Lay Institute Leadership

Dr. Terry Hebert

Lay Institute Director

B.A., Christian Heritage College (now San Diego Christian College), 1978
Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 2004
D.Min., Dallas Theological Seminary, 2011

“From the first time I entered one of its classrooms, the Lay Institute (at that time called the Center for Biblical Studies) revolutionized my approach to teaching,” Hebert says. After teaching three Lay Institute courses, Introduction to Theology, Bible Study Methods, and Doctrine of the Trinity, and graduating with a Master of Theology degree from DTS, Hebert joined the Lay Institute leadership team as Assistant Director in July 2004. DTS promoted him to Lay Institute Director in July 2007. Raised in Houston, Hebert and his wife, Nancy, now live in Dallas. The seventeen years Hebert spent working in technology business development and as a corporate instructor and mentor in sales, field marketing, and sales management have equipped him for his duties at the Lay Institute. Those duties include the daily operations of instructor recruiting, training, and evaluation, plus Lay Institute promotion, fiscal management, and student relations. For Hebert, the Lay Institute has a two-fold value: “First, we prepare DTS students to become instructors who can organize and teach Bible and theology courses in an intercultural context, and, second, through our courses and instructors, we help those from the north Texas community who wish to grow in faith and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Dr. George Hillman Jr.

Assistant Professor in Spiritual Formation and Leadership
Lay Institute Faculty Advisor

B.S., Texas A&M University, 1990
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1994
Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2004

A Texas native, Dr. George Hillman Jr. grew up in Denton and currently resides just north of Dallas in Frisco with his wife Jana and daughter Katherine. He enjoys traveling, reading, outdoor sports, and football, and cheers on his alma mater Texas A&M along with the University of Georgia. Dr. Hillman, who can juggle, now does so as internship director and professor of Spiritual Formation and Leadership at DTS and as Lay Institute Faculty Advisor. He brings to the table ten years of ministry experience, including a local pastorate of spiritual development. Advising the Lay Institute is a natural extension of his passion for leadership development and discipleship as he strives for the Lay Institute “to continue to be one of the premier non-degree and non-accredited, personal faith enrichment institutes in the country.”