Joe Crider is the Dean of the School of Church Music and Worship and the James C. McKinney Chair Church Music and Worship at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. With 35 years of ministry and academic experience, Dr. Crider is a frequent speaker and clinician at worship conferences and churches. His passion is in the area of worship theology and the practical methodology of designing and leading corporate worship on a weekly basis. In the fall of 2021, Seminary Hill Press released Crider’s book called Scripture Guided Worship: A Call to Pastors and Worship Leaders. Joe and Amy have been married 39 years and have four children and six grandchildren.