Carl J. Bradford
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Doctor of Philosophy of Evangelism/Church Vitalization, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018
Dissertation: “Schooling the Gospel: An Investigation of Kerygmatic Schools of Interpretation in Selected New Testament Scholarship”
Master of Divinity in Theology, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Xavier University, 2003
Dr. Bradford serves as dean of Texas Baptist College, associate professor of evangelism, and the Malcolm R. and Melba L. McDow Chair of Evangelism. He frequently partners with local churches, assisting in evangelism training.
Dr. Bradford has contributed chapters to the History of Evangelism in North America (Kregel, 2021), "Sufficiency of Scripture in Evangelism” in The Sufficiency of Scripture (Seminary Hill Press, 2022), And You Shall Be My Witnesses: 31 Devotionals to Encourage a Spirit of Everyday Evangelism (Seminary Hill Press, 2019), Evangelism Takes Heart: A 9-Week Journey to Cultivating A Heart For Evangelism (Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, 2019). Additionally, he has written journal articles for the Southwestern Journal of Theology.
He is married to Andrea, and they have two children, Carl Jr. and Abigail. Dr. Bradford and his family are members of Christ Fellowship Church in Mansfield, Texas.
Meet Carl Bradford
Students at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary say Carl Bradford’s “pastor’s heart” and passion for evangelism are evident in the classroom and influences their own zeal to share the Gospel.
Bradford has served as assistant professor of evangelism at Southwestern Seminary since 2018...