Dr. Owen Strachan is Provost and Research Professor of Theology at Grace Bible Theological Seminary (GBTS). Before coming to GBTS, he served as Associate Professor of Christian Theology and Director of the Residency PhD Program at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS).
Strachan has authored numerous books, including Reenchanting Humanity: A Theology of Mankind, The Pastor as Public Theologian: Reclaiming a Lost Vision (with Kevin Vanhoozer), and the recent Christianity and Wokeness: How the Social Justice Movement Is Hijacking the Gospel—and the Way to Stop it. Strachan is the former president of the Council on Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, the former director of The Center for Public Theology at MBTS, and he is the president of Reformanda Ministries.
He earned his PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, his MDiv from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and his AB from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.
He is married and the father of three children.
Jessie stopped short, exclaiming “What was that?” Jessie learns that even though there are difficult things in this world because of sin, God has a plan.
“How come there has to be a nighttime when I always have to quit,” grumbled Justin as he picked up his toothbrush. How could nighttime be a gift from God?
“Let’s be partners,” said Jessie. “Okay,” agreed Justin. They liked games, and this sounded fun: find something created on each day of Creation Week.
“Mr. Johnson’s old. I wonder if there were really 100 candles on his cake,” said Jessie. Justin and Jessie find out about some big birthdays in the Bible.
“Let’s be dinosaurs!” Matt shouted. But he believes the story about dinosaurs evolving over millions of years. How will he learn the truth about dinosaurs?
Jessie turned to see Justin running into the room. He had a huge smile on his face. But suddenly he screeched to a stop. “What did you DO?!” he yelled.
Jessie just wants to have a lazy day, but what happens when she reads her mom's text messages?
Strachan, Owen. Always in God’s Hands: Day by Day in the Company of Jonathan Edwards. Tyndale Momentum, 2018.
Strachan, Owen and Gavin Peacock. Grand Design: Male and Female He Made Them. Fearn, Ross-shire: Christian Focus, 2016.
Strachan, Owen. Awakening the Evangelical Mind : An Intellectual History of the Neo-Evangelical Movement. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2015.
Strachan, Owen and Mark Smeby. The Colson Way: Loving Your Neighbor and Living with Faith in a Hostile World. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2015.
Strachan, Owen. Awakening the Evangelical Mind: An Intellectual History of the Neo-Evangelical Movement. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015.
Vanhoozer, Kevin J. and Owen Strachan. The Pastor as Public Theologian: Reclaiming a Lost Vision. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2015.
Parnell, Jonathan and Owen Strachan. Designed for Joy: How the Gospel Impacts Men and Women, Identity and Practice. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015.
Hall, Matthew and Owen Strachan, eds. Essential Evangelicalism: The Enduring Influence of Carl F. H. Henry. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015.
Strachan, Owen, ed. Whole in Christ: A Biblical Approach to Singleness. Danvers Press, 2015.
Strachan, Owen. Risky Gospel: Abandon Fear and Build Something Awesome. Nashville: Nelson Books, 2013.
Strachan, Owen, ed. The Pastor as Scholar, the Scholar as Pastor: Reflections on Life and Ministry, Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2011.
Strachan, Owen and Douglas A. Sweeney. Jonathan Edwards on Beauty. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2010.
Strachan, Owen and Douglas A. Sweeney. Jonathan Edwards on Heaven and Hell. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2010.
Strachan, Owen and Douglas A. Sweeney. Jonathan Edwards on the Good Life. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2010.
Strachan, Owen and Douglas A. Sweeney. Jonathan Edwards on True Christianity. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2010.
Strachan, Owen and Douglas A. Sweeney. Jonathan Edwards, Lover of God. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2010.
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