Julia B. Higgins serves as assistant professor of Christian Ministry at Samford University. She edited and contributed to The Whole Woman: Ministering to Her Heart, Soul, Mind & Strength (B&H Publishing, 2021) and authored Empowered and Equipped: Bible Exposition for Women Who Teach the Scriptures (B&H Academic, 2022). She holds a MDiv in Christian Education (Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary) and a PhD in Leadership (The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary).

Julia affirms the Nicene Creed, The Abstract of Principles, and The Baptist Faith and Message 2000.

Originally from Tuscumbia, AL, Julia and her husband reside in Birmingham, Alabama where they attend First Baptist Hoover. She’s available for women’s ministry events, consulting for women’s ministry teams, and weekend workshops on basics of Bible exposition and teaching.