Brandon J. O'Brien (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is assistant professor of Christian Theology at Ouachita Baptist University and director of OBU at New Life Church (Conway, Arkansas). He has published in Leadership Journal, Christianity Today, Relevant, and the Out of Ur blog and has been interviewed by and quoted in USA Today and other national newspapers. He is author of The Strategically Small Church (Bethany House, 2010) and co-author, with Randy Richards, of Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible (IVP 2012).He has a wide range of interests, but Brandon's primary goals in writing are to help Christians better understand the Scriptures, themselves, and their place in God's mission in the world. He has spoken to groups of pastors and lay leaders on issues ranging from small-church ministry to national trends in religion and in a variety of formats, from pastors retreats to writing seminars.