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Thomas White Vice President for Student Services and Communications and Associate Professor of Systematic Theology 817-923-1921 ext.7370 twhite@swbts.edu In October 2006, trustees elected Thomas White as vice president for student services and communications after he served in that position on an interim basis for five months. White came to the office in 2006 after serving as the director of The Riley Center for Leadership Development for two years. White grew up as a country boy in South Carolina with a great spiritual legacy left by his father and grandfather who both served as Southern Baptist pastors. Elected at 33 years old White is one of the youngest men to serve as an executive administrator at Southwestern Seminary. A systematic theologian by training with a focus on the doctrine of the church, he can relate to seminary students on many levels. At one time or another, White has been a deacon, pastor, itinerant preacher, evangelism pastor, children’s minister, Royal Ambassador director, and even the owner and instructor of four karate schools in South Carolina. White holds a fourth degree black belt in karate, and was the Middleweight World Amateur Sport Karate international champion in 1993 in addition to two state championships. White earned Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Divinity degrees from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C., and Bachelor of Arts and Associate of Arts degrees from Anderson (S.C.) College. He is the editor of a three-volume work titled Selected Articles of James Madison Pendleton, and a contributor and co-editor of First Freedom: The Baptist Perspective on Religious Liberty published in 2007 by Broadman & Holman Academic. Dr. White also contributed to and co-edited Restoring Integrity in Baptist Churches, published by Kregel in 2008. In 2007, White co-authored with President Paige Patterson a book titled Calling Out the Called. It is designed to assist those who are called to Christian service choose a place for equipping and preparation. It is also useful for pastors to give as a resource to God-called men and women they are mentoring. This book is available for free to pastors or prospective students who contact the Admissions Office. |