Education

• Ph.D., University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1999
• M.Div., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, La., 1993
• B.A., University of Mobile, Mobile, Ala., 1991

Teaching Experience

• Associate Professor., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2005-present
• Adjunct Professor, New Orleans Baptist Seminary, extension centers, 2002-05
• Adjunct Professor, Southwestern Baptist Seminary, Marshall extension, 2004-05
• Assistant Professor of Church History, Southeastern Seminary, Wake Forest, N.C., 1999-2002
• Tutor, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1997-99

Ministry Experience

• Pulpit Supply, 2005-present
• Associate Pastor of Theology/Discipleship, Broadmoor Baptist, Shreveport, La., 2002-05
• Pulpit Supply and Interim Associate Pastor, various North Carolina and Virginia churches, 1999-2002
• Pastor, Stonehaven Baptist Church, Stonehaven, Scotland, 1997-99
• Minister of Youth, First Baptist Church, Louisville, Miss., 1993-96
• Part-time Youth Minister, 1989-93

Research Interests

• Reformation Studies/Systematic Theology
• Theological Interpretation, Theology of Luther, Hermeneutics, Revalation/Scripture, Early English Baptists/Baptist Thought

Publications/Research Projects

• Books:
  • The Theology of John Smyth. Macon: Mercer University Press, 2003.
  • The Selected Works of John Smyth. Forthcoming from Herald Press/Pandora Press.
  • Editor of Matthew volume for the forthcoming Reformation Commentary on Scripture by IVP Press, ca. 2010.
• Articles and Essays:
  • "Baptism and Covenant." In Restoring Integrity in Baptist Churches, 119-36. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2008.
  • The Following articles in the Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization forthcoming from Blackwell: "John Smyth," "Hermeneutics," "Peter Waldo," "Waldenses."
  • "Faith and Freedom." White Paper 1. Fort Worth: Center for Theological Research, 2005.
• Various book reviews including:
  • Ralph Klein's 1 Chronicles. Reviewed in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, September 2007, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 606-08.
  • Leo Perdue's Reconstructing Old Testament Theology. Reviewed in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, June 2006, vol. 49, no. 2. pp. 401-403.
  • Scott Hafemann's (ed.) Biblical Theology. Reviewed in Canadian Evangelical Journal, Spring 2004.
  • Meic Pearse's The Great Restoration. Reviewed in Themelios, November 1999, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 133-134.
  • Jan Milic Lochman's Zeal for Truth and Tolerance. Reviewed in Evangelical Quarterly, July 1998, vol. LXX, no. 3, pp. 281.
• Reviews in non-refereed journals
  • Edwards in Our Time: Jonathan Edwards and the Shaping of American Religion, edited by San Hyun Lee and Allen C. Guelzo for Faith and Mission, Fall 2001, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 135-136.
  • Mark Dever's Richard Sibbes. Reviewed in Faith an Mission, Spring 2001, vol. 18, no. 2 pp. 107-109.
  • David Vaughn's Jonathan Edwards. Reviewed in Faith and Mission, Spring 2001 vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 106-107.
  • Pilgrim Pathways: Essays in Honor of B.R.White, edited by William H. Brackney and Paul Fiddes with John H. Y. Briggs. Reviewed in Faith and Mission, Fall 2000, vol. 18, no.1, pp. 142-143.
  • Frank Lambert's Inventing the Great Awakening. Reviewed in Faith and Mission, Summer 2000, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 115-6.
  • Dictionary of the Presbyterian and Reformed Tradition in America. Reviewed in Faith and Mission, Summer 2000, vol. 17, no. 3, p. 117.
  • William H. Brackney's Historical Dictionary of the Baptists. Reviewed in Faith and Mission, Summer 2000, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 118-9.
  • James L. Sullivan's Baptist Polity As I See It. Reviewed in Faith and Mission, Spring 2000, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 111-2.
  • E.Y. Mullins' The Axioms of Religion. Reviewed in Faith and Mission, Spring 2000, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 112-4.
  • John G. Crowley's Primitive Baptists of the Wiregrass South. Reviewed in Faith and Mission, Spring 2000, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 114-16.
  • John Primus' Richard Greenham: The Portrait of an Elizabethan Pastor. Reviewed in Faith and Mission, Fall 1999, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 95-96.
  • Alden Vaughan's The Puritan Tradition in America. Reviewed in Faith and Mission, Fall 1999, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 105-6.

Presentations

• “Hermeneutics and Creation Questions.” Symposium of young-earth and old-earth creationists, held at SWBTS, Fort Worth, TX, 2008.
• “Applying Bahktin to Place Names in the Hebrew Bible.” ETS Southwest Regional Meeting, Fort Worth, TX, 2007.
• “Making Sense of Matthew 17 in Reformation Commentaries.” ETS National Meeting, San Diego, California, 2007.
• "The Regula Fidei as a Guide for Biblical Preaching." Young Scholars in the Baptist Academy. Regents Park College, Oxford UK, July 30, 2006.

Memberships

• Evangelical Theological Society
• Society of Biblical Literature
• Baptist History and Heritage Society
• Mennonite Historical Society

Personal

• Spouse: Kimberly D. McCullough
• Children: McKayla Hope, Hayden Kenneth-Dean, Graham Taylor
• Church Membership: Redeemer Church, Fort Worth, Texas

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