J. D. Payne (Ph.D.,Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as the pastor of churchmultiplication with The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama. Hehas pastored churches in Kentucky and Indiana and served as a seminaryprofessor for a decade. He is the author of several books onmissions. J. D. and his wife, Sarah, live in Birmingham with their threechildren, Hannah, Rachel, and Joel.