Brandon Hardin

Bio

Dr. Brandon Hardin serves as Dean of the Winters School of Music. A native Mississippian, Dr. Hardin holds a BME from Delta State University, an MM in Conducting from Southern Oregon University, and a Doctor of Educational Ministry in Christian Worship from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

After teaching for several years as a public-school band director, Dr. Hardin was called into vocational worship ministry, where he served local churches in a full-time capacity for over eight years. He was then called into higher education, where he taught for 4 ½ years at Blue Mountain Christian University and joined the Winters School of Music faculty in August 2020. Dr. Hardin teaches undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses in worship, directs the Restoration Band, and co-directs the Worship Choir.

In addition to his role at William Carey University, he serves as the worship pastor at Carterville Baptist Church in Petal, MS. Dr. Hardin resides in Hattiesburg, MS with his wife of 22 years, Kristy, and their five children: Norah, Grady, Aubrey, Zeke, and Micah.