Richard Blackaby, Ph.D.

Dr. Richard Blackaby is president of Blackaby Ministries International. He has co-authored several books with his father, Dr. Henry Blackaby, including: When God Speaks, Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God’s Agenda, and Hearing God’s Voice. He has also written articles for numerous magazines and journals. He travels internationally, speaking on spiritual leadership and the Christian life. He also works with his father in discipling Christian CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Blackaby served as senior pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada and then as president of the Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary in Cochrane Alberta, Canada for 13 years. He received his M.Div. and Ph.D. in Church History at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and was awarded a Doctor of Divinity by Dallas Baptist University. He and his wife Lisa have three grown children.