Authors

Heather Nelson (MA, Westminster Theological Seminary) is a biblical counselor at Mountain View Christian Counseling in Greenville, South Carolina, and the author of Unashamed.

Justin Smith (MDiv, Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary, DMin, Westminster Theological Seminary, Certificates from Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation) and his wife have worked overseas for over twenty years. He helped to found an international church and is involved in training future ministry leaders. Together, he and his wife enjoy mentoring others in international work. Justin is the author of Together for Good: A Couple’s Guide to Thriving in Christian Ministry.

Jan van Vliet (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is professor of economics emeritus at Dordt University and past professor of theology at Prairie College in Alberta. He is the author of The Rise of Reformed System: The Intellectual Heritage of William Ames and the translator of Abraham Kuyper’s On Islam.

James E. Adams (DMin, Westminster Seminary California) has been the pastor of Cornerstone Church in Mesa, Arizona, for more than thirty-five years and has taught theology for Reformed Baptist Seminary and in Latin America.

Jay E. Adams (1929–2020), a pioneer in biblical counseling, served as a pastor, church planter, denominational executive, seminary professor, author, and lecturer. He taught homiletics at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and was the director of advanced studies at Westminster Seminary in California. He was the founder of the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF), the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (formerly NANC), and the Institute for Nouthetic Studies (INS). Adams was the author of over one hundred books, including the best-selling Competent to Counsel, a book that launched the modern biblical counseling movement. He was a recipient of The Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor awarded by the State of South Carolina.

C. D. “Jimmy” Agan (MDiv, Covenant Theological Seminary; PhD, University of Aberdeen) is Senior Pastor of Intown Community Church in Atlanta. Previously he was Associate Professor of New Testament and Director of the Homiletics Program at Covenant Theological Seminary.