My Bio

Alvin L. Reid (born 1959) serves as Professor of Evangelism and Student Ministry at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, where he has been since 1995. He is also the founding Bailey Smith Chair of Evangelism. Alvin and his wife Michelle have two children: Joshua, a senior at The College at Southeastern, and Hannah, a senior at Wake Forest Rolesville High School. Recently he became more focused at ministry in his local church by being named Young Professionals Director at Richland Creek Community Church.

Alvin holds the M.Div and the Ph.D with a major in evangelism from Southwestern Seminary, and the B.A. from Samford University. He has spoken at a variety of conferences in almost every state and continent, and in over 2000 churches, colleges, conferences and events across the United States.

Reid has written extensively on evangelism, missional Christianity, spiritual awakening, and student ministry. His most recent book is Evangelism Handbook: Biblical, Spiritual, Intentional, Missional (B & H, fall 2009). Also just released is The Convergent Church: Missional Worship in an Emerging Culture (with Mark Liederbach, Kregel, January 2009). Others include Join the Movement: God Is Calling You to Change the World; Raising the Bar: Ministry to Youth in the New Millennium; Radically Unchurched: Who They Are and How to Reach Them;Light the Fire: Raising Up a Generation to Live Radically for Jesus;Introduction to Evangelism; Firefall: How God Has Shaped History Through Revivals; Evangelism for a Changing World; and Revival. He has contributed to numerous other books. He also authors free ebooks available at his website alvinreid.com.

Alvin has a passion to equip leaders for the coming generation who will change the world for the glory of God and the sake of the gospel. He speaks extensively to college and high school students, and challenges churches and leaders to move to a more missional posture to reach the West. He loves to travel with a worship band featuring his son Josh as drummer as he ministers to young adults. He is a member of the Academy of Evangelism in Theological Education, the American Society for Church Growth, the Evangelical Theological Society, and the Evangelical Missiological Society. He received the Excellence in Teaching Award at Southeastern Seminary and was selected to Who’s Who among America’s Teachers. He was formerly commissioned as a Home Missionary, taught at Houston Baptist University, and led the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana in evangelism. His hobbies include a collection of pet snakes.