Education:

• Union des Universities Privées d’Haïti, DHon
• Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, DMin
• Université d’Ottawa, BA and MA
• University of Michigan, BA

Teaching Career:

• Professor of Urban Ministry and Patristic Studies, Faculté Théologique Évangélique in Montreal (1984-2004)
• Part-time professor of Urban Ministry and Spirituality, École de Théologie Évangélique de Montréal (1984–2007)
• Professor, Institut de Théologie pour la Francophonie
• Instructor, Farel Institute in Québec, McGill University, Bakke Graduate University, and the Institut des Études Bibliques in British Columbia
• Regular visiting professor, Université Chrétienne du Nord d’Haïti in Limbé, Haiti
• Professor at various schools throughout Canada
• Occasional teacher at schools in Africa and Europe

Other Career Highlights:

• Executive Director, Christian Direction
• Pastoral ministry in Montreal
• Chairperson, Board of Directors of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities (1990-1992)
• Board of Directors of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities
• Board of Directors of World Vision
• Board of Directors for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship of Canada
• Regional and National Director of Campus Crusade for Christ
• Senior associate for urban mission, Lausanne Committee on World Evangelization
• Editor of the periodical The Gospel and Urbanization

Publications:

• Numerous articles on contextualization, church planting, and urban ministry in educational and missiological journals and magazines
• Authored the book Following Jesus: God Invites Us into Transforming Discipleship, which has been published in English, French, and Spanish
• Co-authored the books Espoir pour la ville, Dieu dans la cité(Hope for the City, God in the City) and L’histoire du protestantisme au Québec depuis 1960 (The History of Protestantism in Quebec Since 1960)
• Editor of additional books, including The Gospel and Urbanization

Elisabeth Selzer is the President and CEO of The Mentor Leadership Team. She received her B.A. in psychology and speech communication from Denver University, a M.A. in counseling from Grace University, a M.Div. from Denver Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Education (emphasis in training/performance) from Capella University.

As the President and CEO of The Mentor Leadership Team (2010–present), Dr. Elisabeth Selzer is a key leader in Christianity today. As the head of The Mentor Leadership Team, she dedicates her time to equipping and helping leaders to develop their spheres of influence while addressing the challenges posed by differences in generational, gender and global reach. She is also very influential in the ministry Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) International, where she helps to oversee a Christian ministry devoted to meeting the needs of mothers from conception through kindergarten and to assisting them in their growth as mothers and leaders for Jesus Christ. From 2005–2010, Dr. Selzer was the Director of Leadership Development & Events where she coordinated a training program for more than 30,000 leaders who were impacting their communities for good. Her skills as an effective communicator, mobilizer, and mentorship proponent have been utilized by organizations such as NASA, ConocoPhillips, and the Eglin Air Force Base. Internationally, she speaks at conferences across the globe where she advocates for solid Christian leadership training.

Dr. Selzer’s influence in higher academia and local church ministry is also widely recognized. She is currently an Adjunct Professor at Denver Seminary (2008–present) and Colorado Christian University (2005–present). At Denver Seminary she teaches courses in leadership through hands-on transformational principles designed to impact her students’ lives and ministries. While at Colorado Christian University, she instructs students in Leadership, Business Management, and Theology and uses Scripture and multiple learning styles to integrate the Bible into workplace settings. Prior to her current positions, she was a Professor in Christian Leadership at Grace University in Omaha, Nebraska (2004–2008) and a Professor in Theology at Creighton University from 2002–2004. Dr. Selzer’s ministry career also includes work in church settings. She was a youth ministry leader at both Grace Chapel (1999–2000) and Colorado Community Church (1994–1996) and held the position of Women’s Ministry Leader at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Omaha from (1999–2000).

In addition to her work in leadership development and teacher in higher academia, Dr. Selzer is also a published writer. Since 2006, she has penned various articles on mentoring and leadership for both MOPS International and ICMN’s Websites. She has also written for the Leadership Journal of Christianity Today International and for the Christian Leadership Association. She has also published numerous submissions to Fulfill, a Christian women’s leadership magazine.

Dr. Michael E. Wittmer is Professor of Systematic Theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, MI, where he has impacted students through his unique and fresh approach to church history and Christian theology. He earned his B.A. at Cedarville University, an M.A. from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Calvin Theological Seminary. He has also done graduate studies at Dallas Theological Seminary.

At Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, Dr. Wittmer challenges the hearts and minds of students as he introduces historically rooted, orthodox teachings through current modern-day terminology. Since beginning as a Professor with GRTS in 1996, Dr. Wittmer’s perspicuous ability to expose the Scriptures has earned the respect of colleagues and students alike through his courses on the thought of Augustine, John Calvin, and Karl Barth, among others. Moreover, his reputation as a Christian scholar has continued to grow in greater academia as he has published works and taken over as the Director of the Center for Christian Worldview through GRTS (2003–present). In addition to teaching at GRTS, Dr. Wittmer is also a visiting professor of Systematic Theology at Asia Baptist Theological Seminary in Singapore (2000–present) where he uses his training in missions to contextualize the gospel and impact Asian leaders for work in kingdom-oriented ministry. He has also been involved with Cornerstone University, Calvin College, and Dallas Baptist University in various capacities.

In addition to teaching, Dr. Wittmer has been an interim pastor in Michigan and Ohio since 1995. He continually serves as a pulpit supply preacher and has held pastorates at more than a handful of churches in West Michigan. A strong advocate for all believers to grasp and appreciate theology, Dr. Wittmer has led dozens of sessions on topics such as Biblical Worldview and the Trinity and has presented a seminar on the meaning of a Christian Worldview called “What It’s All About,” at hundreds of churches, schools, and missions organizations across the Midwest since 2004. An active member of the Evangelical Theological Society, Dr. Wittmer has presented papers at several conferences in addition to being the keynote speaker at various colleges and for several parachurch groups. Internationally, Dr. Wittmer’s career began just out of college. From 1990–1992, he was an English instructor at the People’s University in Beijing, China, where he taught English during the day and ministered to students at night.

Dr. Wittmer has penned several books, articles, and book reviews and is a frequent reviewer for The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society and The Calvin Theological Journal. He contributed a chapter to The Image of God in the Human Body: Essays on Christianity and Sports called “A Christian Perspective on Sport” in addition to publishing his first book Heaven Is a Place on Earth: Why Everything You Do Matters to God (Zondervan, 2004). His most recent work, Don’t Stop Believing: Why Living Like Jesus Is Not Enough, melds together theology and praxis while stressing the importance of practical theology.

Education:

• University of North Texas, PhD
• Dallas Theological Seminary, ThM
• State University of New York at Buffalo, BS

Teaching Career:

• Professor, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (1995-2002)
• Director of Supervised Ministries, responsible for the Field Education and Internship program, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
• Professor, Moody Bible Institute (1991-1995)
• Supervisor of Master of Ministry Field Projects, Moody Bible Institute
• Professor, Dallas Theological Seminary (1982-1992) – oversaw the Doctor of Ministry Program
• Adjunct professor, Singapore Bible College (2000)
• Professor, International Christian Graduate University (summer 1983)
• Lecturer at international schools

Other Career Highlights:

• Ordained pastor with a special focus on Chinese congregations
• Extensive experience in counseling, discipleship, and preaching
• Pastor of two separate Chinese congregations in Illinois where he worked with both Cantonese and Mandarin believers
• Campus Crusade for Christ (1973-1982)
• Member of the Evangelical Association of Theological Field Educators
• Trainer for the Billy Graham Advanced School of Evangelism
• Consultant for numerous institutions, including Beeson Divinity School, Fuller Theological Seminary, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Talbot Seminary, University of North Texas, and Westminster Theological Seminary
• Member of numerous professional societies, including the Evangelical Theological Society and the Chinese Pastors Association
• Regular presenter at seminars across the United States and abroad

Publications:

• Numerous books, including Illustrations for Biblical Preaching andGreen’s Filing Systems: For Pastor’s and Christian Workers
• Numerous journal articles
• Contributor to the Leadership Handbooks of Practical Theology, Volume II

Philip Yancey is a distinguished Christian author and speaker who has impacted millions of people worldwide. He holds M.A. degrees in Communications and English from the graduate school of Wheaton College and from the University of Chicago.

Philip Yancey has cemented himself as one of the gentle giants of the Christian faith through the various articles and books he has penned over the past four decades. Admired by U.S. Presidents and endorsed by leaders such as Chuck Colson, Paul Harvey, J.I. Packer, Chuck Swindoll, and Rick Warren, Yancey’s hope-filled words touch the deepest parts of the human heart while speaking deep theological truths that comfort and challenge. Billy Graham noted, “There is no writer in the evangelical world that I admire and appreciate more.” Among the institutions where he has lectured or spoken are Calvin College, Colorado Christian University, Gordon College, Seattle Pacific University, Westmont College, Wheaton College, and Whitworth College. Furthermore, Yancey taught an adult education class for 8 years at LaSalle Street Church in Chicago.

Yancey is a prolific writer, influential editor, and renowned speaker. From 1971–1978, he was an editor and then publisher for Campus Life, a sister publication of Christianity Today. In 1978, he launched his career as a full-time writer. He became a journalist for various publications including Christian Century, Publisher’s Weekly, Reader’s Digest, and The Saturday Evening Post. Shortly thereafter, he also began serving as an editor and writer for Christianity Today, a position he still holds today as Editor-at-Large. As a speaker, he has traveled to every continent except Antarctica and ministers with several parachurch organizations including trips in recent years to Brazil, China, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Poland, and South Africa. He also records various television and radio programs including RBC Ministries’ broadcast Discover the Word.

Still, it is through his award-winning books that Yancey has made the greatest impact. To date, Yancey has penned more than 20 books, 13 of which have won Gold Medallion Awards from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Two of his books, The Jesus I Never Knew (1996) and What’s So Amazing About Grace? (1998) garnered the Book of the Year Award from the Christian Bookstore Managers. Among his most-treasured works are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, a book he co-authored with Dr. Paul Brand; Finding God in Unexpected Places; Reaching for the Invisible God; and The Bible Jesus Read. What Good Is God?, Grace Notes, Soul Survivor, and Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? are among Yancey’s most recent works.

Education:

• Cornell University, PhD
• Columbia University, MA
• Princeton University, BD
• California Institute of Technology, BS
• Columbia Teachers College, TESOL certificate

Teaching Career:

• Chancellor, William Carey International University (1997-2009)
• President, William Carey International University (1990-1997)
• Professor, Fuller Seminary (1966-1976)
• Professor of Anthropology, Landivar University in Guatemala (1961-1966)
• Visiting professor in Guatemala at the Universidad Mariano Galvez, Colegio La Patria, the Instituto Biblico Mam, Seminario Evangelico Presbiteriano, and Interamerican School
• Visiting professor in the United States at Westmont College, Pasadena College, the Summer Institute of Linguistics of the University of Oklahoma, and Nyack Missionary College
• Guest lecturer at hundreds of other institutions around the globe

Other Career Highlights:

• General Director, U.S. Center for World Mission (1976-1990)
• Director, Industrias Técnicas, a technical center for Guatemalan Indian pastors (1958-1966)
• Created the Theological Education by Extension (TEE), an innovative educational program that revolutionized education in the 20^th century and became popular in Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and India
• Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (1974)
• Created the missions training course Perspectives used by Urbana and churches around the world
• Served on numerous educational, theological, and missionary boards across North, Central, and South America
• Missionary in Central America
• Editor, Mission Frontiers magazine
• Time magazine named him one of the 25 most influential Evangelical Christians in the United States

Publications:

• Numerous articles and books, including Frontiers in Mission, Perspectives on the World Christian Movement, andThe 25 Unbelievable Years

Dr. Haddon W. Robinson is the Harold John Ockenga Distinguished Professor of Preaching and the Senior Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He received a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, a M.A. from Southern Methodist University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois.

Over the years, Dr. Robinson has left a lasting imprint on the various schools and ministries he has served. Since 1991, Dr. Robinson has been a preaching giant at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary where he has influenced the seminary’s multiple campuses as the Harold John Ockenga Distinguished Professor of Preaching, the Senior Director of the Doctor of Ministry program, and as the Interim President of Gordon-Conwell. Prior to Gordon-Conwell, Dr. Robinson was the President of Denver Seminary (1979–1991) where he helped forge the school’s tremendous growth. He was also a professor of homiletics at Dallas Theological Seminary for 19 years and taught speech at his alma mater the University of Illinois from 1960–1962. He has also taught, preached, or lectured at churches and campuses on all six continents.

In addition to his work in academia, Dr. Robinson’s influence is globally recognized. Known worldwide as a phenomenal expository preacher, teacher, and communicator of God’s Word, in 1996 he was named one of the 12 most effective preachers in the English-speaking world. He was also given the 2008 Living Legend Award by E. K. Bailey Ministries and was named among Christianity Today International’s Top 25 Most Influential Preachers from 1956–2006. He has been the Director of Dallas Youth for Christ, the General Director of the Christian Medical and Dental Society, and is currently a cohost of the radio program Discover the Word (formerly Radio Bible Class Daily) a worldwide ministry that airs on over 400 stations. He was the President of the Evangelical Theological Society (1984) and has served on the executive committee for that group of Christian scholars for decades.

Dr. Robinson is a prolific writer who has written works for a wide range of publications that include: The American Lutheran Magazine, Bibliotheca Sacra, Christianity Today, Moody Monthly, and Leadership and Decision. He has also edited the Christian Medical Society and the Theological Annual and is currently the editor of PreachingToday.Com. Furthermore, he is a former writer for Our Daily Bread one of the most read devotionals in Christianity today with over 40 million distributed each year. Among the books he has penned are Decision Making By the Book, The Good Shepherd, and What Jesus Said About Successful Living. His most impacting work remains Biblical Preaching, a text used at more than 100 seminaries and Bible colleges in North America and around the world.

Dr. Douglas K. Stuart is Professor of Old Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, where he specializes in Assyrian and Babylonian languages and literature. He received a B.A. from Harvard University, did graduate studies at Yale Divinity School, and earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University.

Since 1971, Dr. Douglas Stuart has been a bedrock in the Old Testament department at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. As Professor of Old Testament, he has introduced thousands of students to the cultures of the Ancient Near East while drawing incredible insights from his extensive linguistic background. He is fluent in several languages and is able to navigate through several others including Arabic, Aramaic, Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Romanian, Syriac, Targumic Aramaic, and Ugaritic. The antithesis of a scholarly curmudgeon, Dr. Stuart’s jovial nature and passion for the historical, prophetic, and poetical books has inspired many students to major in the Old Testament. He has been a visiting professor, guest lecturer, or speaker at several colleges, seminaries, and universities across the United States. Administratively, he has represented Gordon-Conwell as co-chair of the Old Testament Colloquium for the Boston Theological Institute, a consortium of higher education professors around Boston. Furthermore, his impact has been felt internationally, most notably in the ministry work he does among gypsies in Eastern Europe.

In addition to his teaching expertise, Dr. Stuart is highly regarded in the higher academic community as well. He is active in several organizations including The Evangelical Theological Society, the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies, and the Society of Biblical Literature. He offers insights into many radio and television broadcasts and has made appearances in both Mysteries of the Bible and Christianity: The First Thousand Years. Dr. Stuart is also an ordained minister with an Armenian bent who has pastored numerous churches in Massachusettes and New Hampshire including Boxford’s First Congregational Church. He is currently the senior pastor of Linebrook Church in Ipswich, Massachusetts, where he teaches, preaches, and participates in local and global outreach.

Dr. Stuart has published several works. Among his publications are journal articles for Christianity Today, Decision Magazine, the Journal of Biblical Literature, and Hebrew Union College Annual. He has been quoted in other publications as well including Time Magazine. He has also penned several books including Old Testament Exegesis: A Primer for Students and Pastors, Studies in Early Hebrew Meter, and various Bible commentaries including volumes on Hosea, Ezekiel, Malachi, and Jonah. His most bestselling book, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, has been translated into more than 20 languages.

Education:

• Aberdeen University, PhD
• Fuller Theological Seminary, MA
• Bethel College, BA

Teaching Career:

• President and Founder, BiblicalTraining.org
• Vice President of Educational Development, BibleGateway.com
• Professor of New Testament and Director of the Greek program, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
• Professor of New Testament, Azusa Pacific University
• Introductory Greek course used at seminaries and universities around the globe

Other Career Highlights:

• Considered one of the foremost scholars in grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of biblical Greek
• Translation committee, New International Version (NIV) translation of the Bible
• New Testament Chairman of the English Standard Version translation of the Bible
• Active service in various churches
• Extensive work with Christian publishers, including Zondervan Publishing

Publications:

• Numerous Greek language textbooks and tools, including Greek for the Rest of Us, The Pastoral Epistles, and The Morphology of Biblical Greek
• His book Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar (2^nd) won a 2003 Reader’s Preference Editor’s Choice Award in the Sacred Texts category and has been the most-used introductory Greek grammar text in the English-speaking world.

Education:

• Mercy College, LittD
• University of Missouri, PhD
• Concordia Seminary, STM
• Fuller Theological Seminary, MA
• Grace Theological Seminary, MDiv
• Taylor University, BA

Teaching Career:

• Scholar in Residence, Toccoa Falls College (2000-2009)
• Director of Graduate Studies, Toccoa Falls College (1997-2000)
• Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean, Dallas Theological Seminary (1992-1997)
• Chairman and Professor of Christian Education, Dallas Theological Seminary (1982-1992)
• President and Professor, Miami Christian College (1974-1982)
• Professor and Founding Director of the School of Christian Education, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (1970-1974)
• Bible Department Chairman, Registrar, Academic Dean, and Academic Vice President, Calvary Bible College (1960-1969)
• Nearly 50 years of service in higher education

Other Career Highlights:

• Lecturer in more than 1,500 churches worldwide
• Lecturer at more than 40 educational institutions
• Member of various regional boards and national councils
• Editor for the leadership publication The SEAL (Seeking Excellence in Administrative Leadership)
• Worker for the Kansas City Regional Council for Higher Education in the late 1960s
• Minister, holding various pastorates in the 1950s, 1960s and 1980s
• Voice of “Morning Light,” a daily devotional that aired on more than 100 radio stations across the United States (for over 20 years)

Publications:

• Contributor to or editor of 57 books, including Fathering Like a Father,Feeding and Leading, (a book he co-authored with his son), Christian Education: Its History and Philosophy, and Team Leadership in Christian Ministry: Using Multiple Gifts to Build a Unified Vision (perhaps his best-known work)
• Publisher of hundreds of articles for various education and theological journals, including numerous submissions to Bibliotheca Sacra, while submitting hundreds of reviews on various books