Steven Lawson

Steven Lawson

Birth Date	1951
Nationality	American
Occupation	Minister, author, academic dean
Education	Dallas Theological Seminary Texas Tech University
Spouse	Anne Lawson
Main Interests	Expository preaching
Tradition / Movement	Baptist, Calvinist

Steven J. Lawson (born 1951) is a former minister at Trinity Bible Church in Dallas, Texas and dean of The Master's Seminary. Lawson also founded OnePassion Ministries, where he served as president until September 2024. Lawson was a notable preacher who preaches and leads preaching conferences around the world, and is the author of 24 books. Lawson served as Senior Pastor of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church. He and his wife Anne Lawson have three sons and one daughter.

Early life

Raised in an academic household, Steven's father was a Ph.D. scientist and professor. During his youth, he was actively involved in sports, playing football, basketball, baseball, and track. His athletic achievements earned him a football scholarship to Texas Tech University.

While at Texas Tech, he became involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, participating in speaking engagements at various events. After completing his undergraduate education, he briefly worked for First National Bank in Memphis, Tennessee before deciding to pursue theological studies. Lawson was influenced by the preaching of Adrian Rogers, he enrolled at Dallas Theological Seminary, where he studied under S. Lewis Johnson.

Career

Lawson has served as a pastor at churches located in Arkansas, Alabama, and Texas. His work in ministry has been influenced by preachers such as John MacArthur and James Montgomery Boice, as well as historical figures like Charles Spurgeon and George Whitefield.

Notable Christian ministries, including Ligonier Ministries, G3 Ministries, and Grace To You often invited Lawson to speak at their conferences and other events.

Lawson was a preacher at Trinity Bible Church in Dallas, Texas until September 19 2024, when it was announced by the leaders of Lawson's church that he would no longer be ministering there the after Lawson had admitted to "being in an inappropriate relationship with a woman". In addition to his removal from ministerial duties, Lawson also resigned from his other positions at OnePassion Ministries and The Master's Seminary. No public address was issued from Lawson until March 12, 2025 where he posted on Twitter a public apology.

Published works

Books written by Lawson include the following:

• The Evangelistic Zeal of George Whitefield (2014)
• John Knox: Fearless Faith (2014)
• The Passionate Preaching of Martyn Lloyd-Jones (2016)
• The Cost (2017)