Steven A. McKinion
Professor of Theology and Patristic Studies
John Leadley Dagg Chair of Systematic Theology
Biography
Dr. McKinion teaches Systematic Theology and Patristics at Southeastern. He specializes in Early Christian theological method and biblical interpretation, as well as the Christology and Trinitarian Theology. His desire to is help the contemporary church rediscover and retrieve the depth of Early Christian Theology. His books include Life and Practice in the Early Church, A Reconstruction of Cyril of Alexandria’s Christology, Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Isaiah, and Sharing Jesus without Freaking Out.
Dr. McKinion and his wife Ginger have three grown children: Lachlan, Blakely, and Harrison. They are active in the childhood cancer community as the parents of a childhood cancer survivor.
Education
BA, Mississippi College
MA, University of Mobile
PhD, King’s College, University of Aberdeen
Professional Experience
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC
Associate Professor of Theology and Patristics; 2000-Present
Assistant Professor of Church History and Patristics; 1998-2000
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL
Visiting Professor of Church History; 2003-2008
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky
Visiting Professor of Church History; 2000-2002
University of Mobile, Alabama
Visiting Professor of Religion; 1998
Graduate Assistant, School of Religion; 1994-1995
King’s College, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
Teaching Staff, Faculty of Divinity with Religious Studies; 1997
Ministry/Missions Experience
Woodland Baptist Church, Wake Forest, NC
Senior Pastor, 2022-Present
Interim Pastor, 2021-2022
