Dr. Strickland is the founder of The Strickland Institute and serves as Associate Professor of Systematic and Contextual Theology & Associate Vice President for Kingdom Diversity Initiatives at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Wake Forest, NC) where he leads the Kingdom Diversity Initiative. His research includes contextual and systematic theology, the African American theological tradition, and the doctrine of vocation. He serves as a diversity consultant, university lecturer, frequent conference speaker, and itinerant preacher.