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Gerald
L. Priest, Ph.D.
Professor of Church History and Pastoral Theology
gpriest@dbts.edu
Dr. Gerald L. Priest is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana where he was born in 1944. He was converted at a Christian camp when nine years of age. Dr. Priest has been professor of historical and pastoral theology at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary since 1988. He heads the department of historical theology and teaches classes in church history, homiletics, and Bible. He is a graduate of Bob Jones University, where he received his B.A., M.Div., and Ph.D. degrees. He has also studied at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Wake Forest University. Before coming to DBTS, Dr. Priest taught for thirteen years at Piedmont Baptist College, where he also served as Dean of Students. Prior to that, he was on the faculty and was Dean of Men at Clearwater Christian College. Dr. Priest serves on the adjunct faculty of International Baptist College and Northland Baptist Bible College.
Besides his academic qualifications, Dr. Priest has had extensive experience in the practical aspects of ministry. He has pastored the Northside Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and has had held numerous interim pastorates. He also served as a chaplain with the 46th Engineer Group of the Michigan Army National Guard, and is a graduate of the Chaplain Command General Staff College, Fort Monmouth, NJ. He retired from the military in 1999 holding the rank of lieutenant colonel. Dr. Priest has written articles for the Baptist Bulletin, Frontline, the Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal, and other books and periodicals. His wife Beverly teaches in the elementary school at Inter-City Baptist Church. His son Kevin and daughter-in-law Laurie serve at Northland Baptist Bible College. Kevin is the Registrar and Academic Dean. Dr. Priest's daughter Kara and son-in-law Scott Bullock are serving the Lord in the military. Scott is an Army chaplain. Dr. and Mrs. Priest have five grandchildren.
Dr. Priest is a member of Gospel Fellowship Association and the American Baptist Historical Society. He has conducted workshops for preachers, and spoken at Bible Conferences throughout the country. He has also studied abroad in Israel and Germany, and has conducted study tours in Great Britain and the Netherlands.
Writings
DBS Journal, Spring 1996: “A. C. Dixon, Chicago Liberals, & The Fundamentals”
DBS Journal, Fall 1996: “Revival and Revivalism: A Historical & Doctrinal Evaluation”
DBS Journal, Fall 1997: “Justification by Faith Alone: Review Article”
Sentinel, Spring 1996: “The Blessed Hope: Titus 2:13”
Sentinel, Fall 1998: “What is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit?”
DBS Journal, Fall 1999: “William Jennings Bryan and the Scopes Trial: A Fundamentalist Perspective”
DBS Journal, Fall 2001: “Andrew Fuller’s Response to the ‘Modern Question’ – A reappraisal of the Gospel Worthy of All Acceptation”
DBS Journal, Fall 2003: “The Abel Morgans’s Contribution to Baptist Ecclesiology in Colonial America”
DBS Journal, Fall 2004: “Early Fundamentalism’s Legacy: What Is It and Will It Endure Through the 21st Century?”
DBS Journal, Fall 2005: “T. T. Shields the Fundamentalist: Man of Controversy”
DBS Journal, Fall 2007: “The Philadelphia Baptist Association and the Question of Authority”
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