Joseph C. Harrod

Joe Harrod

Assistant Professor of Biblical Spirituality; Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness

Harrod began serving Southern Seminary in 2008 as the director of Institutional Assessment. In 2015 he became associate vice president for Institutional Effectiveness and assistant professor of biblical spirituality. He is a fellow of the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies and a member of the Evangelical Theological Society.

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The Prayer Life of a Seminary Student

Your time in seminary will affect your practice of prayer.

Why you should read the Bible over and over

As we return to Scripture year after year, we are better prepared to see what has been there all along.

Ten Bible books that you can read in less than 90 minutes

Even the most distraction-prone reader can (probably) muster up the patience to sit for 30 minutes. Reading longer books is harder, but brings greater rewards.

My secret for reading half of the Bible in just 30 minutes

Half of the Bible’s 66 books could be read in thirty minutes or less.

The problem with Bible reading plans (and what to do about it)

Many Bible reading plans split up the text and flow of most of the books of the Bible. Yes, one still reads the Bible, but it is a very unnatural reading.