Dr. Bradford serves as interim associate dean of the Roy J. Fish School of Evangelism and Missions, assistant professor of evangelism, and the Malcolm R. and Melba L. McDow Chair of Evangelism. Additionally, he serves as an Evangelism Consultant for the SBTC and Minister of Evangelism at First Baptist Mansfield in Mansfield, TX. He frequently partners with local churches, assisting in evangelism training. 

Dr. Bradford has contributed chapters to the History of Evangelism in North America (Kregel, 2021), "Sufficiency of Scripture in Evangelism” in The Sufficiency of Scripture (Seminary Hill Press, 2022), And You Shall Be My Witnesses: 31 Devotionals to Encourage a Spirit of Everyday Evangelism (Seminary Hill Press, 2019), Evangelism Takes Heart: A 9-Week Journey to Cultivating A Heart For Evangelism (Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, 2019). Additionally, he has written journal articles for the Southwestern Journal of Theology. 

He is married to Andrea, and they have two children, Carl Jr. and Abigail. Dr. Bradford and his family are members of First Baptist Mansfield in Mansfield, Texas.