Timothy Paul Jones

Timothy Paul Jones serves as professor of apologetics and Christian family ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention and one of the largest seminaries in the world. Before coming to Southern Seminary, Dr. Jones led churches in Missouri and Oklahoma as a pastor and an associate pastor. He now serves as one of the teaching pastors at Sojourn Church Midtown in Louisville in addition to his roles at Southern Seminary.

Jones has written widely in the fields of apologetics and family ministry. In Church as It Is in Heaven, written with Jamaal Williams, earned an Award of Merit from Christianity Today in 2023. How We Got the Bible received the Christian Book Awards Book of the Year Award in Bible reference books in 2016. Christian Retailing Magazine awarded Jones top honors in 2010 in the Christian education category for Christian History Made Easy. After reading Misquoting Truth, Charles Colson listed Jones as one of "four names you need to know" when responding to the new atheists.

Jones earned his bachelor of arts degree in biblical studies from Manhattan Christian College. He also holds a Master of Divinity degree at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, a Doctor of Philosophy degree in education at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Philosophy in church history at Stellenbosch University. He has taught biblical languages at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and at Oklahoma Baptist University, as well as lecturing on the reliability of the New Testament Gospels at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) at forums sponsored by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Dr. Jones has been interviewed on numerous radio and television programs, including WGN Morning News, Fox & Friends, Crosstalk America, and Bible Answer Man.

He is married to Rayann and they have four daughters.