Millard J. Erickson (PhD, Northwestern University) has served as a pastor and seminary dean and has taught at several schools, including Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Western Seminary (Portland and San Jose), and Baylor University. He has also held numerous visiting professorships, both in the United States and internationally, and is the author of many books. Erickson lives in Mounds View, Minnesota.
This is one of those ministry books that feels more dated than it really is. The middle sections on how to find and present doctrine were pretty invaluable. The sections on how to do story sermons, etc, not near as much.