Richard Rogers (1936-2000) was born in Dallas, Texas. He was educated at Abilene Christian University, and Florida Christian College.He was an avid reader, a diligent student of the Bible, and authored some twenty teaching workbooks and published outlines. Richard was well-known as a gifted evangelist, teacher, and lectureship speaker. Until his death he was in great demand as a missionary encourager and world evangelist. He taught for more than three decades at Sunset International Bible Institute, assisting in the training of thousands of preachers and missionaries. Richard mentored church planting teams in California, Mexico, Thailand, and the Philippines. During his ministry career, he also preached for local congregations at Blue Ridge, Azle, and Midland, Texas as well as the Sunset Church of Christ in Lubbock, Texas.

Speaking appointments took him to forty states and thirty foreign countries and to many Christian university campuses as a teacher and lecturer. He was also a frequent speaker at soul-winning workshops and lectueships across the nation. Richard can still be heard proclaiming the word of God via hundreds of audio and video sermons and lessons available through Sunset External Studies and in the Sunset Digital Library mobile app. Richard and his wife Barbara were blessed with four children and many grandchildren.