5 moving Christian reactions to Voddie Baucham’s death and legacy

3. Ken Ham

Ham, who is president of the Kentucky-based Answers in Genesis, celebrated Baucham’s outsized impact in calling men to lead their families in a biblical way and take charge of their children’s education.

“I was greatly saddened to hear the news that pastor and theologian Voddie Baucham had passed away after an emergency medical incident. Voddie was such a powerful voice for truth, saying the hard things that needed to be said,” Ham began in a statement on Facebook.

“He was a pioneer in challenging men to stand for Christ in leading their families. Voddie encouraged men ferociously to be the head of their homes — and make sure they were fully responsible for not dropping the ball on being the main influence in the life of their children and leading their wives biblically, encouraging them to be the first to apologize to their children/wife for past mistakes,” he continued.

“No other voice had the impact his did to encourage the current generation to home educate their children — that they would know Christ and make him known. Voddie called men to lead in family worship daily within their homes. He was a pioneer in bringing young people back into the churches to sit together as a family and witness their dads worship the Lord.”

Ham said the last time he saw Baucham was just weeks ago at the late John MacArthur’s memorial service in August.

“He stood boldly and loudly on a biblical Genesis understanding that undermining the first book of the Bible undermined the rest of the Bible and biblical authority. He loved the ministry of AiG and was always willing to speak here (last year we hosted an evening with Voddie Baucham, which had over 2,000 registrants, and he was scheduled to speak this spring at our 2026 Answers for Women conference),” Ham explained.

“Voddie encouraged a generation to love children and families, and to be fruitful and multiply. He did all these things while standing against the status quo and was easily one of the most beloved voices of our generation. We loved him dearly.”