Dr. Rick Blackwood (DMin, Grace Theological Seminary; EdD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as the Lead Pastor of the multi-site Christ Fellowship in Miami, Florida, a large and growing multicultural congregation comprised of more than seventy nationalities. His book, The Power of Multisensory Preaching and Teaching, is a Preaching magazine Book of the Year winner. Rick and his wife, Rhonda, have two daughters.