William H. Willimon is a Bishop in The United Methodist Church, currently serving in North Alabama. He is best known as a theologian, writer, former Dean of the Chapel at Duke University, and as one of America's best known preachers.

With his stress on the wisdom of the Church through the centuries, he is sometimes associated with the paleo-orthodox movement. He has also been associated with the narrative theology movement.

He was elected to the episcopacy in 2004 and has written more than 50 books, garnering a reputation as an outstanding preacher, being named in a 1996 Baylor University survey along with Billy Graham as one of the 12 best preachers in the English-speaking world.

Among his more important works are:

• Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry ISBN 0687045320
• Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony (with Stanley Hauerwas) ISBN 0687361591
• Calling & Character: Virtues of the Ordained Life ISBN 0687090334
• Acts in the Interpretation commentary series ISBN 0804231192
• Rekindling the Flame: Strategies for a Vital United Methodism (with Robert L. Wilson) ISBN 0687359325
• "To the Church Called Mainline" in Christianity Today (Oct. 25, 1999 issue)