Jason G. Duesing

Provost, Associate Professor of Historical Theology

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Jason Duesing serves as the academic Provost and Associate Professor of Historical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He came to MBTS after serving for more than a decade on the administrative leadership team and faculty at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Duesing earned his Ph.D. in Historical Theology and Baptist Studies from Southwestern Seminary in 2008. He also holds a M.Div. from Southeastern Seminary and a B.A. in Speech Communications from Texas A&M University in College Station.

Duesing serves as a research fellow for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, on the board of directors for the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, academic editor of the Midwestern Journal of Theology, and general editor for For the Church resources. He is also a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and regular contributor to Baptist Press. Duesing is married to Kalee, and together they have four children: Gracyn, Ford, Lindsey, and George.

Local Church:

Antioch Bible Baptist Church, Gladstone, MO

Publications:

“Faith Alone” — in Sola: How the Five Solas are Still Reforming the Church, Jason K. Allen, ed. (Moody, 2019).
Mere Hope: Life in An Age of Cynicism — B&H, 2018
“A Biblical View of the Nations” — The CSB Worldview Study Bible (Holman Bible Publishers, 2018).
“An Humble Attempt” — The Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia, Harry S. Stout, general editor (Eerdmans, 2017).
“The Pastor as Missionary” — Portraits of a Pastor, Jason K. Allen, ed. (Moody, 2017).
"A Denomination Always for the Church: Ecclesiological Distinctives and a Basis for Confessional Cooperation" — in Jason K. Allen, ed., The Southern Baptist Convention in the 21st Century (B&H Academic, 2016).
"The Gospel & Same-Sex Marriage" — in Gospel for Life: Same-Sex Marriage. B&H Academic, 2016.
Henry Jessey: Puritan Chaplain, Independent and Baptist Pastor, Millenarian Politician and Prophet — Borderstone Press, 2016.
First Freedom: The Beginning and End of Religious Liberty — Revised edition. B&H Academic, 2016.
Seven Summits in Church History — Rainer Publishing, 2016.
“A Puritan’s Plea for the Simplicity of Preaching,” — But We Preach Christ Crucified: Preachers on Preaching (For the Church, 2015)
“A Wrinkle on Catholicism: The Anglican Understanding of Church Government” — Shepherding God’s Flock: Church Leadership in the New Testament and Beyond (Kregel, 2014)
“Standing Like a Steersman in a Storm: Courage to Act Like Men in a Culture that Says Otherwise” — Nelson’s Annual Preacher’s Sourcebook, Vol. 4 (Thomas Nelson, 2014)
Counted Worthy: the Life and Work of Henry Jessey — Borderstone Press, 2012
Adoniram Judson: A Bicentennial Appreciation of the Pioneer American Missionary — B&H Academic, 2012
Upon this Rock: The Baptist Understanding of the Church — B&H Academic, 2010
Restoring Integrity in Baptist Churches — (Kregel, 2008)
First Freedom: The Baptist Perspective on Religious Liberty — (B&H Academic, 2007)