Doug Hood, the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, learned from his friend and mentor, Bryant Kirkland, that effective preaching and writing demands careful listening
W. DOUGLAS HOOD, JR. has been the Senior Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Florida since 2012. He holds a Master of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary. He was the 2015 Moderator of the Presbytery of Tropical Florida and was a commissioner to his denomination’s General Assembly in 2014 and 2016. Hood’s sermons and articles have appeared in Lectionary Homiletics, Preaching Great Texts, Biblical Preaching Journal, and Preaching: Word & Witness. Doug is married to Grace, has two children – Nathanael and Rachael – and resides in Boynton Beach, Florida. For more information, visit www.firstdelray.com.