Servant Leader Award

It was with great pleasure that Dr. Andrew Burggraff, VP of Enrollment Services and Strategic Initiatives at Shepherds Theological Seminary presented this year’s Servant Leader Award to Paul Parido during the annual Shepherds alumni banquet. Each year the Servant Leader Award is presented to an alumnus who exemplifies the ideals of a servant leader, sacrificially giving of both time and effort to invest God’s Word in the lives of others and to shepherd them toward a closer walk with Christ.

Paul serves as the senior pastor of Lighthouse Baptist Church in Rocky Mount, Virginia as well as chaplain for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. In addition, Paul teaches theology for the Rocky Mount Bible Institute. He is the husband to Morgan who holds a dual bachelor’s degree in Bible and Elementary Education and homeschools their four children, Titus, Henry, Elizabeth, and James.

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Inaugural Issue of the Shepherds Magazine!

We are excited to announce the launch of the official magazine of Shepherds Theological Seminary! This bi-annual publication highlights the work of STS faculty, students, and alumni, providing both practical encouragement and theological inspiration. Enjoy the...

Join Us for the Church Polity Winter Intensive!

Join us this December as Dr. Jonathan Leeman, editorial director of 9Marks, teaches an informative course on church polity! The goal of this course is to provide a biblical, theological, and practical explanation of the local church from a Baptist perspective....

Key Elements of Dispensationalism’s Storyline

Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Dispensational Hermeneutics (Theological Studies Press, 2022) by Dr. Michael J. Vlach. You may purchase the book here Before considering the interpretation principles at the heart of Dispensationalism, it is helpful to have a...

The Problem of Evil

One of the most challenging questions to address is why God permits evil and suffering in the world. People everywhere are seeking answers about the presence of evil. How can a good God allow such injustices? How can a loving God permit murderers to kill, terrorists...

Opportunities, Obstacles, and Faith

Editor’s Note: This is the transcript of the address delivered at the 2024 Graduation Ceremony of Shepherds Theological Seminary by President Stephen Davey. When Marsha and I, along with our infant twins, arrived to plant a church, we had been able to raise $650...

Current Issues in Trinitarian Studies

Augustine, the great Western theologian and pastor, said: “There is no subject where error is more dangerous, research more laborious, and discovery more fruitful than the oneness of the Trinity [unitas trinitatis] of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.”1 ...

A Brief History of Fundamentalism

Back in the 1970’s when I was teaching at a Bible college, one of my students asked me, somewhat tongue in cheek, what descriptive terms he should use to describe his ministry views in order for him to be, in his words, “the top dog.” He meant, like “fundamentalist.”...

The Top Ten Attacks Against the Bible’s Historical Reliability — And How to Answer Them

How good is your word? A contract may be defined as an agreement that is intended to be enforceable by law. This is why such agreements are often described as being “legally binding.” Contracts may be written or spoken. Yet, as many of us have learned the hard way, an...