Faculty
Administrative Staff
Administration
Jolene Crouch
Administrative Assistant, PhD Program
Molly Floyd
Director, Online Learning
Carl Heath
Director, Information Technology
Debra Holder
Bursar and Director, Business Affairs
Scott Shiffer
Student Advisory Council
Jill Varnell
Coordinator, Development
Jeremy Varnell
Director, AdmissionsAcademic Leadership
President and Senior Fellows
Gene Wilkes, President
Professor of New Testament and Leadership
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MDIV); Baylor University (BA).
Dr. Wilkes was elected president of B.H. Carroll in 2013. Prior to that, he served as the pastor of Legacy Church in Plano, Texas, for 26 years. He is the author of numerous books on leadership, including Jesus on Leadership: Timeless Wisdom on Service Leadership (Tyndale).
Scott Floyd, Senior Fellow
Professor of Psychology and CounselingDirector, Master of Arts in Counseling
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MAMFC); Oklahoma Baptist University (BA).
Dr. Floyd has served as a professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary, and Howard Payne University. Dr. Floyd is a Licensed Professional Counselor (Approved Supervisor) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He is the author of Crisis Counseling: A Guide for Pastors and Professionals (Kregel). He also leads the counseling ministry of Gambrell Street Baptist Church.
Carroll Fellows
Karen Bullock
Distinguished Professor of Christian HeritageDirector, PhD Program
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MDIV); University of North Texas (BS).
Prior to her service at Carroll, Dr. Bullock taught Church History and was director of the PhD program and associate dean at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She directed the PhD in Leadership Studies program at Dallas Baptist University and has taught in seminaries and Baptist universities in the US, Uganda, and Canada. Dr. Bullock is deeply involved with the Baptist World Alliance, where she served as chair of the Heritage and Identity and Religious Freedom commissions. She is a sought-after speaker and also the archivist of Buckner Baptist Benevolences.
Adlín Cotto
Associate Professor of Christian EducationDirector, Master’s Degree Programs
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MACE); University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (BS).
Dr. Cotto has coordinated the Cuba program for Carroll since 2009, and has been working with Tarrant Baptist Association in the area of Hispanic Leadership Training. She administered the Seminary Extension program for Hispanic pastors and lay leaders for more than 15 years. She serves as a volunteer children’s and preschool minister.
Don Day
Lecturer, Philosophy of ReligionDirector, Library and Information Services
B.H. Carroll Theological Institute (PhD, in progress); Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDIV); Boston College (MA); Simmons College (MS); Ohio University (BA).
Don Day served previously as an adjunct instructor in philosophy and ethics and as instructional librarian at the Ohio University Zanesville campus. Mr. Day teaches children’s and adult Sunday School at Market Street Baptist Church in Zanesville.
Gregory Tomlin
Associate Professor of Christian HeritageDirector, Ministry Certificate Program
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MA); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (BA).
Dr. Tomlin oversees the Faith & Heritage Cluster at B.H. Carroll. He previously served as one of the founding administrators of the University of North Texas at Dallas and as associate professor in the Rawlings School of Divinity at Liberty University. Dr. Tomlin has also studied at Baylor University and at Boston University’s Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs. He has published more than 100 opinion editorials and 1,000 news stories on religion and public affairs.
Shannon Wolf
Professor of Psychology and Counseling
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MAMFC); Athens University (BA).
Dr. Wolf is a Licensed Professional Counselor (Approved Supervisor) and a Board Certified Professional Christian Counselor. In addition to her work at Carroll, she serves as director of the Southcliff Christian Counseling Center. She works with a wide range of client concerns, including various types of trauma, depression, anxiety, marriage and family concerns, and sex trafficking. She and her husband are formerly international missionaries in Eastern Europe.
Distinguished Fellows
Bruce Corley
Former President, Founding Senior FellowNew Testament
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (ThD, MDIV); Northeastern State University, Talequah, Okla. (BS).
Dr. Corley, though now retired, serves as chancellor on the Board of Governors. Noted for his work in the New Testament, especially the Pauline epistles, Dr. Corley is widely respected by his peers in New Testament studies. His career spanned decades of teaching at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University. He has held offices in the Society of Biblical Literature, Institute for Biblical Research, and National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion. Dr. Corley also studied at Spurgeon’s College in London and at the University of Cambridge. He has lectured internationally and has authored twenty-five books.
William Fisher
German and French
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MDIV); Houston Baptist University (BA).
Margaret Lawson
Doctoral SupervisorPrinciples of Teaching
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MARE); Baptist Theological College, Johannesburg, South Africa (ThB).
Stan Moore
Founding Senior FellowProfessor of Church Music and Worship
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (DMA, MCM, MM, Conducting); University of New Mexico (BME).
Dr. Moore previously taught at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where was chair of the Music Ministry Department and acting dean of the School of Church Music. While serving as a missionary to Brazil from 1978-87, Dr. Moore served as a professor at South Brazil Baptist Theological Seminary and director of the seminary’s School of Sacred Music. He also served as music minister to churches in Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico. Dr. Moore has completed additional study in music and conducting at Escola de Português e Orientação (Campinas, Brazil), Regent’s Park College (Oxford University), St. John’s College (Nottingham, England), and conferences under George Barna and Dr. Robert Webber. He is the co-founder of the Global Consultation on Music and Missions (GCoMM). He currently serves as Catalyst at Large for the LausanneARTS Network.
Bruce Muskrat
Church Music and Missions
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (DMA, MM); Baylor University (BM).
Dr. Muskrat, formerly the director of business affairs and bursar for B.H. Carroll, was both a professor of church music and missionary with the International Mission Board to Argentina. He also studied at the Instituto de la Lengua Española in San José, Costa Rica.
Ebbie Smith
Ethics
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD); Fuller Theological Seminary (MA); University of North Texas (MA); Hardin-Simmons University (BA).
Prior to his work with B.H. Carroll, Dr. Smith was a missionary with the International Mission Board in Southeast Asia and a professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also served at Baptis Seminari Di Indonesia, Baptist Seminary in Indonesia and was founder and director of Sekola Alkitab Baptis Se Djwa Timur, Baptist Bible School of East Java.
William A. “Budd” Smith
Founding Senior FellowEducation, Psychology and Family Counseling
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MA); Georgetown College, Kentucky (BA).
Dr. Smith is a member of the National Association for Professors of Christian Education, Baptist Religious Education Association of the Southwest, Association for Supervision and Development of Curriculum, National Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, and the Juvenile Diabetes Association. Before helping to establish B.H. Carroll, Dr. Smith was a professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he directed the Oxford Study Program.
Jim Spivey
Founding Senior FellowChristian Heritage
University of Oxford (DPhil); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDIV); Auburn University (BA); U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; U.S. Army War College.
Prior to his appointment to the Carroll Seminary, Dr. Spivey taught at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and was dean of the seminary’s Houston campus. He has pastored churches in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England, and Texas. He is currently the pastor of Gambrell Street Baptist Church in Fort Worth. Dr. Spivey achieved the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. Army Reserves and was deployed to numerous theatres. He was assistant chief of chaplains at the Pentagon and deputy director of the Pentagon’s Family Assistance Center in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. He retired from the Army, highly decorated, in 2003. He has served on the boards of numerous service organizations and taught in England, Romania, Russia, and Turkey.
Larry Standridge
Advanced Statistics
Ohio State University (PhD); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MRE); Baylor University (BA).
Dr. Standridge is professor of Research and Education at Oxford Graduate School in Dayton, Tenn. He previously taught for Mid-Continent Baptist College, served as vice president and dean of continuing education at Sterling College, and was dean of continuing education at the University of Tennessee, Martin.
David Strawn
Education and Administration
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MRE); Howard Payne University (BA).
Dr. Strawn also studied at Regents Park College in Oxford and Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Robert Williams
Doctoral SupervisorNew Testament and Historical Theology
University of Chicago (PhD, MA); Rice University (BA).
Prior to his work with B.H. Carroll, Dr. Williams taught biblical theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and was the Patrick Henry Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the International Institute for the Renewal of Gospel Studies in the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. He also taught at Dallas Baptist University, Criswell College, Asbury College, and Vancouver Bible College in British Columbia.
Resident Fellows
Ildiko Balla
Psychology and Counseling
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MAMFC, MARE); Babes-Bloyai University, Romania (BA).
Don Barrick
Worship
Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies (DWS); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MM); Wayland Baptist University (BM).
Wade Berry
New Testament Greek
Texas Christian University-Brite Divinity School (PhD); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MATh); Williams Baptist College (BA).
William Bryan
Old Testament
B.H. Carroll Theological Institute (PhD); Northern Baptist Theological Seminary (DMin); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDIV); University of Houston (MBA); Virginia Tech (BS).
Mentanna Campbell
Psychology and Counseling
Texas Christian University (PhD); Regent University (MA); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDIV); Baylor University (BA).
Dan Clement
Psychology and Counseling
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MARE, MRE); Southern Colorado University (BS).
Chris Dinwiddie
Psychology and Counseling
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MA); Langston University (BA).
Paul Dorsey
Administration, Leadership
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MRE); Troy State University (BS).
Malinda Fasol-Leewright
Doctoral SupervisorPsychology and Counseling
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD); New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (MAMFC); William Jewell College (BA).
Karl Fickling
Director, Doctor of Ministry Program
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MDIV); Baylor University (BA).
Thomas Gamble
Christian Education
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MA); Wayland Baptist University (BA).
Sharon Gresham
New TestamentB.H. Carroll Theological Institute (PhD); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MATh); Wayland Baptist University (MA)
Paul Gritz
Doctoral SupervisorChristian Heritage
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MDIV); Oxford University (MA); Oklahoma Baptist University (BA).
Stephen Hatfield
New Testament and Christian Disciplines
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MDIV); Ouachita Baptist University (BA).
Rob Hewell
Worship
San Francisco Theological Seminary (DMin); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MCM); Midwestern State University (BME).
Danny Howe
Theology
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MDIV); Howard Payne University (BA).
Kenneth Hugghins
New Testament
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MDIV); Baylor University (BA).
Rhonda Johnson
Psychology and Counseling
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MAMFC, MACE); Oklahoma Baptist University (BA).
Rick Johnson
Doctoral SupervisorOld Testament
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MDIV); Louisiana College (BA); further study at Eberhard Karls Universitat, Tübingen.
Hongnak Koo
Evangelism
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MDIV); Chungnam National University (BA).
Milton Lites
Doctoral Supervisor
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (DMA, MAM); Louisiana Tech University (BA).
Denorah Méndez
Doctoral Supervisor
Oxford Centre for Missions Studies and University of Wales (PhD); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDIV); Seminario OSoutBautista Mexicano (BA); Instituto Tecnologico De Durango (BS).
Darren Middleton
Doctoral SupervisorPhilosophy
University of Glasgow (PhD); University of Oxford (MPhil); University of Manchester (BA).
María Monteiro
Adoración Cristiana (Christian Worship)
Baylor University (PhD); Duke University (Certificate in Graduate Studies); Baylor University (MM); Baylor University (BAM).
Milton Morocho
Antiguo Testamento I, II, III (Old Testament)
Clark Summit University (PhD); Dallas Theological Seminary (ThM); Western Seminary (MA); Río Grande Bible Institute (BA).
Walter Norvell
Christian Disciplines
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MARE); University of Memphis (MS); Union University (BA).
Albert Reyes
Leadership
Andrews University (PhD); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (DMin, MDIV); Angelo State University (BS).
David Ritsema
Scripture and Witness
B.H. Carroll Theological Institute (PhD); Baylor University (MDIV, BA).
Joshua Rose
Ministry and Formation
B.H. Carroll Theological Institute (PhD); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MACE); University of Texas at Arlington (BA).
Lori Ryan
Psychology and Counseling
B.H. Carroll Theological Institute (PhD); Dallas Baptist University (MA); University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (BS).
Michelle Salzman
Psychology and Counseling
B.H. Carroll Theological Institute (PhD, in progress); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MAMFC, MARE).
Todd Saurman
Doctoral Supervisor
Robert Schulze
New Testament
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MDIV); University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (BA).
Scott Shiffer
Christian Theology
B.H. Carroll Theological Institute (PhD); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MATh); Dallas Baptist University (BA).
Grace Lyn Shockey
Worship and Missions
Malaysia Baptist Theological Seminary (DMiss); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MCM); University of South Carolina (BME).
John Swann
Old Testament
B.H. Carroll Theological Institute (PhD); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MATh); Southwest Baptist University (BA).
Allan Thompson
Leadership
Dallas Baptist University (PhD); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MARE); McNeese State University (BA).
Justin Tollison
Christian Heritage
B.H. Carroll Theological Institute (PhD); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDIV); Hardin-Simmons University (BA).
Daniel Tran
Religious Worldviews
Dallas Theological Seminary (DMin, ThM); Asian Theological Seminary (MCM); University of Dalat, Vietnam (BA).
Julio Varela
Teología Cristiana I, II, II (Christian Theology)
Piedmont International University (PhD); Calvary Bible College (MS, MA, MDiv); Río Grande Bible College (Diploma).
Tommy Vaughn
Psychology and Counseling
B.H. Carroll Theological Institute (PhD); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (DEdMin, MARE); East Tennessee State University (MA); Wofford College (BS).
Paul Vo
Biblical Languages
North Central Theological Seminary (ThD); Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary (DMin); New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (MDIV); West Liberty State College (BS).
Layne Wallace
Faith and Heritage
B.H. Carroll Theological Institute (PhD); George W Truett Theological Seminary (DMin); Campbell University Divinity School (MDiv); Western Carolina University (BA).
Reagan White
Philosophy of Religion
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MDIV); Texas Tech University (BA).
Scott Whitson
Pastoral Ministry
B.H. Carroll Theological Institute (PhD); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MARE, MAMFC, MDIV); Baylor University (BA).
W. Rick Yount
Educational Psychology
University of North Texas (PhD); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (PhD, MARE), University of Maryland (BA).
