Faculty

President’s Office

Philip Attebery

President, Professor of Church Ministries

B.A., Southern Arkansas University, 1987
M.Div., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 1990
D.Min., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1995
Ph.D., Dallas Baptist University, 2014
philip.attebery@bmats.edu

Keri Southern

Administrative Assistant

president@bmats.edu

Charley Holmes

Development Officer, Professor of Church Ministries

B.A.R., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 1993
M.Div., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 1994
D.Min., Reformed Theological Seminary, 1998
president@bmats.edu

Dean’s Office

David Hellwig

Vice President/Dean and Professor of Biblical Studies

B.A., Central Baptist College, 1994
M.Div., Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003
Ph.D., Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012
david.hellwig@bmats.edu

Miranda Lustig

Assistant to the Vice-President/Dean

bmats@bmats.edu

Business Office

Chris Proctor

Business Manager

B.A.R., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 2008
M.A.C.M., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 2014
chris.proctor@bmats.edu

Melina Baker

Bookkeeper

melina.baker@bmats.edu

Kellar Library

Phillip Waddell

Library Director

B.A.R., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 2014
M.A.R., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 2016
M.A.P.T., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 2022
phillip.waddell@bmats.edu

Alicia Johnson

Public Services Supervisor

alicia.johnson@bmats.edu

Faculty

Ronnie Johnson

Director of Student Serviices, Professor of Christian Education

B.S., Southern Arkansas University, 1979
M.Div., BMA Seminary, 1983
M.S., Texas A & M–Commerce, 1985
Ph.D., Texas A & M–Commerce, 1994
ronnie.johnson@bmats.edu

Gregory Parsons

Professor of Biblical Studies

B.S., University of Central Arkansas, 1970
M.Div., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 1973
S.T.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1975
Th.D., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1980
greg.parsons@bmats.edu

Ricky Williams

Director of Hispanic Services, Professor of Church Ministries

A.A., Jacksonville College, 1973
B.S., Tyler State College, 1975
M.Div., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 1978
D.Min., Reformed Theological Seminary, 2010
ricky.williams@bmats.edu

Adjunct Faculty

David Cox

Adjunct Professor of Church Ministries and Director of Recruiting

B.S., California State University Bakersfield, 1997
B.S., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2007
M.Div., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 2012
D.Min., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015
Th.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2024
Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2024

James Johnson

Adjunct Professor of Church Ministries

B.A.R., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 2009
M.Div., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 2012
D.Min., Liberty University, 2021

Gary O'Neal

Director of Distance Education, Professor of Biblical Studies

B.A., Trinity Baptist College, 1986
M.Div., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 2000
Ph.D., Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012

Patricia Richey

Adjunct Professor of Christian Education

B.S., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1978
M.S., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1980
M.Ed., Texas A & M–Commerce, 1989
Ed.D., Texas A & M–Commerce, 2000
prichey@jacksonville-college.edu

James Shine

Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies

B.A., Central Baptist College, 1971
M.Div., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 1978
M.A., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1981
Ph.D. studies, Baylor University, 1986-1989
D.D., BMA Seminary, 2006
jim.shine@bmats.edu

Thom South

Adjunct Professor of Biblical and Theological-Historical Studies

B.A., Central Baptist College, 1976
M.Div., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 1986
Ph.D., Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, 1993
thom.south@bmats.edu