Voddie Tharon Baucham, Jr. (born March 11, 1969) is an American pastor, author, and educator. He holds the position of Head of the Department of Theology at the African Christian University in Lusaka, Zambia
Born in Los Angeles, Baucham studied at New Mexico State University and Rice University, playing soccer as a last resort. He then transferred to Houston Baptist University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree. He went on to earn an M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and D.Min. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Baucham also undertook additional postgraduate research at the University of Oxford. He founded Voddie Baucham Ministries in 1993.
Baucham served as pastor of Grace Family Baptist Church in Spring, Texas (a congregation in the Southern Baptist Convention) until he moved to Zambia in 2015. He is a board member of Founders Ministries