Dr. John W. Reed
Senior Professor Emeritus, Pastoral Ministries Deptartment & Director, Doctor of Ministry Program, Dallas Theological Seminary
Educational Background
- BA, Bryan College (1951); M.Div., Grace Theological Seminary (1972); MA, Bowling GreenState University (1961); PhD, Ohio State University (1966).
Professional Experience
- Speech and English teacher, Stryker, Ohio High School (1955-61)
- Graduate assistant instructor, Bowling Green State University (1960)
- Professor, Cedarville College (1961-70)
- Associate professor, Dallas Theological Seminary (1970-79)
- Professor, Dallas Theological Seminary (1979-92)
- Senior professor, Dallas Theological Seminary (1992--)
- Chairman of the Department of Pastoral Ministries, Dallas Theological Seminary (1979-93)
- Acting Chairman, Department of Pastoral Ministries, Dallas Theological Seminary (1998-2000)
- Director, Doctor of Ministry Program, Dallas Theological Seminary (2000-present)
Ministry
- Student pastor, Congregational Christian Church, Tippecanoe, Indiana (1953-54)
- Pastor, First Baptist Church, Stryker, Ohio (1954-61)
- Pastor, Sherman Bible Church, Sherman, Texas (1972-90)
- Chaplain, Lt. Col. USAF Reserves, retired
Honors and Memberships
- Teacher of the Year, Cedarville College (1969-70)
- Listed in Outstanding Educators of America; member of the National Guard Association of Texas
Publications
- Man and His Government: Roger Williams vs. the Massachusetts Oligarchy," Sermons in American History, Abingdon Press (1971)
- "Puritan Paternalism and Indian Evangelism, 1620-1675"; "Church and State in Massachusetts, 1630-1660"; America in Controversy, History of American Public Address, Wm. C. Brown & Co. (1973)
- The Bible in Contemporary Preaching," The Ohio Speech Journal (1963)
- How to Prepare a Message," Moody Monthly (April 1975)
- MA thesis, "The Use of the Bible in the Preaching of Eight Representative American Preachers
- PhD dissertation, "The Rhetoric of a Colonial Controversy: Roger Williams Versus the Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Freelance writer for Regular Baptist Press--high school age Sunday school materials (1966-70)
- A Shepherd's Song," Kindred Spirit (Fall 1978)
- The Pastor as a Theologian," Walvoord:A Tribute, edited by Donald K. Campbell, Moody Press, (1982)
- Coauthored Beating the Clockwith Drs. Frank Minirth and Paul Meier, Today Publishers, Inc. (1985)
- Coauthored Telling Stories to Touch the Heartwith Dr. Reg Grant, Victor Books, (1990)
- Coauthored The Power Sermonwith Dr. Reg Grant, Baker Books, (1993)
- Editor, 1100 Illustrations from the Writings of D.L. Moody, Baker Books, (1996)
- Editor, Moody's Bible Characters Come Alive, Baker Books, 1997
- "Visualizing the Big Idea: Stories That Support Rather Than Steal" The Big Idea of Biblical Preaching, Baker Books (1998)
