Daniel R. Sanchez

Daniel R. Sanchez

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Missions

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EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Missiology, Oxford University Centre for Mission Studies, 1991 

Dissertation:  An interdisciplinary approach to theological contextualisation with special reference to Hispanic Americans 

Doctor of Ministry, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1979 

Master of Divinity, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1966 

Bachelor of Arts, Howard Payne University, 1962 

RESEARCH INTEREST

Dr. Sánchez is interested in research in missiology, theological contextualization, Hispanic ministry and church planting, and ministry among Roman Catholics. 

Dr. Sanchez serves as distinguished professor emeritus of missions in the Roy J. Fish School of Evangelism and Missions. Dr. Sanchez has taught at Southwestern for almost 40 years. Prior to his tenure at Southwestern, Dr. Sanchez served as a missionary in Panama, a church planter, and as the evangelism director and state missions director of the Baptist Convention of New York. 

Dr. Sanchez has published in both Spanish in English in Missiology and Theology. In addition to his writings, he has lectured and taught in numerous countries in central and south America, Europe, and Asia. He is married to Tamera and they attend Meadowridge Church in Fort Worth. 

Ministry Experience

Church Planter (started two churches) 

Missionary, Republic of Panama 

Assistant Director, Home Mission Board 

Evangelism Director, Baptist Convention of New York 

State Missions Director, Baptist Convention of New York 

Authored Books
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Starting Reproducing Congregations, with Ebbie C. Smith, Church Starting Network, 2001.
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Sharing the Good News with Roman Catholic Friends, with Rudolph D. González, Church Starting Network, 2003.
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Gospel in the Rosary, Church Starting Network, 2003.
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Hispanic Realities Impacting America: Implications for Evangelism and Missions, Church Starting Network, 2006.
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Bible Storying for Church Planting, with J.O. Terry and Lanette W. Thompson, Church Starting Network, 2008.

SPANISH PUBLICATIONS

Iglesia: Crecimiento y Cultura [Church: Growth and Culture], Convention Press, 1993.

Doctrina del Fin [Doctrine of the Last Things], Convention Press, 1993.

Cómo Testificar a sus Amigos Católicos, 1999.

Testifiquemos a Nuestros Amigos, 2000.

Cómo Plantar Iglesias en el Siglo XXI, Casa Bautista de Publicaciones, 2001.

Books Contributed

"Ministering Among Hispanic Americans," in Wesley Balda, ed., Heirs of the Same Promise. 

"Meeting the Hispanic World," in Meeting the World, New Hope, 1992. 

"Strategies for Starting Churches" and "Contextualization and the Missionary Endeavor," in John Mark Terry, Ebbie Smith, and Justice Anderson, eds., Missiology, Broadman Press, 1998. 

"Contextualization in the Hermeneutical Process," in Bruce Corley, Steve Lemke, and Grant Lovejoy, eds., Biblical Hermeneutics, Broadman Press, 2002. 

"Starting Churches in the Hispanic Community," in Richard Harris, ed., Reaching a Nation Through Church Planting, North American Mission Board, 2002. 

Academic Articles

Home Missions Magazines 

Evangelical Missions Quarterly 

Baptist Men’s Journal 

Urban Review 

Missiology: An International Review