About Mark

My name is Mark Ward. I hold a Ph.D. in New Testament Interpretation from BJU Seminary. My dissertation was entitled Paul’s Positive Religious Affections.

I currently work as a Bible YouTuber at Ward on Words and a church web host and designer at my own small business, Forward Design. Before going out on my own, I was an editor for Crossway; a writer, editor, and presenter for Logos; and a Bible textbook author for BJU Press.

I have written several books, including Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible, which comes “highly recommended” by D.A. Carson-and has an accompanying Faithlife documentary.

I attended Mount Calvary Baptist Church for 18 years while in Greenville, SC, and I “pastored” an outreach congregation there Sunday mornings for the last (almost) six of those years. After moving to Washington, I was something of an assistant pastor for six years—though ordained for only the last 9 months of that time—at Cornerstone Baptist Church of Anacortes. The church voted to close toward the end of the COVID era. My family now attends Emmanuel Baptist Church of Mount Vernon, WA, where we serve in various capacities. I am in the regular rotation of Sunday school teachers, especially!

I am also the president of the Bible Faculty Summit, a small annual colloquium for biblical scholars.