B.A., History and Bible, Howard Payne University, 1989
Ministry Experience
Dean of Extension Education and Associate Professor of Old Testament, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, June 2006-Present
Interim Pastor, Skyline Baptist Church, Killeen, TX, June 2008 – August 2009
Interim Pastor, First Baptist Church, Corinth, TX, May 2005-January 2007
Minister/Church Relations Director, Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, January 2004-May 2006
Interim Pastor, First Baptist Church of Watauga, March 2004-February 2005
Minister/Church Relations Associate for the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, April 2002-December 2003
Interim Pastor, West Athens Baptist Church, December 2002-March 2003
Member of SBC Credentials Committee, June 2003
Pastor, First Baptist Church, Princeton, TX, January 1999-April 2002
Preached Theme Interpretation at SBTC Annual Meeting, October 2001
Pastor, First Baptist Church, Menard, TX, August 1992-January 1999
Intern, Birdville Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX, July 1991-August 1992
Pastor, First Baptist Church, Streetman, TX, January 1990-June 1991
Pastor, Gouldbusk Baptist Church, Gouldbusk, TX, May 1988-January 1990
Pastor, Naruna Baptist Church, Lampasas, TX, January 1987-May 1988
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary San Antonio and Marshall Extensions, Fall 1997-Spring 2001
Publications
After God’s Heart: Becoming the Man God is Seeking. Outskirts Press, 2009
After God’s Heart: Becoming the Man God is Seeking – a Forty-Day Bible Study. Co-Written with Judi Hayes. Auxano Press, 2009
Currently under contract with Baker Books contributing to the Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary.
Currently under contract with Broadman and Holman contributing to the Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to accompany the Holman Christian Standard Bible.
The Criswell Theological Review, book review of The Battle for the Beginning, by John MacArthur, Fall 2002, Vol. 1, No. 1, 128-29.
Southern Baptist Texan, numerous articles and book review of In Search of a Leader, by Robert Dingman, Feb 6, 2006.
The Pastor Search Committee Handbook, currently used by the SBTC and several other state conventions and associations. Co-written with Dr. Jim Richards
The Interim Pastor
How to Make a Resume
The Associational Manual. Co-Written with Dr. Jim Richards.
Additional Teaching Experience
Led Seminars on Spiritual Awakenings in the Old Testament, Preaching the Old Testament Expositionally, Why Lasting Revivals are Rare, Solemn Assemblies, and How to be a Man After God’s Heart
Adjunct Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary San Antonio and Marshall Extensions, Fall 1997-Spring 2001
Personal
Spouse: Doris Jaye Biles. Jaye earned a B.A. in Music (Voice), HPU, 1987.
