Faculty

President’s Office

Charley Holmes

Charley Holmes

President, Professor of Church Ministries

B.A.R., BMA Seminary, 1993
M.Div., BMA Seminary, 1994
D.Min., Reformed Theological Seminary, 1998
[email protected]

Keri Southern

Keri Southern

Assistant to the President

Dean’s Office

Philip Attebery

Philip Attebery

Dean-Registrar, Professor of Church Ministries

B.A., Southern Arkansas University, 1987
M.Div., BMA Seminary, 1990
D.Min., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1995
Ph.D., Dallas Baptist University, 2014
[email protected]

Miranda Lustig

Miranda Lustig

Assistant to the Dean

Business Office

Chris Proctor

Chris Proctor

Business Manager

B.A.R., BMA Seminary, 2008
M.A.C.M., BMA Seminary, 2014
[email protected]

Melina Baker

Melina Baker

Bookkeeper

Kellar Library

Phillip Waddell

Phillip Waddell

Acting Assistant Library Director

B.A.R., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 2014
M.A.R., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 2016
[email protected]

Alicia Johnson

Alicia Johnson

Public Services Supervisor

Faculty

Tony Cleaver

Tony Cleaver

Director of Distance Learning, Professor of Biblical Studies

B.A., Baylor University, 1966
M.S.Ed., Baylor University, 1988
M.Div., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, 1971
D.Min., Luther Rice Seminary, 1976
[email protected]

David Erickson

David Erickson

Professor of Theological-Historical Studies

B.A., Central Baptist College, 2003
M.Div., BMA Seminary, 2005
Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011
[email protected]

David Hellwig

David Hellwig

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
[email protected]

Dr. Hellwig is also Pastor of First Baptist Church, New Summerfield, Texas.

Ronnie Johnson

Ronnie Johnson

Director of Student Services, 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
[email protected]

Gregory Parsons

Gregory Parsons

Professor of Biblical Studies

B.S., University of Central Arkansas, 1970
M.Div., BMA Seminary, 1973
S.T.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1975
Th.D., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1980
[email protected]

Dr. Parsons is also pastor of Mixon Missionary Baptist Church in Mixon, Texas.

Ricky Williams

Ricky Williams

Director of Hispanic Services, Professor of Church Ministries

A.A., Jacksonville College, 1973
B.S., Tyler State College, 1975
M.Div., BMA Seminary, 1978
D.Min., Reformed Theological Seminary, 2010
[email protected]

Dr. Williams served for several decades with the Baptist Missionary Association of America as a missionary in Aquismon, Mexico.

Adjunct Faculty

Mark Livingston

Mark Livingston

Professor of Church Ministries

A.A., Central Baptist College, 1995
B.A., University of Mississippi, 1997
M.Div., Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, 2000
D.Min., Covenant Theological Seminary, 2010
Ph.D. studies, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017
[email protected]

Dr. Livingston is also Senior Pastor of Broadway Baptist Church in Southaven, Mississippi.

Patricia Richey

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
[email protected]

Dr. Richey is Instructor of Humanities and Computer Science at Jacksonville College.

James Shine

James Shine

Professor of Biblical Studies

B.A., Central Baptist College, 1971
M.Div., BMA Seminary, 1978
M.A., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1981
Ph.D. studies, Baylor University, 1986-1989
D.D., BMA Seminary, 2006
[email protected]

Dr. Shine has more than five decades of experience in ministry.

Thom South

Thom South

Adjunct Professor of Biblical and Theological-Historical Studies

B.A., Central Baptist College, 1976
M.Div., BMA Seminary, 1986
Ph.D., Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, 1993
[email protected]

Dr. South is Senior Pastor of Eastside Baptist Church, Conway, Arkansas