Brian & Elizabeth Smith

Pastor Brian Smith and Associate Professor Elizabeth Smith, MA, LCPC have been married for 32 years and have been in pastoral ministry their entire married life. Pastor Brian loves teaching and preaching at MBI and his favorite hobby is magic. Elizabeth is MBI’s Program Head for the Children and Family Ministry, a licensed clinical professional counselor and author of God Never Changes But My Family Always Does. Brian and Elizabeth are blessed to have 3 adult children and 2 children-in-laws, all serving God in ministry.

Bill Mitchell

Pastor Bill Mitchell is a third generation Boca Ratonion. Born and raised locally, he graduated from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago with a B.A. in Bible and Theology and a Masters of Christian Ministry. His heart is truly to reach out to people both locally through compassion ministries and internationally through mission trips to other countries and bring them to the saving grace of Christ, our Savior.
Bill and his wife Elizabeth met at Boca Raton Community Church. They have five wonderful children.

Dr. Eric Moore

Eric W. Moore is an Assistant Professor in Pastoral Ministries at Moody Theological Seminary–Michigan. Along with his duties at MTS–Michigan, he is the Pastor and Co-founder of Tree of Life Bible Fellowship Church of Southfield, Mich.

He is a graduate of Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, Dallas Theological Seminary and Western Seminary.

Eric and his wife Marilyn have three children.

Ed Stetzer

Ed Stetzer, Ph.D., is a professor and dean at Wheaton College where he also serves as Executive Director of the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center. He has planted, revitalized, and pastored churches, trained pastors and church planters on six continents, has earned two master’s degrees and two doctorates, and has written hundreds of articles and a dozen books. He is Regional Director for Lausanne North America, is the editor-in-chief of Outreach Magazine. He is the Founding Editor of The Gospel Project, a curriculum used by more than 1.7 million individuals each week for Bible story.

Brady Nemmers

Brady serves as the lead teaching pastor of Keystone Community Church in Ada, MI. He is passionate about communicating the story of God in a way that is relevant, engaging and applicable. A graduate of the University of Michigan and Western Theological Seminary, Brady is an avid Wolverine fan, coffee drinker, and home improvement aficionado. He lives in Ada with his amazing wife Sarah Anne, four boys, three cats, one dog and a chicken named Leia.

Bryndan Loritts

Bryndan Crawford Loritts is the son of Dr. Crawford and Karen Loritts. He is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where he received his master’s degree. He’s been a youth pastor, pastored two churches, and is currently the Teaching and Care Pastor at Shadow Hills Church in Las Vegas Nevada. Bryndan and his wife, Lucretia, have 3 daughters. His aim in life is to faithfully preach the word and serve the purposes of God in his moment in history (Acts 13:36)

Mark Vroegop

Mark Vroegop has been lead pastor of College Park Church in Indianapolis for over ten years. He previously served as senior pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Holland, MI from 1996-2008. He is a contributor to 15 Things Seminary Couldn’t Teach Me and the author of Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament. Mark and his wife Sarah are parents of four living children and a stillborn daughter.

George Murray

George Murray is a missionary at heart. He and his wife Annette, along with their four children, were engaged in pioneer evangelism and church planting for 13 years in the spiritually needy country of Italy. Following his leadership and experience in the field of missions, he assumed the leadership of Columbia International University (CIU) in Columbia, South Carolina, first as CIU’s president (2000-2007), and then as CIU’s chancellor (2007-2017). Dr. Murray loves good music, reading, hiking, fishing, and playing tennis

Matt Heard

Matt Heard is the founder and principal of THRIVE, a teaching, speaking, and coaching ministry that engages people to flourish as human beings to God’s glory in every arena of their life, journey, and culture. He is also the senior pastor of Northland Church in Orlando and Woodman Valley Chapel in Colorado Springs. Matt is the author of Life with a Capital L: Embracing Your God-Given Humanity. He and his wife Arlene have 3 adult sons and 2 daughters-in-law.

Mark Bailey

Dr. Mark L. Bailey came to Dallas Theological Seminary in 1985 as a professor in the Bible Exposition department. In 2001, Dr. Bailey was named as the Seminary’s fifth president. After 19 years as president, he transitioned to the role of chancellor in July 2020. For over 40 years, his career passions have been theological education and pastoral ministry. Dr. Bailey and his wife, Barby, have been married over 49 years. They have two married sons and six grandchildren.

Jamie Rasmussen

Pastor Jamie Rasmussen has been the senior pastor of Scottsdale Bible Church for the past 14 years. With evident gifts in teaching and leadership, Jamie brings a unique combination of well-reasoned research, life experience and authentic application to his teaching. More than all of this however, Jamie loves God and commits every day to helping those around him understand and know God on a deeper level. Jamie and his wife Kim have three adult children.

David Gibbs, Jr.

Dr. David Gibbs, Jr. is the founder and president of Christian Law Association, a nationwide legal ministry dedicated to defending Christian liberty in America. Gibbs & Associates Law Firm represents over 10,000 ministries nationwide. Dr. Gibbs has appealed and argued before 15 different State Supreme Courts in defense of religious liberty. Dr. Gibbs and wife Glorianne have been blessed with four children and eight grandchildren.

Stuart McAllister is an itinerant speaker and writer. Since becoming a Christian in his home country of Scotland in 1977, he has traveled the globe, first smuggling bibles and other Christian resources behind the Iron Curtain. Throughout almost forty five years of ministry, he has spoken to business groups, medical professionals, and government and community leaders. Stuart has been a frequent participant in open forums on university campuses around the world.

Stuart has been a frequent contributor to many publications over the years. He has contributed chapters in the books Beyond Opinion (Thomas Nelson, 2007) and Global Missiology for the 21st Century (World Evangelical Fellowship, 2000). He and his son, Cameron, have co- written a book, Faith That Lasts, which was published in 2021.

He has two grown children and two adorable grandchildren. Stuart and his wife Mary make their home in Atlanta, Georgia.

Michael Card

Michael Card has recorded over 37 albums, authored over 27 books, hosted a radio program, and written for a wide range of magazines. His primary goal in life is to simply and quietly teach the Bible. In his writing and conference speaking, Michael leads audiences on a spiritual journey through questions and meaningful discussion. He and his wife Susan have 4 children and 2 grandchildren.

Ron Hutchcraft

Ron Hutchcraft is a contemporary evangelist, speaker, author, and radio host. As president of Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Ron and his team seek to “Bring the lost to the Cross.” Ron is the co-founder of On Eagles' Wings, an outreach and leadership development program for Native American and First Nations young people. With his late wife and ministry partner Karen, they have 3 children and 9 grandchildren.

Gary Chapman

Dr. Gary Chapman is a well-respected family counselor and author of several books including The 5 Love Languages, which has sold more than 12 million copies and is consistently on the New York Times Best Seller list. He hosts two nationally syndicated radio programs. He also serves as senior associate pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, NC. He and his wife Karolyn have been married for more than 45 years and have two adult children.

Bill Crowder

Bill Crowder joined Our Daily Bread Ministries in 2001 after more than 20 years in the pastorate. Bill provides Biblical and theological evaluation of the ministry’s content for their various ministry efforts. He is a contributing writer for the Our Daily Bread devotional and has also authored numerous books as well as serving as a co-host of the "Discover The Word" daily radio program. Bill and his wife Marlene have 5 children and many grandchildren