OUR NEW SENIOR PASTOR
Dr. Josh Moody
NOV 9: Update from the Council of Elders
from Dr. Josh Moody
Audio, Video and Web Resources
Other links:
www.e-n.org.uk/searchpage.php?term-Moody (Letters from America)
www.trinity-baptist.org (Trinity Baptist Church website)
Meet Dr. Josh Moody
Josh Moody, PhD., was born in Epsom, Surrey, in the suburbs of London, England. Raised in the Anglican Church, Josh attended boarding school in Essex, England until the age of 18. He completed his undergraduate studies at Cambridge University, graduating with a B.A. degree in history. During that time, Josh served as president of the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union.
Upon graduation, Josh served as a missionary in the Republic of Georgia and Azerbaijan. After a year on the mission field, Josh returned to England where he served on staff at the Romford Evangelical Church on the north side of London. He then returned to Cambridge University to pursue his doctorate in theology which he completed in 1998. Dr. Moody was a visiting Research Fellow at Yale Divinity School in 1997.
Experience
- Currently serving as Senior Pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, New Haven, Connecticut. He has been in that role since 1999.
- Served as Pastor of Student Ministries at Eden Baptist Church, Cambridge, U.K.
- Served on staff at the Romford Evangelical Church, Romford, U.K.
- Served as a missionary in the former Soviet Union, including a year’s residence in Azerbaijan, a Muslim nation.
- Ordination: Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC), UK, 1994; Eden Baptist Church, Cambridge UK, Grace Baptist 1997.
Current Church Context
Trinity Baptist Church is a member of the Southern Baptist Convention. The church was founded in the early 1970s by Yale Divinity School graduates as an outreach to the Yale University and New Haven communities. When Dr. Moody and his wife, Rochelle, arrived at Trinity Baptist Church in 1999, there were 20-30 regular members (ten of whom belonged to one family). Today, nine years later, Trinity Baptist Church has over 300 regular members and attendees. In addition to his pulpit responsibilities, Dr. Moody works with and oversees a four-person ministry staff, four elders, and eight deacons and deaconesses. He also oversees a ministry internship program which includes classroom instruction and practical ministry experience. The Doctrinal Statement and Core Beliefs of Trinity Baptist Church, adopted during Dr. Moody’s tenure, may be found at www.trinity-baptist.org/beliefs.htm.
Family
Dr. Josh Moody is married to Rochelle. They met while at Cambridge. Josh and Rochelle are the parents of Josiah (7) and Sophia (5) and currently live in New Haven, Connecticut.
Publications
Dr. Josh Moody has authored three books:
- The God-Centered Life: Insights from Jonathan Edwards for Today, Regent College Publishing, February 2007.
- Jonathan Edwards and the Enlightenment: Knowing the Presence of God, University Press of America, August 2005.
- Authentic Spirituality, Kingsway Publications, March 2000.
Dr. Moody is a regular contributor to the online magazine, Evangelicals Now, with his “Letters from America” columns. He writes a column every other month for The New Haven Register. His article, “What Would Jonathan Edwards Say About Harry Potter?” was published in Christianity Today Online, July 2007.
Professional Memberships
- Board member: Baptist Convention of New England
- Member: Yale Religious Ministries
- Fellow: Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University