Mark L. Richardson, Ph.D., D.Min.

PERSONAL:

Born on September 18, 1969

Came to faith in Jesus Christ at seven years of age, baptized; called to Gospel ministry at age seventeen; raised in Southern Baptist churches

 Married wife Monica in 1992

We have four adult sons

EDUCATION:

B.A., Religion, Oklahoma Baptist University, 1993

M.Div., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS), 1998

D.Min., MBTS, Expository Preaching, 2008

Ph.D., MBTS, Biblical Studies, Dec 2022

PASTORAL/MINISTERIAL HIGHLIGHTS:

Lead Pastor for Preaching, First Baptist Church,

The Colony, TX 2009-Present

Led the church to reform our governing documents

and polity to biblical eldership.

Led the church to partner with Kenyan pastors financially, which led to 1,064 baptized Kenyan believers within 9 months of the partnership - more people baptized than within FBC's first 43 years of existence. The partnership also led to planting 28 churches, and the building of over 20 widow shelters.

Led the church in a 1.3 million dollar building renovation.

 Trained hundreds of pastors in Kenya, Uganda, Cuba, and a Southeast Asian country, and led a church team to conduct missions in Belize.

 Traveled to Germany, Luxembourg, and Israel while in doctoral studies.

Senior Pastor, Glenwood Baptist Church, Tulsa, OK 2003-2008

JOURNAL OF THE EVANGELICAL THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY (JETS) ARTICLE (FORTHCOMING):

Title: CORRUPTION OF THE IMAGO DEI: THE בני האלהים MOTIF, GIANTS, AND JUDE 5-7

Copies may be available upon request.

THE EVANGELICAL THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY (ETS): PAPER PRESENTATIONS

ETS 75th Annual Meeting, Nov 15, 2023, San Antonio, TX

Program Theme: "Theological Anthropology"

Paper Title: Corruption of the Imago Dei: The בני האלהים Motif, Giants, and Jude 5-7

Copies may be available upon request.

The ETS SW Region Annual Meeting (Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas), April 12, 2024, Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, OK

Program Theme: Typology, Allegory, and the Voice of God

Paper Title: Giant Clans, Anthropomorphic Angels, and Sodom: Catching Up to Jude’s Typology in Light of False Teachers

Copies may be available upon request.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Member, Evangelical Theological Society, 2009-Present

Member, Evangelical Homiletics Society, 2021-Present