Pastoral ExperiencePastor or Interim Pastor of churches in Indiana, Kentucky, and TennesseeTeaching Experience<strong>Carson</strong>-<strong>Newman</strong> <strong>College</strong>, Jefferson City, TNProfessor of Religion1998-presentChair, Religion Department 1990-2007Associate Professor of Religion 1987-98Assistant Professor of Religion 1982-87Faculty Member, <strong>Carson</strong>-<strong>Newman</strong> Bible School (evening) 1981-84Instructor of Religion (full-time) 1980-82OT Introduction (part-time), Religion Department Fall 1979The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KYAdjunct Professor (extension program, <strong>Carson</strong>-<strong>Newman</strong> <strong>College</strong> campus) Spring 1986Adjunct Professor (extension program, <strong>Carson</strong>-<strong>Newman</strong> <strong>College</strong> campus) Spring 1983Instructor, Evening School Spring 1980Old Testament Introduction 1978-79Garrett Fellow, Old Testament Department 1975-78Dr. Clyde T. Francisco 1976-78Dr. A. Jackson Glaze 1975-76Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MOAdjunct Professor of Old Testament, “The Book of Ezekiel” June 1985Professional Memberships:Society of Biblical LiteratureNational Association of Baptist Professors of ReligionW. H. Whitsitt Baptist Heritage Society, charter memberPublications“Introduction: Jesus and Relationships,” in Following Jesus in Relationships,a collection of essays by the faculty of the Religion Department of <strong>Carson</strong>-<strong>Newman</strong> <strong>College</strong>, foreword by James S. Netherton, (Brentwood, TN: BaptistHistory and Heritage Society, and Nashville, TN: Fields Publishing, Inc.,),pp. 10-17. 2001Discovering Ezra, Nehemiah, & Esther: The Guideposts Bible Study Program,(Carmel, NY: Guideposts Associates, Inc.,). 1989Four lessons in the Families in 3-D, series 2, Acacia Resources, groupBible study curriculum, published by Baptist Center for Ethics, Nashville, TN.“A People Without the Book: Hosea 4,” in Interpreting Hosea forTeaching and Preaching, edited by Cecil P. Staton, Jr., Macon, Ga.:Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc. 1993A variety of articles and book reviews in Baptist & Reflector 1983, 1986The Student 1988
Pulpit Digest 1988Biblical Illustrator 1995-97Mercer Dictionary of the Bible 1990Videotaped lesson instruction and teaching suggestions for Sunday Schoolteachers, broadcast by satellite over the Baptist Telecommunications Networkby the Baptist Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Conventionfrom its Nashville studio; videotaped total of 153 lessons. 1986-1990InterestsAntique automobiles (including street rods), spectator sports, gardening, travel.Life Philosophy“Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and do not rely upon your own understanding;in all of your ways acknowledge God, and God will direct your paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)John Claypool, Tracks of a Fellow Struggler and Mending the HeartClarence Jordan, The Cotton Patch Version of Matthew and JohnMartin Luther King, Jr., Strength To LoveLeslie Weatherhead, The Will of God