Introducing IVP Authors

Tim Muehlhoff

Tim Muehlhoff is a professor of communication at Biola University, where he serves with the Center for Marriage and Relationships. He is a frequent speaker at FamilyLife Marriage Conferences and he is the author or coauthor of many books including I Beg to Differ, Marriage Forecasting, The God Conversation, Winsome Persuasion, and the new Defending Your Marriage.

• Read more about Tim at his website, timmuehlhoff.com.
• Listen to his podcast The Art of Relationships.
• Follow him on Twitter: @DrMuehlhoff.

Jonathan Brooks

Jonathan Brooks ("Pastah J") is senior pastor of Canaan Community Church in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. He is the author of the new book Church Forsaken and has been actively involved in arts education and community development projects in his neighborhood. He is also a recording artist and has been featured on albums with artists such as Lecrae, Tedashii, Shai Linne, and Sho Baraka.

• Visit his website and read his blog at pastahj.com.
• Follow him on Twitter: @PastahJ.

Sharon Galgay Ketcham

Sharon Galgay Ketcham is a practical theologian at Gordon College and the author of the new book Reciprocal Church. She is a researcher, writer, teacher, and mentor with decades of ministry experience in local churches. She also speaks at church and youth ministry conferences locally and around the country. Sharon lives in New Hampshire with her husband and two children.

• Watch a video interview with Sharon from the Yale Youth Ministry Institute.
• Read her articles in Outreach Magazine.
• Follow her on Twitter: @KetchamSharon.

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