William Powell Tuck, a native of Virginia, has served as a pastor in Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Louisiana, and as a seminary professor, adjunct college professor and an intentional interim pastor. He is the author of 30 books. He was given an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from the University of Richmond and in 1997 he received the Pastor of the Year award from the Academy of Parish Clergy. He and his wife, Emily Campbell, are the parents of 2 children and 5 grandchildren and live in Midlothian Virginia.