About Dr. Joshua Franklin:
JOSH is Senior Pastor of Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Glen Allen, Virginia (www.mvbcnow.org), and has been serving in local church ministry since April, 2002, and has been walking with the Lord since 1995.
He holds 3 earned degrees, including his Masters of Divinity and Doctorate of Ministry in Expository Preaching from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Biblical Studies through Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Josh has written several books including: Starting Strong, Pathway to Power, Believer’s Baptism, Don’t Drink Responsibly, and The Vanishing of the Gospel (with Bill Bennett). He was also honored with the Warren-Poe Award for Rural Church Ministry "for demonstrating excellence in, or potential and promise for, effective pastoral ministry in a rural Southern Baptist Church" in 2010 from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Josh and his lovely wife, Lydia, along with their three wonderful sons, Josiah, Caleb, and Levi reside in Virginia.
He holds 3 earned degrees, including his Masters of Divinity and Doctorate of Ministry in Expository Preaching from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Biblical Studies through Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Josh has written several books including: Starting Strong, Pathway to Power, Believer’s Baptism, Don’t Drink Responsibly, and The Vanishing of the Gospel (with Bill Bennett). He was also honored with the Warren-Poe Award for Rural Church Ministry "for demonstrating excellence in, or potential and promise for, effective pastoral ministry in a rural Southern Baptist Church" in 2010 from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Josh and his lovely wife, Lydia, along with their three wonderful sons, Josiah, Caleb, and Levi reside in Virginia.