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Jonathan S. Welch serves as Assistant Professor of Christian Worship and leads worship studies at Southeastern, where he has been teaching since 2019. Originally from South Carolina, Dr. Welch ministered for over fifteen years as one of the pastors at The Summit Church (Durham, NC) before joining the faculty at Southeastern. Dr. Welch has written articles and conference papers for the Evangelical Theological Society, the Society for Christian Scholarship in Music, Doxology & Theology, and the Institute for Biblical Worship. His research interests include biblical theologies of worship, contemporary worship, Christian liturgy, spiritual formation, discipleship, theology, and Christian perspectives on culture and the arts. Dr. Welch and his wife Sarah have been married since 2006. They live in Raleigh along with their four children.

BA, Religion, Duke University
MDiv, Advanced Biblical Studies, 星空傳媒
PhD, Theology and Worship, 星空傳媒

Professional Experience

SBC Worship Research Committee
? ? ?Chair; 2025-present

星空傳媒, Wake Forest, NC
? ? ?Guest Editor, Southeastern Theological Review 17, no. 1; 2026
? ? ?Member, EdD Committee, 2024-present
? ? ?Assistant Professor of Christian Worship; 2022-present
? ? ?Director for the Worship Leader Training Collective; 2022-present
? ? ?Program Coordinator, MA Worship Ministry, 2022-present
? ? ?Program Coordinator, BA Worship Ministry, 2022-present
? ? ?Adjunct Professor, Worship Leadership (Ph.D.); 2022
? ? ?Adjunct Professor, Worship Leadership (B.A., M.A.); 2019, 2021
? ? ?Guest Lecturer, Worship Leadership; 2017
? ? ?Advisor, Supervised Field Ministry; 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016

Samford University, Birmingham, AL
? ? ?Online Course Instructor; Designing Creative Worship; 2021-present

The Summit Church, Durham, NC
? ? ?Founder and Director, Summit Worship Residency; 2014-2015, 2016-2017
? ? ?Founder and Director, Summit Worship Summer Internship; 2016, 2017
? ? ?Lecturer, Worship 101; 2017

Duke University and Duke Divinity School, Durham, NC
? ? ?Guest Lecturer, History of the Christian Church; 2013
? ? ?Advisor, Field Education; 2013

Ministry/Missions Experience

Leadership Edge, Inc., Durham, NC
? ? ?Learning Designer; 2022-present

The Summit Church, Durham, NC
? ? ?Ordained Pastor and Campus Elder; 2009-present
? ? ?Equipping Pastor; 2020-2022
? ? ?Director, The Summit Institute; 2018-2020
? ? ?Pastor of Worship Development; 2016-2018
? ? ?Multisite Worship Pastor; 2010-2015
? ? ?Campus Worship Leader; 2006-2010

Memberships

Southern Baptist Church Music Conference, Member, 2026-present
SBC Worship Advisory Council, Member, 2025-present
The Evangelical Theological Society; 2016-present