Andy Chambers has over 22 years of experience at Missouri Baptist University, including 19 years on the President's Executive Cabinet. He is currently the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, overseeing all academic programs. He has also held roles in student development, teaching, and publishing over 100 articles and Bible studies. He received his Ph.D. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and has served in various church ministry and denominational roles.

1. Andy Chambers, Ph.D.
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Quick Summary of Accomplishments at Missouri Baptist University
• Twenty-two years of service at MBU during the University’s most transformative years.
• Nineteen years of service on the President’s Executive Cabinet.
• Recognized campus leader in strategic planning, innovation, and leadership development.
• Recruited presenter four times in the past three years for the Higher Learning Commission’s Annual
Conference.
• Completed Harvard University’s Institute for Education Management and the Council for
Independent Colleges Executive Leadership Academy.
• Published Exemplary Life: A Theology of Church Life in Acts (Broadman & Holman Academic,
2012). Distribution has surpassed 5,000 copies.
• Planning team member for Young Scholars in the Baptist Academy, a faculty development seminar
held annually at Oxford University (2004-18).
• Cofounder of Intégrité, MBU’s first academic journal devoted to the integration of faith and
learning.
• 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 Missouri Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Parkway Baptist
Distinguished Professor of the Year Award.
• Taught in demand Old and New Testament courses with regular enrollments of 130-150 each.
• Regularly recruited speaker in church and denominational conference settings.
Work Experience in Christian Higher Education
• Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Missouri Baptist University (MBU)
2019-present. Departments overseen: all undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs and
curriculum on the main campus, at nine regional learning centers, and online, all full- and part-time
faculty and academic support staff, Academic Advising, Registrar, Office of Institutional Research,
Dual Credit, Homeschool on Campus, Accreditation Relations, Library Services, Information
Technology, Academic Success Center, Testing Center, Assessment, and Retention. Oversee all
academic budgets and lead out in campus strategic planning/execution.
• Senior Vice President for Student Development and Associate Provost (MBU) 2014-19; Senior
Vice President for Student Development 2011-19; Vice President for Student Development 2002-11;
Dean of Students 2000-02. Departments overseen: Campus Ministry/Office of Faith and Service,
Chapel, Athletics, Resident Life, Public Safety, Career Services, Counseling, Mercy Clinic/Health

2. and Wellness services, First Year Experience, International Student Services, Food Service, Special
Needs Access, Student Activities, Student Government, Judicial Affairs, University Title IX
Coordinator, Intramural Sports, and MBU Fitness. Oversaw all Student Development budgets and
led in strategic planning/execution.
• Professor of Bible 2010-present, Associate Professor 2004-10, Assistant Professor 1997-03 at
MBU.
• Peer Reviewer/Accreditor for the Higher Learning Commission 2014-present. Team Chair 2017-
present.
Education
• Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1994 (major field: New Testament
interpretation); additional study at Baylor University, 1989, 1990.
• M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1988.
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1984.
Church Ministry Experience/Denominational Service
• Assistant to the Pastor, West County Community Church, Wildwood, MO, 2000-10, Minister to
College and Graduate Students 1997-2000.
• Pastor, Geyer Road Baptist Church, St. Louis, MO, 1991-96.
• Associate Pastor, Inspiration Point Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX, 1988-91.
• IMB Summer Missionary (1984), Minister of Youth in the Kitzingen Baptist Church, Kitzingen,
Germany.
• Missouri Baptist Convention: Committee on Order of Business (2007-09); Committee on
Convention Preacher (2011-12), Chairman.
• Southern Baptist Convention: Committee on Committees, 2010; Committee on Order of Business
(2010-13), Vice-Chair, 2012, Chairman, 2013.
Publications
• Exemplary Life: A Theology of Church Life in Acts. Nashville: Broadman and Holman
Academic, 2012.
• “‘God Hath Done Much Good by Him:’ A Brief Biography of John Bunyan.” American Baptist
Quarterly 33:3–4 (Fall 2014): 263–266.
• “Education as Redemptive Moral Formation: A Response to ‘The Christian Pilgrimage of a Liberal
Arts Education’ by D. H. Dilbeck.” American Baptist Quarterly 33:3–4 (Fall and Winter 2014):
370–375.
• 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

3. 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 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 and 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
• With Sarah Westfall, “Developing Evidence for Compliance with Criterion 4.B: Assessment of
Student Learning,” recruited presentation at the 2019 Higher Learning Commission Annual
Conference. Presented at the Peer Reviewer Training workshop and the General Conference.
• With Barbara Johnson, “Developing Evidence for Compliance with Criterion 3.E: An Enriched
Learning Environment,” recruited presentation at the 2019 Higher Learning Commission Annual
Conference.
• With Jodi Koslow and Renee Hill, “Incorporating Student Affairs into Accreditation,” recruited
presentation at the 2018 Higher Learning Commission Annual Conference.
• “Getting to Yes: Building Institutional Consensus to Strategically Address Student Success,”
recruited presentation at the 2017 Higher Learning Commission Annual Conference.

4. • “The Grace of Suffering,” delivered at the 2017 Grace Bible Conference, St. Louis, MO.
• “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 Midwest Southern Baptist
Founders Conference.
• “The Once and Future Church: Luke’s Theology of Church Life for the Twenty First Century,”
delivered at the 2012 Pastors Leadership Conference of the St. Louis Metro Baptist Association.
• “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.
• “Exemplary Life in the Gentile Churches of Acts,” delivered at 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 at the 2008
meeting of the Central States Region of the Society of Biblical Literature and again at the 2008
meeting of the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion.
• “The Sufficiency of Scripture,” presented to the 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,” by D. H. Dilbeck (2015); “Reconnecting to Our Roots: Shaping the
Future of Theological Education Through Historic Baptist Convictions,” by Phillip Thompson
(2018).
• 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
St. Louis, Missouri, 2004.

5. • “Impact Christianity: A Study of 1 Thessalonians 1-2,” delivered at the Pastors Leadership
Conference and the annual Deacon’s Retreat for the St. Louis Metro Baptist Association, both in
2003.
• “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 at Windermere Baptist Conference Center, 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 (2000-19)
• Association of College Administration Professionals (2000-19)
• Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (2004-present)
• Council of Independent Colleges Executive Leadership Academy (2012-13)
• Evangelical Theological Society (1999-present)
• Harvard University’s Institute for Education Management (2004)
• Higher Learning Commission: Academy for Student Persistence and Completion (2014-18).
• 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 (2000-16)
• 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 2004-18)
Courses Taught
Integration of Faith and Science; Old Testament History; New Testament History, Elementary Greek I
& II, Intermediate Greek I & II, Advanced Greek I & II, Survey of Christian Education, Principles of
Recreation in the Church, Foundations for Christian Ministry, Social Ministries: Critical Issues from a
Biblical Perspective, Adult Education in the Church, Discipleship and Evangelism, Church
Administration, Systematic Theology: Redemption and Reconciliation, World Religions, upper level
elective theology courses on Eschatology, the Doctrine of Sin, Reformation Theology, Travel Studies in
Israel.
Personal Interests
Diana, his amazing wife of thirty-three years, his four children and two grandchildren, sharing the
gospel with friends and neighbors who need Christ, DIY projects, coffee, theology, old books,
hospitality, and good conversations about important ideas, especially the future of Christian higher
education.