Daniel I. Block
Daniel I. Block, Ph.D., University of Liverpool, England, is Associate Dean and occupies the John R. Sampey Professor of Old Testament Interpretation chair at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr. Block is the author of numerous articles in Old Testament texts and subjects. His most significant publications include a major two-volume commentary on The Book of Ezekiel and a commentary on Judges and Ruth. Dr. Block is currently working on a commentary on Deuteronomy, scheduled to be published soon, and a book on worship, For the Glory of God: A Biblical Theology of Worship. He is an active member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Institute of Biblical Research, and the Society of Biblical Literature.

Ordained to the ministry by the Baptist General Conference, Dr. Block has served as Interim Preaching Pastor of numerous churches–Baptist General Conference, Evangelical Covenant, Evangelical Free, Independent, and Southern Baptist. He lectures and preaches frequently at Bible conferences and spiritual retreats.

He and his wife are both natives of Saskatchewan, Canada, and have two children and four grandchildren.

Robert Smith, Jr
Robert Smith, Jr. , Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, serves as Professor of Christian Preaching at Beeson Divinity School. Previously he served as the Carl E. Bates Associate Professor of Christian Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

A popular teacher and preacher, he received Southern’s 1996 Findley B. Edge Award for Teaching Excellence. An ordained Baptist minister, he served as pastor of the New Mission Missionary Baptist Church for twenty years before returning to complete his Ph.D. He is also the author of a study of Christian ministry in the African-American church, Preparing For Christian Ministry, and co-editor of A Mighty Long Journey. His research interests include the place of passion in preaching, the literary history of African- American preaching, Christological preaching, and theologies of preaching. At Beeson, Smith teaches Christian Preaching and other electives in homiletics.

He and his wife, Wanda, are the parents of four adult children.

Osborne's areas of expertise include the Gospels, hermeneutics, and the book of Revelation. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Evangelical Theological Society, Tyndale Fellowship, and the American College of Biblical Theologians.

Osborne pastored churches in Ohio and Illinois and is a popular speaker at pastors’ conferences in the U.S. as well as in Hong Kong and Korea.

Osborne's published works include The Resurrection Narratives and The Hermeneutical Spiral: A Comprehensive Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. He has also co-authored Handbook for Bible Study and The Bible in the Churches. His articles have appeared in periodicals such as Christianity Today and Evangelical Quarterly. Osborne is editor of the IVP New Testament Commentary series and the Life Application Bible Commentary.

Osborne, his wife, Nancy and two children reside in Libertyville, Illinois.

Sanders Lane Willson
Sanders L. “Sandy” Willson, D.D. from Crichton College, is Senior Minister of Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee. Prior to this position, he served as the Senior Pastor of Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church and Memorial Presbyterian Church in Elizabethton, Tennessee.

Reverend Willson and his wife, Allison are committed to the health and growth of the local church and its leaders. For many years, they have had interest in mobilizing the local church for home and world missions and have ministered together with various ministries around the world. Reverend Willson has also spearheaded church planting efforts in Memphis and in North America.

Each Sunday Reverend Willson’s morning sermons are telecast on WREG-TV Channel 3 in Memphis at 10 a.m. and broadcast live on AM 1210. He teaches “Amen” Bible Study, 6:30 a.m. weekly men’s Bible study, which is open to the Memphis community.

The Willsons have five children.