Who Was Voddie Baucham? Remembering the Pastor and Author Who Died at 56

Liputan6.com, Jakarta Voddie Baucham, a prominent American pastor, author, and educator passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2025, at the age of 56.

Voddie Baucham died after experiencing an unspecified "medical emergency" described by his family and Founders Ministries, which first announced the news on social media.

Baucham had a history of serious heart problems that threatened his life in early 2021.

His health had been a source of public concern for the past few years.

He was known for his contributions to cultural apologetics, biblical male leadership, and family discipleship, as well as for his writings that frequently sparked widespread discussion among evangelical Christians.

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Voddie Baucham was confirmed to have passed away on September 25, 2025, at the age of 56.

The sad news was announced via social media by Founders Ministries, an organization for which he served as a board member.

The specific cause of death was described as an "emergency medical incident," but further details have not been released.

Earlier in 2021, Voddie Baucham faced a very critical health condition.

He was diagnosed with severe heart failure and even stated that he was "just an hour away from death" before finally receiving intensive care at the Mayo Clinic in Florida.

He subsequently underwent quadruple bypass surgery to address his heart condition, a process he had been working on for the past decade.

In February 2021, Baucham described severe symptoms such as feeling "like he was being waterboarded every two or three minutes," as well as experiencing extreme fatigue and shortness of breath.

His trip to the US from Zambia to receive treatment was delayed due to flight cancellations and bad weather.

We are saddened to inform friends that our dear brother, Voddie Baucham, Jr., has left the land of the dying and entered the land of the living. Earlier today, after suffering an emergency medical incident, he entered into his rest and the immediate presence of the Savior whom he… pic.twitter.com/mwVSAS55E8

— Founders Seminary (@FoundersSem) September 25, 2025

Voddie Tharon Baucham, Jr. was born on March 11, 1969, in Los Angeles, California, USA.

He was raised in a non-Christian household by a single parent and only came to the Gospel while pursuing higher education.

Baucham is the husband of Bridget Linette Baucham, the father of nine children, and the grandfather of three.

He and his wife are known as committed home educators, African-Americans, and practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

He attended New Mexico State University and Rice University, where he also played soccer.

He later earned a B.A. from Houston Baptist University, an M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a D.Min. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Baucham also pursued additional graduate studies at the University of Oxford.

His pastoral and educational career began with the founding of Voddie Baucham Ministries in 1993.

He served as pastor of Grace Family Baptist Church in Spring, Texas, before moving to Zambia in 2015 and he served for nine years as Dean of Theology at African Christian University in Lusaka.

In January 2025, just before his death, Voddie Baucham was announced as a founding faculty member of Founders Seminary in Cape Coral, Florida.

He was also a board member of Founders Ministries.

Voddie Baucham is widely known for his strong teachings on cultural apologetics, biblical male leadership, and family discipleship.

These views are often conveyed through sermons, seminars, and books.

One of his most well-known works is "Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe."

This book sparked a heated debate among evangelical Christians about the church's position on social justice issues and Critical Race Theory, placing Voddie Baucham at the forefront of these discussions.

Baucham is also a believer in biblical patriarchy, a view he detailed in his 2009 book, "What He Must Be: If He Wants to Marry My Daughter."

In August 2021, Voddie Baucham was accused of plagiarizing portions of his book and fabricating a quote attributed to Richard Delgado.

His publisher, Salem Books, denied the plagiarism claims, citing stylistic issues, while Delgado himself denied ever making the quote.

In March 2022, Baucham confirmed that he had been asked to accept the nomination for president of the Southern Baptist Convention, despite initially doubting his qualifications as a missionary abroad.

That same year, he received the Boniface Award from the Association of Classical Christian Schools, an award given to "public figures who have faithfully defended Christian truth, beauty, and goodness with grace."