Chris Shirley, Ph.D., is on faculty at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, teaching in the areas of discipleship, Christian formation, and family studies. Dr. Shirley has also served for over 20 years in Christian camping and local churches in North Carolina and Texas. Jeff Manning, D.Min. Expository Preaching, M.Div., B.A. in Bible and Pastoral Training, is an adjunct professor at Welch College and pastor at Unity Church in Greenville, North Carolina for over 30 years. He and his wife Jennifer have three children and two grandchildren. Mike Trimble, M.Div., has pastored Kirby Church, Michigan, for over 28 years and has also served in North Carolina and Kentucky and taught at various mission points in the world. He is married to Terry and they have three sons and three grandchildren. Jeff Blair, D.Min. New Testament Context; M.Div.; B.A. in Theology, is the husband of Jennie and father of Keith, Jackson, and Julia Blair. He has been pastor of Locust Grove FWBC in Oklahoma since 2002. Danny Baer, Ph.D. Educational Technology, M.A. in School Administration, BS in Math Education, has ministered in Ohio, Virginia, and North Carolina. Danny and his wife Debbie have four children and six grandchildren. Doug Carey is the pastor of Crossroads Free Will Baptist Church in Jenks, Oklahoma. He has ministered in churches in Florida, Alabama, and Oklahoma.