Marvin Jones, PhDTheologian, historian, preacher, pastor

Curriculum Vitae

Teaching and ministry record

A concise profile of Dr. Jones's education, leadership, teaching, and pastoral service.

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Profile

Having begun ministry at age twenty-one, Dr. Jones has more than forty years of ministry experience in church, classroom, conference, and convention settings.

He is currently developing a ministry called Christ, Faith, and Culture to help churches apply a biblical worldview to contemporary issues.

Education

  • 2014PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • 2005D.Th., University of South Africa
  • 2002S.T.M., Dallas Theological Seminary
  • 1994M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • 1991B.A., The Criswell College

Professional teaching and administration

2020-Present

Montana Christian College

President

  • Rebuilt key academic and administrative teams including registrar, VPAA, advancement, and finance leadership.
  • Led recruitment, fundraising, and policy-development initiatives, including new handbooks and strategic growth planning.
  • Strengthened convention and civic relationships, including hosting the 2023 Montana Southern Baptist Convention meeting on campus.

2013-2020

Louisiana College

Chair of Christian Studies (2014-2016); Assistant Professor of Theology and Church History

  • Taught courses in theology, Bible, church history, and Baptist history.
  • Served in academic leadership through committee and curriculum work.

2011-2013

Luther Rice Seminary

Assistant Professor of Theology

  • Taught residential and online courses in systematic theology, church history, and related studies.

2005-2007

Temple Baptist Seminary

Chair, Bible Division; Assistant Professor of Theology

  • Taught theology and church history and led Bible Division administration.

2005-2013

Adjunct Teaching Appointments

NOBTS Atlanta Extension, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, The Criswell College

  • Developed and taught course content across online, hybrid, and multi-site formats.

Pastoral ministry

  • Pastor, Hargis Baptist Church (2015-2019)
  • Interim Pastor, Old Bethel Baptist Church (2014-2015)
  • Interim Pastor, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church (2012)
  • Senior Pastor, New Heights Baptist Church (2007-2010)
  • Interim Pastor, Briarwood Baptist Church (2005-2006)
  • Senior Pastor, Bethany Baptist Church (2002-2005)
  • Senior Pastor, First Southern Baptist Church (1998-2002)
  • Senior Pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church (1996-1998)
  • Senior Pastor, Tabernacle Baptist Church (1991-1994)

Academic service

  • Academic Appeals Committee, Louisiana College (2017-2018)
  • Faculty Appeals Committee, Louisiana College (2015-2016)
  • Academic Council, Louisiana College (2014-2016)
  • QEP Committee (SACS Compliance), Louisiana College (2014-2016)
  • Curriculum Review Committee, Luther Rice University (2011-2012)
  • Exploratory Committee for TRACS Accreditation, Temple Baptist Seminary (2006-2007)

Professional organizations

  • Evangelical Theological Society member since 1992
  • Steering Committee, Baptist Study Group of ETS (2011-present)
  • Chair, Baptist Study Group of ETS (2015-2016; 2023)

Selected papers and presentations

  • Basil’s Theological Journey to Homoousia, Methodius Theological Institute, Moscow (2019)
  • Thomas Helwys’s Ecclesiology: Religious Liberty as Culmination of Reformed Thought, ETS Annual Meeting (2017)
  • Assessing Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis’s Meeting with Focus on the Filioque Clause, ETS Annual Meeting (2016)
  • The Meaning of Daniel’s 70 Weeks Prophecy and a Modest Proposal for the Prophetic Fulfillment, ETS Regional Meeting (2011)
  • Athanasius’s Use of Philippians 2:5-11, ETS Annual Meeting (2005)