Louisiana College Announces Former NOBTS Prof. as New Vice President
A former professor of Wisdom Literature and Hebrew at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary has been named Louisiana College’s new vice president for institutional advancement, according to an announcement made on Friday.
Dr. Rick Byargeon – who has been on faculty at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Oklahoma Baptist University – will be joining the Louisiana College community in January, according to LC President Dr. Joe Aguillard.
”Dr. Byargeon and his wife, Jonann, are both Louisiana College alumni who are devoted to LC and our Lord’s Kingdom work,” said Aguillard in a public announcement released on Dec. 2. “He is uniquely situated for this position, having headed a multi-million dollar fund-raising campaign and with great connections to our pastors, churches, and associations across the state.”
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In addition to serving at NOBTS, SWBTS and Oklahoma Baptist University, Byargeon was a visiting lecturer at the Baptist Theological Seminary in Singapore in 1987 and again in 1993. His areas of teaching specialization include Old Testament Wisdom Literature, Old Testament Theology, and Hermeneutics and Expository Preaching.
Byargeon has also served as pastor and as interim pastor of churches in Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Mississippi. He is currently the interim pastor of Highland Baptist Church in New Iberia where he has served since July while serving full-time on the faculty of the New Orleans seminary.
In addition, Byargeon has published articles in the “Biblical Illustrator” and in the “Journal for the Evangelical Theological Society.” He has also published several articles or chapters in books, done numerous book reviews, and presented professional academic papers at various conferences.
