Dennis R. Edwards

Rev. Dr. Dennis R. Edwards currently serves as Dean and Vice President of Church Relations at North Park Theological Seminary, after having previously been Associate Professor of New Testament. He’s the author of several books, including Humility Illuminated: The Biblical Path Back to Christian Character (IVP, 2023).

Dennis has three decades of urban pastoral ministry experience from Brooklyn, New York; Washington, DC; and Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

Dennis holds a BS in chemical engineering (Cornell University) and has been a high school science and math teacher. He also earned an MDiv in Urban Ministry (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) and an MA and PhD in Biblical Studies (Catholic University of America). Dennis enjoys baking, playing his flute and saxophone, weightlifting, and cycling.