David L. Larsen is Professor Emeritus of Preaching at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfied, Illinois. He was educated at Bethel College, Stanford University, Fuller Theological Seminary and North Park Theological Seminary. After serving churches for thirty-two years including historic First Covenant Church in downtown Minneapolis, he came to Trinity in 1981. Now retired after serving as Chairman of the Department of Practical Theology at Trinity, Dr. Larsen continues teaching at master's and doctoral levels, mentoring doctoral students, doing intentional interim pastorates and ministering in Bible conferences in this country and abroad. He and his wife have three married children and six grandchildren.