Michael D. McMullen
Professor of Church History, Managing Editor of the Midwestern Journal of Theology
At a Glance
Biography
Dr. Michael McMullen was born in the United Kingdom and grew up in Hull, Yorkshire. He was saved at the age of 16 and called to ministry in the same year. Before attending university, however, Dr. McMullen engaged various kinds of employment, including work with the local fire brigade and in hospitals as an orderly and nurse. At the age of 24, Dr. McMullen began his studies at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, from which he took his Bachelor of Divinity, Master of Theology, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. His doctoral work on Jonathan Edwards was financed by a major government scholarship, gained on a competitive basis, and carried on partly at Yale University. Dr. McMullen has pastored churches in Kirkintilloch, near Glasgow, and in Kansas City, KS; and he presently maintains an active supply-preaching ministry in the greater Kansas City area. He has been a part-time lecturer at Aberdeen University and a distance tutor both in at St. John’s College and the Open Theological College, United Kingdom.
He has authored several books, including Hearts Aflame (Triangle/SPCK), Clouds of Heaven (Triangle/SPCK), The Passionate Preacher (Christian Focus), The Prayers and Meditations of Susanna Wesley (MPH, London), God’s Polished Arrow (Christian Focus), and The Unpublished Sermons of M’Cheyne (Banner of Truth). His 2004 work, The Blessing of God (Broadman & Holman), was a Gold Medallion finalist in the Inspiration category. He is also Associate Editor (Church History) for Oxford University’s New Dictionary of National Biography.
Education
B.Div. (Hons.), University of Aberdeen
M.Th., University of Aberdeen
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen
Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE), Northern College, Aberdeen
Publications by Michael D. McMullen
Daily Readings - William Wilberforce
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William Wilberforce: His Unpublished Spiritual Journals (Biography)
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The Glory and Honor of God
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The Diary of Andrew Fuller, 1780–1801 (The Complete Works of Andrew Fuller Book 1)
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The Blessing of God: Previously Unpublished Sermons of Jonathan Edwards
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Sermons on Hebrews (Revised)
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New Testament Sermons
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Old Testament Sermons
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The Passionate Preacher
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All that I seek to do in the classroom is geared around and anchored in the truth that we really are for the local church. As I teach, I ask myself constantly, How does this apply to who we are and what we stand for? How will this impact my students as they seek to love and serve God in their various roles and ministries in the local church?
I have served at MBTS for 27 years. I have never seen it as a “job” but a very real privilege as we have been entrusted with an ever-increasing number of students following God’s call on their lives. That is a high honor for me and a sacred trust that I take very seriously. I love teaching here because I get to teach and encourage and mentor with other members of administration, faculty, and staff who all share the same vision and exact same sense of call and outlook. It is a real joy as I see students grow in their faith, their knowledge of Scripture, and their love for the local church!
It is becoming less and less easy to stand for Evangelical Truth, as we live in an age and society that is increasingly forgetting all the blessings they have received from God. So to have the privilege of teaching and mentoring young men and women (and not so young too!) who are committed to do all they can in and through Christ both here in America and across the world—that is both very exciting to me, as well as personally very challenging and encouraging. To see the Fusion students, for example, joyfully undergo rigorous training, to then be sent to various spots across the globe to share Christ is proof to me that amidst the great darkness in America, there is real hope too that God is still very active!
