Colin Smith is Senior Pastor of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church, a multi-site church located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, president of Unlocking the Bible and Chairman of The Orchard Network whose purpose is to grow gospel leaders and churches. Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland he trained at the London School of Theology where he earned the degrees of Bachelor of Theology and Master of Philosophy. Before coming to the states in 1996, Colin served as Senior Pastor of the Enfield Evangelical Free Church in London. He is the author of several books including, Momentum: Pursuing God’s Blessings through the Beatitudes, Heaven- How I Got Here, Jonah, The Unlocking the Bible Devotional, 10 Keys for Unlocking the Bible, The 10 Greatest Struggles of Your Life, as well as others. His preaching ministry is shared around the world through the daily radio program, Unlocking the Bible and through the website, UnlockingtheBible.org. Colin & his wife, Karen, reside in Arlington Heights, Illinois and have two married sons and four granddaughters. |
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Paul Martin Paul Martin is the senior pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, Ontario. After leading the plant in 2000, he was involved in helping three other churches start in the city. He hopes to be involved in launching many more. His passion for training leaders has led him to teach at local seminaries, as well as oversee a long-standing mentoring program for potential future pastors. His love for the kind of Gospel cooperation modelled by his hero, George Whitefield, inspired his work with the Grace Connexion, the Hogtown Baptist Pastors’ Fellowship, the Toronto Gospel Alliance, 9Marks, and The Gospel Coalition - Ontario Chapter. His zeal for the preaching of God’s Word has led to work with The Charles Simeon Trust. His affection for the disabled community, especially after disability entered his family through his son, has given him opportunities to speak for The Elisha Foundation and the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. It also prompted his zeal to protect the unborn and work closely with a local pregnancy care centre. He has been married to Susan for more than twenty-five years and loves to spend time with her and their four children. Sadly, he is a pathetically loyal fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs and remembers well the last time they won the Stanley Cup. He was 10 months old. | |
Tim Challies is a Christian, a husband to Aileen and a father to three children aged 10 to 16. He worships and serves as a pastor at Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, Ontario, where he primarily gives attention to mentoring and discipleship. He is a book reviewer for WORLD magazine, co-founder of Cruciform Press, and has written several books including The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment, The Next Story, Visual Theology and Do More Better. He writes daily at www.challies.com. |
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Pat Sczebel is lead pastor at Crossway Church in Surrey BC. He has served on staff for 19 years and in various roles. He initially planted the church and then served alongside other men that led the church. in July 2016 Pat resumed the role of lead pastor.
He has been married to his best friend, Cherry for 31 years. He has with three biological children, all married, and two grand babies. He still has 2 adopted and fosters 3 children at home.
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Kimberly Wagner is the author of Fierce Women: The Power of a Soft Warrior and coauthor (with her husband) of the companion volume for husbands: Men Who Love Fierce Women. You may have heard her on the Focus on the Family or Revive Our Hearts radio programs. Kim frequently speaks at women’s events as well as marriage conferences with her husband. She loves connecting with women through her (almost) daily blog: kimberlywagner.org where you’ll find several marriage videos and other free resources. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @kimberlywagner7. |
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Paula Marsteller is the Writing & Editorial Manager for Revive Our Hearts and the author of Confessions of a Boy-Crazy Girl: On Her Journey from Neediness to Freedom. There's nothing she loves to share more than the gospel-centered truths that have so transformed her own life: what it means on a daily basis to be "dead to sin, alive to God, and in Christ Jesus." Paula and her husband, Trevor, live in New York, where they'll be joined in late May by a baby boy. |
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Aileen Challies is a wife to Tim and a mother to Nick, Abby, and Michaela. She worships and serves at Grace Fellowship Church where she leads or participates in several ministry and mentorship programs.
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