Robert Falconer was born and raised in South Africa and is a theologian who holds degrees in architecture and theology. Following periods of practicing architecture in Scotland and South Africa, he and his wife spent time working as missionaries in Kenya before returning to make their home back in South Africa.

Robert is the Head of Student Research at the South African Theological Seminary and has a wide range of research interests and ideas, which he shares with laypeople through his blogs, sermons, and books, in addition to publishing academic papers.

Robert lives in St Francis Bay, South Africa, with his wife Catherine and their sons Ezekiel and Gabriel.