EDUCATION​
A.S. (Walters State Community College)
B.A. (Eastern Kentucky University)
M.Div./D.Min (Liberty University)
PGCert. (Harvard University)
Ph.D. Candidate (Baptist College of America)
PUBLICATIONS
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A Fourth Man in the Furnace: An Eclecticist Commentary on the Book of Revelation (Nashville: Laureatus Academic, 2026).
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Revelation in Focus: Two Perspectives on Its Meaning and Timing, (Longview, TX: Grace and Truth Press, 2026). Co-authored with Dr. Jason Quintern.
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The History of Antioch Baptist Church (Lewisburg, KY: Antioch Baptist Church Press, 2024).
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A Brief Introduction to the State of Franklin (Morristown, TN: Create Space Publishing).
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Editorial Work
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The Autobiography of John Henderson (J.H.) Spencer (Nashville: Laureatus Academic, 2026).
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Managing Editor of Forge Theological Seminary's semi-Annual Journal, Ecclesia Militans.
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Book Chapters
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"Inerrancy and Infallibility: A Logical and Biblical Defense of the Chicago Statement" in Chris Chumita, ed., A Perfect God Gave Us His Perfect Word (Wlyria, OH: Soul Doctor, 2026).
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"Louie DeVotie Newton" in Dries Vanysacker and Brian Heffernan, eds., Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques (Paris: Letouzey et Ane, 2025).
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"Scriptural Answers for Parents with Empty Arms" in Image Bearers: An Anthology (Nashville: Honey Soul Press, 2024).
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Articles
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"The Murderous, Calamitous Years: 1875-1877 at Antioch Baptist Church" in The Spencer Journal: A Publication of the J.H. Spencer Historical Society 17 (October 2025).
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"Defending the Fixed-Period Perspective of 'Generation' in Matthew 24:34: An Engagement with the Dispensational-Ethnic Approach of J.B. Hixson" The American Journal of Biblical Theology 25:40 (October 2024).
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"Fighting for the Right to Pacifism: Proposing and Exemplifying Cooperative Pacifism" Ecclesia Militans 1:1 (Winter 2023).
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“Taking Dominion to End Dominion: The Mennonite Influence on the End of Russian Serfdom,” Bound Away: The Liberty Journal of History 6, no. 1 (2023).
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“The Lost Cause: The State of Franklin and the Constitution,” The Mildred Haun Review: Journal of Appalachian Art, Culture, and Scholarship 5 (2019).
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“Watchtower Under Siege: The Swiss Experience of World War I,” History Matters: Undergraduate Journal of Historical Research 16 (05/2019).
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"Mit Gott für Köenig und Vaterland" in Archive After Dark: Unleashed Creativity (04/2019).
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“As For Me and My House: The Death of Jingoism in America” in Tennessee Mosaic: Regional Literary Anthology (03/2018).
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“Jean Jaures: What Could Have Been” in Tennessee Mosaic: Regional Literary Anthology (03/2018).
Rev. H. Michael Shultz Jr.
Associate Professor of Church History | Director of Institutional Advancement
ABOUT
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Dr. H. Michael Shultz Jr. began preaching and teaching itinerantly in 2007, and accepted his first pastorate in 2011. In 2019, he accepted the call to pastor Antioch Baptist Church in Lewisburg, KY., and in that time he and his wife have been blessed with two precious daughters and a son.
A firm believer in the mission and work of Forge Theological Seminary, Dr. Shultz has served as Associate Professor of Church History since 2022, Managing Editor of the Seminary’s Academic Journal, Ecclesia Militans, since 2023, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees since 2024. Aside from his work as a pastor and professor, Dr. Shultz has also worked as a Senior Editor for a Bible translation society and a Chaplain (Captain) for the United States Air Force Auxiliary.
As an academic, Dr. Shultz maintains a consistent publication record. He maintains two areas of expertise in historical studies. In secular history, he specializes in Trans-Atlantic History during the Progressive Era. In Church History, he specializes in Southern Baptist History from 1919-1968.
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His PhD Dissertation (which is set to be published in Fall 2026) is entitled "Elect Infants Dying in Infancy: An Historical and Biblical Defense of the Doctrine of Universal Infant Salvation." It focuses on the development of this doctrine from the Patristic Era through the modern day, and deals largely with the evolution of the doctrine of original sin.
Courses taught​
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Church History I
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Church History II
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Calvin and Luther
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Introduction to Apologetics
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Bibliology
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Introduction to Expository Preaching
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Introduction to Old Testament I-IV
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Capstone