Lilly H. Park

Lilly H. Park

Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling
The Hultgren Chair of Ministerial Counseling

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EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Family Ministry, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 

Dissertation: “A Comparative Analysis of Theological Anthropologies in Selected Christian Counseling Models”  

Master of Divinity in Christian Ministry, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008 

Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling, The Master’s College, 2005 

Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Human Resource Management, University of Maryland, 2000

RESEARCH INTEREST

Dr. Park’s research interests are in the following areas: theological anthropology, marriage and family, and cross-cultural competencies.

Dr. Park serves as associate professor of biblical counseling in the Jack D. Terry School of Educational Ministries. She also occupies the Hultgren Chair of Ministerial Counseling. She has taught counseling and women’s courses at Christian colleges and seminaries since 2011.  

Dr. Park is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, Biblical Counseling Coalition, and the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors. She serves as a research fellow at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.

Dr. Park’s desire is to help students think critically about life experiences and struggles from a Christ-centered perspective that is based on the authority of Scripture with the aim of loving God and loving others.  

Ministry Experience

Dr. Park has over a decade of church counseling experience as a staff member, volunteer, and trainer. Her other experiences include leading college women’s ministry and women’s small groups. She has also served at various biblical counseling centers as well as a maternity house. 

Books Contributed
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“Biblical Counseling.” In The Authority and Sufficiency of Scripture, eds. David S. Dockery and Malcolm B. Yarnell, III. Fort Worth: Seminary Hill, 2024.
Scripture Counseling

“Speaking the Truth in Love,” with Jonathan Holmes. In Scripture and Counseling: God’s Word for Life in a Broken World, eds. Jeff Forrey and Robert Kellemen. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014.
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“Family Ministry, The Priority or A Priority?” In Trained in the Fear of God, eds. Randy Stinson and Timothy Paul Jones. Grand Rapids: Kregel Academic, 2011.
Beautifully Distinct

"Conversations on Race," with Natasha Sistrunk. In Beautifully Distinct, ed. Trillia Newbell. Denmark: The Good Book Company, 2020.
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Contributor, Counsel for Couples: A Biblical and Practical Guide for Marriage Counseling, by Jonathan Holmes, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019.
Biblical Counseling Church

“Biblical Counseling, the Church, and the Academy,” with Jeremy Pierre. In Biblical Counseling and the Church, eds. Kevin Carson and Robert Kellemen. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015.
Speaking Engagements
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Meet Lilly Park

A “diverse” ministry background—from teaching preschoolers to college students—has been used by God to equip Lilly Park for her role in “teaching, counseling, and discipleship” as associate professor of biblical counseling in the Jack D. Terry School of Educational Ministries at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary...

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