Brian is the founding pastor of Grace Community Church in Minden, NV (1994-present). He holds degrees from Biola, Western Seminary, Westminster Seminary, and Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He is the author of several books, including Don't Waste Your Breath: Ecclesiastes and the Joy of a Fleeting Life.

Christine is a certified biblical counselor and host of the Hope + Help Podcast for the Institute for Biblical Counseling & Discipleship. She is the author of Midnight Mercies: Walking with God through Depression in Motherhood as well as several mini-books, including Postpartum Depression: Hope for a Hard Season and Help! I’ve Been Diagnosed with a Mental Disorder. She currently serves as a council member for the Biblical Counseling Coalition, and is a regular speaker at women’s events and conferences. Christine lives in South Carolina with her husband and three children, and is a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Easley. Connect with her at christinemchappell.com.

Shelbi teaches fulltime as an Assistant Professor for the School of Biblical Studies at The Master’s University where she enjoys teaching classes on biblical counseling and women’s ministries. She holds an MA in Biblical Counseling from The Master’s University, and a Doctorate in Educational Ministry from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. She has been ACBC certified since 2005.

Shelbi and her husband Sean have been married for 38 incredible years of marriage. They have 4 grown children, three in-law children (almost), and four darling grandchildren.

Shelbi serves in Women’s Ministries and the Biblical Counseling Ministry at Grace Community Church, where she and her husband have served for the last ten years. In addition, she is co-host on Women of Hope podcast which focuses on providing biblical and practical wisdom to other women, to help them grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ.

Dr. Hunter has served for more than 36 years as an educational leader in a variety of

educational settings, including K-12 public schools, Christian schools, and at 3 universities. His specializations include best practices in teaching and learning, and educational leadership. He has helped more than 40 people begin biblical counselor training through IBCD’s online courses in the last three years and serves as an elder at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, Washington. He has authored over 30 research articles and presentations on best practices in teaching, learning, and leadership, and received the David Marx Award for the best published research article in 2013. He has been married for almost 42 years to his wife, Krista, and they have served in marriage counseling together for more than 25 years.

Nancy takes great joy in working at Cornerstone WLA as the Director of Counseling under her pastor, Dr. Scott Mehl. In that capacity, she assists in equipping and growing their counseling team, and speakng at seminars and retreats. She spent her early years as a counselor advocating and counseling women with unplanned pregnancies, and leading pregnancy loss support groups. She has an MA in Biblical Counseling, and is ACBC certified.

Joe Keller has served in Christian ministry and leadership development for over 25 years. He serves as the Executive Pastor at Grace Baptist Church in Santa Clarita, California, and is an instructor of Biblical Counseling at The Master’s University. He is a Council Member of the Biblical Counseling Collation and completed his undergraduate degree at The Master’s University, Master of Divinity from The Master’s Seminary, and Doctor of Ministry from Westminster Theological Seminary. Joe has been married to Heidi since 1997 and has four children and four cats. They enjoy herding them all.

Shannon is a Biblical Counselor certified by 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 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. Raised in South Carolina,

Shannon graduated from the College of Charleston with a BA in Biology and the Medical University of South Carolina with a BS in Cytotechnology. She works as a Cytotechnologist for a medical laboratory

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 Coordinator of Women’s Counseling. Her husband, Jim, is the Director of the Christian Counseling program and is an Associate Professor of Counseling and Practical Theology at RTS-Charlotte.

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.

Keith is associate pastor at Grace Bible Church and the director of the Center for Biblical Counseling & Discipleship (CBCD). He holds degrees from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (B.S. Electrical Engineering), The Master’s Seminary (M.Div.), The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (D.Min., Biblical Counseling), and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ph.D., Biblical Studies/Biblical Counseling).

He is a Fellow (supervisor) and board member for the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC). He is an instructor of biblical counseling at The Master's University and a chaplain in the Civil Air Patrol, the auxiliary of the United States Air Force.

His passion in ministry is shepherding God’s people through the teaching and counseling of the Scriptures. He is married to Lisa and together they have been blessed with three children, Alan, Aimee & Aric. Keith and his family have been members of Grace Bible since 2002.

Samantha Pane is an evangelist at heart. As a licensed professional therapist, she has uniquely built a mental health company 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.

"Dr. Dave" Robinson was a teacher and principal in public schools for 25 years where he benefited from research and training in active learning and community building instructional practices. He went on to lead numerous workshops in these instructional systems in public schools, and Christian education contexts. He has been a certified member of ACBC for 14 years. Dave is currently the Director of Counseling and Discipleship at Grace Bible Church in Bend, Oregon, where he leads active counseling trainings using IBCD's video systems. He also oversees a busy counseling center and consults with local churches to help them build biblical counseling ministries. He is married to Mayumi, who is a Japanese citizen, and they enjoy the many blessings and challenges of a bilingual, bicultural family.

Dave is an avid trail runner and once kicked a Hacky Sack 10,210 times without dropping it!

Ric Rodeheaver (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a native of the Hawaiian Islands and has been living on the “mainland” since 1991. Moving to Los Angeles to become a “rock star”, God dramatically changed his direction and in 1998 Ric graduated from L.I.F.E. Bible College with his BA in Biblical languages. In 2001 he received his MA in New Testament studies from Talbot School of Theology and his PhD from Southern Seminary in 2017. Ric has been the senior staff elder at Christ Community Church in Laguna Hills for over ten years. Along with his pastoral responsibilities he is also an adjunct professor of practical theology at Christ Bible Seminary in Nagoya, Japan, a steering member of the Gospel Coalition, Orange County chapter and a member of the Evangelical Theological Society

Tim St. John, MDiv, ThM, serves as the counseling pastor at Lighthouse Community Church in Torrance, CA. His passion is to see the grace of gospel-centered counseling grow and thrive in local churches. Tim also serves on the council board for the BCC (Biblical Counseling Coalition) and the editorial board for the SOLA network. He is the author of the minibook Uncovering Domestic Abuse.

Lauren is the Director of Operations for IBCD and the Event Director for the Summer Institute. She earned her degree in Biblical Counseling from The Master’s University and, at just 21, became the youngest-ever recorded ACBC Certified Counselor.

Having personally benefited from Biblical Counseling as a teenager, Lauren followed God’s call to serve other women in the same way. She counseled students formally throughout college, and today, she continues to serve as a Counselor for her church in Sun Valley, CA. Lauren enjoys all things health and beauty, and loves traveling and spending sunny beach days with her husband.

Laurena Townsend is an ACBC certified counselor attending and serving Calvary Bible Church, Burbank. She has been married to Tim for 27 years, and has five children and a recently-acquired daughter-in-law. Formerly an English teacher, God has transformed that passion for coming alongside others into a passion for discipleship, counseling, and teaching God’s Word.