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Ronald H. Nash

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 18:56:02 GMT

Ronald H. Nash (1936-2006) served as a professor of religion and philosophy for many years, teaching at Western Kentucky University, Reformed Theological Seminar, and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. His many books include The Gospel and the Greeks, Life's Ultimate Questions, and Is Jesus the Only Savior?

Nancy Nason-Clark

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 18:41:48 GMT

Nancy Nason-Clark is professor of sociology at University of New Brunswick, Canada. Her books include No Place for Abuse, Refuge from Abuse and The Battered Wife: How Christians Confront Family Violence. She is the creator of the RAVE (Religion and Violence e-Learning) Project website.

Rich Nathan

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 19:51:12 GMT

Rich Nathan is senior pastor of Vineyard Columbus. Prior to pastoring, Rich taught business law at The Ohio State University. He is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and received his Juris Doctorate with honors from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1980. Rich has served on the Vineyard’s national board for nearly two decades and is currently serving as the Large Church Task Force leader for the Vineyard. He is a popular national and international conference speaker. Rich wrote Who is My Enemy? Welcoming People the Church Rejects and coauthored Empowered Evangelicals with Ken Wilson. He has written numerous articles in publications such as Leadership. Rich was born and raised in New York City. He and his wife, Marlene, have been married for over 35 years. They have two children and six grandchildren.

Hannah Nation

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 18:01:31 GMT

Hannah Nation is the managing director of the Center for House Church Theology. A writer and student of missions history and World Christianity, she is inspired by this historical moment and the privilege of witnessing a new chapter in church history unfold across China.

David K. Naugle

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:31:11 GMT

David K. Naugle (1952–2021) was Distinguished Professor of Theology at Dallas Baptist University, where he taught for nearly three decades. His books include Worldview: The History of a Concept; Reordered Love, Reordered Lives: Learning the Deep Meaning of Happiness; and Philosophy: A Student's Guide.

Naugle earned his ThD in systematic theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and a PhD in humanities from the University of Texas at Arlington, where he also served as an adjunct professor of religion and a campus minister. He was also the director of the Paideia College Society (formerly the Pew College Society) and a weekly lecture series at Dallas Baptist University called the "Friday Symposium." He was a member of the advisory boards of the International Institute of Christian Studies and the Bryan Institute at Bryan College. He also served on the Creative Council for Art House Dallas and the editorial boards of Imaginatio et Ratio: A Journal of Theology and the Arts and Integrite. He provided leadership at two Texas area churches and at Young Life as well.

Read the tribute to his life and career from Dallas Baptist University.

Connie Neal

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 19:19:29 GMT

Connie Neal (BA in Communication, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA) is an author and speaker who is an expert on the intersection of Christianity and pop culture. She is widely known for her books What's a Christian to Do with Harry Potter? (Waterbrook Press), featured in Newsweek, Christian Parenting Today, and Today's Christian Woman, and The Gospel According to Harry Potter (Westminster John Knox Press), featured in Entertainment Weekly and Time magazine. Walking Tall in Babylon: Raising Children to Be Godly and Wise in a Perilous World (Waterbrook Press) was published in 2004. Some of her other books are Holding on to Heaven While Your Husband Goes Through Hell, Spiritual Renewal Bible, A Joy I'd Never Known (coauthored with Jan Dravecky), The Worth of a Man (coauthored with Dave Dravecky), The Kids' Devotional Bible, Dancing in the Arms of God, and The Life Recovery Bible.

Megan Anna Neff

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 19:36:09 GMT

Megan Anna Neff (MDiv, Princeton Theological Seminary) is currently pursuing her doctorate in clinical psychology at George Fox University. She has also done research and worked with nonprofits and churches in Malawi and Ghana.

Scott Nelson

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:10:16 GMT

Scott Nelson serves as the director of theology for Forge America where he is responsible for curriculum development for all Forge America training resources. Scott is also a coach with the Forge Chicago hub, has been a small group pastor at a local church, and is currently finishing his Ph.D program in missional theology at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Arthur A. R. Nelson

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 19:56:48 GMT

Arthur A. R. Nelson presently serves as the chair of the board of Ministry Mentors, Inc. and as parish associate at Winnetka Covenant Church. In the past he has pastored churches throughout the United States including Massachusetts, Washington, New York, and Illinois. He also served as the dean of North Park University and Seminary in Chicago.

Tom Nelson

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:39:30 GMT

Tom Nelson (DMin, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is president of Made to Flourish (MTF), a network that seeks to empower pastors to lead churches that produce human flourishing for the common good. He has also served as senior pastor of Christ Community Church in Leawood, Kansas, for almost thirty years.

A council member for The Gospel Coalition, Tom is the author of Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work, Five Smooth Stones: Discovering the Path to Wholeness of Soul, and Ekklesia: Rediscovering God’s Design for the Church. He speaks regularly on faith, work, and economics, and he has served on the board of regents of Trinity International University and is on the leadership team of the Oikonomia Network.

Tom and his wife, Liz, have two grown children and live in Leawood, Kansas.

Elisabeth A. Nesbit Wagner

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:16:36 GMT

Elisabeth A. Nesbit Wagner (PhD, University of Arkansas) is a consultant, speaker, writer, counselor, and educator. She is assistant professor of counseling at Denver Seminary and the coauthor with Craig Blomberg of Effective Generational Ministry. A national certified counselor and registered psychotherapist, she maintains a private practice in Littleton, Colorado.

Trillia Newbell

Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:46:47 GMT

Trillia Newbell is director of community outreach for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. A frequent conference speaker, her writing has appeared in Christianity Today, Desiring God, the Gospel Coalition, and more. Her books include Enjoy, Fear and Faith, United, and God's Very Good Idea. She and her family live near Nashville.

Marvin J. Newell

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:35:15 GMT

Marvin J. Newell (DMiss, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is senior vice president of Missio Nexus, a network of evangelical mission agencies, churches and training centers in North America. Previously, he was the executive director of CrossGlobal Link (formerly IFMA) and he served with TEAM as a missionary to Indonesia for twenty-one years and then as the Asia-Pacific regional director. Following that he was professor of missions and intercultural studies at the Moody Theological Seminary in Chicago. He is the author of A Martyr’s Grace, Commissioned: What Jesus Wants You to Know as You Go, and Expect Great Things: Mission Quotes that Inform and Inspire.

Read more about Newell's work with Missio Nexus.

David Ney

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:53:53 GMT

David Ney

Stephen J. Nichols

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 19:25:47 GMT

Stephen J. Nichols (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is professor of theology and church history at Lancaster Bible College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He is the coeditor of The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards: American Religion and the Evangelical Tradition and the author of many books, including The Reformation: How a Monk and a Mallet Changed the World and For Us and for Our Salvation: The Doctrine of Christ in the Early Church. He chairs the American Christianity section of the Evangelical Theological Society.

Nathan Nicholson

Wed, 28 May 2025 21:25:55 GMT

Nathan Nicholson

Kai Mark Nilsen

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:20:58 GMT

Kai Mark Nilsen (DMin, Fuller Seminary) has been lead pastor at Peace Lutheran in Gahanna, Ohio, for over ten years. He serves on the board of the Renovaré Institute and is a certified pastoral coach for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Nilsen is also a leader in the Gahanna Ministerial Association where he developed a cross-denominational community ministry. Throughout his career, Nilsen's ministry has been motivated by a core conviction that God has planted in each of us the capability to love each other, to serve those in need, to hope during dark times, and to experience a full life in the present moment. He and his wife, Patty, have four children.

Alan Noble

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:33:58 GMT

Alan Noble (PhD, Baylor University) is associate professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University, cofounder and editor in chief of Christ and Pop Culture, and an advisor for the AND Campaign. He has written for the Atlantic, Vox, BuzzFeed, The Gospel Coalition, Christianity Today, and First Things. He is also the author of Disruptive Witness and You Are Not Your Own.

Rory Noland

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 15:50:36 GMT

Rory Noland is the director of Heart of the Artist Ministries. He holds a doctorate in worship studies from the Robert E. Webber Institute. Rory has served at Willow Creek Community Church and Harvest Bible Chapel. A published songwriter, he has authored five books, including The Heart of the Artist.

Mark A. Noll

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 18:56:11 GMT

Mark A. Noll is emeritus professor of history at Wheaton College and the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of many books, including America's Book, Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind, Clouds of Witnesses: Christian Voices from Africa and Asia, The New Shape of World Christianity, The Rise of Evangelicalism: The Age of Edwards, Whitefield and the Wesleys, The Civil War as a Theological Crisis, Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity, and The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind.