Bio

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Systematic Theology and Preaching
    Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018
    Dissertation: “The First Counsellor” of the Particular Baptists: Reassessing the Soteriological Thought of Abraham Booth
  • Master of Divinity, Biblical Languages & Preaching
    Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014
  • Bachelor of Arts, Religion
    East Texas Baptist University, 2003

Experience

  • Senior Pastor, University Baptist Church, 2020–present
  • Vice President, Equip the Nations, inc., 2020–present
  • Adjunct Professor, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2019–present
  • Adjunct Professor, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018–present
  • Adjunct Professor, California Baptist University, 2018–present
  • Residential Minister, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017–2020
  • Institutional Relations Manager, LifeWay Christian Resources, 2016–2018
  • Editorial Assistant, Southwestern Journal of Theology, 2013–2016
  • Itinerant Preaching Ministry, 2012-2020
  • Senior Pastor, Greenbrier Baptist Church, 2011-2012
  • Senior Pastor, Crossroads Friends Church, 2009-2011
  • Church Planting Intern, The Connection Church, 2008-2009
  • Student Pastor, Real Life Fellowship, 2007-2008
  • Student Pastor, First United Methodist Church, 2002-2006

Certifications

  • Ordination, Birchman Baptist Church (Fort Worth, TX), 2020
  • Certified Interim Pastor, Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, 2019
  • SWBTS Baptist Theological Research Award Winner, 2012

Personal

  • Spouse: Krista Norman
  • Children: Micah, Allyson, Caleb, Haddon, Jack