Daniel L. Akin is the president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He holds a Ph.D. in Humanities from the University of Texas at Arlington and is the author or editor of numerous books and Bible commentaries including Theology for the Church and the New American Commentary on1, 2, and 3 John. He is also the co-author of Pastoral Theology: Theological Foundations for Who a Pastor Is and What He Does.J. Josh Smith is the senior pastor of Prince Avenue Baptist Church in Bogart, Georgia. He earned his Doctor of Ministries in expository preaching from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and is the author of Preaching for a Verdict.
