Background
Steeger, William Paul was born on June 26, 1945 in Brooklyn. Son of William Elwood and Elizabeth Theresa (Damm) Steeger.
Steeger, William Paul was born on June 26, 1945 in Brooklyn. Son of William Elwood and Elizabeth Theresa (Damm) Steeger.
Bachelor with honors, University Florida, 1967. Master of Divinity with honors, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, 1983.
Master of Arts with honors, University Louisville, 1972.
Associate pastor First Christian Church, Charlestown, Indiana, 1968-1970. Instructor of history University Louisville, 1969-1973. Pastor New Salem Baptist Church, Vine Grove, Kentucky, 1970-1976.
Juvenille court liaison specialist Kentucky Department Human Resources Bureau for Social Services, Elizabethtown, 1973-1976. Instructor of religion Carson Newman College, Jefferson City, Tennessee, 1973. Pastor Valley View Baptist Church, Vine Grove, 1981-1984.
Professor religion Oakland City (Indiana) College Graduate School of Theology, 1983-1984. Missionary educator Foreign Mission Board Southern Baptist Convention, Ethiopia, Seychelles, South Africa, 1976-1986. Professor religion, director Center for Christian Ministries Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, since 1986, chairman department religion, division religion philosophy, since 1989, director Center for Christian Ministries Africa project, since 1988.
Fellow Institute for Biblical Research. Member Society of Biblical Literature, Evangelical Theological Society, National Association Baptist Professors of Religion, Association General and Liberal Studies, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Martha Susan Bowman, December 23, 1968. Children: William David, Heidi Elisabeth, Liesl Ruth, Gretchen Annual.