Stephen B. Eccher

Stephen Brett Eccher (PhD and MLitt, University of St. Andrews; Reformation Studies Institute) is Associate Professor of Church History and Reformation Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, where he has taught since 2012. His academic work focuses primarily on Reformation history and theology, especially at the intersection of the sixteenth century Swiss Reformed and Swiss Anabaptist traditions.

He is the author of numerous journal articles and chapters on the Protestant Reformation. Stephen has a forthcoming book entitled Zwingli the Pastor: A Life in Conflict (Bellingham: Lexham Press, 2023). His most recent publications include “Balthasar Hubmaier (1480-1528),” in Jennifer Powell McNutt and Herman Selderhuis (editors), The Oxford Handbook for the Bible and the Reformation (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023), “Reformation Theology,” co-authored with J. Andrew Dickerson, in Daniel Akin, Nathan Finn, and David S. Dockery (editors), A Handbook of Theology (Nashville: B&H Academic, 2023) and “Unit Three: Theology in the Reformation Era (1500-1700); Chapter 9: Salvation,” in Jason Duesing and Nathan Finn (editors), Historical Theology for the Church (Nashville: B&H Academic, 2021).

Stephen and his wife Cara have four daughters and have been members at Open Door Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina for twenty-three years where Stephen serves as an elder.

BA, Palm Beach Atlantic College
MDiv, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
MLitt, The University of St. Andrews
PhD, The University of St. Andrews

Professional Experience

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
     Associate Professor of Church History and Reformation Studies; 2013-present
     Adjunct Professor of Historical Theology; 2012-2013

The University of St. Andrews Reformation Studies Institute, St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
     Tutor, Early Modern Europe, 1450-1650

Ministry/Missions Experience

Open Door Baptist Church; Raleigh, NC
     Elder; 2023-present
     Care Group Leader; 2013-present
     Mentor – Equip Center (with Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary); 2013-present
     Teacher – Reformation: Celebrating 500 Years of the Gospel”; 2017
     Teacher – Evening Discipleship Class, “Understanding the End Times”; 2013
     Teacher – Evening Discipleship Class, “Baptist Heritage”; 2012
     Teacher – Evening Discipleship Class, “The Reformation”; 2011
     Teacher – Adult Bible Fellowship Class; 2001-2005

Saint Andrews Baptist Church; St. Andrews, Scotland
     Leader and Organizer – College Bible Study; 2006
 Coordinator and Instructor – Evangelism Training Series; 2006
     Guest Preacher; 2006

Memberships

Sixteenth Century Society and Conference
Mennonite Historical Society
The Evangelical Theological Society