He is the author of Persecution and Cosmic Conflict and The Bible Guidebook. With his wife, Stacy Leigh, he founded Gospel Life in 2016 to equip pastors in Malawi, where they served as missionaries from 2018 to 2024; he continues as president of its board. Dr. Hutchens holds a Ph.D. in Biblical Theology from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife have five children.