Haddon Robinson

==Biography==
A native of [[New York City]], Robinson received a bachelor's degree from [[Bob Jones University]], a [[Th.M.]] from [[Dallas Theological Seminary]], a M.A. from [[Southern Methodist University]], and a [[Ph.D.]] from the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|University of Illinois]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.gordonconwell.edu/academics/view-faculty-member.cfm?faculty_id=15929&grp_id=8948|title=Dr. Haddon Robinson|access-date=3 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214004817/http://www.gordonconwell.edu/academics/view-faculty-member.cfm?faculty_id=15929&grp_id=8948|archive-date=14 December 2012|url-status=dead}}; [http://nrb.org/news-room/articles/nrbt/memoriam-dr-haddon-w-robinson/ NRB obituary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809195735/http://nrb.org/news-room/articles/nrbt/memoriam-dr-haddon-w-robinson/ |date=2017-08-09 }}.</ref> Robinson served as president of Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary (now known as [[Denver Seminary]]) for 12 years (1979–1991), and taught [[homiletics]] on the faculty of Dallas Theological Seminary for 19 years.{{cn|date=July 2023}} He has authored seven books, including ''Biblical Preaching''. "Biblical Preaching" is a primary source for the study of [[expository preaching]].  He wrote and edited for several magazines.

Robinson was heard as the 'lead teacher' on the 15-minute ''Discover The Word'' radio program (formerly ''Radio Bible Class'') produced by Grand Rapids, Michigan-based [[RBC Ministries]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://discovertheword.org/hosts/haddon-w-robinson/|title=Haddon robinson|access-date=3 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729221011/https://discovertheword.org/hosts/haddon-w-robinson/|archive-date=29 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Robinson co-founded the Theology of Work Project<ref>{{cite web |last1=Duduit |first1=Michael |title=Here's to You, Dr. Robinson |url=https://www.preaching.com/articles/heres-to-you-dr-robinson/ |website=Preaching.com |date=2 September 2014 |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> and served as the Project's president from its inception in 2007 until his death in 2017.<ref name="TOW Project Team">{{cite web |title=Team |url=https://www.theologyofwork.org/about/meet-our-team |website=Theology of Work Project |publisher=Theology of Work Project, Inc. |access-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208173016/https://www.theologyofwork.org/about/meet-our-team |archive-date=8 December 2021}}</ref>

Robinson lived with his wife, Bonnie, in [[South Hamilton]], [[Massachusetts]], and [[Willow Street]], [[Pennsylvania]]. They had two children. Robinson died from Parkinson's Disease.{{cn|date=July 2023}}

One of his major contributions to homiletics was the "Big Idea of Biblical Preaching" (the title of a book which is in his honor), whereby sermons should have one major idea (has one subject and one complement), even if the big idea breaks down into several subpoints. Robinson also argues that a sermon should be primarily expository, since that places the authority in the biblical text, not in the preachers themselves.<ref>
His book "Biblical Preaching" was published in 1981 and had three editions. It has had a wide influence on preaching and preachers. He started a Doctor on Ministry program focussed on preaching at Gordon Conwell Seminary in South Hamilton, MA.{{citation|url=http://www.preaching.com/resources/articles/11565763/|title=Expository Preaching in a Narrative World: An Interview with Haddon Robinson|last=Duduit|first=Michael|work=Preaching.Com|date=3 December 2009 |access-date=3 December 2012}}</ref> He was instrumental in changing the name of Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary to [[Denver Seminary]].<ref name=AShip>{{cite web|title=Baptist Seminaries Abandon Ship|url=http://www.fundamentalbaptistministries.com/archives2/ABANDON_SHIP.htm|access-date=May 11, 2016}}</ref>