Jared E. Alcántara, PhD, is the Professor of Preaching, holder of the Paul W. Powell Endowed Chair in Preaching, and Director of the Kyle Lake Center for Effective Preaching at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary in Waco, Texas. He earned his BA from Wheaton College, MDiv from Gordon Connell Theological Seminary, ThM from New College, University of Edinburgh, and his PhD from Princeton Seminary. His recent publications include How to Preach Proverbs, Let the Legends Preach, and The Practices of Christian Preaching. Alcántara is a member of the Academy of Homiletics, the Evangelical Homiletics Society, and the Hispanic Theological Initiative. An ordained Baptist minister, he has also served as a youth pastor, associate pastor, and teaching pastor in Illinois, Massachusetts, Oregon, and New Jersey.