Frank A. Thomas

Frank A. Thomas currently serves as the Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th. Miller Professor of Homiletics at Christian Theological Seminary of Indianapolis, Indiana. He is the CEO of Hope For Life International, Inc., which formerly published The African American Pulpit. Thomas served with distinction as the senior pastor for two amazing congregations, New Faith Baptist Church of Matteson, Illinois and Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church of Memphis, Tennessee, for eighteen years and thirteen years respectively. Thomas holds a Ph.D. in Communications (Rhetoric) from the University of Memphis, a Doctor of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary, Doctor of Ministry degrees from Chicago Theological Seminary and United Theological Seminary, a Master of Divinity from Chicago Theological Seminary and a Master of Arts in African-Caribbean Studies from Northeastern Illinois University. Thomas and his wife, the Rev. Dr. Joyce Scott Thomas, each earned their Certified Professional Coaching Certificate (CPC) from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC).