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  J. Oswald Sanders

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J. Oswald Sanders

Author

J. Oswald Sanders (1902 - 1992) attended the Bible Training Institute in Auckland and joined its staff in 1926. Sanders served as an instructor and administrator at the Bible College of New Zealand. He became general director of the China Inland Mission and led the reorganization of the CIM into the Overseas Missionary Fellowship. He was instrumental in beginning many new missions projects throughout East Asia. Upon his retirement Sanders wrote prolifically, with many of his over 40 books. One of Sander's most notable works was Heresies Ancient and Modern, later published as Cults and Isms (1962).

 

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  John Piper

  Pastor
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John Piper
Pastor
John Piper, is a theologian, pastor, and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Piper taught biblical studies at Bethel University for six years before serving as pastor for preaching and vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis for 33 years (1980-2013). He is the author of numerous books which include Desiring God, Future Grace, and his most recent publication, Providence. He attended Wheaton College from 1964-1968 and majored in literature and philosophy. He earned a Bachelor of Divinity degree at Fuller Theological Seminary and later completed his doctorate in New Testament Studies from the University of Munich, Germany. Through the ‘Desiring God Ministries’ that started in 1994 over 2 billion people around the world have been impacted.
 
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  Mike Fleischmann

  Pastor & Speaker
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Mike Fleischmann
Pastor & Speaker
Mike Fleischmann, serves as the Senior Pastor of Bethany Bible Church, a multi-generational, multi-cultural congregation. Mike earned his Doctorate from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, a Master of Divinity in Expositional Ministry from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon and a Bachelor Degree in Management from Corban University in Salem, Oregon. Mike has served as the Vice President of Personnel for Missions Door, a global family of ministries with more than 800 churches across the United States and 300 missionaries around the world. He has also served as a professor of theology and evangelism at Western Seminary and Corban University. He is a sought-after conference speaker as well as a frequent writer on leadership, pastoral ministry, and the spiritual life.
 
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  Dallas Willard

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Dallas Willard
Professor
Dallas Willard, (1935 – 2013) was a Professor in the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles from 1965 to 2012. He was Director of the School of Philosophy from 1982-1985. He also taught at the University of Wisconsin (Madison, 1960-1965), and held visiting appointments at UCLA (1969) and the University of Colorado (1984).  He received his Ph.D. in 1964 from Baylor University and the University of Wisconsin with a Major in Philosophy. Renovation of the Heart was published in May 2002, and received Christianity Today's 2003 Book Award in the category of Spirituality. The Divine Conspiracy was released in 1998 and selected Christianity Today's Book of the Year for 1999.
 
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  C.S. Lewis Institute

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C.S. Lewis Institute
Author
C.S. Lewis Institute, in the legacy of C.S. Lewis, works to develop wholehearted disciples of Jesus Christ who will articulate, defend, share, and live their faith in personal and public life. Founded in 1976 by Dr. James Houston and James R. Hiskey, the Institute provides leading teachers who address important issues of the day from the perspective of Biblical orthodoxy, while also providing discipleship for individuals in small groups.
 
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  Kevin Miller

  Rector
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Kevin Miller
Rector
Kevin Miller, is the Rector at Church of the Savior in Wheaton, IL. He was the editor and vice-president at Christianity Today for 26 years and is the co-founder of PreachingToday.com and CTPastors.com. He and his wife are the co-authors of More Than You and Me: Touching Others through the Strengths of Your Marriage. He received his BA from Wheaton College and went on to pursue graduate work at the University of Chicago Graham School.
 
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  Scott Morton

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Scott Morton
Author
Scott Morton, Author, serves as International Funding Coach for The Navigators. For 14 years he led Navigator campus and marketplace ministries, in which he worked with students, businesspeople, and missionaries, both stateside and overseas. For 12 years he served as vice president of The Navigators' US Development Ministry. He is the author of several books including Funding Your Ministry: A Field Guide for Raising Personal Support, What the Bible Actually Says About Money: 31 Meditations and Down-to-Earth Discipling: Essential Principles to Guide Your Personal Ministry (Living the Questions).
 
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  Arthur Dicken Thomas

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Arthur Dicken Thomas
Professor
Arthur Dicken Thomas is Adjunct Professor of Spirituality and Church History at Wesley Theological Seminary, researcher and writer at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library, Richmond, VA and retired Professor of Christian Spirituality at the Ecumenical Institute of Theology, St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore in 2017. Art received his B.A. from the College of William and Mary, M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, M.A. from Wesley Theological Seminary, Th.M. and Ph.D. in church history from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. His publications include The Second Great Awakening in Virginia and Slavery Reform, Early Churches of Culpeper County, Virginia and about forty-five articles.
 
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  Donald S. Whitney

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Donald S. Whitney
Professor
Donald S. Whitney, Professor of Biblical Spirituality and Associate Dean at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He is the founder and president of The Center for Biblical Spirituality. His degrees include a M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; D.Min., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D., University of the Free State. He has served local churches in pastoral ministry for 24 years. He is the author of Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, which has a companion Study Guide. He has also written How Can I Be Sure I'm a Christian?, Spiritual Disciplines Within the Church, Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health, Simplify Your Spiritual Life, Finding God in Solitude, Praying the Bible, and Family Worship.