Richard E. Buckner is the ministry product line editor of Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City. He has held this position for ten years, prior to which he served as the book coordinator and copy editor for Beacon Hill. Richard holds a BA and MA in religion from Southern Nazarene University and an MDiv from Nazarene Theological Seminary, where he served as reader for the professor of Christian history and graduated summa cum laude. He has edited numerous books for pastors and church ministries, including several textbooks.