MICAH T. J. JACKSON is the Bishop John Elbridge Hines Associate Professor of Preaching at Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas, where he has served since 2008. He earned a Master of Divinity degree at Meadville-Lombard Theological School, a Master of Theological Studies in Preaching at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, and a doctoral degree in homiletics at the Graduate Theological Union. He is a member of the Academy of Homiletics, has presented at their annual meeting, and was a 2017 featured speaker at the Festival of Homiletics. He is a founding partner of Backstory Preaching, a source of online continuing education for preachers.