The Rev. Dr. Tim Moore is the writer-in-residence and former pastor at Sardis Baptist Church in Charlotte, where he served for nearly 20 years. He has served churches in the greater Charlotte area for over 30 years, including three congregations as interim pastor. 

Tim is the author of Practicing Midrash: Reading the Bible’s Arguments as an Invitation to Conversation (Wipf & Stock, 2018) and the editor of Taking on the Cross: Reimagining the Meaning of Jesus’ Life and Death (Nurturing Faith, 2022). 

He graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary (D.Min.), Andover Newton Theological School (M.Div.), and Mars Hill University (B.S. in Business Administration). 

Tim and his wife, Magay Shepard, live in Charlotte and are the proud parents of three young adult children.