Rev. Dr. Steve McMullin has faithfully served Acadia Divinity College since 2010, retiring December 31, 2022. He was a Professor, occupying the Sheldon and Marjorie Fountain Chair of Evangelism and Mission, and between 2016 and 2022, he was the Academic Dean of the College.  On May 4, 2023, the ADC Board of Trustees conferred the title Professor Emeritus on Dr. McMullin.

Steve is a graduate of Atlantic Baptist College (now Crandall University), Acadia University (B.A. Honours), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.A.T.S.), and the University of New Brunswick (Ph.D.—Sociology).  His Ph.D. dissertation about congregational decline focused on ways that churches are affected by and respond to the secularization of society.  His research has focused on congregational renewal, the presentation of the gospel in culturally informed and effective ways in an increasingly secular social environment, and the response of congregations to domestic violence. In keeping with his focus on congregational renewal, his recent sociological research focuses on the effects of digital media in congregations.

He has written articles for both scholarly and popular journals and has presented numerous papers at academic conferences.  Recent peer-reviewed articles have been published in Post-Christendom Studies, Teaching Theology and Religion, and Baptistic Theologies.  He is an Honorary Research Associate at the University of New Brunswick, and a member of the Religion and Violence Research Team at the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research at UNB.

Dr. McMullin served as pastor of the Waterville and Victoria Baptist Churches (1980 – 1988), the Woodstock Baptist Church (1988 – 1997), and Main Street Baptist Church (now RiverCross Church) in Saint John (1997 – 2007).  His ministries have emphasized evangelism and mission as well as the importance of community.  He served two terms on the Council of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches (now the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada).

He is married to Rosalie, who retired in 2021 after being an instructor in the Engineering Technologies department at the Saint John campus of the New Brunswick Community College.  They have two grown children, Nancy and Kevin, and lone grandson, Theo.