满足博士. 罗伯特·马
Dr. 罗伯特J. 马茨是18岁th President of 汉尼拔-LaGrange University. Dr. Matz was appointed by the full Board of Trustees at the fall meeting on October 14, 2022.
“Over the last 164 years God has shown Himself to be incredibly faithful to 汉尼拔-LaGrange University. 杰西卡 & I are humbled to be entrusted with the opportunity to steward this great University. We are fully committed to seeing God transform lives 和 communities in the days ahead.”
From July 2021 to October 2022, Dr. Matz has served HLGU as Vice President of Academic Administration, Dean of the Faculty, 和 Professor of Theology 和 Preaching. In March 2022 Matz was named the Acting Executive Vice President as Dr. Rodney Harrison was named Transitional President.
Dr. Matz is a graduate of V和erbilt University with a Bachelor of Engineering (2005). He earned a Master’s of Divinity with a concentration in systematic theology from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (2009) 和 a Ph.D. in theology 和 apologetics from Liberty University (2015). His publications include Better Together: You, Your Church, 和 the Cooperative Program, Divine Impassability: Four Views of God’s Emotions 和 Suffering, as well as chapter contributions 和 articles for academic journals. Forthcoming books include Kerux Commentaries: Jonah, Micah, Nahum, 和 Habakkuk; 和 Deep 和 Wide: The Role of Baptism in Child Discipleship. Dr. Matz is a member of 和 regular presenter at the Evangelical Theological Society. He was appointed to 和 served on the Southern Baptist Convention’s special task force on evangelism in 2017-2018.
Alongside his academic efforts, Dr. Matz is a committed Southern Baptist churchman. He has pastored churches in 德州, 维吉尼亚州, 和 密苏里州 和 led in the revitalization of Blue Hills Baptist Church in Independence, MO, the oldest Baptist church in the 堪萨斯 城市 metro area. Prior to coming to HLGU, Dr. Matz served at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for 10 years both in administration 和 as a faculty member.
Dr. Matz is married to 杰西卡 和 they have three children, Andrew, Katie, 和 Jonathan. They are active members of Immanuel Baptist Church in 汉尼拔. Dr. Matz regularly travels to speak 和 preach in churches throughout the region 和 is available by contacting his office at 573-629-3252.