Dr David Allen has spent his life preaching God’s Word and equipping others to do the same. 

He speaks with Mike about the allure and danger of plagiarism for preachers, as well as the true meaning of Text-Driven preaching; how to highlight what a passage actually says and prioritizing the meaning of the passage in our preaching, as well as the vital significance of coaching for preachers.

Dr. Allen serves as distinguished professor of preaching and George W. Truett Chair of Ministry in the School of Theology. He is also the director of the Southwestern Center for Expository Preaching. Throughout his ministry, Dr. Allen has served as senior pastor in two churches and interim pastor in dozens of churches. He has also led over 500 revivals, Bible conferences, and given endowed lectures on preaching at Southwestern Baptist Theology Seminary, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has also served on the boards of several institutions.

Dr. Allen has written numerous journal articles and contributed chapters in multi-author volumes. He is the author of several books and commentaries including, Hebrews, New American Commentary(B&H, 2010), Lukan Authorship of Hebrews (B&H Academic, 2010), 1–3 John: Fellowship in God’s Family, Preaching the Word (Crossway, 2013), The Extent of the Atonement: An Historical and Critical Review (B&H Academic, 2016) and The Atonement: A Biblical, Theological, and Historical Study of the Cross of Christ (B&H Academic, 2019). He is currently working on a commentary on Job in the Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary Series (B&H Academic, forthcoming). He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, Evangelical Homiletics Society, and the Institute for Biblical Research.

Dr. Allen was married to Sherri for 37 years, who died of cancer in 2015. They had four children and five grandchildren. God in his grace brought Kate into his life and they were married in October 2016.

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Why you need to understand Biblical Genre - Kristie Anyabwile : https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2021/10/23/why-you-need-to-understand-literary-genre-kristi-anyabwile 

Mentorship & Meaningful Feedback - Pilgrim Benham https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2019/6/25/episode-53-mentorship-amp-meaningful-feedback

Finding a Mentor, Being a Mentor Panel Discussion: https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2019/2/5/episode-33-finding-a-mentor-being-a-mentor

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