Tribute to a Brilliant Theologian: Dr. Voddie Baucham, Jr. 1969-2025

In honor of theologian, educator, and best-selling author, Dr. Voddie Baucham, the Lighthouse Faith podcast is re-posting his episode of May 2021.

Dr. Bauacham died suddenly on Thursday, September 25th, 2025, “after suffering an emergency medical incident,” according to The Founders website. Baucham may not have been a household name like a Charlie Kirk or TD Jakes, but he was quite well-known among conservative evangelicals. As a conservative African American pastor who served as Dean of Theology at African Christian University in Lusaka, Zambia, he was a bit of an enigma to many. He didn’t fit the mold of a black Baptist preacher because he dared call out the sins of his own race; sins like rampant fatherlessness and out-of-wedlock births, while criticizing the embrace of Critical Race Theory. But he was also not totally touted by white Christians either, perhaps for fear of backlash or being labeled racist. But Baucham, first and foremost, was devoted to Jesus Christ. And that is how he wanted to be remembered.

On this episode of Lighthouse Faith, Baucham talks about his then-new book, “Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism’s Looming Catastrophe”. It’s a reminder of the tumult of the 2020 COVID shutdown and the rioting protests in the wake of the George Floyd murder. Baucham’s was a voice that defied the prevailing political winds, but one that, like Charlie Kirk, spoke using faith and reason. Listen and see if you agree or not.