Lulie Wallacestarted her career in Charleston, South Carolina, after earning her BA in studio art from the College of Charleston. She has been featured in publications such as Southern Living, Real Simple, Coastal Living, and Better Homes and Gardens. Her work ranges from fine art to textiles, and over the years she has had the opportunity to design collections for companies like Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, and Terrain. Lulie lives in Columbus, Georgia, with her family. Jen Wilkin is a Bible teacher from Dallas, Texas. As an advocate for biblical literacy, she has organized and led studies for women in home, church, and parachurch contexts and authored multiple books, including the best seller Women of the Word. You can find her at JenWilkin.net.
Erika Allen(MA, Wheaton College) is director of Bible editorial for Crossway. She is a contributor to the ESV Student Study Bibleand the ESV Women''s Study Bible. Kristie Anyabwile (MS, North Caolina State University) is a pastor''s wife, mom, Bible teacher and editor of His Testimonies, My Heritage: Women of Color on the Word of God. She works with the Charles Simeon Trust as the Associate Director of Women''s Workshops, training and equipping Bible teachers. She disciples and teaches women in her church, and joyfully supports her husband of 28 years, Thabiti, as he pastors Anacostia River Church in Washington, DC. They have 2 young adult children and one teenager. Brian S. Borgman (DMin, Westminster Seminary California) is the founding pastor of Grace Community Church in Minden, Nevada.
He is the author of My Heart for Thy Cause. He and his wife have three children and live in northwestern Nevada. John D. Currid(PhD, University of Chicago) is the Carl W. McMurray Professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary. Heis currently an adjunct faculty member at the Jerusalem Center for Biblical Studies in Jerusalem, Israel, andserves as project director of the Bethsaida Excavations Project in Israel (1995-present). He lectures and preaches worldwide. Lydia Brownback (MAR, Westminster Theological Seminary) is the author of several books, including the Flourish Bible Study series; Sing a New Song; and the On-the-Go Devotionals for women, and she is passionate about teaching God''s word.
Mike Bullmore (PhD, Northwestern University) serves as the senior pastor of Crossway Community Church in Bristol, Wisconsin. He was formerly professor of homiletics/practical theology and department chair at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Mike lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin, with his wife, Beverly. They have three children. Lauren Chandleris a writer, speaker, singer, and the wife of Matt Chandler, pastor of The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas. Bryan Chapell is a bestselling author of many books, including Christ-Centered Preachingand Holiness by Grace. He is pastor emeritus of the historic Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois; president emeritus of Covenant Theological Seminary; and president of Unlimited Grace Media (unlimitedgrace.com), which broadcasts daily messages of gospel hope in many nations.
CAROL W. CORNISHhas been a biblical counselor for over 20 years and is a regular speaker at women''s seminars, workshops, and retreats. She co-edited and co-authored Women Helping Women, which was a finalist for the Gold Medallion Book Award. Dan Doriani(PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) serves as the vice president of strategic academic projects and professor of theology at Covenant Seminary. He previously served as the senior pastor of Central Presbyterian Church in Clayton, Missouri, and has been involved in several planning and study committees at the presbytery level in both the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC). Dan lives with his wife, Debbie, in Chesterfield, Missouri, and has three grown daughters. Zack Eswine(PhD, Regent University) is the lead pastor at Riverside Church in Webster Groves, Missouri, and the director of homiletics at Covenant Theological Seminary. Zack and his wife, Jessica live in St.
Louis, Missouri, with their three children. For more information, visit ZackEswine.com. Elyse Fitzpatrick (MA, Trinity Theological Seminary) is a counselor, a retreat and conference speaker, and the author of over twenty books, including Because He Loves Me; Comforts from the Cross; and Found in Him. Keri Folmaris a member of the United Christian Church of Dubai, where her husband has been the senior pastor for the last fifteen years. She has three children and is the author of The Good Portion: The Doctrine of Scripture for Every Womanand the Delighting in the Word Bible study series. Gloria Furman (MACE, Dallas Theological Seminary) lives in the Middle East where her husband, Dave, serves as the pastor of Redeemer Church of Dubai. She is the author of many books, including Labor with Hope; Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full; and Glimpses of Grace.
Kristyn Getty is an award-winning singer-songwriter. Her voice is synonymous with hymns, having founded, along with her husband, Keith, the Getty Music Organization, which helps people learn the Bible through hymns to carry for life. Kristyn performs annual shows at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Grand Ole Opry, where she leads the Sing! conference--based on her book by the same name. She is particularly passionate about helping children and families learn their faith through song. Kristyn and Keith are originally from Northern Ireland and now live in Nashville, Tennessee, with their four daughters. Nancy Guthrie teaches the Bible at her home church, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in Franklin, Tennessee, as well as at conferences around the country and internationally, including her Biblical Theology Workshop for Women. She is the author of numerous books and the host of the Help Me Teach the Biblepodcast with the Gospel Coalition. She and her husband founded Respite Retreats for couples who have faced the death of a child and are cohosts of the GriefShare video series.
Susan Huntis the widow of pastor Gene Hunt, a mother, a grandmother, and the former director of women''s ministries for the Presbyterian Church in America. Hunt has written over 20 books, including Spiritual Mothering. Mary A. Kassianis a distinguished professor of women''s studies at the Southern Baptist Seminary, a popular speaker, and an award-winning author. She is the author of several books and Bible studies. Carolyn McCulleyis a speaker, filmmaker, and award-winning author. In 2009, she founded Citygate Films, where she works as a producer, director, and editor. Starr Meadeserved as the director of children''s ministries for ten years at her local church and taught Latin and Bible for eight years at a Christian school.
She is a graduate of Arizona College of the Bible and has authored a number of books. Starr lives in Arizona with her husband, where she currently teaches homeschool students and is mother to three grown children and six grandchildren. Trillia Newbellis the author of numerous books, Bible studies, and children''s books, including God''s Very Good Idea; The Big Wide Welcome; and Creative God, Colorful Us. Newbell is the acquisitions director at Moody Publishers and lives with her husband, Thern, and two children near Nashville, Tennessee. Kathleen Nielson (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is an author and speaker who loves working with women in studying the Scriptures. After directing the Gospel Coalition''s women''s initiatives from 2010-2017, she now serves as senior adviser and book editor for TGC. She and her husband, Niel, make their home partly in Wheaton, Illinois, and partly in Jakarta, Indonesia. They have three sons, two daughters-in-law, and five granddaughters.
Dane C. Ortlund (PhD, Wheaton College) serves as senior pastor of Naperville Presbyterian Church in Naperville, Illinois. He is the author of Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers and Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners. Dane and his wife, Stacey, have five children. Jani Ortlund is a well-known writer and conference speaker. She is the wife of Raymond Ortlund Jr., who is an author, a former seminary professor and pastor, and the president at Renewal Ministries. Jani, a former schoolteacher, holds a master''s degree in education and serves as executive vice president at Renewal Ministries (ortlund.
net). The Ortlunds have four children and fifteen grandchildren. Robert A. Peterson (PhD, Drew University) is a writer and theologian. He taught for many years at various theological seminaries and has written or edited over thirty books. Jenny Salt(MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is the dean of students at Sydney Missionary and Bible College. Sam Storms(PhD, University of Texas at Dallas) has spent more than four decades in ministry as a pastor, professor, and author. He is currently the senior pastor at Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was previously a visiting associate professor of theology at Wheaton College from 2000 to 2004.
He is the founder of Enjoying God Ministries and blogs regularly at SamStorms.org. Joni Eareckson Tadais CEO of Joni and Friends, a global ministry that serves the practical and spiritual needs of people with disabilities. She is also an artist and the author of numerous bestselling books, including Joni; A Place of Healing; and When God Weeps. Joni an.