Herschel Hobbs

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Herschel H. Hobbs (1907-1995) was a Southern Baptist clergyman who served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1961 to 1963. He was born in Talladega Springs, Alabama. [1] David Dockery described him as "one of the most influential and shaping leaders in Southern Baptist life in the twentieth century". [2] Jerry Faught held him to be "perhaps the finest denominational statesman Southern Baptists have ever known." [3]

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He chaired the committee that drafted the 1963 revision of the Baptist Faith and Message. [4] He graduated from Howard College (later named Samford University) and then attended the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he earned a doctorate in 1938. [1]

From 1949 to 1972 he served as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, OK.

Hobbs was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1963. [5] He is memorialized at two places on the campus of Samford University. [6]

Partial list of writings of Herschel Hobbs

References

  1. 1 2 Saxon, Wolfgang (1995-12-02). "Herschel H. Hobbs, 88, Southern Baptist Leader". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  2. p. 216Dockery, David S. "Herschel H. Hobbs." In George, Timothy, and David S. Dockery, eds. Theologians of the Baptist Tradition, 216-232. B&H Publishing Group, 2001.
  3. Faught, Jerry. “The Denominationalism of Herschel H. Hobbs (1907–1995): Conservative Advocate for Organizational Unity,” Gaskin Lecture #2, Oklahoma Baptist University, 2000.
  4. "Hobbs, Herschel H. | 1963". oklahomahof.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  5. "Hobbs, Herschel H. | 1963". oklahomahof.com. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  6. Bains, David R. (2021-01-05). "Herschel Hobbs Memorials at Samford University". Chasing Churches. Retrieved 2022-12-12.

Relevant writings about Herschel Hobbs