Barry K. Creamer

Barry Creamer

Associate Professor of Humanities

214-818-1326

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Humanities (Philosophy and History), The University of Texas at Arlington. Dissertation: Self and Morality in American Discourse about Moral Atrocities, 2000.
  • Master of Divinity. Criswell College (Summa Cum Laude), 1994.
  • Bachelor of Arts. English. Baylor University (Cum Laude), 1985.

Ministry Experience

  • Interim Pastor, First Baptist Church of Madisonville, March 2008 - June 2008.
  • Interim Pastor, Glen Meadows Baptist Church, San Angelo. October 2006 – August 2007.
  • Interim Pastor, Bethany Baptist Church, Pleasant Grove, Dallas. December 2005 – October 2006.
  • Interim Pastor, Hillcrest Park Baptist Church, Arlington. December 2004 – August 2005.
  • Pastor, Woodland West Baptist Church, Arlington. 1987 – 2004.
  • Mission Pastor, Grace Church, mission of WWBC, Arlington. 1987.
  • Minister of Evangelism, Trinity Baptist Church, Arlington. 1985 – 1987.
  • Mission Pastor, Campus Mission of Trinity Baptist. TSTI, Waco. 1982 – 1985.

Substantial Tarrant Baptist Association roles:  

  • Personnel Committee (including as chair)    c. 2002 – 2004.
  • Committee on Ministries in Specialized Settings    c. 1990 – 1998.
  • Supervisor of Six Flags Chaplaincy    c. 1992 – 1998.
  • Student Ministries Committee    c. 1998 – 2002.

Texas Falls Creek Youth Camp:

  • Director, 2004.
  • Steering Committee member, 1998 – 2004.

Southern Baptists of Texas Convention:

  • Signatory to SBTC Charter, 1998.
  • Chairman, Resolutions Committee, 2004.
  • Summer Worship University/Summer Leadership Training, 2005 and 2008.

Revival, camp, preaching, and teaching engagements include events in Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, India.

Academic Experience

  • Associate Professor of Humanities. Criswell College. Dallas, 2004 – Present.
  • Academic Cabinet.
  • Areas of instruction include: humanities/history, philosophy, theology, preaching.
  • Adjunct/Associate Professor of Philosophy. Texas Woman’s University. Denton, 2000 – Present.
  • Areas of instruction include: philosophy, philosophy of religion, ethics, bioethics.
  • Adjunct Professor of Philosophy. UTA. Arlington, 2001 – Present.

Publications and Presentations

  • Host of "Live from Criswell", a daily live talk radio show that airs from 5-6 p.m. (CST) on 90.9 KCBI, www.kcbi.org (learn more at www.barrycreamer.com).  
  • “Article XIII: Stewardship,” in The Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Critical Issues in America’s Largest Protestant Denomination, ed. Doug Blount and Joe Wooddell (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2007).
  • “Cessationism,” The Criswell Theological Review, vol. 4, no.1, Fall 2006.
  • “Obligations beyond Rights: Judith Jarvis Thompson Upside Down,” presented at Cutting-Edge Bioethics: Human Life on the Line, a conference of The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity held at Criswell College, Fall 2005.

Biographical Highlights

Called to ministry at the age of sixteen, Barry Creamer has been preaching weekly or more since he was eighteen. After receiving his B.A. he pastored the same congregation in Arlington, Texas for seventeen years. While pastoring, he completed his M.Div. and Ph.D. In 2004, he left the full-time pastorate to teach at Criswell College. He currently teaches Humanities, Philosophy, and Preaching classes at Criswell College, Philosophy classes at TWU in Denton and at UTA, and serves as interim pastor at various churches around Texas. He has been married to Joan since 1983 and together they have raised four loved children.