Jim Shaddix (PhD, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as senior professor of preaching at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, occupying the W. A. Criswell Chair of Expository Preaching, and also serves as senior fellow for the Center for Preaching and Pastoral Leadership. He is the author of several books, including The Passion-Driven Sermon and Decisional Preaching. Jim and his wife, Debra, have three grown children and eleven grandchildren.