Dr. Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster lives in Gallatin, Tennessee, with his wife Kimberly and their three children. Since 2003, he has served Free Will Baptist churches as a senior pastor and associate pastor. He currently serves as an Associate Pastor at Immanuel Free Will Baptist Church in Gallatin and serves at Welch College as Vice President for Administration & Student Engagement and Assistant Professor of Music & Theology.

Education

• Ph.D. in Church Music, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (2025)
  Dissertation: “‘Your Song Will Instruct Me’: Music’s Didactic Voice in Clement of Alexandria”
• M.A. in Church Music, Marantha Baptist University (2018)
• M.A. in Biblical Studies, Marantha Baptist Seminary (2016)
• Master of Biblical Studies, Virginia Beach Theological Seminary (2013)
• Bachelor of Sacred Music, Gateway Christian College (2005)

Areas of Interest

• Worship and Music
• Early Christianity

Select Publications

• “‘The Only True Beauty’ in the Paedagogus: The Centrality of Christ in Clement of Alexandria’s Aesthetics” (Artistic Theologian)
• “The Father, Son, and Spirit Taught in Ante-Nicene Hymn” (Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism)
• “John Calvin’s Use of Early Christian Writers to Promote Singing” (Calvin Theological Journal)

Select Courses

• Music Introduction and Appreciation
• Music and Worship Technology
• Rejoice! Ministry Team