Leadership Team

Dr. Andrew M. King serves as Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Spurgeon College and Assistant Dean of Spurgeon College. He earned his M.Div. and Ph.D. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Mississippi State University.

Dr. King’s research interests include Prophetic Literature, particularly The Book of the Twelve (Minor Prophets), theological interpretation, OT social ethics, and biblical theology. He is the author of Social Identity and the Book of Amos (T&T Clark, 2020) and is currently writing a commentary on Hosea in the Pillar Old Testament Commentary series (Eerdmans, forthcoming).

He has also edited books such as The Law, The Prophets, and The Writings: Studies in Evangelical Old Testament Hermeneutics in Honor of Duane A. Garrett (B&H, 2021) and Five Views on Christ in the Old Testament: Genre, Authorial Intent, and the Nature of Scripture (Zondervan, 2022). He serves as a General Editor for the Christian Standard Commentary (CSC) series.

Dr. King serves as a co-director of Every Voice: A Center for Kingdom Diversity in Christian Theological Education. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Institute for Biblical Research, and the Evangelical Theological Society.

He has participated in several seasons of excavation at the archaeological site of Tel Dan in northern Israel.

He is married to Lauren and together they have four children. He is a member of Emmaus Church in Kansas City.

Elected on October 15, 2012, Dr. Jason K. Allen serves as the fifth president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, in Kansas City, Mo., and is one of the youngest presidents in all of American higher education. Since coming to Midwestern Seminary, he has led the institution to become one of the largest and fastest growing seminaries in North America.

In addition to his role as President, Dr. Allen serves the institution in the classroom, as professor for preaching and pastoral ministry. More broadly, he serves the church through his preaching and writing ministries as well. He is the author of two recently-released books, The SBC & the 21^st Century (B&H Publishing) and Discerning Your Call to Ministry (Moody Publishing). Dr. Allen regularly posts essays on his website, jasonkallen.com, and hosts a weekly podcast, “Preaching & Preachers,” which can also be found at jasonkallen.com.

Before coming to Midwestern Seminary, Dr. Allen served as a pastor, and as a senior administrator at Southern Seminary in Louisville, Ky. He and his wife, Karen, are both from Mobile, Ala., and have five children: Anne-Marie, Caroline, William, Alden, and Elizabeth.

Elected on October 15, 2012, Dr. Jason K. Allen serves as the fifth president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, in Kansas City, Mo., and is one of the youngest presidents in all of American higher education. Since coming to Midwestern Seminary, he has led the institution to become one of the largest and fastest growing seminaries in North America.

In addition to his role as President, Dr. Allen serves the institution in the classroom, as professor for preaching and pastoral ministry. More broadly, he serves the church through his preaching and writing ministries as well. He is the author of two recently-released books, The SBC & the 21^st Century (B&H Publishing) and Discerning Your Call to Ministry (Moody Publishing). Dr. Allen regularly posts essays on his website, jasonkallen.com, and hosts a weekly podcast, “Preaching & Preachers,” which can also be found at jasonkallen.com.

Before coming to Midwestern Seminary, Dr. Allen served as a pastor, and as a senior administrator at Southern Seminary in Louisville, Ky. He and his wife, Karen, are both from Mobile, Ala., and have five children: Anne-Marie, Caroline, William, Alden, and Elizabeth.

Dr. Andrew M. King serves as Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Spurgeon College and Assistant Dean of Spurgeon College. He earned his M.Div. and Ph.D. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Mississippi State University.

Dr. King’s research interests include Prophetic Literature, particularly The Book of the Twelve (Minor Prophets), theological interpretation, OT social ethics, and biblical theology. He is the author of Social Identity and the Book of Amos (T&T Clark, 2020) and is currently writing a commentary on Hosea in the Pillar Old Testament Commentary series (Eerdmans, forthcoming).

He has also edited books such as The Law, The Prophets, and The Writings: Studies in Evangelical Old Testament Hermeneutics in Honor of Duane A. Garrett (B&H, 2021) and Five Views on Christ in the Old Testament: Genre, Authorial Intent, and the Nature of Scripture (Zondervan, 2022). He serves as a General Editor for the Christian Standard Commentary (CSC) series.

Dr. King serves as a co-director of Every Voice: A Center for Kingdom Diversity in Christian Theological Education. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Institute for Biblical Research, and the Evangelical Theological Society.

He has participated in several seasons of excavation at the archaeological site of Tel Dan in northern Israel.

He is married to Lauren and together they have four children. He is a member of Emmaus Church in Kansas City.