in Preaching and
Evangelism at the George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor Universi
ty. Last year he spoke or taught 170 times in 32 churches and 20 conference
s in 18 states, Greece and Oxford, UK. He has just completed a sabbatical a
t Regent’s Park College, Oxford University where he did research in applied
homiletics and 19th century British Baptist history for a forthcoming book
and article. He will bring the concluding message at the Baptist World Con
gress in Durban, South Africa this summer. He also serves on the BWA Commis
sion on Worship and Spirituality. In that connection and with Baylor Univer
sity Press he edited and was the lead author of Baptist Preaching: A Global
Anthology.Joel holds the B.A summa cum laude and Ph.D. from Baylor University. He received the M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Se minary (1973) and taught preaching there 1982-1985. He served for two terms unanimously elected as President of the 5400-church Baptist General Conven tion of Texas. He has preached at venues as varied as Westminster Chapel, S purgeon’s College and Kensington Temple, all in London, as well as Regent’s Park College, Oxford. He has preached at the Baptist World Congress in Seo ul, the International Seminary in Buenos Aires, Princeton Seminary and Prin ceton University chapels as well as scores of seminaries and colleges. Amon g his pastorates were Travis Avenue, Fort Worth and First Baptist Dallas. His Proclaimers Place® seminars have been conducted in 17 states, Oxfo rd, Paris, Rome and Athens with more than 70 four-day seminars and more tha n 1000 pastors trained over the last ten years. For the last ten years Joel has taught the seminar at Regent’s Park College, Oxford University.
For years Joel was the preacher on the International Baptist Hour radio pro gram heard on more than 500 stations. He brought the annual sermon at the c ritical 1988 Southern Baptist Convention in San Antonio, “The Castle and th e Wall,” widely considered a watermark message in recent Baptist history. H e is the author of five books, editor of three anthologies and the subject of a nationally performed play, God’s Man in Texas. He was recently recogni zed by Baylor and his peers for his 50th preaching anniversary.
He is the husband of Joanne Michele Gregory (B.A., RN), a Baylor alumna, and the y are the parents of four adult children.
Dr. Joel C. Gregory holds the George W. Truett Endowed Chair in P
reaching and Evangelism at the George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Bay
lor University. Last year he spoke or taught 170 times in 32 churches and 2
0 conferences in 18 states, Greece and Oxford, UK. He has just completed a
sabbatical at Regent’s Park College, Oxford University where he did researc
h in applied homiletics and 19th century British Baptist history for a fort
hcoming book and article. He will bring the concluding message at the Bapti
st World Congress in Durban, South Africa this summer. He also serves on th
e BWA Commission on Worship and Spirituality. In that connection and with B
aylor University Press he edited and was the lead author of Baptist Preachi
ng: A Global Anthology. Joel holds the B.A summa cum laude and Ph.D. from B
aylor University. He received the M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theologi
cal Seminary (1973) and taught preaching there 1982-1985. He served for two
terms unanimously elected as President of the 5400-church Baptist General
Convention of Texas. He has preached at venues as varied as Westminster Cha
pel, Spurgeon’s College and Kensington Temple, all in London, as well as Re
gent’s Park College, Oxford. He has preached at the Baptist World Congress
in Seoul, the International Seminary in Buenos Aires, Princeton Seminary an
d Princeton University chapels as well as scores of seminaries and colleges
. Among his pastorates were Travis Avenue, Fort Worth and First Baptist Dal
las. His Proclaimers Place® seminars have been conducted in 17 states, Oxfo
rd, Paris, Rome and Athens with more than 70 four-day seminars and more tha
n 1000 pastors trained over the last ten years. For the last ten years Joel
has taught the seminar at Regent’s Park College, Oxford University. For ye
ars Joel was the preacher on the International Baptist Hour radio program h
eard on more than 500 stations. He brought the annual sermon at the critica
l 1988 Southern Baptist Convention in San Antonio, “The Castle and the Wall
,” widely considered a watermark message in recent Baptist history. He is t
he author of five books, editor of three anthologies and the subject of a n
ationally performed play, God’s Man in Texas. He was recently recognized by
Baylor and his peers for his 50th preaching anniversary. He is the husband
of Joanne Michele Gregory (B.A., RN), a Baylor alumna, and they are the pa
rents of four adult children.