Mark R. McClellan
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EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Systematic Theology, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2000
Dissertation: “Pneumatology and Liberation in Latin America: An Analysis of the Nature and Work of the Holy Spirit in the Theologies of Orlando Costas and Jose Comblin”
Master of Divinity, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1983
Juris Doctor in Law, Oklahoma City University, 1977
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of Cincinnati, 1971
RESEARCH INTEREST
Mark McClellan is interested in Missiological research for the Hispanic and Latin American Church and the sending of global missionaries.
Dr. McClellan serves as senior professor of missions. Prior to his role at Southwestern he served as a career IMB missionary and a theological educator and administrator at several seminaries and universities including Gateway Theological Seminary, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Oklahoma Baptist University, where he served as Dean of the Hobbs College of Theology and Ministry. Prior to his service in missions and education, he was also a trial lawyer in Oklahoma and Arizona and served as an Army Infantry Captain, Ranger, and Special Forces officer. Dr. McClellan is the co-author of Missiología (Reaching and Teaching, 2011) and, with Hayward Armstrong, co-author of Misiones: Preparandonospara cumplir la misión, a Spanish-language missions textbook published by Hispanic World Publishing. Dr. McClellan is married to Cindy and they have three grown sons and twelve grandchildren.
Mark McClellan has served as an Associate pastor in evangelism for the Tarrant Baptist Association while studying for an MDiv at Southwestern from 1981-1983, (May)
Minister of Evangelism, Northwest Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, 1983 (June-December: January 1984-January 1991
IMB, Evangelist and Church Planter, Guatemala; January 1991-May 1993
Pastor, Oakview Baptist Church, Madill, OK; May 1993-January 1999
IMB, Evangelist and Church Planter, Guatemala
Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, Church Planting Specialist, 1999
Church Planter, Hispanic Baptist Church, Northwest Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, OK; January 2000-December 2003
Director of Arizona Campus and Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics, Golden Gate Theological Seminary; January 2004 January-January 2009
Professor of Theology and Missions, Boyce College, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Hispanic Church Planter (NAMB), Jeffersonville, IN; February 2009-June 2015
Dean of the Hobbs College of Theology and Ministry
Professor of Theology and Ministry, Oklahoma Baptist University; January 2014-December 2015
Pastor, First Hispanic Baptist Church, Norman , OK; July 2015-December 2020
Ethnic Evangelism Specialist, Hispanic Ministry Specialist
Dean of the Haskins School of Christian Ministry; 2015-2021
Adjunct Professor, Oklahoma Baptist University, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; 2019-2021
Pastor, Agape Baptist Church, Blanchard, OK; June 2021-September 2024
Professor of Missions, Director of Hispanic Programs, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
September 2024-Present, Senior Professor of Missions, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Meet Mark McClellan
Before he began serving as director of Hispanic Programs and professor of missions at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Mark McClellan had a variety of occupations and ministry assignments, including as a trial lawyer, United States Army Infantry Captain, and missionary in Guatemala with the International Mission Board (IMB).