Dr. J. B. Hixson is the founder and president of Not By Works Ministries. A pastor, professor, and national conference speaker, Dr. Hixson has authored fourteen books and contributed to many theological journals and other Christian publications. He earned his B.A. from Houston Baptist University; Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary; and Ph.D. from Baptist Bible Seminary.

Some of his books include: Getting the Gospel Wrong: The Evangelical Crisis No One is Talking About; The Gospel Unplugged: Good News Plain and Simple; The Great Last Days Deception: Exposing Satan’s New World Order Agenda; What Lies Ahead: A Biblical Overview of the End Times; Top Ten Reasons Some People Go to Hell; Weekly Words of Life; the NBW Book of Theological Charts, Diagrams, and Illustrations; Freely By His Grace: Classical Grace Theology; Spirit of the Antichrist: The Gathering Cloud of Deception Volume One; Spirit of the Antichrist: The Gathering Cloud of Deception Volume Two;  Spirit of the False Prophet: Rise of the Global Technocracy, and The Great Last Days Apostasy: How the American Church Is Falling Away. When he is not traveling for speaking engagements, he is usually in the pulpit at Plum Creek Chapel in Sedalia, CO where he serves as the Lead Teaching Pastor.

J. B. and his wife Wendy have been married for thirty-three years and have six children and one granddaughter.