Dr. Akin is President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. After earning a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies from Criswell College in 1980, he went on to earn an M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1983 and a Ph.D. in Humanities from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1989.
His experience includes serving 10 churches in Texas, Florida, Alabama and Virginia in both interim and full-time capacities. He has also authored numerous articles and several books.