Adam W. Greenway

Adam W. Greenway is the 9th president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He was installed as president on February 27, 2019.[1] He is the youngest president in the history of the seminary, being installed at 41 years old. Simultaneous with his role as president, he serves as a Professor of Evangelism and Apologetics.[2]

Adam W. Greenway
9th President of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Assumed office
February 27, 2019 (2019-02-27)
Vice PresidentRandy Stinson
Preceded byL. Paige Patterson
Personal details
Born1978
NationalityAmerican
Spouse(s)Carla Greenway
ChildrenWade (son) and Caroline (daughter)
Alma materSamford University (BA)
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.)
University of Notre Dame (MA)
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ph.D.)
OccupationSeminary President

Prior to SWBTS, Greenway served as Dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he also held the title of William Walker Brookes Associate Professor of Evangelism and Apologetics. He was the senior pastor of The Baptist Church at Andover in Lexington, Kentucky for five years. Additionally, he has served as interim pastor of churches in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Texas, and Florida.[3]

Education and career

Previously, Greenway served as the Dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism, and Ministry at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He also served as the William Walker Brookes Associate Professor of Evangelism and Apologetics at SBTS.

Greenway received his Bachelor of Arts degree (cum laude) from Samford University; the Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; the Master of Nonprofit Administration degree (magna cum laude) from the University of Notre Dame; and the Doctor of Philosophy degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.[4] Prior to joining the Southern Seminary faculty, he served for five years as senior pastor of The Baptist Church at Andover in Lexington, Kentucky. He has also served as interim pastor of churches in five states.

Greenway currently serves as Chairman of the Committee on Order of Business of the Southern Baptist Convention, and is a former trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of LifeWay Christian Resources. He is also a past-president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention (KBC). In 2018 Greenway served as the assistant chairman of the Evangelism Task Force appointed by former Southern Baptist Convention president, Steve Gaines.[5]

A member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Evangelical Philosophical Society, and a past president of the Southern Baptist Professors of Evangelism Fellowship,[6] he is co-editor of Evangelicals Engaging Emergent and The Great Commission Resurgence, and has contributed articles to various books and journals.[7]

References
  1. Feb 27, Alex Sibley on; 2019. "Greenway elected 9th president of Southwestern Seminary - Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary". swbts.edu. Retrieved 11 April 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "Adam W. Greenway | Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary". swbts.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  3. "About Dr. Greenway". AdamGreenway.com. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  4. "BRnow.org - Greenway announced as candidate to lead Southwestern - BR Now". brnow.org. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  5. "Evangelism task force releases report, recommendations". Baptist Press. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  6. "Greenway is nominee for Southwestern Seminary president". thealabamabaptist.org. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  7. "Greenway nominated to lead Southwestern Seminary". baptistmessenger.com. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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