Title: Provost and Dean of Education
School/Area: Undergraduate
Position: Non-Teaching
Start Date: July 2000

Personal Information:

Department: Provost’s Office

Dr. Charlie Dyer joined the administration of Moody Bible Institute as Provost in July 2000. Before coming to Moody, Charlie served for 20 years in multiple administrative and faculty roles at Dallas Theological Seminary—ultimately becoming Executive Vice President under Chuck Swindoll.

In addition to his administrative skills, Charlie is an Old Testament scholar as well as an authority on Middle Eastern history and geography. A licensed tour guide to Israel, he has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East over the past 25 years, leading over 70 different trips throughout the region to countries including Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Greece, and Turkey. He twice visited Iraq as an official invited guest of Saddam Hussein’s government.

Though his role at Moody is primarily administrative, Charlie still spends some time in the classroom, teaching two electives on the Major Prophets. He also occasionally teaches a course on rapid reading that is open to students and staff. In addition, he is active in educational accreditation. He served on the Commission of the Association for Biblical Higher Education—the professional accrediting body that oversees Bible colleges—for four years, and he is currently serving of the ABHE Board of Directors.

When he is not working at Moody, traveling to the Middle East, or speaking, Charlie enjoys spending his time writing, reading, and golfing. He is a devoted (some would say fanatical) Macintosh computer user, and he collects antiquities—especially oil lamps from biblical times.

Charlie and his wife, Kathy, have been married for over 33 years, and they have two grown children—Ben and Becky. Becky and her husband are both graduates of Moody.

Educational Background:
B.A., Washington Bible College
Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary
Graduate study, Institute of Holy Land Studies, Jerusalem
Ph.D., Dallas Theological Seminary
Center for Executive Development, Texas A&M University, Management Development Program and Executive Leadership Academy

Publications:

• Coauthored with Mark Tobey. Strike the Dragon. Chicago: Moody, 2007
• Coauthored with Gregory Hatteberg. The Christian Travelers Guide to the Holy Land. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1998. Re-released as The New Christian Traveler’s Guide to the Holy Land. Chicago: Moody, 2006
• A Voice in the Wilderness. Chicago: Moody, 2004
• What’s Next? Chicago: Moody, 2004
• Ellisen, Stanley. Who Owns the Land? Revised edition. ed. Charles Dyer. Wheaton: Tyndale House, 2003
• The Rise of Babylon. Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, 1991. Revised edition. Chicago: Moody, 2003
• Prophecy for Today. Chicago: Moody, 2002
• Storm Clouds on the Horizon. Chicago: Moody, 2001
• Coauthored with Gene Merrill. Old Testament Explorer: Discovering the Essence, Background, and Meaning of Every Book in the Old Testament. Swindoll Christian Leaders Library. Nashville: Word, 2000. Re-released as Nelson’s Old Testament Survey. Nashville: Nelson, 2001
• The Power of Personal Integrity. Wheaton: Tyndale House, 1997
• World News and Bible Prophecy. Wheaton: Tyndale House, 1993

Book Chapters: 

• “Babylon, Iraq and the Coming Middle East Crisis.” In The Road to Armageddon. Nashville: Word, (1999)
• “Knowing Tomorrow Helps Living Today.” In Basic Theology Applied. Wheaton: Chariot Victor Books, (1995)
• “Biblical Meaning of ‘Fulfillment.’” In Issues in Dispensationalism. Chicago: Moody Publishers, (1994)
• “Waistbands, Water, and the Word of God: Where Did Jeremiah Bury His Girdle?” In Integrity of Heart, Skillfulness of Hands: Biblical and Leadership Studies in Honor of Donald K. Campbell. Editors Charles Dyer and Roy B. Zuck. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, (1994)
• “The Purpose for the Gospel of Mark.” In Essays in Honor of J. Dwight Pentecost. Editors Charles Dyer and Stanley D. Toussaint. Chicago: Moody Publishers, (1986)
• “Ezekiel,” “Lamentations,” and "Jeremiah." In The Bible Knowledge Commentary, Old Testament. Wheaton: Chariot Victor Books, 1985)

Journal Articles:

• “Waistbands in Water: What is the Purpose for Jeremiah’s Actions in Jeremiah 13:1-7?” Michigan Theological Journal 1.1 (1990) 94-100
• “The Musical Instruments in Daniel 3.” Bibliotheca Sacra 147.588 (1990) 426-36
• “The Identity of Babylon in Revelation 17–18, Part 2.” Bibliotheca Sacra 144.576 (1987) 433-49
• “The Identity of Babylon in Revelation 17–18, Part 1.” Bibliotheca Sacra 144.575 (1987) 305-16
• “The Date of the Exodus Reexamined.” Bibliotheca Sacra 140.559 (1983) 225-43
• “Do the Synoptics Depend on Each Other?” Bibliotheca Sacra 138.551 (1981) 230-45