In this Theology AMA, we got to sit down with Dr. David Campbell—pastor, theologian, mentor, and one of our absolute favorite people to learn from. You sent in some incredible questions, and we did our best to dive deep with honesty, clarity, and a whole lot of Bible. We talked about what it really means that “God is love” (and why that doesn’t mean love is whatever we want it to be), how to think biblically about spiritual gifts like tongues, and how to wrestle well with fear, control, and superstition in our walk with Jesus. We also touched on big, beautiful things—like whether a nonverbal autistic child can be saved (yes), how to read Revelation without losing your mind, and why the rapture might not mean what you think it does.
~ David H Campbell was born near Toronto and educated at the University of Toronto, Trinity Evangelical School (Chicago) and the University of Durham (England). He has planted churches in the UK and Canada.
David and his wife Elaine stepped down from pastoral ministry in 2017 to devote themselves to a wider ministry to leaders, Bible Colleges and churches around the world. He teaches regularly on the online teaching platform theosUniversity, along with its degree-granting arm theosSeminary.
He is co-author (with G.K. Beale) of ‘Revelation: A Shorter Commentary’ (2014), and sole author of a number of books published since.
David and Elaine were married in 1983 and have eight children and seven grandchildren. They are based in Stratford, Ontario.