Charles Ramsey

A two-time Baylor graduate, Dr. Charley Ramsey earned his B.A. as a University Scholar in 1997 and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He continued at Baylor, earning his M.A. in the History of Religions, in 2000. He also holds a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Birmingham (UK), with additional graduate work in religion, history and poverty reduction from the University of London, Fuller Theological Seminary and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Ramsey was ordained to the Gospel ministry in 2000 at Staples Mill Road Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, and was reaffirmed in 2017 at Highland Baptist Church in Waco.

Dr. Ramsey’s ministry and academic career spans more than two decades, and it includes global mission leadership, interfaith scholarship and faculty appointments in the U.S. and South Asia. He brings a depth of experience in pastoral care, spiritual formation and cross-cultural engagement and continues to shape faith-based communities through teaching, mentoring and leadership.

Since 2021, Dr. Ramsey has served as associate University Chaplain and director of campus ministries and church connections, where he nurtured the spiritual and missional life among students in more than 40 campus ministries and the broad range of churches represented in the Baylor community. From 2017 to 2021, he was director of Baptist Student Ministries at Baylor, providing pastoral services to the community of ministers and student leaders and fostering a faith formative environment that ranged from chapels and mission trips to programs and campus-wide events like the National Collegiate Day of Prayer.