Geoff Chang
Associate Professor of Historical Theology, Curator of the Spurgeon Library
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Biography
Geoff Chang serves as Associate Professor of Church History and Historical Theology and the Curator of the Spurgeon Library. He is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A.), The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ph.D.), where he wrote his dissertation on Charles H. Spurgeon’s ecclesiology. Prior to serving at Midwestern, Geoff worked as a database consultant until he discerned a call to ministry. Since leaving the business world, he has served on the ministry staff at Houston Chinese Church (Houston, Texas) and Capitol Hill Baptist Church (Washington, D.C.) and most recently as associate pastor at Hinson Baptist Church (Portland, Oregon).
He also serves the Book Review Editor for History & Historical Theology at Themelios, the academic journal for The Gospel Coalition. He has published articles for websites, journals, and magazines in the U.S. and U.K., including 9Marks, Evangelicals Now and Modern Reformation. He has also served as a speaker and instructor with T4G, Simeon Trust, and other national ministries. He is the volume editor of The Lost Sermons of C.H. Spurgeon Volumes 5, 6, and 7 (B&H Academic) and the author of Spurgeon the Pastor: Recovering a Biblical and Theological Vision for Ministry (B&H Publishing).
He is married to Stephanie, and they have three children. They enjoy music, good books, working around the house, exploring the outdoors, and serving their local church. You can follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
Education
B.B.A., The University of Texas at Austin
M.Div., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Publications by Geoff Chang
A Wondrous Mystery: Daily Advent Devotions (Old Made New)
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Christ Our All: Poems for the Christian Pilgrim
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Spurgeon the Pastor: Recovering a Biblical and Theological Vision for Ministry
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The Army of God: Spurgeon’s Vision for the Church
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The Lost Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon Volume V: His Earliest Outlines and Sermons Between 1851 and 1854
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The Lost Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon Volume VI: His Earliest Outlines and Sermons Between 1851 and 1854
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The Lost Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon Volume VII: His Earliest Outlines and Sermons Between 1851 and 1854
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Your Only Comfort: Devotions for Hope in Suffering
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C. H. Spurgeon's Sermons: New Park Street Pulpit 1855-1860
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C. H. Spurgeon's Sermons: Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit 1861-1876
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I want to teach all my classes in a way that will equip our students to serve local churches. While I’m grateful for students who will go on to pursue a career in the academy, I understand that most of our students will be pastors, church leaders, deacons, teachers, and other faithful servants in the church. So when I teach Church history, systematic theology, Baptist ecclesiology, and other courses, I not only want to be biblically faithful and academically rigorous, but I also want to bring in ministry application, drawing from my pastoral experience and showing how this material will better equip you to serve the church.
I am especially thankful for the “For the Church” vision, as it aligns with the Bible’s vision for the centrality of the local church in God’s redemptive purposes. I’m grateful to serve alongside an administration and faculty who are not only theologically aligned but who share that vision, and who themselves serve faithfully in their local churches. I’ve also come to love Kansas City. It’s been a great place to raise a family with lots of great places to eat, hiking trails to explore, and sports teams to cheer on.
I am encouraged by how this vision for the importance of the church has shaped the culture of our student body. Our students are not only church attenders, but they have joined local churches throughout Kansas City and are looking for ways to apply what they are learning in their churches. Additionally, thanks to the Fusion program, there is a strong emphasis on global missions and evangelism, which also shapes our student culture. As an elder of a local church, we have many members who are students, both in Spurgeon College and MBTS, and it has been a joy to see them integrate into the life of the church–volunteering in children’s ministry, giving rides to older members, discipling one another, contributing to small groups, faithfully attending prayer meetings, participating in evangelism, and much more. We know our time with these students is limited, but we look forward to seeing how the Lord will use them in the years to come.
