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  Gordon MacDonald

  Speaker
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Gordon MacDonald
Speaker
Gordon MacDonald, Speaker, has been a pastor and author for more than fifty years. He served as Chancellor at Denver Seminary, as editor-at-large for Leadership Journal, and as a speaker at leadership conferences around the world. His books include Building Below the Waterline, Who Stole My Church, A Resilient Life and Ordering Your Private World.
 
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  Jacques Ellul

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Jacques Ellul
Jacques Ellul, Professor, (1912–1994) sociologist and theologian earned his doctorate in 1936 with a thesis titled “The History and Legal Nature of the Mancipium”. Ellul taught at the Faculty of Law in Montpellier. He held national office in the Reformed Church of France until 1970. He is the author of almost a thousand articles and close to fifty books which were translated into more than twelve languages. These include The Technological Society, the first volume of his trilogy on the subject, Living Faith and Hope in Time of Abandonment. His five-volume History of Institutions has been used by generations of French university students.
 
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  Paul Borthwick

  Speaker
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Paul Borthwick
Speaker
Paul Borthwick, Speaker, serves on the staff of Development Associates International, a training group dedicated to the character and ministry development of leaders in the under-resourced world. He also served as an Urbana/Missions Associate with Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship from 1999-2015. He holds a D.Min. in Cross-cultural Ministry, M.Div from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a BA in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts. Through his speaking, writing and resource ministry, Borthwick works to mobilize others to participate in world missions. Borthwick is an active speaker and teacher and is the author of Western Christians in Global Missions, How to Be a World-Class Christian, Six Dangerous Questions to Transform Your View of the World and A Mind for Missions.
 
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  C.S. Lewis

  Author and Scholar
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C.S. Lewis
Author and Scholar
Clive Staples Lewis, (1898–1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. Lewis was a scholar, novelist, broadcaster, and author of dozens of books, articles and essays. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Mere Christianity, Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics in The Chronicles of Narnia.
 
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  Chuck Mylander

  Professor
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Chuck Mylander
Professor
Chuck Mylander, Professor, was an executive director of Evangelical Friends Mission. Before assuming this post, he served as superintendent of Evangelical Friends Church Southwest. Chuck earned a B.A. from George Fox University and a D. Min. from Fuller Theological Seminary. He has also served as adjunct professor for Azusa Pacific University in the Haggard School of Theology; as a trustee for George Fox University; and has taught as a guest lecturer in Bible schools in Guatemala, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Burundi. Chuck is the author of More Energy for Your Day, Running the Red Lights, Secrets for Growing Churches and coauthor of several books, which include (with Neil Anderson) Blessed Are the Peacemakers, Experiencing Christ Together, and Extreme Church Makeover.
 
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  Alfred Ells

  Author
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Alfred Ells
Author
Alfred Ells, Author, is an ordained minister and the founder-director of Leaders That Last. As a master coach and leadership consultant, he has helped many pastors, executives, and denominational leaders find and fulfill their calling in Christ. Al also founded or helped establish many Christ-centered treatment programs for individuals, families, and youth, including Samaritan Counseling Services. He earned his Masters of Counseling degree at Arizona State University. Al is also the author of several books, including One Way Relationships, Released to Love and Family Love.
   
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  James M. Houston

  CSLI Co-Founder
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James M. Houston
CSLI Co-FounderJames M. Houston (1922 – 2026) is a co-founder of the C.S. Lewis Institute. Jim served as a Senior Fellow of the Institute, lecturing at CSLI events over the past five decades. He received his Bachelor of Science and M.A. degrees from the University of Edinburgh and a D. Phil. from Oxford University. He was a University Lecturer at Oxford from 1947 – 1971 where he taught cultural and historical geography. While teaching at Oxford, he met C.S. Lewis and participated in a regular Bible study with him for six years. He is known as one of the “founding fathers” of Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia where he has served as the first Principal, Chancellor and Professor of Spiritual Theology.  
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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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  John R.W. Stott

  Preacher
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John R.W. Stott
Preacher
John R.W. Stott, (1921 – 2011) is known worldwide as a preacher, evangelist and communicator of Scripture. For many years he served as Rector of All Souls Church in London, where he carried out an effective urban pastoral ministry. A leader among evangelicals in Britain, the United States and around the world, Stott was a principal framer of the landmark Lausanne Covenant (1974). His many books, including Why I Am a Christian and The Cross of Christ, have sold millions of copies around the world and in dozens of languages.
 
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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.