Steven C. Roy, PhD

Steven Roy is associate professor of Pastoral Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He joins the department of Pastoral Theology after teaching for three years in the Department of Systematic Theology.

Dr. Roy has experience in campus ministry (InterVarsity) and short-term missions (Cameroon Baptist Theological Seminary, West Africa). From 1983 to 1987 he was associate pastor for adult ministries at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis. From 1987 to 1995 he served as senior pastor of Temple Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon.

Dr. Roy earned the Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University, the Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and a PhD in Systematic Theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. His dissertation, "How Much Does God Foreknow? An Evangelical Assessment of the Doctrine of the Extent of the Foreknowledge of God in Light of the Teaching of Open Theism."

Dr. Roy is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society. His teaching interests especially relate to the integration of Systematic Theology and Pastoral Theology.

He lives in Mundelein with his wife, Susan, and their three children. He enjoys family activities, reading, jogging, and both participating in and following sports.