South Carolina native Chuck Lewis has joined the faculty of Southern Seminary as “part of a major new step forward in the seminary’s School of Church Ministries’ vision of training worship pastors equipped for the challenges of the 21st century,” according to a seminary news release.
LewisLewis, who grew up at Fairview Church, Kinards, has served in the worship ministry of First Church of West Palm Beach, Fla., since 1993. Since 2004, he has taught at Palm Beach Atlantic (PBA) University in West Palm Beach, Fla. Lewis has degrees from the University of South Carolina, Florida State University and Southwestern Seminary.
Lloyd Mims, dean of the School of Music and Fine Arts at Palm Beach Atlantic University, said of Lewis: “Chuck helped us develop the practicums for our new popular music track in worship leadership; these courses are ‘cutting edge’ in terms of their ability to give students strong feedback in their ministry intern positions. As a former dean of Southern Seminary’s School of Church Music and Worship, I take great delight in the fact that one of my faculty members is now assuming an important role in Southern Baptist church music education.”
Southern’s School of Church Ministries was established in 2009, with a vision for training ministers in such areas as music, worship, discipleship and family ministry.