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DR. CL ARENCE DEWIT T “JIMMY” AGAN III C U R R I C U LU M V I TA E

Dr. Clarence DeWitt “Jimmy” Agan IIIAssociate Professor of New TestamentDirector of Homiletics

CONTACT

To reach me, please call or e-mail Gerry Reimer, our Faculty Secretary, at 314.434.4044, ext. 4201, or gerry.reimer@covenantseminary.edu.

FACULT Y MEMBER SINCE

2007

SELECT COURSES TAUGHT

Life and Letters of PaulChrist-Centered PreachingPreaching from the New TestamentActs and Paul

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Clemson University, Clemson, SCBachelor of Arts (BA) in Philosophy, magna cum laude (1992)Minor: Religious Studies

Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MOMaster of Divinity (MDiv), summa cum laude (1995)

Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, ScotlandDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) in New Testament Exegesis (1999)Thesis Supervisor: Dr. I. Howard MarshallThesis Title: “‘Like the One Who Serves’: Jesus, Servant-Likeness, and Self-Humiliation in the Gospel of Luke”

MINISTRY EXPERIENCE

Greenwood Presbyterian Church, Greenwood, SC (2002–03) Associate Pastor (part time)

Clemson Presbyterian Church, Clemson, SC (2003–07) Senior Pastor

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO Adjunct Professor of New Testament (full time) (1997–99)

Erskine Theological Seminary, Due West, SC Assistant Professor of New Testament (1999–2003)

Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO Adjunct Professor of New Testament (part time) (2005, 2007) Associate Professor of New Testament (2007–present) Dean of Faculty (2008– )

PRESBY TERY AND DENOMINATIONAL SERVICE

Pulpit supply for various churches in Calvary Presbytery (2001–03)Member/Chairman, Calvary Presbytery Examinations Committee (2005–07)Member/Chairman, General Assembly Theological Examining Committee (2006–08)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Evangelical Theological SocietySociety of Biblical Literature

ARTICLES

“Deacons, Deaconesses, and Denominational Discussions: Romans 16:1 as a Test Case,” in

Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 34, no. 2 (Fall 2008): 93–108.

“Glorification,” in Covenant 23, no. 2 (Summer 2008), 17–18.

PRESENTATIONS

“Fresh Wind, Full Sails: Preaching the Whole Gospel to Whole People,” presented to the 36th

General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), June 2008.

“Repenting of Lexical Idolatry: Diakonia and Ministry in the New Testament,” presented at

Southeastern Regional Evangelical Theological Society Conference, 2005.