Chad Brand is a preacher and theologian from Monterey, TN. He taught theology, Bible, and church history at 

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary for eighteen years. Prior to that he taught at North Greenville University, 

and has also taught at several other Baptist colleges. 

He has pastored three churches and has been interim pastor at thirteen churches. He has published sixteen books, including being the General Editor of The Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, and one of the editors of The Apologetics Study Bible. He is currently writing a daily devotional study on the Sermon on the Mount. He and his wife, Tina, have three grown children and ten grandchildren.