Marcus W. Brown
Marcus W. Brown
Assistant Professor of Church Music
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EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Worship, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2022
Dissertation: “Curriculum Changes in Worship Leader Training at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1980-2019”
Doctor of Worship Studies, The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies, 2014
Thesis: “Enhancing Worship at Grace Baptist Church Woodbridge, Virginia through a Course on Revelation and Response
Master of Theology in Biblical Spirituality, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2020
Master of Church Music in Vocal Performance, Conducting, and Church Music Drama, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1996
Bachelor of Arts in Music, Western Kentucky University, 1993
RESEARCH INTEREST
Dr. Brown’s research interests are: History and Theology of Worship, Reformation Worship, Patristic and Early Church Worship, and Music and Worship Training Curricula.
Dr. Brown serves as Assistant Professor of Church Music and Worship at Southwestern Seminary and Texas Baptist College. For over twenty years prior to his arrival at Southwestern, Dr. Brown served as Worship Pastor for churches in Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky. During his time in worship ministry, Dr. Brown also taught as an adjunct faculty for Boyce College and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Among his current responsibilities in the School of Church Music and Worship, Dr. Brown coordinates the worship leadership program for students in Texas Baptist College and directs the seminary’s premiere vocal ensemble, Southwestern A Cappella. Dr. Brown is passionate about training the next generation of worship leaders to be biblically faithful, musically excellent, and ministry driven.
Dr. Brown is married to Cyndi, a National Board-Certified teacher. Cyndi teaches at Southwest Christian School in Fort Worth, where their daughter, Miriam attends. The Browns love serving in the Worship Ministry of First Baptist Church Benbrook, Texas.
2015– 2022: Minister of Worship and the Arts, FBC Mt. Washington, Kentucky
2002– 2015: Worship Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Woodbridge, Virginia
1996– 2002: Minister of Music and Youth, Calvary Baptist Church, Greenwood, Indiana
1990– 1996: Minister of Music, Oakland Baptist Church, Oakland, Kentucky
1989– 1900: Minister of Music, Hillvue Heights Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky
“Worship and Spiritual Transformation: An Examination of Lex Orandi – Lex Credendi,” Southwestern Journal of Theology, vol. 66, no. 1, Fall 2023.
Article published in Worship (international peer-reviewed journal for the study of liturgy and liturgical renewal).
Article published in Let’s Worship (LifeWay), Winter Edition, November 2014
Contributor, churchleaders.com
Contributor, biblicalworship.com (SBTS Institute for Biblical Worship)
Contributor, ancientfuturefaithnetwork.org
Leading roles in musical theater and operatic productions, including Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors, Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, Nicolai’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot, Stein’s Fiddler on the Roof, and Sterling and Worley’s Two from Galilee
Bass/baritone soloist in major choral and symphonic works, including Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Duruflé’s Requiem, Fauré’s Requiem, Mozart’s Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs & Serenade to Music
Baritone Section Leader, Master Chorale of Washington, 2002–2004 (Donald McCullough, director)
Baritone, Coro Favoriti (Professional Chamber Choir), 1996–1998 (John Dickson, director)
Five-time Finalist and Two-time Winner, N.A.T.S. Regional Competition
Performer’s Certificate in Vocal Performance, School of Church Music, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1996
Meet Marc Brown
Joining Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College (TBC) faculty in 2022, Marc Brown, assistant professor of church music and worship, tries to help each student learn about how they can serve in the local church. Through supporting students in extra-curricular activities like the weekly masterclass held on Monday nights and going to Coffee and Music Nights in the campus coffee shop, Brown wants students to know he is there with them.