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  Alvin Vander Griend

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Alvin Vander Griend
Author
Alvin Vander Griend, author, is an ordained minister in the Christian Reformed Church. He graduated from Calvin College in 1958 and from Calvin Seminary in 1961. He later attended Fuller Theological Seminary where he earned his Doctor of Ministry degree in 1982. In 1996 Alvin became director of HOPE Ministries where he developed Lighthouse resources and provided prayer-evangelism training. Dr. Vander Griend’s best-selling work has been Love to Pray, The Joy of Prayer, Patterns for Prayer, Praying God’s Heart, several prayer-evangelism books and co-authored the popular The Praying Church Sourcebook. Vander Griend co-founded and is currently the co-chairman of the Denominational Prayer Leader’s Network in the U.S. He also serves as a member of America’s National Prayer Committee.
 
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  Ulrich Zwingli

  Theologian
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Ulrich Zwingli
Theologian
Ulrich Zwingli, Theologian, (1484 – 1531) was a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland. He attended the University of Vienna and the University of Basel, a scholarly center of Renaissance humanism. He continued his studies while he served as a pastor in Glarus and later in Einsiedeln, where he was influenced by the writings of Erasmus. In 1519, Zwingli became the Leutpriester (people's priest) of the Grossmünster in Zürich. Zwingli was ordained in Constance, the seat of the local diocese. According to Zwingli, the cornerstone of theology is the Bible. Zwingli appealed to scripture constantly in his writings. A collection of selected works by Zwingli was published in 1995 by the Zwingliverein in collaboration with the Theologischer Verlag Zürich.
 
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  Joni Eareckson Tada

  Speaker
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Joni Eareckson Tada
Speaker
Joni Eareckson Tada, Speaker, is an internationally known artist, vocalist, radio host, an author and an advocate for disabled persons worldwide. She has written several books including Holiness in Hidden Places, Heaven: Your Real Home and The God I Love. Joni founded Wheels for the World, a ministry which involves restoring wheelchairs and distributing them in developing nations. In 1979, Joni began “Joni and Friends Ministries” (JAF Ministries), fulfilling the mandate of Jesus in Luke 14:13,23. “Joni and Friends,” is a daily five-minute radio program reaching over one million listeners a week for hundreds of special need families across the United States. Joni has a heart for people who, like herself, must live with disabilities.
 
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  Richard Foster

  Theologian
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Richard Foster
Theologian
Richard Foster is a Christian theologian and author. He is founder of Renovaré (a Christian nonprofit established in1988 to help people in becoming more like Jesus) and served as its president until 2008; he continues to serve in an advisory role. Foster has been a professor at Friends University and pastor of Evangelical Friends churches. He earned his Doctor of Pastoral Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary and received an honorary doctorate from Houghton College. He is possibly best known for his 1978 book Celebration of Discipline, which sold over one million copies. It was named by Christianity Today as one of the top ten books of the 20^th century.
 
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  Howard Baker

  Professor
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Howard Baker
Professor
Howard Baker, Professor, joined the faculty of Denver Seminary after serving as an adjunct faculty member. Together with Dr. Bruce Demarest in 1999, he began the Seminary’s certificate program in evangelical spiritual guidance. Currently, Howard is the board chair for The Abbey Colorado and on the faculty of the Soul Care Institute. He earned a BA from Texas Christian University, a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary, a Certificate in Spiritual Direction from St. Thomas Seminary, and a D.Min. in Spiritual Direction from Fuller Seminary. Howard has published articles in Discipleship Journal and Kindred Spirit and books which include Soul Keeping and The One True Thing, a contributor to the Renovare Spiritual Formation Bible and to The Transformation of a Man's Heart.
 
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  Eric Liddell

  Missionary Teacher
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Eric Liddell
Missionary Teacher
Eric Liddell (1902 – 1945) was a British Olympic Gold Medalist runner, a Scottish rugby union international player and Christian missionary. He attended the University of Edinburgh. Liddell served as a missionary teacher in additional to competing as a runner in the summer Olympics. Over the years, thousands of people have been inspired not only by Eric’s athletic accomplishment, but also by his integrity, humble service, and faith in Jesus Christ. His story was depicted in the Oscar winning film Chariots of Fire.
 
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  Thomas à Kempis

  Monk
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Thomas à Kempis
Monk
Thomas à Kempis, Author, (1380 – 1471) was a German-Dutch monk writing to other monks in pre-Reformation times. He wrote The Imitation of Christ between 1420 and 1427 with the first hand-written manuscripts appearing around 1427. By 1779 there were at least 1,800 editions and translations. John Wesley translated a version in the 1700s.
 
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  Andrew Murray

  Theologian
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Andrew Murray
Theologian
Andrew Murray, Theologian, exercised great influence over South Africa’s Dutch Reformed Church and was a chief promoter of the call to missions there. He was educated at Aberdeen University, Scotland, and at Utrecht University in the Netherlands and was given an honorary doctorate by the universities of Aberdeen and Cape of Good Hope. From 1848-1906 he pastored an extensive territory and helped to found three key missionary organizations and two colleges. An effective international evangelist, Murray wrote 250 publications and is best known today for his devotional writings, including Abide in Christ, With Christ in the School of Prayer and Waiting on God. Murray’s two most important books are The Key to the Mission Problem and The State of the Church.
 
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  David Henderson

  Pastor
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David Henderson
Pastor
David Henderson, serves as senior pastor of Covenant Church, part of the EPC denomination. Before attending Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he received both his Masters of Divinity and his Doctor of Ministry degrees, David studied marketing and management at Miami University and then worked in Brand Management with Procter and Gamble. An atheist until his twenties, he became a follower of Christ during his senior year in college. David’s books include Tranquility: Cultivating a Quiet Soul in a Busy World and coauthored with Haddon Robinson Culture Shift: Communicating God's Truth to Our Changing World.
 
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  Paula Rinehart

  Author
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Paula Rinehart
Author
Paula Rinehart, Author, is a seasoned writer, speaker, and counselor who focuses on helping women live into all God has in mind for them. Her books include much-acclaimed Strong Women, Soft Hearts and Sex and the Soul of a Woman. Her articles have appeared in Christianity Today and Discipleship Journal. She also writes the occasional op-ed for The Federalist. Paula's most recent book is written with Connally Gillam--And Yet Undaunted: Embraced by the Goodness of God in the Chaos of Life.