Page 1 Office Andy Chambers Home Missouri Baptist University 367 Messina One College Park Drive Ballwin, MO 63021 St. Louis, MO 63141 H 636-391-3291 chambers@mobap.edu C 314-210-5871 314-392-2211 Education Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1994 (major: New Testament interpretation, minor: homiletics); additional study at Baylor University, 1989 (science and faith) and 1990 (systematic theology). M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1988. B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1984. Experience in Higher Education Senior Vice President for Student Development and Associate Provost at Missouri Baptist University (MBU); Associate Provost 2014-present; Senior Vice President 2011-present; Vice President for Student Development 2002-11; Dean of Students 2000-02. Responsibilities include: Academic Success Center, Testing Center, Retention (Chair of HLC Academy Task Force on Student Persistence and Completion), Special Needs Access, Public Safety, Counseling, Health and Wellness, International Student Services, Resident Life, Food Service, Campus Ministry, Chapel, Student Missions/Community Engagement, Student Activities, Student Government, Judicial Affairs, University Title IX Coordinator, Intramural Sports, and Intercollegiate Athletics. Professor of Bible 2010-present, Associate Professor 2004-10, Assistant Professor 1997-03 at MBU. Peer Reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools 2014-present. Summary of Accomplishments Twenty years of service at MBU during the University s most transformative years. Sixteen years of service on the MBU President s Cabinet. Campus leader in strategic planning and leadership development. Led the development and implementation of the MBU Academic Success Center. Completed the 2012-13 Council for Independent Colleges Executive Leadership Academy and Harvard University s Institute for Education Management (2004). Published Exemplary Life: A Theology of Church Life in Acts (B&H Academic, 2012). Distribution has surpassed 4,800 copies. Planning team member for Young Scholars in the Baptist Academy since inception in 2004. Cofounder of Intégrité, MBU s first academic journal devoted to the integration of faith and learning. Currently serving on Editorial Advisory Board.
Page 2 Published ninety nine articles on biblical backgrounds, interpretation, faith and learning integration, theology, and ministry, plus over 400 Bible studies for two state Baptist papers. Recipient of the Governor s Award for Excellence in Teaching (1998) and the Parkway Baptist Distinguished Professor Award (1999). Taught in demand Old and New Testament courses with regular enrollments of 130-150 each. Regular speaker in a variety of church, denominational, and higher education contexts. Church Ministry Experience Assistant to the Pastor, West County Community Church, Wildwood, MO, 2000-10, Minister to College and Graduate Students 1997-2000. Interim-Minister of Education, First Baptist Church, Affton, MO, 1997. Pastor, Geyer Road Baptist Church, St. Louis, MO, 1991-96. Geyer Road was listed in the Missouri Baptist Convention s Index of Fastest Growing Churches from 1993-95. Associate Pastor, Inspiration Point Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX, 1988-91. Interim-Minister of Youth, Concord Baptist Church, St. Louis, MO, 1985. Baptist Student Union Summer Missionary in 1984. Served as Minister of Youth in the Kitzingen Baptist Church, Kitzingen, Germany. Denominational Service Missouri Baptist Convention: Committee on Order of Business (2007-09); Committee on Convention Preacher (2011-12), Chair. Southern Baptist Convention: Committee on Committees, 2010; Committee on Order of Business (2010-13), Vice-Chair, 2012, Chair, 2013. Publications Exemplary Life: A Theology of Church Life in Acts. Nashville: Broadman and Holman Academic, 2012. In Lifeway s Biblical Illustrator: Jesus Role as Apostle, (Summer 1996): 46-49; Chastening, (Summer 1997): 41-42; Jews in Asia Minor, (Winter 2000): 78-80; Time in John s Gospel, (2002): 43-46; Myths, Genealogies and Old Wives Tales, (Fall 2006): 50-54; The Heart: A New Testament Understanding, (Summer 2014): 74-76. In Lifeway s Life and Work Pursuits: Understanding the Gospel from Matthew s Angle, (January-March 1997): 3-4; Understanding the Gospel from John s Angle, (September- November 1997): 3-4; Answering Questions about Spiritual Growth, (September-November 1998): 2-3; The Bible Intersects Life, (January-March 1998): 13; What s Right and What s Wrong? (Summer 2000): 98-105. In Lifeway s Advanced Bible Study Commentary: Managing God s Assets, Five Bible studies on stewardship (Winter 2000): 46-90; Following Jesus, Three Bible studies on discipleship (Winter 2001): 25-49; What Does Jesus Do for Us? Six Bible studies on the Gospel of John (Spring 2007): 8-67; Living for Another World in This World, Five Bible studies on Daniel (Fall 2007): 9-58; Living 3:16 in a 9/11 World, Five Bible studies on the 3:16 verses of the New Testament (Fall 2007): 9-57; Life at Its Best, Five Bible studies on Hebrews (Summer 2008): 92-138; Gospel Crossroads, Four Bible studies on the doctrine of Christ (Spring 2009): 57-92; Profiles in Character, Five biographical Bible studies (Spring 2009): 93-138; Finding and Following God s Will, Five Bible studies on knowing and doing the will of God (Summer
Page 3 2009): 90-137; The Battle for the Mind, Five Bible studies on the Christian world-view (Winter 2010): 97-137; Wrestling with Life s Mysteries, Five Bible studies on Ecclesiastes (Winter 2010): 46-96. In Lifeway s Explore the Bible: Move Forward Please, Thirteen Bible studies on Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon (Spring 2011): 12-114; Studies in Revelation, Seven lessons on the book of Revelation (Summer 2015): 71-140. In The Pathway (state paper of the Missouri Baptist Convention): Weekly writer for Lifeway s Bible Studies for Life curriculum (2003-10), approximately 400 lessons; Jeremiah 6:16: Ancient Paths, Rest for the Soul, (October 28, 2002): 14; Da Vinci Code Fiction in a Post- Truth Society, (May 19, 2006): 8-9; Pilate between a Rock, a Hard Place, (April 8, 2007): 16. In SBC Life: Journal of the Southern Baptist Convention: Sin and Providence in The Lord of the Rings, (December 2003): 8-9; The Church Healthy Body Life: Luke s Vision for Church Life in Acts, (December 2011): 12-13. In Word and Way: Weekly Sunday School lesson writer for Lifeway s Family Bible Series (August-November 1999): 11. In Intégrité: A Faith and Learning Journal: A View from the Other Side: Observations on the Work of the Rhodes Consultation on the Future of the Church Related College with Suggestions for Evangelicals, (Fall 2002): 4-19; The Promise and Peril of Postmodernism for Ministry Today, (Fall 2003): 53-69. In MBU Magazine: Vocation: A Calling to Career as a Call to God, (Winter 2003): 9-10. In Cantos: A Literary and Arts Journal: Diversity and the Gospel, (2013): 74-75. Professional Presentations HLC Academy: Strategic Focus on Student Persistence and Completing College, presented to the 2015 Fall Faculty Conference at Missouri Baptist University. Updates to Title IX and the Clery Act: Implications for Missouri Baptist University, presented to the 2015 Fall Faculty Conference at Missouri Baptist University. Proclaiming Christ in a Pluralistic Society: Paul at Mars Hill, delivered at the Christian Life Commission s 2013 World View Conference. The Christian Minister and Church Discipline, delivered at the 2013 Southern Baptist Founders Conference Midwest. The Once and Future Church: Luke s Theology of Church Life for the Twenty First Century, delivered to the Pastors Leadership Conference of the St. Louis Metro Baptist Association (2012). From Everlasting to Everlasting, Theme Interpretation from Psalm 91 for the 2009 meeting of the Missouri Baptist Convention, Kansas City, MO. The Doctrine of the Church in Acts, delivered to the 121 Forum in St. Joseph, MO, August 2009. A Christian World View of Journalism, presented at The Pathway Christian Journalism Conference, 2009.
Page 4 Exemplary Life in the Gentile Churches of Acts, delivered to the 2009 meeting of the Central States Region of the Society of Biblical Literature. Exemplary Life: A Starting Point for the Theology of Church Life in Acts, delivered to the 2008 meeting of the Central States Region of the Society of Biblical Literature and again to the 2008 meeting of the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion. The Sufficiency of Scripture, presented to the Ad Hoc Theological Study Committee of the Missouri Baptist Convention, March 2007. Formal responses to papers presented at annual meetings of the Young Scholars in the Baptist Academy at Oxford University: The Regula Fidei as a Guide for Biblical Preaching, by Jason Lee (2006); Listening to the Community in the Cave of Resonance: Literary Readings of Scripture and the Gathered Church, by Bryan Whitfield (2009); Beyond Prooftexting: Gathered Church and Gathered Text, by Chad Eggleston (2010); In Search of a Baptist Homiletic: The Legacy of John A. Broadus, by Jake Myers (2011); The Faithful Community of the Book of Daniel as a Scriptural Model for Baptist Witness in a Post-Constantinian Age, by Barry Jones (2013); New Testament Apocalypticism and a Theology of the Cross: Answering Dystopianism, by Eric J. Gilchrest (2014); The Christian Pilgrimage of a Liberal Arts Education: John Bunyan s Lessons for Learning in Exile and Learning for Freedom, D. H. Dilbeck (2015). Bible Study/Theme Interpretation leader for the Dixon Baptist Association annual meeting, 2005. Topic: 1-3 John. The Sufficiency of Scripture for Modern and Postmodern Times, delivered to the 2005 Southern Baptist Founders Conference Midwest. Understanding World Religions, delivered at the Zoe House, a parachurch high school ministry in west St. Louis County, 2004. Impact Christianity: A Study of 1 Thessalonians 1-2, presented at the Pastors Leadership Conference and the annual Deacon s Retreat for the St. Louis Metro Baptist Association, both in 2003. The Crisis, Consequences, and the Cure, Three messages delivered at the Impact 2002 Youth Conference in Cape Girardeau, MO. The Promise and Peril of Postmodernism for Ministry Today, presented at the St. Louis area Founders Fraternal meeting, 2002. A View from the Other Side: The Work of the Rhodes Consultation on the Future of Church Related Colleges with Suggestions for Evangelicals, delivered at the 2001 annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. Bible Study/Theme Interpretation leader for the Missouri Baptist Convention s Bible Preaching Week, 2001. Topic: Genesis 1-12. The Purpose of Integration of Faith and Learning, presented at the Missouri Baptist University Fall Faculty Conference, 2000. Professional Development, Memberships, and Associations American Christians in Student Development (2000-present) Association of College Administration Professionals (2000-present)
Page 5 Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (2004-present), Executive Leadership Academy (2012-13) Evangelical Theological Society (1999-present) Harvard University s Institute for Education Management (2004) Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association: Academy for Student Persistence and Completion (2014-present), Peer Reviewer (2014-present). International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities (2000-present) National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion (2008-14) National Association of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (2000-present) Rhodes Consultation on the Future of the Church-Related College (2000-04) Society of Biblical Literature (2008-14) Young Scholars in the Baptist Academy (planning team member since 2004) Courses Taught at Missouri Baptist University Natural Science 493: Science and Faith Biblical Studies 113: Old Testament History Biblical Studies 123: New Testament History Greek 214: Elementary Koine I Greek 224: Elementary Koine II Greek 313: Intermediate Koine I Greek 323: Intermediate Koine II Greek 413: Advanced Koine I Greek 423: Advanced Koine II Religious Education 213: Survey of Religious Education Religious Education 223: Principles of Recreation in the Church Religious Education 273: Foundations for Christian Ministry Religious Education 302: Social Ministries - Critical Issues from a Biblical Perspective Religious Education 332: Adult Education in the Church Religious Education 343: Discipleship and Evangelism Religious Education 413: Church Administration Religion 343C: Redemption and Reconciliation Religion 393: Studies in Theology - The Doctrines of Grace Religion 443: Studies in Theology I Eschatology Religion 443E: Studies in Theology Hamartiology Religion 493: Travel in the Holy Land Personal Interests Diana, his wife of thirty years, his four children and two grandchildren, coffee, music, theology, old books, hospitality, and good conversations about important ideas, especially the future of Christian higher education.