Heather Joy Zimmerman

Professor Zimmerman is an Assistant Professor of Advanced Pastoral and Ministerial Leadership Studies and is the Program Coordinator for Moody Theological Seminary's new DMin Program. Her work focuses on the intersections of theology of suffering, Old Testament, and Homiletics.

Professor Zimmerman's academic interests include Psalms, Old Testament Studies, Homiletics, Hermeneutics, Cultural Engagement, Greek Grammar, and Missiology. She is a devoted Minnesota Vikings, MN Wild, and MN Twins fan. A second-degree black belt in Kung Fu, Professor Zimmerman spends free time seeking adventures kayaking, camping, cycling, hiking, cross country skiing, or learning a new extreme sport.

Book Chapters: 

"Habakkuk," "1 Thessalonians," and "2 Thessalonians" in The Big Idea Companion for Preaching and Teaching: A Guide from Genesis to Revelation, ed. Matthew D. Kim and Scott M. Gibson (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2021). 

Articles and Book Reviews: 

Review of Torah Old and New by Ben Witherington, BBR 29, no. 4 (2019): 539-542. 

"No Longer Second Class Sermons: Redeeming the Topical Sermon's Reputation through Application," Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society 18, no. 1 (2018): 36-47.