David Helm, along with Arthur Jackson, serves as Lead Pastor of Hyde Park Congregation. In addition to serving the South Side congregation, David is Chairman of The Charles Simeon Trust, a ministry devoted to equipping men in expository preaching. A graduate of Wheaton College and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, David is ordained in the PCA and serves on the council of The Gospel Coalition. He authored I, II Peter and Jude in Crossway’s Preaching the Word series, and contributed to Preach the Word: Essays in Expository Preaching in Honor of Kent Hughes. In addition, David has written The Big Picture Story Bible, One to One Bible Reading and The Genesis Factor (the latter with Jon Dennis). His book on preaching is titled Expositional Preaching: How we speak God’s Word Today. David and his wife, Lisa, have five children (Noah, Joanna, who is married to Ben Panner, Baxter, Silas and Mariah) and reside in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
