Dr. Osborne serves as professor of preaching and pastoral ministry at Southwestern Seminary. Prior to his service at Southwestern he served as a pastor for over forty years in Texas, including over thirty years at Central Baptist Church in Bryan Texas. He has served in numerous denominational roles at the convention, state convention, and local association level including, the president and executive board of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention.

Dr. Osborne’s doctoral dissertation focused on the place and use of humor in Christian Preaching. He also contributes to Preaching Source a resource for the Southwestern Center for Text-Driven Preaching.

He is married to Peggy, and they have two grown children.