J.D. Greear

J.D. Greear, Ph.D. is the Lead Pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, NC. He completed his doctoral work in Christian and Islamic theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Greear's leadership at The Summit Church is characterized by a strong vision for church planting, with a goal to establish 1,000 churches by 2040.

The church has already planted 11 churches and has multiple church planting teams deployed globally.

Greear's academic background and pastoral experience inform his writing, which seeks to make complex theological concepts accessible to a broad Christian audience.