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Keith R. Anderson

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Keith R. Anderson is the president of The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology in Seattle. He is the author of Spiritual Mentoring: A Guide for Those Giving and Receiving Direction, Friendships That Run Deep, Does God Believe In You? Developing Spiritual Self-Confidence, Is This The One? and What They Don't Always Teach You at a Christian College. [Learn More]

Lane M. Arnold

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Lane M. Arnold (M.Ed., Georgia State University) is a spiritual director with a certification in Christian formation and soul care from Denver Seminary. She offers spiritual direction to those in her local area of Colorado and internationally via Skype. Lane loves exploring invitations from the Holy Trinity and encourages adults to go deeper in their relationship with Christ. [Learn More]

Lynne M. Baab

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Lynne M. Baab is the author of multiple books and Bible studies. A Presbyterian minister, she completed a Ph.D. in communication at the University of Washington in 2007 and moved with her husband to Dunedin, New Zealand, where she is a lecturer in pastoral theology at the University of Otago. [Learn More]

Ruth Haley Barton

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Ruth Haley Barton (D.D., Northern Seminary) is founding president of the Transforming Center, a spiritual formation ministry to pastors and Christian leaders. A trained spiritual director (Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation), teacher and retreat leader, she has served on the pastoral staff of several churches, including Willow Creek Community Church. A sought-after teacher, preacher and consultant to leadership teams, she is currently adjunct professor of spiritual transformation at Northern Seminary. [Learn More]

Gayle D. Beebe

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Gayle D. Beebe (Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University) is president of Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, and past president of Spring Arbor University in Spring Arbor, Michigan. He serves as one of the general editors for The Renovar— Spiritual Formation Bible. [Learn More]

David G. Benner

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David G. Benner (Ph.D., York University) is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Spirituality at Richmont Graduate University in Atlanta, Georgia. Previously he was an associate fellow at the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. [Learn More]