Dr. Drew Thompson

Email: [email protected]
First Year at Gordon-Conwell: 2021
Expertise: Hermeneutics, Preaching the Old Testament Prophets, Multiracial Ministry, Church Planting

Biography:
Dr. Drew Thompson has one foot planted in the church, and the other in the classroom. He is the pastor and one of the planters of Union City Church in Brunswick, Georgia, a multiracial congregation that practices gospel-based racial reconciliation. He is ordained in the CCCC denomination and heads their Committee on Church Multiplication. His pastoral interests include church planting, multiracial ministry, and the deep connection between the gospel and social justice.

He received a doctorate from the London School of Theology, and is also a proud graduate of Gordon-Conwell (MDiv and ThM) and the University of Georgia. He joined Gordon-Conwell Seminary as an adjunct professor in 2021. Dr. Thompson loves to help people develop their preaching gifts in the service of Christ’s kingdom. His academic interests include hermeneutics for homiletics and preaching from the Old Testament Prophets.

He has lived in Brunswick with his wife, Mandy, for over twenty years. They have twin daughters, Ava and Eva.

Degrees

• MDiv (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary)
• ThM (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary)
• PhD (London School of Theology)

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Select List of Publications

• Jeremiah-Lamentations Study Guide. Community Bible Study. Forthcoming.
• How to Preach the Prophets. Preaching Biblical Literacy Series. Fontes Press, 2023.
• Contributing Author, The Big Idea Companion for Preaching and Teaching. Matthew D. Kim and Scott M. Gibson, editors. Baker Academic, 2021.
• “Parallel Composition and Rhetorical Effect in Luke 7 and 8.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 38, no. 2 (December 2015): 169- 190.
• Contributing Author, Prophetic Preaching. Craig Brian Larson, editor. Hendrickson Publishing, 2012.
• “Community Oracles: A Model for Applying and Preaching the Old Testament Prophets.” The Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society 10, no. 1 (March 2010): 31-57.