering college. Serving under his Chancellor and President, Jerry Falwell Jr., Caner led the Seminary to triple... [Read more]
Dr. Jerry A. Johnson serves as Vice President for Academic Development, Academic Dean, and Professor of Ethics and Theology at MBTS. He comes to Midwestern from Criswell College in Dallas, where he served as President and Professor of Theology and Ethics. Prior to Criswell, he was Dean of Boyce College at The Southern Baptist Theological... [Read more]
Though a native of Arkansas, Harold Rawlings spent most of his boyhood years in Tyler, Texas. He holds degrees from Baptist Bible College, Bob Jones University, California Graduate School of Theology, and Louisiana Baptist University. Rawlings’ first pastorate was in St. Louis, where he served for six years. In 1963, he became the... [Read more]