Dr. Todd Cartmell earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA. He then moved to Columbus, OH, where he completed a postdoctoral fellowship with Wright...

Dr. Todd Cartmell earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA. He then moved to Columbus, OH, where he completed a postdoctoral fellowship with Wright State University at the Children’s Hospital. Since then, he has done clinical work at Summit Clinical Services in Wheaton, IL, where he continues to see children, teens, and families on a full-time basis. He has written five parenting books (faith based). His latest book (general audience) which is soon to be released is an ebook titled: Raising Flexible Kids. He has presented many parenting workshops at mom’s conferences (Hearts at Home, MOPS International), MOPS groups, churches, and schools, which you can read about on the Workshop page. He has also recently developed a skill-building game for kids called The Flexible Thinking Game (see the Store page).

Dr. Tom Catena, a Catholic native of Amsterdam N.Y., wanted to be a medical missionary since high school. In 2000 he went to Kenya, In 2008, he moved to the Nuba Mountains in Sudan to become the first...

Dr. Tom Catena, a Catholic native of Amsterdam N.Y., wanted to be a medical missionary since high school. In 2000 he went to Kenya, In 2008, he moved to the Nuba Mountains in Sudan to become the first, and only doctor, at the new Gidel Mother of Mercy Hospital, where he is still works as the hospital’s medical director. Dr. Catena is the only surgeon for 1.3 million people in a region nearly twice the size of Massachusetts. As a medical missionary, he put his life on the line living in the middle of the war-torn and besieged Nuba Mountains, a territory fiercely contested by its inhabitants and the former government of Sudan. Dr. Catena is the only surgeon for 1.3 million people in a region nearly twice the size of Massachusetts. When the fighting in the region started in 2011, most expatriate workers fled. Dr. Catena insisted on staying. Dr. Catena is currently chairing African Mission Healthcare’s Nuba 2020 campaign to ensure the only major hospital in Sudan’s war-torn Nuba Mountains continues to treat and save thousands of children and adults threatened by conflict, disease, and medical emergencies 365 days a year. He is married to Nasima Catena, a native of the Nuba Mountains and a nurse at Mother of Mercy Hospital. The couple is in the process of adopting a child.

Dr. Tony Evans is one of the country’s most respected leaders in evangelical circles. As a well-known pastor, teacher, author and speaker, he has devoted his life and ministry to presenting biblical t...

Dr. Tony Evans is one of the country’s most respected leaders in evangelical circles. As a well-known pastor, teacher, author and speaker, he has devoted his life and ministry to presenting biblical truth and its uncompromising application to the whole of life. Dr. Evans’ innate ability to connect biblical principles to everyday realities continues to transform lives all over the world. Tony Evans, along with his wife, Lois, established Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in 1976 with only ten people in their home. Serving as senior pastor for the last 36 years, Evans has seen his church grow from 10 to over 10,000 members with 100 plus ministries.

Vance Ginn, Ph.D., is the director of the Center for Economic Prosperity and a senior economist at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, one of the nation’s premier free-market think tanks. Dr. Ginn is...

Vance Ginn, Ph.D., is the director of the Center for Economic Prosperity and a senior economist at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, one of the nation’s premier free-market think tanks. Dr. Ginn is a leading free-market economist with research to let people prosper in their unique way by removing government barriers in Texas, D.C., and beyond. He is a first-generation college graduate and earned his Ph.D. in economics from Texas Tech University. A former university lecturer, his passion for teaching carries through in his work to help people understand how government policies affect them. He has appeared in numerous major media outlets, and published papers in top-ranked academic journals, public policy research on critical issues, commentaries in major media outlets, and has scholarly works in progress. While at the Foundation, Dr. Ginn has led the charge in conducting in-depth, dynamic studies and other research on the benefits of restraining government spending, ending unnecessary taxes, and eliminating government barriers to prosperity. Dr. Ginn and his family reside in Round Rock, Texas.

Education has been a constant driving force in the life of Vince Bertram. Growing up in Indiana, it was Vince’s teachers who inspired him to believe in himself and his future potential. After graduati...

Education has been a constant driving force in the life of Vince Bertram. Growing up in Indiana, it was Vince’s teachers who inspired him to believe in himself and his future potential. After graduating Ball State University, Vince headed back to school as an educator to make a difference for students, much like his teachers had done for him. During a 20-year career in secondary education, Vince earned his Master of Education, Specialist in Education, and Doctor of Education degrees, and served as a principal, assistant superintendent, and finally superintendent of Indiana’s third-largest urban school district. He drew state and national recognition for his leadership and the unprecedented accomplishments of the districts which he served. In 2011, Vince joined Project Lead The Way to make a difference for students across the United States. Today, Vince provides strategic direction, organizational development, guidance, and support to PLTW’s talented team, as well as educators and leaders across the country.

Dr. Warren Farrell is the only man in the US ever elected three times to the Board of Directors of the National Organization for Women (NOW) in New York City. Dr. Warren Farrell has been chosen by...

Dr. Warren Farrell is the only man in the US ever elected three times to the Board of Directors of the National Organization for Women (NOW) in New York City. Dr. Warren Farrell has been chosen by the Financial Times as one of the world’s top 100 thought leaders. His most recent book, Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap–and What Women Can Do About It, has been the subject of widespread praise, from features on ABC’s 20/20 to The New York Times and U.S. News and World Report. Dr. Farrell’s books are published in over 50 countries, and in 13 languages. They include two award-winning international best-sellers, Why Men Are The Way They Are plus The Myth of Male Power. Warren has run his own business for more than 35 years. He has done keynotes, expert witness testimony or corporate training for Toyota, IBM, AT&T, Bell Atlantic, Revlon, Ogilvy-Mather, Texaco, NASA and the U.S. Air Force. He has spoken worldwide to associations of corporate executives (YPO, TEC, the Australian Institute of Management); associations of professionals (e.g., the American Management Association, and the Financial Planning Association), and think tanks (CATO, the Renaissance Weekends). Warren has appeared more than 20 times on CNN (e.g., Larry King Live), and repeatedly on Oprah, the Today Show and Good Morning America. He has also been interviewed by Barbara Walters, Peter Jennings and John Stossel, and been the subject of two special features on ABC’s 20/20. In 2003 his campaign for Governor of California was a special feature of CNN. Warren has been featured repeatedly in The New York Times, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal, as well as in Business Week and Boardroom publications. He is often quoted or featured in Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News and World Report, and been the subject of features in both People and Parade. He has written for publications ranging from the World Book Encyclopedia to Ms and journals of sociology and psychology. Warren is in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World, but is most comfortable at home. He lives with his wife and two daughters (teenagers!) in Mill Valley, California.

Dr. Wes Modder, is the Founding and Lead Pastor at Chicago Rock Church Assembly of God, Illinois. He was born in Flint, Michigan. Dr. Modder served in the United States Marine Corps for eight years in...

Dr. Wes Modder, is the Founding and Lead Pastor at Chicago Rock Church Assembly of God, Illinois. He was born in Flint, Michigan. Dr. Modder served in the United States Marine Corps for eight years in 1984. Upon completion of Basic Training at MCRD San Diego, he reported to Infantry Training School, Camp Pendleton, CA. PFC Modder’s Military occupation was a 0341 Mortarman. Upon graduation from Infantry Training School, he reported to Sea School at MCRD San Diego, CA in 1985. His duty stations include: the Marine Detachment on the USS Carl Vinson CVN 70, 3rd BN 7th Marines (deployed to Okinawa as a part of the Unit Deployment Program, with an additional deployment on the USS San Bernardino), Marine Corps Recruiting Sub-Station Flint, MI. As a Sergeant with Military Police Company 4th Marine Division Headquarters and Service Battalion, Fort Snelling, MN, Sgt. Modder participated in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, which took him from Camp LeJeune to Saudi Arabia in 1990. While serving as a Marine in Okinawa, Sgt. Modder experienced his calling at the Camp Hanson Chapel to full time ministry. In 1999 he was commissioned a United States Navy Chaplain at the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade.

Stream Senior Contributor William M. Briggs is a writer, philosopher and itinerant scientist living on a small, but densely populated, island in the Atlantic Ocean. He earned his Ph.D. from Cornell Un...

Stream Senior Contributor William M. Briggs is a writer, philosopher and itinerant scientist living on a small, but densely populated, island in the Atlantic Ocean. He earned his Ph.D. from Cornell University in statistics, where he is an Adjunct Professor. He studies the philosophy of science, the use and misuses of uncertainty, the corruption of science, and the uselessness of most predictions. He began life as a cryptologist for the Air Force, slipped into weather and climate forecasting, and matured into an epistemologist.

Dr. William H. Marty taught at Moody Bible Institute for thirty-seven years. His main emphasis was teaching an Old and New Testament survey to freshman at the Chicago campus, and the fruit of his focu...

Dr. William H. Marty taught at Moody Bible Institute for thirty-seven years. His main emphasis was teaching an Old and New Testament survey to freshman at the Chicago campus, and the fruit of his focus on teaching the story line of the Bible was published in The Whole Bible Story. Dr. Marty has also written The World of Jesus and The Jesus Story and coauthored A Quick-Start Guide to the Whole Bible. He lives in Colorado with his wife, Linda, and is an active triathlete.

Dr. Winfred Neely grew up in the city of Chicago, and currently serves as professor of Preaching and Pastoral Studies at Moody Bible Institute. He is a skilled Bible expositor and has extensive experi...

Dr. Winfred Neely grew up in the city of Chicago, and currently serves as professor of Preaching and Pastoral Studies at Moody Bible Institute. He is a skilled Bible expositor and has extensive experience as a pastor and church planter, both in the United States and overseas. Before coming to Moody Bible Institute, he trained pastors in Senegal, Africa for nine years. Dr. Neely has also served as teaching pastor at Lawndale Community Church in Chicago. In addition to his role on the faculty at Moody Bible Insitute, Dr. Neely currently serves as senior pastor of Judson Baptist Church. He has contributed to the Moody Handbook of Preaching.

Drew is the husband to Jennifer, the father to three daughters, and a graduate of Texas A&M and Dallas Theological Seminary. Prior to joining Denton Bible Church as the Marrieds, Young Adults, and Pre...

Drew is the husband to Jennifer, the father to three daughters, and a graduate of Texas A&M and Dallas Theological Seminary. Prior to joining Denton Bible Church as the Marrieds, Young Adults, and Premarital Counseling Pastor, Drew worked in finance. His passion is the Word of God, his family, growing food, plants, and trees, cooking with cast iron, shaping wood, steel, and leather, hiking, camping, running, and seeing God’s handiwork all around him.

is managing editor of Leadership Journal, a publication of Christianity Today. Drew has published hundreds of articles in religious and secular publications. His work has been featured in USA Today, T...

is managing editor of Leadership Journal, a publication of Christianity Today. Drew has published hundreds of articles in religious and secular publications. His work has been featured in USA Today, The Huffington Post, and The Washington Times. Drew is a frequent speaker at pastor conferences and has appeared more than 100 times on TV and radio programs in the US and Canada.