Convocation Fall 2022

Dr. Mark Yarbrough began his tenure as the 6th president of DTS on July 1, 2020. He has served in a variety of positions during his tenure at DTS: Research Assistant to the President, Executive Director of Information Technology, Associate Dean for External Education, Vice President for Communications, Academic Dean, and Vice President of Academic Affairs. His love for the classroom draws him to the Bible Exposition department where he serves as Professor.
Along with his responsibilities of leading DTS, he serves as an elder of Centerpoint Church in Mesquite and travels extensively leading tours and speaking at conference centers. Mark has authored Jonah: Beyond the Tale of a Whale and Tidings of Comfort and Joy. He has been married for thirty years to Jennifer, his high school sweetheart. They have four adult children, one son-in-law, and reside in Sunnyvale, TX.

Dr. Hillman has a passion for education, spiritual formation, and leadership development. He came to Dallas Theological Seminary with years of ministry experience in churches and parachurch organizations in Texas and Georgia. He is a rabid college football fan and loves good barbeque. He and his wife have one grown daughter.

Herman Baxter Sr., also known as “Bax,” is an ordained minister and campus pastor passionate about “ministering to the minister.” Reared in Trenton, N.J., he is a retired Major, USAF, who completed 26 years of honorable military service as a Munitions and Missile Maintenance Officer. “Dean Bax” is privileged to serve as Dean of Students at DTS. A collegiate Who’s Who and 2017 H.A. Ironside Expository Preaching Award recipient, Dean Bax served as a Leadership Fellow in the Dr. Howard Hendricks Center for Christian Leadership and as Associate Director of Ministry Formation Internships. Dean Bax received his ThM (’17) and DMin (’21) from DTS. He is blessed to marry Brandy, a USAF veteran who earned her Doctor of Strategic Leadership at Regent University (’22). They have two daughters—Joy
and Faith, two adult married children, and a dog, “Monti” (short for Montichiari, Italy). “Team Baxter” is passionate about serving Jesus, whom the Word testifies, is the Christ.

Dr. Allen earned his Master of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1988 and his Doctor of Ministry degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1994. He has been pastoring for over 30 years, mainly in Georgia, his home state. His high school sweetheart, and wife for over 40 years, Lindsey teaches 5th grade at First Baptist Academy. The Allens have two married children and two grandchildren. Both of their children serve in vocational Christian ministry. Joe currently serves as our Campus Pastor at Dallas Theological Seminary.