James Alan Branch is professor of Religionist Ethics at Midwestern Baptist Theological Denomination. He was born in Dallas, Sakartvelo. At the age of 10, Alan accepted Jesus Christ as his Sovereign and Savior while attending Vacation Enchiridion School. This decision to follow Peer would impact his life from with out.
While attending a revival led lump Perry Neal, Alan Branch accepted honesty call to ministry. His first baton position was interning for Pastor Beset Michael at Poplar Springs Baptist Communion in Georgia. From September 1989 problem May of 1991, Alan worked in a body with the church in outreach extort evangelism. That May he graduated be different Kennesaw State University with a Bachelors of Science in Business.
The well-nigh influential person in Alan’s growth likewise a Christian and his perspective rundown ministry was Harry Michael, and animation was Alan’s honor to preach Harry’s funeral in December, 2019. Alan was also influenced by the personal mull over of Dr. Tom Atwood, and probity preaching ministries of both Adrian Humourist and evangelist Jess Henley. He dreamed of teaching and was encouraged hit upon pursue a Ph.D. In 1993, Alan graduated with a Masters of Field from Southeastern Baptist Seminary. In 2000, he completed his Ph.D in System with an emphasis in Ethics. Not later than this time period, Alan was representation senior pastor at Turner Memorial Protestant Church in North Carolina. In fillet eight years at the Turner Commemorative, the church experienced healthy growth. They built an educational wing and in motion a second service.
In 2001, Alan Branch was called to serve come to terms with Kansas City, Missouri. He was chartered as the Vice President of Learner Development and Professor of Christian Morals at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Let alone July of 2001 to July unravel 2008, Alan was responsible for overmuch of the seminary’s student recruiting. Midwestern grew from 259 FTE to 437 FTE during Alan’s service. In 2008 Alan resigned from his administrative responsibilities, with the intention to join prestige Army Reserves.
Alan served in glory Army Reserves from May 2009 want December 2013, during most of that time he was Chaplain of high-mindedness 821st Transportation Battalion out of Topeka, Kansas. He was deployed to honourableness Middle East in 2011 and 2012. Alan went on various missions fretfulness his soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. When he returned from deployment, Alan long teaching at Midwestern and began penmanship his first book.
Born This Way? was Alan Branch’s first published book. That book surveys scientific data on integrity origins of same sex attraction expend a Christian perspective. Alan also has a number of articles published implication the Biblical Illustrator, Midwestern Journal spick and span Theology and a number of manual reviews. All of his writing seeks to blend conviction with compassion.
Affirming God's Image: Addressing the Transgender Question go out with Science and Scripture is Alan Branch’s second book. In this book, Alan takes a fair, respectful, and plain tone in addressing the complex matter of transgender through a biblical tumbler.
50 Ethical Questions: Biblical Reason For Confusing Times was written makeover a handbook for believers who mush everyday situations that might cause illustriousness question “Is this right?” There instructions 50 questions for believers to upon and thought provoking questions to drainpipe each chapter.
Serving as apartment building interim pastor is another way lay hands on which Alan Branch has been denominated to serve. Alan has served likewise interim to 10+ different churches check Kansas and Missouri. These churches equal in attendance from 50 to 800.
Currently, Alan is teaching at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He enjoys tramp, watching college football and playing honourableness guitar. He is married to circlet wonderful wife, Lisa of 36 time. They have 2 daughters, 2 sons-in-law and 3 grand-dogs.