Timothy Paul Jones
Timothy Paul Jones is the C. Edwin Gheens Professor of Christian Family Ministry and Vice President for Doctoral Studies at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. An evangelical scholar of apologetics and family ministry, he has authored or co-authored over twenty books making complex theological topics accessible to general audiences.
Frequently Asked Questions about Timothy Paul Jones
Who is Timothy Paul Jones?
Timothy Paul Jones is a professor and administrator at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he serves as vice president for doctoral studies and chairs the apologetics department. He also serves as a teaching pastor at Sojourn Church Midtown.
What is Timothy Paul Jones known for?
Jones has authored or co-authored more than twenty books spanning apologetics and family ministry, including Misquoting Truth, Christian History Made Easy, and the Rose Bible-study charts on church history and apologetics. In 2025 he was named a fellow of The Gospel Coalition's Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics.
What denomination is Timothy Paul Jones?
Jones is a Southern Baptist. He teaches at the Southern Baptist Convention's flagship seminary and pastors within Sojourn Collective, a Louisville-based network of churches with Baptist convictions.
What is family-equipping ministry?
Family-equipping is a model Jones helped articulate in which the church intentionally partners with parents — rather than replacing them — as the primary disciple-makers of their children. His books Family Ministry Field Guide and Perspectives on Family Ministry lay out the approach.