Dr. Reggie M. Kidd
Professor of New Testament
» New Testament | Guest Faculty | Houston
Westminster Theological Seminary, M.A.R., M.Div.
Duke University, Ph.D.
Bio
Dr. Reggie Kidd joined RTS in 1990 and serves as Professor of New Testament. He teaches core courses on Acts through Philemon, New Testament Greek and Christian worship. Dr. Kidd previously taught biblical studies and language courses at Duke University and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Dr. Kidd's New Testament research and teaching has focused on the letters of the Apostle Paul – Romans through Philemon. His published doctoral dissertation examined Paul''s view of wealth and generosity in 1-2 Timothy and Titus. Dr. Kidd has contributed study notes on Ephesians and Colossians to The Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible (Zondervan, 2003) and The Reformation Study Bible (Ligonier Ministries, 2005) and is developing a video series on Paul's teachings through Third Millennium Ministries. Dr. Kidd is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Disputed Paulines group of the Society of Biblical Literature.
In addition to New Testament studies, Dr. Kidd also has significant interest in the theology and practice of worship. He currently teaches at the Robert E. Weber Institute for Worship Studies, has directed worship ministries at multiple churches and served as RTS Dean of Chapel for 15 years. His book With One Voice: Discovering Christ's Song in Our Worship (BakerBooks, 2005) articulates his worship theology. Dr. Kidd also regularly writes columns for Worship Leader magazine.
Dr. Kidd is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America and has served as a pastor and elder at multiple churches. He currently serves as chaplain at Z88.3, a local Christian radio station.
Dr. Kidd and his wife, Sharon, have three sons – Charlie, Bob and Randy. Dr. Kidd enjoys playing acoustic and electric guitar, Boston Red Sox baseball and cutting tatami with his samurai sword.
Publications
ONLINE RESOURCES
- Dr. Kidd's blog: www.reggiekidd.com
- Dr. Kidd on Twitter: @reggiekidd
- Five-part Video Lectures: Paul's Prison Epistles (produced by Third Millennium Ministries)
- Four-part Video Lectures: The Heart of Paul's Theology (produced by Third Millennium Ministries)
BOOKS
- Contributor, Perspectives on Tithing: Four Views (B&H Academic, 2011)
- With One Voice: Discovering Christ's Song in Our Worship (BakerBooks, 2005)
- Contributed notes on Ephesians and Colossians to The Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible (Zondervan, 2003) and The Reformation Study Bible (Ligonier Ministries, 2005)
- Wealth and Beneficence in the Pastoral Epistles: A Bourgeois Form of Early Christianity? (Scholars Press, 1989)
SELECT ARTICLES
- "Be Still," in Worship Leader magazine (March/April 2012), 20.
- "Beautiful Things," in Worship Leader magazine (published online March 13, 2012).
- "Scripture & History," in Worship Leader magazine (Jan/Feb 2012).
- "Jesus Christ, Our Worship Leader," in Worship Leader magazine (March/April 2011).
- "What John Frame Taught Me about Worship," in Speaking the Trust in Love: The Theology of John Frame (Philipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2009), 711-723.
- "Titus as Apologia: Grace for Liars, Beasts and Bellies," in Horizons in Biblical Theology 21:2 (1999), 185-209.
- "Bach, Bubba, & the Blues Brothers: The Singing Savior’s Many Voices," in Reformed Quarterly (Summer 1999).