Scott Aniol
| Birth Date | March 30, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Dearborn, Michigan |
| Residency | Douglasville, Georgia |
| Occupation(s) | Pastor, author |
| Affiliation(s) | Pray's Mill Baptist Church (elder) G3 Ministries (president) |
| Spouse(s) | Becky Aniol (m. June 19, 2004) |
| Children | 2 sons, 2 daughters |
| Website | ScottAniol.com |
Dr. Scott M. Aniol is a Christian pastor, author, and the editor-in-chief and current president of G3 Ministries. He is currently an elder of Pray's Mill Baptist Church in Douglasville, Georgia and was ordained to the eldership on September 10, 2023.[1]
Biography
Aniol has served as an elder of Pray's Mill Baptist Church in Douglasville, Georgia since September 2023. He has a BMus from Bob Jones University (2003) in Greenville, South Carolina and has also earned MMus degree from Northern Illinois University (2006) in DeKalb, Illinois and a MTS degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (2015) in Forth Worth, Texas. Aniol obtained his PhD in Ministry and Worship at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (2013).
Career
From 2003-2008, Aniol was an associate pastor at First Baptist Church in Rockford, Illinois. In 2008, he founded Religious Affections Ministries and began traveling full-time, speaking in churches, colleges, seminaries, and conferences.
While working on his PhD, Aniol was hired to the faculty of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in the fall of 2012 for the position of Associate Professor and Chair of the Worship Ministry Department. Later in 2022, Aniol joined the faculty of Grace Bible Theological Seminary as professor of Pastoral Ministries.
In September 2021, Aniol joined the staff of G3 Ministries as the editor-in-chief and executive vice-president, and has since published multiple books through G3 Press. Aniol has also contributed a number of online articles to the G3 Blog. Aniol helps oversees (and is often a keynote speaker for) the national and regional conferences that are held by G3 Ministries.
Debate with Shai Linne
Aniol gained notoriety as a critic of Christian hip-hop when he engaged in an extended debate on the subject in 2014 with Christian rapper Shai Linne.
Publications
- Holy Spirit: God of Order (Author)
- Psalms and Hymns to the Living God (Editor)
- Musing on God’s Music: Forming Hearts of Praise with the Psalms (Author)
- Citizens & Exiles: Christian Faithfulness in God's Two Kingdoms (Author)
- Changed from Glory into Glory: The Liturgical Story of the Christian Faith (Author)
- Biblical Foundations of Corporate Worship (Author)
- Let the Little Children Come: Family Worship on Sundays (And the Other Six Days Too) (Author)
- Tune My Heart: Bible Narratives Devotional Guide for Individuals or Families (Author)
- Draw Near: The Heart of Communion with God (Author)
- Hymns to the Living God (Senior Editor)
- By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post Christian Culture (Author)
- A Conservative Christian Declaration (Contributor)
- Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World (Author)
- Worship in Song: A Biblical Approach to Music and Worship (Author)
