Prior to his coming to Southern Seminary, Driver served as dean of libraries and professor of systematic theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1996-2013. He has also held teaching and administrative positions at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. Driver has served as pastor of churches in Alabama, Tennessee, and New York. He is a member of the American Library Association. Driver is married to Kathy, and they have three children: Jeremiah, Charis, and Daniel.