Jared C. Wilson
Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry, Author in Residence
At a Glance
Biography
Jared C. Wilson serves as Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry, Author in Residence, and General Editor, For the Church. In addition, he serves as the primary preaching pastor and the director of the Pastoral Training Center at Liberty Baptist Church. He’s the author of numerous books, including The Storied Life, Gospel Wakefulness, The Prodigal Church (a World Magazine Book of the Year in 2016), The Pastor’s Justification, Supernatural Power for Everyday People, The Gospel Driven Church, and most recently The Gospel According to Satan: Eight Lies About God that Sound Like the Truth. Jared also has an introduction to pastoral ministry coming from Zondervan in 2021.
Jared’s writing has appeared in numerous resources and magazines like Tabletalk, Pulpit Helps, Stand Firm, and Facts & Trends, and he has contributed study notes to the ESV Gospel Transformation Bible and the ESV “The Story” Bible. Jared also blogs regularly at For The Church and The Gospel Coalition.
He and Becky have been married for twenty-three years, and they have two daughters: Macy and Grace.
Education
B.A. in English, Middle Tennessee State University
M.A. in Ministry Service, Spurgeon College
D.Min. (dissertation phase), Midwestern Seminary
Publications by JARED C. WILSON
Lest We Drift: Five Departure Dangers from the One True Gospel
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The Storied Life: Christian Writing as Art and Worship
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Friendship with the Friend of Sinners
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Gifts of Grace: 25 Advent Devotion
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Gospel-Driven Ministry: An Introduction to the Calling and Work of a Pastor
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Echo Island
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The Gospel According to Satan: Eight Lies about God that Sound Like the Truth
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Ruth: Redemption for the Broken, Study Guide with Leader's Notes
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Supernatural Power for Everyday People: Experiencing God’s Extraordinary Spirit in Your Ordinary Life
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The Imperfect Disciple: Grace for People Who Can't Get Their Act Together
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Unparalleled: How christianity's uniqueness makes it compelling
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The Story of Everything
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The Prodigal Church: A Gentle Manifesto against the Status Quo
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The Wonder-Working God
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The Storytelling God
Buy NowFaculty Q&A
As a local church pastor, but moreso simply as a Christian who loves the local church, I find that I approach the classroom experience with a pastoral perspective and aim to encourage my students to see their studies as a means of stirring affections for the church and especially Christ, the church’s head.
The students we attract tend to love Jesus and the mission to tell others about him more than distractions, and the faculty and staff I get to serve alongside are encouraging and cheerful. It’s a very happy campus.
The next generation of pastors and ministry leaders are so much further ahead than my generation was at their age. They care about theological rootedness and biblical fidelity. I think the future of church leadership is bright.
