Seminary Vice President to Deliver Christian Worldview Lecture at University of Mobile

Dr. Russell Moore, senior vice president for academic administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., will discuss the Great Commission as part of the University of Mobile Christian Worldview Lecture Series.

Moore will speak on “I Want to Be in That Thunder: Why We Can’t Hear the Great Commission.” The lecture, based on John 12:16-43, will be presented Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m. in Weaver Hall on the University of Mobile campus. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, call the university’s Office of Spiritual Development at 442-2429.

Moore, who also serves as dean of the seminary’s School of Theology, is the author of “The Kingdom of Christ: The New Evangelical Perspective” published in 2004 by Crossway and is co-editor of “Why I Am a Baptist,” published in 2001 by Broadman and Holman.

He contributed a chapter on Christian political thought for “Looking into the Future: Evangelical Studies in Eschatology” published by Baker. He has written articles for various publications including “Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society,” “The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology,” “Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood,” and “SBC Life.”

Moore also serves as executive director of the Carl F. H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement, is a regular columnist for Baptist Press, and serves as senior editor for “Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity.”

Moore has served on the pastoral staffs of two Mississippi Baptist churches. Prior to entering the ministry, he was an aide to U.S. Congressman Gene Taylor. He holds a bachelor of science from the University of Southern Mississippi, a master of divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.