Dr. D. L. Lowrie
Biographical Information for Dr. D.L. Lowrie
DR. D. L. LOWRIE                                                    ALICE LOWRIE
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION                               BIOGRAPHICAL INFO.         



ADDRESS:                        #31 Brentwood Circle, Lubbock, Texas 79406
               Phone: 806-797-9584
               E-mail: DLLow@aol.com

FAMILY:                        Wife: Alice Reynolds Lowrie
               David, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Canyon, Texas
               Steve, Pastor, North Fort Worth Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas
               Tommy, Businessman, Lubbock, Texas
               John, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Terrell, Texas
               14 grandchildren

PRESENT POSITION:        Preaching and teaching ministry

RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE:
               Converted at nine years of age
               Surrendered to the ministry as a freshman in college

EDUCATION:                East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.
B.S. Degree, 1958
               Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, TN. 1953-54
               Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, B.D., 1962
               Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree, Dallas Baptist
                       College, Dallas, Texas, 1977
               Collegiatus Award, Belmont University,1991
               Doctor of Humanities, Belmont University, 2003

PASTORAL EXPERIENCE:
               1954-1958 Biltmore Baptist Church, Elizabethton, Tn.
               1959-1962 Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Weatherford, Tx.
               1962-1964  First Baptist Church, Lorenzo, Tx.
               1964-1967  Calvary Baptist Church, Lubbock, Tx.
               1967-1977 North Fort Worth Baptist Church,
                               Fort Worth, Tx.
               1977-1980  First Baptist Church, Texarkana, Tx.
               1980-1986  First Baptist Church, Lubbock, Tx.
               1986-1988  Director, State Missions Commission,
                              Baptist General Convention of Texas
               1989-1992  Executive Director-Treasurer
                                  Tennessee Baptist Convention
               1992 - 2001 Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lubbock, TX
               2001 Pastor Emeritus, First Baptist Church, Lubbock, Texas



DENOMINATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
               Moderator, Parker County Baptist Association
               Moderator, Lubbock Baptist Association
               President, Pastor's Conference, Tarrant Association
               President, Panhandle Pastors' & Laymen's Conf.
               Chairman, Program Coordinating Committee, BGCT
               Chairman, Board of Trustees, Texas Baptist Children's Home
               Chairman, Alumni Section of SWBTS "Eight by Eighty"
Campaign
               Chairman, Executive Board, BGCT
               President, Alumni of Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary
               President, Baptist General Convention of Texas 1981-1983
               Member, "Committee of 100" BGCT
               Member, Board of Trustees, Wayland Baptist University
               Director, Baptist Standard
               Chairman, State Mission Commission, BGCT, 1986
               Trustee, LifeWay Christian Resources, SBC
               Member, Annuity Board, SBC
OTHER RELIGIOUS WORK:
               Conducts revivals across the nation
               Assists in several Personal Evangelism Clinics
               Toured Holy Land in 1973, 1975, 1993
               Speaker at numerous Evangelism Conferences and
                               State Conventions across the SBC
               Adjunct and Visiting Professor, SWBTS
               Visiting Professor, Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute.
               Visiting Professor, Hungarian Baptist Seminary, Oradea, Romania
               Speaker for numerous state Pastors' Conferences
               Speaker at Ridgecrest and Glorieta
               Bible Teacher for many state conventions
               Preacher-Teacher for Brazil, Colombia, and Chile Annual
                               Missionary Conferences
               Preacher-Teacher in Romania
               Writer for Church Administration, Church Training,
The Student, The Baptist Program, Holman
                               Bible Publishers, and The Baptist Standard
               Conducts FAITH seminars
               Writes materials for FAITH

HONORS:                        Outstanding Alumnus of Southwestern Baptist Theological
               Seminary, 1986
AUTHOR;
               A Glad Beginning-Gracious Ending                                
January Bible Study Guide, HOPE WHEN BELIEVERS STUGGLE