Featured Authors
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Warren Cole Smith is an award-winning writer, editor, and has written more than 1000 articles for a wide range of print and online publications, including WORLD Magazine, the Dallas Morning News, BeliefNet.com. As a commentator and observer of modern religious life he has been quoted by the New York Times, CBS News, and many others.In his former role as host of the television show Worldviews with Warren Smith, he attracted some of the most influential Christian and secular leaders of our day into the studio. His Worldviews column has been named column of the year by the Evangelical Press Association on several occasions. Because the news is his business, Smith’s thoughtful and penetrating analysis of current events makes him a regular guest on both local and national news programs where he provides a biblical perspective on issues ranging from abortion to global warming. He resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife, Missy, and four children. |
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Arthur Blessett began evangelizing to the youth of Hollywood, California in the late 1960’s. There he became known as the "Minister of Sunset Strip." Blessitt preached to hippies, Hell's Angels, runaways, drug addicts, teen prostitutes, flower children, would-be actors, and rock stars. In March 1968, he opened a church called His Place in a rented building next door to a topless go-go club. On Christmas morning in 1969, Blessitt began his journey with the cross, walking from Los Angeles, California, to Washington D.C. In August 1971, Blessitt began his journey around the world, beginning in England. He completed his journey on June 7, 2008. In total, Blessitt has walked 38,102 miles through 315 countries (including Island Groups and Territories), of which 52 were in open war. He has crossed every ocean and walked on all seven continents (including Antarctica). |
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Tom Doyle Tom’s passion for missions in the Middle East began when he accepted an invitation to attend a biblical tour of the Holy Land. “The Bible came alive, and my understanding of Scripture was transformed,” he recalls. “I not only fell in love with Jesus again while in Israel, but I fell in love with the people there. Both Jews and Arabs found a place in my heart. And I was thrilled to discover a vibrant, growing church in the Middle East.” “As a pastor, I admired missionaries; but I was glad that God hadn’t called me to be one,” he recalls. Doyle’s ministry to pastors has taken him right into the heart of the Islamic world. He knows the inside scoop when it comes to the Church in places like Iran, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq, and in the Palestinian territories of Israel. He speaks frequently at churches and para-church ministries about Israel, the Middle East, the global threat of Islam, and the incredible growth of the Middle East Church since September 11, 2001. Through his ministry with e3 Partners, Doyle loves and serves both Arabs and Jews and assists in church planting efforts. The Church in Israel and in the Middle East is healthy, vibrant, and expanding faster than at any other time in history. In his latest book, Breakthrough (Authentic), Doyle tells the story of the reconciliation that is going on between Jews and Palestinians within the church, as the walls are coming down between Jew and Gentile and people of all backgrounds are coming to saving faith in Christ. |
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Kay Marshall Strom is the author of thirty-one published books. Her writing credits also include numerous magazine articles, short stories, curriculum, stories for children, two prize-winning screenplays, and booklets for writers. In addition to her writing, Kay is a sought-after speaker at seminars, retreats, and special events throughout the U.S. and around the world. Kay and her husband have together spoken in more than twenty countries. They make their home in Santa Barbara, California. |
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Clive Calver is an Evangelical Christian leader, teacher, author and international speaker. He is the senior pastor of Walnut Hill Community Church, Bethel, Connecticut. For seven years he was president of World Relief and he traveled around the world, ministering to the poor and networking with churches to follow after the teachings of Jesus Christ and bring help to those in need. Calver previously led the Evangelical Alliance of the United Kingdom and was a major spokesperson for Evangelicals on both sides of the Atlantic. It was during that time that Calver and his commentaries on current issues were featured often on the BBC. During the early 1970s, he founded and lead the groundbreaking mission team "In the Name of Jesus", which included Graham Kendrick, Steve Maxted, Steve and Cathy Coupe and Rob Buckridge among it's members. He also went on to lead British Youth for Christ, and was heavily involved in the Spring Harvest series of Christian Conferences. He has also appeared on ABCs Nightline, CNN, National Public Radio. He has authored twenty books and has been published in many national and local print media. He married Ruth Kirby, daughter of the Principal of the Bible College that he had attended. |
