Archives: Authors

Donald S. Whitney is a longtime pastor and author of numerous books on the Christian life, he is also founder of The Center for Biblical Spirituality and is author of numerous books including Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life and Praying the Bible.

Thom Rainer is the president and CEO of Church Answers. Rainer received both a master of divinity and Ph.D. from Southern Seminary and was founding dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism from 1994 to 2005. He is the author of many books and served as a pastor for several years.

Daniel Darling serves as vice president for communications at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is an alumnus of Southern Seminary.

Brian Croft A veteran pastor and author of numerous books on practical aspects of pastoral ministry, Brian oversees Practical Shepherding, a gospel-driven resource center for pastors and church leaders to equip them in the practical matters of pastoral ministry. He is the author of Biblical Church Revitalization: Solutions for Dying & Divided Churches (Christian Focus, 2016)

Colby Adams is the Director of Media Relations and Digital Communications at Southern Seminary where he is also pursuing a Master of Divinity degree.

Pastor, Sojourn Community Church in Louisville Kentucky.

Matt Smethurst is lead pastor of River City Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia. He is the author of Tim Keller on the Christian Life: The Transforming Power of the Gospel (Crossway, 2025), Before You Share Your Faith: Five Ways to Be Evangelism Ready (10Publishing, 2023), Before You Open Your Bible: Nine Heart Postures for Approaching God’s Word (10Publishing, 2019), and Deacons:…

David Schrock (Ph.D., SBTS) serves as preaching pastor at Occoquan Bible Church in Woodbridge, VA. David and wife, Wendy, have three sons, Titus, Silas, and Cohen. He blogs at Via Emmaus.

Sanders is a Ph.D. student in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. He graduated with an M.Div. from Southern Seminary in 2016 and received the Basil Manly Jr. Award for Theological Studies. He served as the editor of Towers, from 2014-2017. Founder of @GKCLou.

General Editor of the new edition of the Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Seeking the City, Sr. Research Fellow at IFWE, Adjunct prof at OBU and CSU.