Brian Harvey

Dr. Brian Harvey serves as Director of the Center for Chaplaincy at Liberty University, where he equips and mentors the next generation of chaplains and ministry leaders. A retired U.S. Army Chaplain with more than 25 years of military service, he began his military career as an enlisted Infantryman, completed two combat deployments to Iraq, and attained the rank of Staff Sergeant before receiving a direct commission as a Chaplain. During his chaplaincy career, he served in numerous leadership positions within the Virginia Army National Guard, including Battalion Chaplain, Brigade Chaplain, and Deputy Division Chaplain for the 29th Infantry Division. He also deployed to Kosovo as the Regional Command-East Command Chaplain and to support humanitarian operations after Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Dr. Harvey earned a Bachelor of Science from North Carolina State University (1999), a Master of Divinity from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (2014), and a Doctor of Ministry in Chaplaincy from Liberty University’s John W. Rawlings School of Divinity (2021), graduating with High Distinction from both programs. In addition to his administrative leadership, he serves as an adjunct professor at Liberty University’s Rawlings School of Divinity, where he teaches and develops courses in chaplaincy, leadership, evangelism, ethics, resilience, and practical theology.

Beyond his military and academic service, Dr. Harvey has served for many years as an on-call police chaplain and remains actively involved in local church ministry. He and his wife, Kendra, live in Bedford, Virginia, and are blessed with six children: Samantha, Jacob, Bethany, Briar, Fletcher, and Aleaxis. Their family has been one of God’s greatest gifts and most important ministries. Brian and Kendra are active members of Thomas Road Baptist Church, where they continue to invest in discipleship, service, and Gospel ministry.