2025 W.D. Powell Missions Lecture Series
Jan. 30, 2025 - Jimmy Bledsoe
Speaker: Jimmy Bledsoe, IMB Theological Education Specialist and Seminary Liaison
Address: "Contending for the Faith: Theological Education in Missions"
James Bledsoe serves Southern Baptists through the International Mission Board. He is currently in the midst of a special assignment as Seminary Liaison for the International Mission Board at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Boyce College. He remains a member of the Kenya Theological Education Team as a Theological Education Specialist. James is married to Diana, his bride of 28 years, and they have three sons and one daughter-in-law. They have served with the IMB in East Africa for 13 years. Before being sent to Africa, James served for 18 years in pastoral ministry in Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois. He holds a M.Div. in Evangelism and Church Growth and a Ph.D. in Missions from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY.