Academic Programs - Dallas Theological Seminary

Faculty, Administration, & General Information
Faculty
LINDEN D. MCLAUGHLIN
Associate Professor of Christian Education
1996–.
B.A., Austin College, 1978; M.A., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1985; Ph.D., University of North
Texas, 2002.
Dr. McLaughlin brings a love for the pulpit to the classroom. His 20-plus years of
ministry encompass nearly every aspect of church administration and Christian
education. He brings to Dallas Seminary a wide variety of experience, ranging from campus staff
minister for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship to a guest professorship at the Greek Bible Institute
in Athens. Dr. McLaughlin also has been active on the boards of the Texas Sunday School Association
and the Professional Association of Christian Educators. He is interested in writing about learning
domains and the educational cycle.
EUGENE H. MERRILL
Distinguished Professor of Old Testament Studies
1975–.
B.A., Bob Jones University, 1957; M.A., 1960; Ph.D., 1963; M.A., New York University, 1970; M.Phil.,
Columbia University, 1976; Ph.D., 1985.
Dr. Merrill has been heavily involved in international Christian ministry in Europe,
Asia, and the Near East. As a scholar Dr. Merrill regularly contributes to leading
journals, periodicals, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and commentaries. Academia runs in his family
as his wife, Janet, holds a doctorate in counselor education from Columbia University and his
daughter, Sonya, earned a Ph.D. in medical ethics from the University of London and an M.D.
from Harvard University.
J. DWIGHT PENTECOST
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Bible Exposition
1955–.
B.A., Hampden-Sydney College, 1937; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1941; Th.D., 1956.
Dr. Pentecost is recognized in every circle of evangelicalism for his 19 books, including
Things to Come and The Words and Works of Jesus Christ. He pastored for 10 years
before joining the Seminary faculty in 1955, and held a pastorate for 18 years during
his faculty tenure. Today he remains in great demand as a conference speaker and Bible teacher
who has ministered on six continents.
MICHAEL POCOCK
Chair and Senior Professor of World Missions
and Intercultural Studies
1987–.
B.A., Washington Bible College, 1964; M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1967; Th.M., 1969;
D.Miss., 1981.
A native of England who spent his formative years in the United States, Dr. Pocock
always has subscribed to an intercultural approach to the gospel. Before joining the Seminary’s
World Missions faculty in 1987, he pastored a culturally diverse church in Chicago. He also ministered
for 16 years with The Evangelical Alliance Mission, first in Venezuela and later as mobilization
director in Wheaton, Illinois. He continues to travel extensively in order to participate in
missions ministries and conferences. Over the past several years Dr. Pocock has researched and
written on the development of multicultural churches in America (2002) and the impact of
globalization on missions (2005). He currently is researching human migration in Scripture
and the implications for ministry worldwide. Dr. Pocock has been a visiting professor at Christian
colleges and seminaries around the world.
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DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 2006–2007 CATALOG