Robert P. Sellers, Ph.D.

Seminary Faculty

Professor of Missions Ministry
Connally Chair of Missions

325-670-1592
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Dr. Sellers joined the Logsdon faculty in 1988.  He brings more than 25 years of experience in international missions in Indonesia and has traveled, worked, and studied in more than 30 countries of the world.  He has previously taught at two Indonesian institutions, the Asia Baptist Graduate Theological Seminary and the Indonesia Baptist Theological Seminary, both on the island of Java.  Dr. Sellers also served as a lecturer and missionary in residence at Baylor University and Truett Seminary.  He has contributed articles to many journals and periodicals in this country as well as authored numerous materials for Indonesian Baptists. 

Dr. Sellers has served Indonesian congregations as well as churches in the United States in a variety of ministry positions.  He loves to lead Logsdon students in global mission immersion classes.  His current professional and research interests involve interreligious dialogue, missions theology, and world religions. 

Degrees Earned:

Bachelor’s – B.A., English Literature – Mississippi College – 1967

Master’s – M.Div., New Testament – The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary – 1972

Doctorate – Ph. D., Theological Ethics – The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary – 1993

Additional Study at The University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2004

Courses Taught:

BIBL 1302 – New Testament Survey
MISS 3301 – Biblical Basis for Missions
MISS 4311 – History of Missions
MISS 6301 – Christian Approaches to Other Faiths
MISS 6302 – Cross-Cultural Missions
MISS 6371 – Theologies of the Two-Thirds World