Dr. Andrew Wakefield

Divinity School Dean & Professor of New Testament & Greek
Divinity School
Lewis Edward and Martha Barnes Tyner Chair of Bible
Office Location:
Taylor Hall
Room 100
Mailing Address:
PO Box 4050
Buies Creek, NC 27506

Biography

Andy Wakefield joined the faculty of Campbell University Divinity School in 1997. He earned his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University, Master of Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Ph.D. in New Testament from Duke University. Andy has held the Lewis Edward and Martha Barnes Tyner Endowed Chair of Biblical Studies since 2008, and in 2010 he was named Dean of Campbell University Divinity School.
 
Andy’s primary academic focus has been on the letters of Paul and, more recently, on the book of Revelation. Over the past 27 years, he has taught not only in the areas of New Testament and Greek, but also in preaching, leadership, technology and ministry, and spiritual formation. As Dean, he has continued to teach one class per semester. At the end of May, 2025, Andy will step down from his administrative role and resume the role of full-time faculty member.
 
Throughout his service to the university, Wakefield has also been deeply invested in service to the church. An ordained minister in the Baptist tradition, he has served 14 churches as an interim pastor and dozens more as supply preacher, Bible study teacher, and retreat leader. He and his family helped to start Baptist Fellowship of Angier, a mission-focused church that explored innovative polity and structure. As he turns his attention back to teaching and research, he is especially interested in pursuing writing projects that lie at the intersection of theological education and the life of the church.
 
Andy and his wife, Olivia, have two children and two grandchildren.

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