Allen Hood (M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary) served on the leadership team at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City from the very beginning. He served as the Associate Director of the IHOPKC Mission Base from 2000-2020 and as the President of the International House of Prayer University from 2003-2016. Allen now resides in Port St. Lucie, FL with his wife Rachel.
In January 2019, Allen founded the Excellencies of Christ Ministries, which exists to proclaim the excellencies of Christ to the ends of the earth and to disciple the body of Christ through prayer, preaching, creative resources, and the building up of the local church.
Allen also regularly travels, ministers, and consults with various ministries, local churches, and houses of prayer around the world.