Norman Blackaby is a professor at Dallas Baptist University where his primary responsibility is teaching in the PhD program for the Graduate School of Leadership. In addition, he teaches Old Testament courses for the Biblical Studies program at the university. He holds a PhD in biblical backgrounds and archeology. Previously he has served as a senior pastor at two churches and with his father for six years as vice-president of Blackaby Ministries International. In addition, Norman is the coauthor of Experiencing Prayer with Jesus, Encounters with God: Transforming Your Bible Study, Called and Accountable: Discovering Your Place in God's Eternal Purpose, Called and Accountable 52-Week Devotional, and a contributor to The Blackaby Study Bible and the "Encountering Bible Study" series.