Voddie Baucham
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About
Reformed Baptist pastor, preacher, best-selling author, and educator known for expository preaching and for popular books critiquing contemporary social ideologies in the church including Family Driven Faith; What He Must Be...If He Wants to Marry My Daughter, Family Shepherds, Expository Apologetics, Fault Lines, and It's Not Like Being Black.
Before Fame
He played college football before committing to ministry studies. He earned a B.A. at Houston Baptist University, an M.Div. at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a D.Min. at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary with additional study at the University of Oxford. He published his first book The Ever-Loving Truth: Can Faith Thrive in a Post-Christian Culture? in 2004. He founded Grace Family Baptist Church in 2006.
Trivia
He trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and often referenced lessons from athletics when speaking about discipline and leadership. He was a lecturer and the Dean of Theology at African Christian University in Zambia.
Family Life
His full name is Voddie Tharon Baucham Jr. He was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised by a single mother. He married Married Bridget Linette Baucham in 1989. He and Bridget had 9 children together. He passed away at age 56 after an emergency medical incident.
Associated With
He and John Piper were both Baptist pastors known for their prolific religious writings and books.
