Literary Agent

Many authors and organizations want to get their messages published. I provide clients with assistance in book proposals and pitching their books to publishers. I consult with them on the content of their book, the title, and the marketing hooks that help separate their manuscript from other authors.

Clients

  • Giselle Aguiar

    • Author of Deo Volente! Love in the First Century. (WestBow Press—Second Place Winner of Women of Faith Writing Contest) Giselle was born in Puerto Rico but raised in New York. She worked for Entertainment News and Views, a weekly publication where she wrote reviews on restaurants, plays and movies. She also wrote articles for The North Dade Chamber of Commerce, Community Newspapers of Miami, Florida Today, The Christian Courier and The Brevard Dining Guide. She wrote several articles on romance and single living published in “The Singles Resource Guide” and has spoken at several Christian singles groups throughout Florida. She lives in Phoenix, AZ where she is a member of First Christian Church of Phoenix.

  • Jeff Applegate

    Jeff Applegate serves as President of Blackwell Plastics where he has led the sales and operations of the company since 2003. Jeff began his career with LSI Industries and was responsible for the leadership of the Technology Graphics division that manufactured product identification and labeling for global OEMs such as Compaq Computer, Nokia and Motorola. Jeff is the President of the Society of Plastics Engineers, Co-Founder of the Gulf Coast Medical Device Manufacturers and serves on the advisory boards of the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center, The University of Houston College of Engineering and Houston Rotary. Jeff is an ordained deacon serving at one of the nation’s largest churches: Second Baptist Church in Houston. Jeff is a graduate from Baylor University with dual majors in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management. He and his wife Julie have three children: Drew, Ben, and Summer.

  • Lindsey Bell

    Lindsey Bell and her husband, Keith, live in the Joplin, MO area with their two children, Rylan and Caden. Lindsey is a graduate of Ozark Christian College (Bachelor of Biblical Literature and Psychology 2006). She has written for publications including The Lookout, Christian Standard, and Standard. She writes weekly reflection questions and small group curriculum for Carterville Christian Church. She writes a monthly faith column for The Carthage Press newspaper (MO) and posts regularly on her two blogs, as well as guest posts on other blogs. Her devotions have been published in Christ in Youth’s Anticipate, Experience, and Reflect Mission Trip Devotions and Journal (Standard Publishing, 2007). Lindsey is a part of two moms’ groups and a member of the Christian Writer’s Fellowship in Girard, KS and the Heart of America Christian Writer’s Network in Kansas City, MO.

  • Travis Bowman

    Travis is a 6th generation descendant of Peter Francisco who was a legend from the Revolutionary War battlefields and stood at 6’6” and 260 lbs (Travis is of similar height). Travis has spent years researching Peter’s life, traveling to historic sites and interviewing other descendants around the country. As an actor he tells Peter’s story through dramatic impersonations with a 6’ broadsword similar to the one George Washington had made for Peter. Washington called Peter his “One Man Army.” Travis’s presentations of Peter Francisco have earned him numerous awards. Travis’s family is from Virginia where Peter was raised and resided most of his life. Today, 5 monuments stand in his honor, 3 states observe Peter Francisco Day, and he was enshrined on a bicentennial stamp in 1975. Birchwood Pictures (Courageous, Facing the Giants,and Fireproof–the highest grossing independent film from box office sales in 2008) will produce the film for the book.

    Travis has a documentary relating to the book airing on PBS stations and has been on The Discovery Channel and History Channel (and was featured through the History Channel Club). The documentary of The Peter Francisco Story has won an Aurora Award (the Platinum Award)–the highest award for its category. His work has been published in more than a dozen newspapers. He has been interviewed on The Michael Savage Show and The G. Gordon Liddy Show. WVPT – one of PBS’s largest-reaching stations with a potential 6.1 million viewers – will broadcast the documentary into VA, WV, MD, and DC in 2012. Travis has also appeared on Charlotte Today (NBC affiliate) and other media.

  • Arron Chambers
    Arron Chambers
    Author of Go! (Standard Publishing, Summer 2009), Eats With Sinners (Standard Publishing, Fall 2009) Running on Empty: Life Lessons to Refuel Your Life (Life Journey, 2005), and Scripture to Live By (Adams Media, March 2007). He is the Senior Minister at Journey Christian Church in Greeley, Colorado (outside of Denver). Arron is a contributing editor of The Christian Standard (Standard Publishing) and an inspirational speaker.

  • Lynn Cowell

    Youth worker, Mentor, Teacher, Speaker with Proverbs 31 Ministries
    Author of His Revolutionary Love (Standard Publishing, Summer 2011) and A Revolutionary Year (Standard Publishing, 2013)

    Lynn is a writer and assistant editor for Living With Purpose: Radical Revolution — the blog for Proverbs 31 Ministry’s outreach to teen girls. She is the developer of their Gather and Grow support groups for young girls. She is also the assistant editor for Proverbs 31′s blog Everyday Life for adult women. Her devotional writings are featured regularly in Proverbs 31′s “Encouragement for Today” devotions with over 290,000 subscribers through Proverbs 31 and Crosswalk.com. For over twenty years she has taught children, teens and women both formally through Bible studies and informally through mentoring. She and her husband, Greg, live in Charlotte, North Carolina and have three teenage children.

  • Diane Cowen

    Food and Religion Editor, Houston Chronicle
    Author and Speaker
    As Food and Religion editor at the Houston Chronicle, the seventh largest newspaper in the United States and the largest newspaper to continue to have a stand-alone religion section, Diane is in a unique position to reach audiences with her writing. She has interviewed many well-known sports, religious, and other well-known individuals for her work. She is the current president of the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors, the largest trade organization for newspaper features editors. Diane resides in Houston, Texas.

  • Robert Crosby

    Robert is Professor of Practical Theology in the College of Ministry & Religion at Southeastern University (Lakeland, FL), author of four books, including More Than A Savior (Multnomah), Living Life From the Soul(Bethany House) and the Conversation Starters series (Focus on the Family). He currently writes articles forChristianity Today, CT Online, Pentecostal Evangel, Leadership Journal, and Church of God Evangel. He writes a bi-weekly column for Patheos.com (“Catch the Current”) and a blog at Patheos (“The Current”). One of his Patheos columns is listed on Scot McKnight’s blog (entitled “Why God?”). His next book is The Teaming Church: Ministry in the Age of Collaboration (Abingdon Press, 2013) with endorsements from Craig Groeschel and others.

    Robert has a B.A. in pastoral studies from Southeastern University (1980) and a Doctor of Ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (2006). He has served three churches and one Christian university with roles that have included youth pastor, senior pastor, Vice President (university) and, now, Professor of Practical Theology at in the College of Ministry & Religion at Southeastern University. His current role involves training hundreds of emerging ministry leaders.

    He has appeared on over fifty national and local Christian radio programs including interviews with Janet Parshall and Kevin Leman. His books have been featured on the Focus on the Family radio program. Robert speaks at various churches and also periodically speaks at leadership events and ministry conferences. He has been a visiting lecturer at Biola University the past two years where he trains young ministers in the Doctor of Ministry Program in the area of Team Leadership.

  • Dr. Jim Dixon

    Author of Last Things Revealed: Hope For Life and the Ever After (Biblica Publishing, January 2011)
    Senior Pastor of Cherry Hills Community Church
    Author of Last Things: What the Bible Says About the End of the World and the Hope of Heaven (Authentic Publishing, 2010)

  • Frank Fraser

    Author, Illustrator, Creator of Brands
    Frank has spent over thirty years as an award-winning creative director in the advertising and entertainment industries building relationships between consumers and some of the biggest brands and properties in the world. He has been Disney Consumer Products Creative Director for the “Winnie the Pooh” brands, he wrote and illustrated Bearista’s Grand Adventure   a children’s storybook created exclusively for Starbucks and distributed among their 10,000 stores, Co-Producer and Art Director for the Emmy nominated television series “Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks,” Creative Director for NFL RushZone.com, and Executive Producer for “Artzooka!”   a new art show launched February 2010 on Nick, Germany, and is now seen in markets around the world. He is now writing several books under a new brand developed to teach kids how and why to pray, sharing love with someone who needs it, and that the Bible can be used to solve problems in our lives.

  • Dr. Dave Gallagher

    Author of Aging Successfully
    Dave Gallagher is a nationally known author, speaker and pastor. He is on the staff at Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake, Wisconsin overseeing the “Assessment Center 4 Church Planting.” He earned two Masters Degrees and a Doctorate and is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute serving on the Alumni Board. Recent books include Healing Takes Time (Liturgical Press); and Senior Adult Ministry in the 21st Century (Wipf & Stock Publishers; originally by Group Publishing). He has published over 40 articles, contributed to six books and written curriculum for four Christian publishers. Dave leads seminars around the nation on strengthening adult ministry in the church and partners with Church Growth, Inc. He and his wife, Mary Ann, reside in Phoenix, Arizona.

  • Leary Gates

    Leary is Founder of BoldPath Life Strategies (boldpath.org) and co-teacher of IronWorks (ironworksmen.com). He speaks to men every year on living out their
    calling as disciples of Christ. As President of the National Coalition of Ministries to Men (ncmm.org), an organization representing over 200,000 churches in America, and as Host with Bethel
    University of the Leading Men Summit (leadingmensummit.com), he speaks to hundreds of men’s ministry leaders every year. At learygates.com he regularly blogs on leadership, growth
    and activating your personal mission. He has conducted social media training for corporate clients through his strategic development company, Lumina Consulting Group (luminacg.com). He serves on several commercial and non-profit boards and advisory committees. Larry and Roger Thompson (a FamilyLife speaker) have co-written Jolted Senseless: Creating Healthy Reflexes to Life’s Potholes.
  • Linda Goff

    Author/Speaker/Television Host
    Linda Goff is the author of The Skinny Budget Diet (Charisma Media, 2013). Linda was obese for 20 years and weighed more than 300 pounds in March of 2007. Linda’s journey from a size 26 to a size 6 gave her life-saving information that dieters should have before starting any weight loss plan. Her book provides obese individuals with physical, mental and spiritual tools to have their own weight loss success. Linda was selected in 2010 as a national finalist in the Picture of Health contest sponsored by Prevention Magazine and was also on the syndicated television show The Doctors. In addition to a public relations career, Linda has worked in magazine publishing with New Times York Times bestselling author Donna VanLiere and author Dannah Gresh. In January 2011, five Missouri newspapers began publishing weekly articles written by Linda on weight loss, exercise and support. Linda has also been seen on Christian Television Network (CTN) where she is the host of her own program.

  • Charles Hill
    Charles HillCharles Hill and his wife, Tiffany, planted their first church in 2002 in a small Ohio farm town of 2,800 people. On launch day, an overwhelming group of people showed up to New Hope Community Church. Several year later, New Hope grew to 1,200+ in attendance, launching 3 regional multi-site campuses and one international campus in southeast Asia.

    Charles turned over the leadership of New Hope in 2009, and along with an amazing team, decided to follow a radical call to do it all over again and plant a church in Utah — one of the fastest-growing and most unchurched states in the country. 

    One Community Church officially launched on January 30, 2011 after almost 2 years of prep work, prayer and preview services in the South Jordan/Herriman, UT areas.

    Feeling the call to plant yet again, Charles and his family recently turned this young and growing church plant over to the co-pastor who helped launch OCC and are planting yet again…this time back in Ohio.

    Their passion for planting continues to dominate their hearts, mind and souls to see the kingdom expanded in places most people do not want to go. Charles is also the creator/founder of a national gathering and coaching network called THE STICKS. Their desire is to equip, encourage, inspire and network those leaders to become a force in smaller cities/hard-to-reach places and the out-of-the-way locations. His passion is developing leaders who dare to go where no one else wants to go, to do what no one else wants to do!

    Twitter: @chazzdaddy
    Blog: www.chazzdaddy.com
    Church: www.gracecity.tv
    Sticks: www.thesticks.tv

  • Linda Ranson Jacobs

    Co-Author of So Your Parents Are Divorcing
    Linda has been actively involved in ministering to children and their families. Having been divorced and widowed, Linda was a single mom who learned firsthand the emotional and support needs of broken families. As a speaker, author, trainer, and program developer, Linda has assisted countless families by modeling and acting on the healing love she has found in Jesus Christ. Currently, she serves Divorce Care for Kids as Executive Director and as a consultant for The Church Initiative, Inc. She is the author of DivorceCare for Kids, a 13-week comprehensive program for children whose parents are separated or divorced, published by The Church Initiative, Inc., 2004.

  • Donna Jones

    Donna has been a national and international speaker for over 15 years. She speaks at the National Hearts at Home Conferences and international events such as the London Women’s Conference. She has a B.A. Communications Studies from UCLA; M.A. work in Communications Studies from USC. She speaks approximately 60 times per year. She is a former Campus Crusade for Christ staff member and the author of:Taming Your Family Zoo: 6 Weeks to Raising a Well-Mannered Child, Revell, 2005; Contributing Author to But Lord, I Was Happy Shallow, Kregel, 2004. She is a featured Bible teacher in Surrendering to Christ TogetherDVD, Zondervan, 2005.

    Donna has been a weekly Bible Study teacher for the past 14 years. She currently teaches at Crossline Community Church which launched in 2005 with 16 people and has grown to a congregation of almost 3,000 in six years. She is a certified Proverbs 31 She Speaks Graduate and a Proverbs 31 She Speaks Speaker Trainer.

    She is married to J.P. Jones, the Senior Pastor of Crossline Community Church, who has a daily radio show on KKLA (99.5 FM – Los Angeles) and KPRZ (1210 AM – San Diego) which covers all of Southern California. JP has also served on the adjunct faculty of Biola University for the past twenty years.

  • Matt Keller
    Matt Keller
    Matt Keller is the founder and lead pastor of Next Level Church in Fort Myers, FL. Since its humble beginnings with four people in 2002, Next Level Church has grown to over 1,800 weekly attenders.

    Matt is the author of the book, The Up the Middle Church… Playing the Game of Ministry One Yard at a Time. Since the book’s release in December of 2008, its principles have been received and implemented by hundreds of pastors and leaders of churches both large and small. With an increase in pastors and leaders desiring coaching and training, Matt founded Next Level Coaching in 2010. Next Level Coaching is a leadership resource company that provides face-to-face coaching and training through online video environments to pastors and leaders across the United States.

    Matt is a passionate communicator who uses humor and storytelling to captivate audiences in the weekly services of Next Level Church, and as he travels and speaks to various audiences across the country. His real life experience in church planting, pastoring, leadership development and consulting make him a fresh and creative voice in the church world today. Matt has over 15 years of ministry experience. He lives in Fort Myers, FL with his wife Sarah and their two boys.

  • Kimberley Kennedy

    Author of Left at the Altar: My Story of Hope and Healing for Every Woman Who Has Felt the Heartbreak of Rejection (Thomas Nelson, 2009)
    Producer, writer, and anchor of the weekly news magazine/entertainment show “Hot Topics” that airs in Atlanta, Orlando, and Charlotte. She was the weekday anchor at KDFW-TV in Dallas and the weekday anchor at WXIA-TV in Atlanta. Kimberley has been writing television news since 1984 and won an Emmy in 2005 for the hour-long special “The Lion King, Behind the Curtain.” Kimberley has been featured on ABC’s Prime Time and Good Morning America. She speaks to women’s and civic groups.

  • Sarah Kovac

    Sarah is foremost a wife and mother to a 2-year-old son Ethan. Sarah was born with a rare congenital birth defect called AMC, which left her with arms she can barely use. She taught herself to use her feet as hands. She uses her feet to type, put on makeup, cook dinner, and change her son’s diapers. She was working on a college degree in English but put it on hold in order to stay home when her son was born. In April of 2010, she responded to a call for iReports on CNN.com by uploading a video of a typical morning for her and Ethan, which included her diapering and feeding him with her feet. A couple of days later, she and Ethan were featured as the top story on CNN.com and on the CNN TV channel. Since then, she feels blessed to have been able to share her story at different churches and schools. She worked as the Opinions Editor for Missouri Western State University and won an award from the Missouri College Media Association for her writing. She writes a blog (sarahkovac.com) and connects with people from all over the world through social media and her YouTube channel where she uploads video of how she does various activities with her feet. Since her first upload in April of 2010, she has had over 110,000 page views.
  • Dr. Helen McIntosh

    Author of Extreme Damage Makeover From the Inside Out (Beacon Hill Press, June 2009) and Eric, Jose, and the Peace Rug® (Lightning Source, 2007). She is also a contributing writer to Lifting Our Eyes: Finding God’s Grace Through The Virginia Tech Tragedy (Penguin/Berkley, September 2007).
    Doctorate of Counseling Psychology and Licensed Professional Counselor
    She is an inspirational speaker to schools, counselors, retreats, and other professional organizations and conferences.

  • Jeff Means

    Jeff Means is a United States citizen but is comfortable anywhere on the planet. He’s traveled to over fifty countries on every continent except Antarctica. Adventure seeker and avid outdoorsman, you might find him fishing in Alaska for King Salmon, hunting for Russian Boar in east Texas, motorcycling through the Colorado Rockies, trekking the Sahara Desert, or snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Jeff has always been a storyteller. His extensive travels have given him a unique view about the world and the cultures in which we live. Jeff’s curiosity about world and human origin led him to write his debut novel, Entity of Origin, a “Da Vinci Code meets the Raiders of the Lost Ark” adventure. It is the result of years of research and fact-finding and explores the fine line between modern science and ancient texts.

  • Juana Mikels

    Speaker and Author
    Juana was befriended and mentored by Elisabeth Elliot who encouraged Juana to write her story after Juana appeared on Elisabeth’s radio program. Since then, Elisabeth has written the foreword for Juana’s book. Having successfully navigated achievements in performing for live audiences and placing in the Miss Richmond pageant, Juana married her college sweetheart in 1981. She left her husband Terry 3 years later knowing something was missing in their marriage. During their separation, she became a Christ follower and their marriage was reconciled in 1986 with her husband coming to faith in Christ 7 years later. Juana worked as an executive in marketing for more than a decade with Xerox, a Fortune 500 company. She left her lucrative career to be a stay-at-home mom and taught her children for the next 13 years. She has shared their story in a DVD series that Church Initiative, Inc. filmed for churches to use in their weekly meetings. Juana has been speaking publicly since 1995, sharing her testimony with women’s groups in churches and leading seminars on home life and time management for Christian moms. She has appeared on local and national radio programs and has published an article in Homeschooling Today. Juana has been married to Terry for 28 years and they live in Raleigh with their four children.

  • Steve Miller

    Author of Money: How to Make It, Save It, Invest It and Enjoy It!
    Founder and president of Legacy Educational Resources, which provides resources for youth workers, pastors and those teaching life skills and character education in public schools. His book, The Contemporary Christian Music Debate, went through two printings in English with Tyndale and a third printing with Operation Mobilization. It has been translated into Spanish, German, Romanian, Russian and Dutch.

  • Bruce Nygren

    Author and Editor
    Bruce is the author of many well-known books, including his own book, Touching the Shadows: A Love Tested and Renewed (Thomas Nelson, 2000). Bruce has edited and writes for various publishers and has worked with authors like Franklin Graham and Dennis Rainey. He is currently writing his newest book, Morning Has Broken.

  • Amanda Overmyer

    Singer, Top 11 Finalist on American Idol
    Amanda Overmyer made it to be a Top 11 Finalist on American Idol in 2008. In the process of participating in the show, Amanda’s faith grew and she gave her life to God upon returning home. She subsequently recorded her debut album, Solidify, and she currently travels the country performing concerts. She has appeared on the Today Show, Ellen, and others. Amanda’s book will share her own struggles as well as what she has learned in life that will hopefully lead young adults and older adults out of a media-driven culture and into a closer relationship with God.

    Amanda says the point of the book is to help teens, young adults, and their parents recognize their own uniqueness and brilliance that comes from God, not the world. The book is also meant to help individuals understand the gift God has given them and to unwrap the candy coating that the world gives to make life seem more appealing when you aspire to a certain career or achieve a certain level of financial success. The author wants to help individuals realize the greater purpose of their life and to learn to give praise not to themselves but to the Almighty who created them.

    Amanda exposes how the media has pushed America’s young adults to believe that “get rich quick” is a way of life. Rather, the Bible calls each person to trust God for their every need and this is the framework in which individuals should live their lives.

    Through the lens of her music career and television experience, Amanda will expose the motivations and agenda of the music and television industry to create awareness of the epidemic of self-idolatry and how to steer clear of its dangers. Through her recent experiences, Amanda will given an inside look at the entertainment industry as she encourages readers to “not stay idol” in a culture where being an idol, especially an American Idol, is something to be praised.

  • Elizabeth Raum

    Elizabeth has a Master’s degree in English and Library Science. She is a former high school teacher, elementary school librarian, and college library director (Concordia College). She currently works as a reference librarian and library instructor at Grand Rapids Community College (Grand Rapids, Michigan). She has written a book on children’s literature for teachers and school librarians (Every Day a Holiday: Celebrating Children’s Literature Throughout the Year, Scarecrow Press, 2001), an adult biography (Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Called by God, Continuum Press, 2001), two children’s picture books, and a kids’ non-fiction book (Gift of Peace: The Jimmy Carter Story, Zonderkidz, 2011). She has also written over 60 nonfiction books for Capstone Press and Heienmann/Raintree, as well as 7 middle-grade historical novels for Capstone. She is an active member of Forest Hills Presbyterian Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where her husband is pastor.

  • Bob Ravener

    Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer for the Dollar General Corporation
    Author and Speaker

    Bob Ravener has leadership responsibility with Dollar General for all Human Resources initiatives for an almost $10.5 billion company with more than 70,000 employees in more than 8,400 stores. Prior to joining Dollar General, Bob was Senior Vice President US Partner Resources, for the Starbucks Coffee Company. Bob was responsible for the leadership and support of the priorities and initiatives affecting more than 125,000 employees across more than 10,000 company-operated and licensed stores.

    Bob has also served as Vice President, Human Resources for The Home Depot. During his tenure there, he held roles as both Vice President Human Resources for the Store Support Center, and as Vice President Human Resources for one of three domestic divisions. Prior to joining Home Depot, he was with Footstar, Inc., the second largest footwear retailer in the US, serving as Senior Vice President, Chief Personnel Officer with a workforce of 22,000 and over 5,000 locations. Before joining Footstar, Bob spent eleven years with PepsiCo in positions of increasing responsibility in Human Resources, earning awards for leadership development and safety improvement.

    Prior to the business sector, Bob was in the US Navy, having served as a Strategic Weapons Submarine Officer aboard the USS Daniel Webster (SSBN 626), a Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine. He was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal for his tour of duty. Bob finished his active duty service at the US Naval Academy where he served as an instructor, coach, and recruiter.

    Bob is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, where he earned distinction as a leader and intercollegiate varsity baseball player. He also earned an MBA in General Management from New York University. Bob has been actively involved in service to the community through coaching of youth sports teams, and creating safe places for America’s youth to play through Home Depot’s partnership with KaBOOM! He has also served on his community board for the Boys and Girls Club and the Ramapo College Board of Governors. In February 2004, Bob was appointed by the Secretary of Labor to the President’s National Hire Veterans Committee and in 2007, was appointed to the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach.

    Bob lives in Tennessee with his wife Lisa and their three children: Cryssa, Katie, and Brett.

  • Lea Schneider

    Author, Journalist, and Professional Organizer

    Professional Organizer Lea Schneider, a mother of three, is a nationally recognized organization expert. Her organizing advice appeared on the front of the Home section of The Washington Post, on the popular website ThisOldHouse.com and in the magazines Woman’s Day, Natural Health, Better Homes and Gardens Kids’ Rooms, College News, Southern Breeze and Home Style (as seen in the Omaha Herald).

    She was recently interviewed by Better Homes and Gardens Kitchens and Baths for their Winter 2010 issue, by Diabetic Living for Fall 2010 issue by Family Circle for the July 2010 issue, by IdeasThatSpark.com for an May 2010 Q & A as an expert and by the U. of Missouri Journalism School in conjunction with a magazine prototype for Better Homes and Gardens.

    As the owner of Organize Right Now LLC, she provides hands-on organizing and online consultations to disorganized and busy clients. Rolodex Corporation named her the Grand Prize Winner of their Rolodex Office Makeover Challenge. Formerly a newspaper reporter, Lea writes a monthly column about organizing for and a bimonthly column for The Housekeeping Channel. At Get Organized Now, one of the largest online organizing-related websites with more than 1 million unique visitors annually, Lea moderates a public discussion forum on organizing tips as well as a forum for professional organizers from all over the world.

  • Glenn Stanton

    Author of Raising Gender-Healthy Kids (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group, Fall 2010) and The Ring Makes all the Difference (Moody Publishers, 2011), Speaker, and Director of Family Formation Studies at Focus on the Family

    Glenn Stanton debates and lectures extensively on the issues of gender, sexuality, marriage and parenting at universities and churches around the country. He has served the Bush administration as a consultant on increasing fatherhood involvement in the Head Start program. He appeared on Dr. Phil in November 2008.

    He is the author of three books and a contributor to seven others, including Why Marriage Matters: Reasons to Believe in Marriage in Postmodern Society (1997) and My Crazy, Imperfect Christian Family (NavPress, 2004). His most recent book is Marriage on Trial: The Case Against Same-Sex Marriage and Parenting (InterVarsity Press, 2004). C-SPAN BookTV nationally featured a presentation by Glenn on this book. He contributed to Same-Sex Marriage: The Moral and Legal Debate (Prometheus Books, 2004) and Toward an Evangelical Public Policy: Political Strategies for the Health of the Nation (Baker Books, 2005). Glenn is currently working on a parenting book.

  • Mitch Temple M.S., LMFT, M.S.

    Author of The Marriage Turnaround (Moody Publishers, January 2009)
    Director of Marriage Department
    Focus on the Family
    Mitch is a speaker to colleges, men’s and couples’ groups, churches, youth, and the military. He is a former counselor and pastor and leads Focus on the Family’s initiatives for all marriage-related content and programs.

  • Vicki Tiede

    As a wife, mother, teacher, motivational speaker, and published author, Vicki’s enthusiasm about God’s grace is contagious. She is a former writer and Council coordinator for MOPS International. She is the contributing author of five books: Kisses of Sunshine for Women (Zondervan, 2005), Kisses of Sunshine for Grandmothers Zondervan, 2005), A Cup of Comfort Devotional for Mothers (Adams Media, 2007), A Cup of Comfort Devotional of Women in the Bible (Adams Media, not yet released), God’s World & Me: Boz the Bear’s Big Book of Bible Fun (Cook, 2007), and When Your Husband is Addicted to Porn (New Growth Press, 2012). She is currently writing: Plug Me In And Let Me Charge Overnight, Parenting On Your Knees, and Key To Grace Castle.

  • Steve Vaggalis

    Steve is the Senior Pastor of Destiny Worship Center in Destin, Florida. The church started just over 10 years ago and has three campuses in the Destin, Florida area. The church offers services each weekend to over 2,000 in an area of 7,000. They have experienced tremendous influence and reach in the community. Pastor Vaggalis is a frequent speaker at churches across the country and has hosted John Bevere, Darlene Zschech, Mark Batterson, Brady Boyd, Kenny Luck, and others during the services at Destiny. A vibrant speaker and gifted communicator, Steve’s first book is entitled Born Second, Finish First. His sermons can be heard online at http://destinyworshipcenter.com/.

  • Donna Wichelman

    Donna Wichelman is author of several published articles, short stories, and devotionals seen in A Cup of Comfort Devotional for Mothers and Daughters (March 2009), Standard Publishing (God’s Greater Plan—May 2008, The Christmas Gift—December 2008) LIVE Magazine (Certificate or Transport—Summer 2005) Focus on the Family Magazine (Worth the Trip—May 2005), and the 40 Days of Purpose Resource CD (Video Skit—2004). As a freelance writer, she has also written technical articles for Website Compass Magazine, a publication of the Cornerstone Group, Loveland, Colorado.

    Donna completed the Apprentice and Journeyman levels of the Christian Writers Guild fiction writing curriculum in 2007. Since then, she has been working on her Waldensian Series (first novel is Casting Down Shrines) and has started a screen play. For many years, Donna wrote and directed dramas in various venues at a local church in Fort Collins. She obtained the International Baccalaureate degree from the United World College of the Atlantic in Wales, U.K. and went on to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio with minors in political science and music. She holds a master’s of science degree in Mass Communication/Journalism from San Jose State University, San Jose, California and worked in public relations for a number of years.

    Donna and her husband Jim have one daughter, Stephanie. Donna enjoys traveling to exotic places like Kenya and New Zealand and has a particular love for Italy and Ireland. She and her husband enjoy biking. They have biked several Rails to Trails across the United States.

  • Benjamin Wilcox

    Co-Author of So Your Parents Are Divorcing
    Ben worked with teenage children of divorce during the past several years at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois. Willow Creek’s “Oasis” workshops minister to hundreds of students each year by emphasizing group dynamics and faith-based curriculum. He wrote and assimilated material used by the teenagers in the program. Benjamin has facilitated sessions of Divorce Care for Kids at Calvary Church in Naperville, Illinois. He is the marketing director for his and Linda’s book, and also works with teens through Big Brothers, Big Sisters and his church’s youth ministry in Durango, CO.

  • Chad Young


    Speaker and Author of Finding Authentic Christianity (Biblica Publishing, Summer 2011)
    As Campus Crusade for Christ’s director for the South Carolina Lowcountry with a scope of 25 college campuses and 70,000 students, Chad resides in Charleston, SC, with his wife Elizabeth and their three young children: Wyatt, Clark and Evelyn. He has served on the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ for 8 years and has also written a discipleship training manual. He is a frequent speaker for retreats and conferences, and Chad also travels the country and speaks at churches to train church leaders how to make Biblical disciples. He has a passion for helping students learn what it means to have an authentic relationship with Christ.