Jeff Iorg

Jeff P. Iorg (born October 9, 1958) is an American author, pastor, church planter, teacher, speaker, and current president of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention with five campuses located in the Western United States.

Dr. Jeff Iorg, President of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, speaking at the seminary's 52nd Annual Missions Conference in Feb. 2013, in Mill Valley, CA.

Iorg was born in Forsyth, Georgia, and grew up in Abilene, Texas. He earned his B.A. (1980) from Hardin Simmons University, his M.Div (1984) from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and his D.Min. (1990) from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Iorg began his career in pastoral ministry, serving in both his home state of Texas as well as in Missouri before becoming founding pastor of one of the largest Southern Baptist churches of the Northwest, Greater Gresham Baptist Church in Gresham, Oregon. He joined the faculty of Golden Gate's Pacific Northwest Campus in 1990, where he has taught preaching, evangelism and leadership. Iorg was executive director-treasurer of the Northwest Baptist Convention from 1995 until 2004, when he was elected to succeed William O. Crews as president of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary.

Iorg is the author of five books:

• The Character of Leadership: Nine Qualities That Define Great Leaders (2007) ISBN 0805445323
• Is God Calling Me?: Answering the Question Every Leader Asks (2008) ISBN 0805447229
• The Painful Side of Leadership: Moving Forward Even When It Hurts (2009) ISBN 0805448705
• Live Like a Missionary: Giving Your Life for What Matters Most (2011) ISBN 1596693053
• The Case for Antioch: A Biblical Model for a Transformational Church, with Ed Stetzer (2011) ISBN 1433671387