Dave Harvey (D. Min – Westminster Theological Seminary) serves as the president of Great Commission Collective, a church planting ministry in the US and abroad. In his 33 years of pastoring and ministry, Dave was president of Sojourn Network, and oversaw church planting, church care & international outreach for Sovereign Grace Churches. He is also the founder of AmICalled.com and serves on the board for the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF).

Dave was general editor for the Sojourn Network ‘How-To’ series and contributes regularly at The Gospel Coalition, Desiring God, and For the Church. Dave is the author of "When Sinners Say I Do," "I STILL DO! Growing Closer and Stronger Through Life’s Defining Moments," "Stronger Together: Seven Partnership Virtues and the Vices that Subvert Them" and more. Married for over 4 decades, Dave and Kim live in southwest Florida.

Dr. Ellen is the Senior Pastor of Community of Faith Bible Church in Houston, Texas, and a Senior Professor of Biblical Counseling at the College of Biblical Studies. Dr. Ellen is also a Visiting Professor and Co-Director of the MABC and D Min program at Central Baptist Theological Seminary. He has established the Expository Counseling Training Center, LLC.

His extensive education includes a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Houston, an M.A. in Christian Education from Dallas Theological Seminary, an M.A. in Biblical Counseling from The Masters University, a DMin with a concentration in Biblical Counseling from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Biblical Counseling from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Ellen is a certified Biblical Counselor and fellow with ACBC, and travels nationwide with the organization teaching biblical counseling principles. Dr. Ellen and his wife Dr. Venessa Ellen have two children and four grandchildren.

Joel, his wife Emily, and their 3 youngest kids live in La Mesa, CA, where he has served as Senior Pastor of New Life Presbyterian Church of La Mesa since October, 2021. He is an ACBC Fellow, an adjunct professor at City Seminary (Sacramento, CA), Westminster Seminary (Philadelphia), OIC, and is ¼ of the Jerusalem Chamber podcast.

He received his BA in Educational Ministries/Music from the Moody Bible Institute and his MDiv from Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 2008. He completed other graduate work through Dallas Theological Seminary and Mid-America Reformed Seminary. In 2014, He obtained his Doctor of Ministry in Counseling from Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He has been married to Emily for 21 years and loves spending time exploring the West Coast with her and their children.

Jim Newheiser, DMin, is the director of the Christian Counseling Program and Professor of counseling at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, NC. Dr. Newheiser teaches many of the counseling courses as well as some practical theology courses. For 25 years, Dr. Newheiser served as the Preaching Pastor at Grace Bible Church in Escondido, California.

He is currently the Director of the Institute for Biblical Counseling and Discipleship (formerly CCEF West) and has served as an Adjunct Professor of Biblical Counseling at The Master’s University. He is a board member at both the Biblical Counseling Coalition and ACBC. He has authored "Money: Seeking God’s Wisdom," and several other books and minibooks. Jim has been married to his wife Caroline since 1979, and they have three grown children.

Scott is a Board Member of IBCD and an ACBC fellow. He pastors Cornerstone Church of West Los Angeles, a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-generational church on the westside of Los Angeles. In addition to pastoring, he oversees leadership development, global ministries, and counseling/discipleship.

Scott is also the Chair of the Biblical Counseling department at Eternity Bible College and an adjunct faculty member at the Los Angeles Bible Training School. He has authored Loving Messy People and co-authored IBCD’s Intro to Messy Care and Discipleship curriculum. Scott is the husband to Lara and father to Harper, Addison, Lincoln, and Skylar.

Dr. Charles Hodges, MD, is a family physician practicing medicine for Ascension St. Vincent Medical Group in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a graduate of Indiana School of Medicine and also received an MA in Counseling and MA in Religion from Liberty University. He is board-certified in family medicine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He is a counselor and instructor at Faith Biblical Counseling Ministry, and a fellow for ACBC. Charles is the author of "Good Mood, Bad Mood: Hope for Depression and Bipolar Disorder," and editor of "The Christian Counselor’s Medical Desk Reference." He and his wife, Helen, have 4 children, 13 grandchildren, and 1 great-granddaughter.

Daniel Dionne went to Medical School at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He and his wife Kelli live in Spokane, Washington where he has practiced Primary Care Internal Medicine for 33 years. He became ACBC certified in 2016 and enjoys teaching on medical subjects for ACBC. He serves as the lay elder of Biblical Counseling at Faith Bible Church. He was able to contribute two chapters to the second edition of "The Christian Counselor’s Medical Desk Reference." He and Kelli have raised three children who are all married, and are loving their eight delightful grandchildren. In his free time he loves bicycling, woodworking, music, reading, and travel.

All Pre-Conference and Plenary speakers will be conducting at least 1 workshop in addition to their other sessions.

• Charles Hodges • Daniel Dionne • Nicolas Ellen • Scott Mehl • Dave Harvey • Jim Newheiser • Joel Wood •

Dr. Venessa Ellen is the President of Real Life Women's Ministry, LLC., Vice President of Expository Counseling Training Center and Director of Women’s Ministry at Community of Faith Bible Church. Additionally, she has been internationally recognized as a speaker, lecturer and trainer in Women's Ministry for over 25 years. Dr. Ellen has also been known for teaching and training on the subject of Church Administration / Organization.

Dr. Ellen has spoken globally and is valued for her compassion, understanding and biblical insight. Her messages are grounded in her faith in Jesus Christ. She has developed various Women’s Ministry programs while leading Women’s ministries and provided training in biblical counseling for women. Dr. Ellen previously served as Chair and Professor of the Women’s Ministry Department at a well-known Bible College in Houston, Texas. Additionally, she has served as a blogger for many different Christian organizations.

Brian Borgman is founding pastor of Grace Community Church, Minden, NV (1993-present). He earned a B.A. in Biblical Studies from Biola, an M. Div. from Western Seminary, a ThM from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, and his Doctor of Ministry from Westminster Seminary (CA). He has written several books, such as "Feelings and Faith" and "Don’t Waste Your Breath: Ecclesiastes and the Joy of a Fleeting Life." Brian and his wife Ariel have been married since 1987. They have three grown children, and several grandchildren.

Kelli Dionne counsels at Faith Biblical Counseling Center in Spokane, WA. Certified by ACBC since 2013, she earned her MABC in 2020 from Bob Jones Seminary. She loves to counsel and teach women and children to study and trust God’s word and loves watching God wonderfully work in lives. She is burdened for children in crisis, and in 2023, wrote a children’s book on divorce called, “James and His Weird Mad,” a tool for kids and adults to read together to help them process painful feelings and see God’s hope in the Bible.

She has been married for 39 years to Dan, and they have 3 married children and 8 grandchildren, who are a tremendous joy! Together, Kelli and Dan love serving their church, ACBC, and God’s people whenever and wherever God allows!

Curtis Solomon, PhD. is the Executive Director of the Biblical Counseling Coalition, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of Biblical Counseling at Boyce College. His passion for biblical counseling was sparked in 1999 during his first biblical counseling course at The Master’s College, where he went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies. He earned a Master of Divinity, Master of Theology, and Doctor of Philosophy from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Curtis is an Air Force veteran and former employee of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. His military background inspired his doctoral research on Post Traumatic Stress. Curtis is certified with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC). He is the author of "Redeem Your Marriage: Hope for Husbands Who Have Hurt through Pornography" and "I Have PTSD: Reorienting After Trauma." He and his wife, Jenny, were married in 2003 and have two delightful sons.

Shannon is a Biblical Counselor certified with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) and has a Master of Arts degree in Biblical Counseling (MABC) from The Master’s University. She's the author of "Help! I’m A Slave to Food" and a contributing author to "Women Counseling Women." She is a retreat and conference speaker. She serves on the Counsel Board and is a contributing blogger for the Biblical Counseling Coalition.

Christine is the author of Midnight Mercies: Walking with God Through Depression in Motherhood, Help! I've Been Diagnosed with a Mental Disorder, and Help! My Teen is Depressed, and the forthcoming minibook, Postpartum Depression: Hope for a Hard Season (New Growth Press, 2024). She is a certified biblical counselor and currently serves as the Hope + Help Podcast host for the Institute for Biblical Counseling & Discipleship. Her writing has been featured at Desiring God, The Gospel Coalition, Risen Motherhood, and other Christian platforms. Christine lives in South Carolina with her husband and three children and is a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Easley.

Tim St. John (MDiv, ThM) serves as the counseling pastor at Lighthouse Community Church in Torrance, CA. He regularly writes for the Biblical Counseling Coalition and is on the editorial board for the Sola Network. Tim’s passion is to see the grace of gospel-centered counseling grow and thrive in local churches.

Caroline Newheiser is an ACBC certified counselor and has earned her master’s degree in Christian Counseling from Reformed Theological Seminary-Charlotte where she is the Assistant Coordinator of Women’s Counseling.

She has many years of experience counseling women in the local church and has a passion to help women view their lives biblically. She was a pastor’s wife for over 34 years, including 6 years in Saudi Arabia, before moving to Charlotte. She and Jim have three adult sons and four grandchildren.

Samantha Pane is an evangelist at heart. As a licensed professional therapist, she has uniquely built a mental health company (Through the Sea Marriage and Family Counseling, Inc.) that helps hundreds of suffering people every day with compassionate, gospel-minded counseling. Samantha is married to Pastor David Pane of New Hope Community Church of West Covina, and is mother to their three young children.