Charlie Dates

Dr. Charlie Dates serves as an Adjunct Professor at Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Wheaton College. He concurrently holds the position of Senior Pastor at Salem Baptist Church of Chicago since January 2023, following his tenure as Senior Pastor of Progressive Baptist Church of Chicago from 2011 where he led significant growth.

His scholarly focus centers on:

• Expository Preaching methodologies
• African American Religious traditions
• Christian Ethical frameworks
• Theological education practices

His contributions appear in seminal works including Letters To A Birmingham Jail addressing civil rights theology and Say It: Celebrating Expository Preaching in the African American Tradition documenting homiletic heritage.