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Chair of the Pastoral Theology Department & Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology
Kerwin A. Rodriguez was born in New York City to Dominican immigrants. He is passionate about preaching and teaching others to preach. He has taught preaching, spiritual formation, and leadership courses in academic and non-academic settings for almost fifteen years. Kerwin received his Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is a PhD in Preaching Candidate at Baylor University’s Truett Seminary with a focus on the Latino/a homiletical tradition. His dissertation considers how the preacher as storyteller can reframe the collective identity of Dominican people after the Trujillo Dictatorship. Prior to joining the TEDS faculty, Kerwin served as Assistant Professor of Preaching and Church Ministries at the Moody Bible Institute. He and his wife, Meredith live in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood with their three sons, Ezra Joél, Elías Rowe, and Esaí Kerwin.
BA, Moody Bible Institute
MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
PhD Candidate, Baylor University
Hispanic Theological Initiative
Evangelical Homiletics Society
Academy of Homiletics
2024 EHS Scott M. Gibson Emerging Scholar Award Recipient for the submission “In and with Our Own Words: The Making of a Contextual Latine Protestant Homiletic”
One Volume Seminary: A Complete Ministry Education from the Faculty of Moody Bible Institute and Moody Theological Seminary. Co-edited with Michael J. Boyle and Laurie L. Norris (Chicago: Moody Publishers 2022).
“Understanding the Church and Mission.” In One Volume Seminary. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2022.
“Applying the Sermon.” In One Volume Seminary. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2022.
“The Personal Integrity of the Pastor.” In One Volume Seminary. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2022.
“The Gospel Call to the World.” In One Volume Seminary. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2022.