Kim is the primary teaching elder at Lighthouse Community Church in Torrance, CA.

He loves being part of a church family that is committed to loving God with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength.

Kim is driven by a deep desire to encourage people to experience the transformative power of the Gospel, the Good News that offers not only hope for eternal life, but everyday life. Beyond ministry, Kim loves to spend time with his wife Jen and their four 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.

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.

Keith Palmer is the associate pastor at Grace Bible Church in Granbury, Texas, 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 (Master of

Divinity), The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Doctor of Ministry, Biblical Counseling) and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ph.D. candidate).

He is a Fellow (supervisor) and board member for ACBC. He is also an adjunct professor 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, and Aric.

After making his living as an actor here in Los Angeles for over 20 years, God called Jay into full-time ministry in 2003. He became the Junior High pastor here at CBC while attending the Master’s Seminary, graduating with a Diploma of Theology in 2007.

His other interests include sharing his love of acting and filmmaking with young people, fly-fishing and spending time with his family. His greatest joy is to see people learn and grow through the Word of God in the power of God’s Holy Spirit (Colossians 1:28).

Jay was married to his sweetheart, Julie on October 16, 1997 and they are proud to have 6 children and one daughter-in-law: Jack (married to Caylen), Will, Lily, Austin, Geanna and Owen. Everyone is excited about the move back to southern California and CBC, especially their dogs, cats, parakeets and chickens, who are enjoying the warm, southern California sun!

Dr. Paul Tautges serves as senior pastor at Cornerstone, having previously pastored for twenty-two years in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Paul has authored or edited over 60 books including Anxiety: Knowing God's Peace, A Small Book for the Hurting Heart, and When Disability Hits Home. He is also the consulting editor of the LifeLine Mini-Book series from Shepherd Press. Paul is a Fellow with ACBC (The Association of Certified Biblical Counselors).

He and his wife, Karen, enjoy their ten children, their sons- and daughters-in-law, as well as a growing tribe of grandchildren. Paul enjoys writing as a means of cultivating discipleship among believers and, therefore, blogs regularly at Counseling One Another.