Who are the contributors

by Dave Jenkins on October 29, 2010

Chief Director

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Dave Jenkins

Dave Jenkins is the Founder and Director Servants of Grace Ministries. My wife Sarah and I got married Feb 18th, 2007 and live in Caldwell, Idaho. I received a degree in Hotel Management in 2007 from Lake Washington Technical College, a Bachelors of Science in Religion (Cum Laude) in 2009 from Liberty University, a Masters of Arts in Religion with an emphasis in biblical studies (December 2011), and a Masters of Divinity in Professional Ministries (2012) from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary via Distance Education. I am very passionate about reading, studying, teaching, and writing about theology. I enjoy football, basketball, golf, and watching movies. Some of the main focus of my studies have been in the area of the atonement, historical theology, church history, Reformed theology, and cultural issues. Dave writes on contemporary cultural and theological issues, reviews books for Credo Magazine, Apologetics 315, and contributes to variety of Christian blogs.

Aaron Armstrong

Aaron Armstrong is the author of Awaiting a Savior: The Gospel, the New Creation, and the End of Poverty (Cruciform Press, 2011). He writes for an international Christian ministry, serves as an itinerate preacher throughout southern Ontario, Canada, and blogs daily at Blogging Theologically. He’s also becoming increasingly comfortable writing about himself in the third person. Aaron’s education is a bit eclectic. He is formally educated in graphic design (a field he has little interest in at this point, since he stopped doing it vocationally in 2007). His theological training consists of reading hundreds of books (by God’s grace more good than bad) and is currently working on an intermediate level certificate in Systematic Theology through Ligonier Academy (online learning). Aaron and his wife, Emily, came to faith as adults in mid-2005 (you can read about it here) and were married on May 27, 2006. They, along with their ever-growing family, worship and serve at Harvest Bible Chapel in London, Ontario.

Mike Boling

Michael lives in Belleville, IL, a suburb of St. Louis, MO with his wife Erica, adopted daughter Alissa, two cats Molly and Sweetie Pie and horse Beckham. After spending eight years in the United States Navy as a Yeoman, he has been employed for the past ten years by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) where he oversees advanced educational programs. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Religion (Biblical Studies) from Liberty University and is currently closing in on completing a Master of Arts in Religion (Biblical Studies) from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He is an avid reader and blogger operating the website Christian Apologetics and Intelligence Ministry (http://intelmin.org) which provides both original content and relevant posts and articles from around the web.

Brian Cosby

Brian H. Cosby (PhD, Australian College of Theology) is pastor of Wayside Presbyterian Church on Signal Mountain, Tennessee. You can check out more of his work at: http://www.amazon.com/Brian-H.-Cosby/e/B004689QMU/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2?qid=1363634105&sr=8-2

Daniel Darling

Daniel Darling is the Senior Pastor of Gages Lake Bible Church in the northwest suburbs of Chicago and is the author of Teen People of the Bible, Crash Course, iFaith, and Real (Summer, 2012). His work has been featured in evangelical publications such as Relevant Magazine, Focus on the Family, Marriage Partnership, Pray!, Relevant, In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley. He has guest-posted on leading blogs such as Michael Hyatt, The Gospel Coalition, OnFaith (Washington Post), and others. He has been profiled by The Chicago Tribune. Daniel is a contributing writer to Zondervan’s Couples Devotional Bible. Publisher’s Weekly called his writing style “substantive and punchy.” Dan is a contributing writer to Christian Today‘s online magazine, Kyria as well as Lifeway’s men’s devotional, Stand Firm. He also maintains a blog at patheos.com, entitled, The Friday Five, where he interviews leading evangelicals. Dan’s columns appear weekly at Crosswalk.com and monthly for the local Lake County Journals. Dan has been interviewed on TV and radio outlets across the country, including 100 Huntley Street, Moody Broadcasting Network, Harvest Television, The Sandy Rios Show, American Family Radio, the Salem Radio Network, and a host of other local and national Christian media. Daniel has a bachelor’s degree in pastoral ministry from Dayspring Bible College. He traveled extensively to India and the Middle East. He and his wife, Angela, have three daughters and a son and reside in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Daniel is represented by Tamela Hancock Murray of The Steve Laube Literary Agency. Check out Dan’s blog at http://www.danieldarling.com/

Greg Dutcher

Greg pastored an Evangelical Free Church in Catonsville for six years before sensing a call to plant Christ Fellowship Church in Harford County. His passion is to preach the Scriptures in such a way that Christ is clearly seen as the glorious, all-satisfying Savior that we so desperately need. Greg has written three books, You Are the Treasure That I Seek, Living Free In Enemy Territory And Killing Calvinism. He also writes frequently at his blog. If you are ever near the Abingdon Starbucks- there’s an 80/20 chance you’ll find him there. He lives in Abingdon with his wife, Lisa, and their four children: Samantha, Benjamin, Isaac, and Ella Grace.

Sarah Flashing

With academic training in theology and ethics, my passion is to train believers to be better equipped as Christians in our contemporary setting. The purpose of all that I communicate is to provide worldview training that encourages solid Christian thinking about every area of life. Ultimately my hope and prayer is for my ministry to give God all the glory, honoring the Creator-creation distinction. Over the years God has allowed me to serve the Kingdom in a variety of capacities. I’ve been a guest on various radio programs including the John and Kathy Show (Pittsburg) and Prime Time America (Moody Broadcasting Network). As well, I have served as a co-chair of the Church-Bioethics Network at The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity and have testified before the Illinois State Legislature on embryonic stem cell research and human egg donation. As an adjunct instructor of ethics at McHenry County College, I had the opportunity to engage people of all ages on matters of ethics, especially those issues that impact their daily lives. A member at The Orchard Church in McHenry, Illinois, the Flashing family lives in Harvard, Illinois. I have a B.A. Christian Ministry, Trinity International University, 2002 and an M.A. Christian Thought, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2005.

Matthew Fretwell

Matthew Fretwell is married to his wife Julia, and has three daughters, Kathleen, Hailey, and Caroline. He holds a B.S. in Religion, MA in Theology, and Master’s in Divinity. He now serves as Senior Pastor at Oak Hall Baptist Church in Sandston Virginia. He is the author of Denied Desires.

Mike Leake

Mike Leake is associate pastor of First Baptist Church of Jasper, IN. He and his wife, Nikki have 2 children (Isaiah and Hannah). Follow Mike on Twitter @mikeleake, Facebook or his blog at http://mikeleake.net.

Jared Oliphint

Jared has been working for Westminster Theological Seminary since 2008. Raised in Texas, he moved to Glenside, PA in 1991 so his dad could work for Westminster. While attending Gordon College from 1998-2002, he was involved in a theology discussion group on campus and, coupled with a voracious appetite for Van Til, it lit his fire for apologetics and he was off to attend Westminster in 2002. After graduating with an MAR in 2005, he worked in the life insurance business for three years, then put his WTS degree to use in 2008 by serving in the Admissions role and currently as Regional Coordinator living in Charlotte, NC. He and his wife, Jenny have one child Senna. Jared is a regular contributor on http://reformedforum.org/about/contributors/ and has contributed book reviews for the Gospel Coalition and the biblical counseling coalition.

Buddy Overman

Buddy Overman is married to his wife Aleena, and has three children, Hayley, Hadassah, and Calvin. He holds a BS in Religion from Liberty University and is currently pursuing his Master of Divinity in Christian Ministry at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has a passion for writing, shepherding and exhorting God’s people to pursue Christ with passion and conviction. He blogs regularly at The Sojourner Chronicles.

Nate Palmer

Nate Palmer and his wife, Stephanie, moved from San Diego to Dallas in 2005 to help plant Grace Church Frisco. They have three young kids who keep them humble. As an experienced management consultant, Nate is a Practice Principal for HP Enterprise Services. He has a B.B.A in International Business from Ohio University and is currently pursuing his M.A in Religion online from Reformed Theological Seminary. Nate’s articles have been published in Modern Reformation and Reformed Perspectives Magazine. He has been interviewed by nationally syndicated radio shows such as The Janet Mefferd Show, Paul Edwards Show, and Knowing the Truth. He is also the author of Servanthood as Worship (Cruciform Press 2010).

Jared Moore

Jared Moore is 32 years of age, and has served in pastoral ministry in a Southern Baptist context for 12 years. He currently pastors New Salem Baptist Church in Hustonville, KY. He is happily married to Amber and has three children. He has authored one book: “>The Harry Potter Bible Study: Enjoying God Through the Final Four Harry Potter Movies. Jared writes at http://jaredmoore.exaltchrist.com. He is also a regular contributor at SBC Voices, Servants of Grace, Sermon Central, and Church Leaders, and occasionally writes for Speculative Faith, Credo Magazine, Gospel Husbands, and SBC Focus. He received his B.A. in Biblical Studies from Trinity College of the Bible, his M.A.R. in Biblical Studies from Liberty Seminary, and his M.Div. in Christian ministry from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently completing his Th.M. in Systematic Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Chris Poblete

Chris Poblete is a self-proclaimed gospel enthusiast. He currently writes full-time for a non-profit Christian ministry that provides free online Bible study tools worldwide. He is a native of Orange County, California, where he serves Jesus as one of the directors of The Gospel for OC and leads both prayer and young adult ministries at Reverence Bible Church (Mission Viejo, CA). Chris is engaged to marry Alyssa and secretly knows that between the two of them, he’s certainly getting the better end of the deal (note: she might be aware of this too). Chris is also the author of the forthcoming book The Two Fears, to be published by Cruciform Press (spring 2012). For more info, visit www.chrispoblete.net.

Richard Rohlin

Richard Rohlin is a born-again Christian, husband, writer, shooter, and preacher living in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Richard has a passion for sharing the Good News of the glory of Jesus Christ with others. He does so through his life, his blog, and through the ministry of First Baptist Church-Las Colinas.

Shaun Tabatt

Shaun holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and Network Administration from Crown College and multiple technical certifications from Microsoft and CompTIA. After spending 12+ years in progressive roles in the IT software and services industry, Shaun founded Cross Focused Media, LLC. Through his company, he serves the Christian publishing community, providing social media and literary publicity services. If you’re a Christian publisher, author, or book review blogger, you’ll definitely want to check out Shaun’s newest service offering called Cross Focused Reviews. Shaun and his wife Lynette are the blessed parents of seven children. Shaun serves as the social media director and contributes book reviews and articles on Servants of Grace.

Dr. Thaddeus Williams

Dr. Thaddeus Williams earned his Ph.D. in Theology at the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam, and holds an M.A. in Philosophy of Religion from Talbot School of Theology. He teaches theology and philosophy at various schools, including Biola University and Saddleback College. He ministers at TerraNova and is driven by a passion to see the global church experience a 21st century “Re:Reformation” centered on the supreme Triune God of the Bible. To that end, Thaddeus has lectured in seminaries and churches throughout Nepal, Francis Schaeffer’s L’Abri Fellowships in Holland and Switzerland, along with churches and conferences throughout the United States. He lives in Southern California with his wife and two daughters. You can visit his blog at http://www.rereform.com/

Vicki Tiede

Vicki Tiede (MEd., MMin.) is an inspiring Bible teacher, conference speaker, and author. Her passion is to open the Scriptures with women in order to share God’s grace and enduring faithfulness. Vicki transparently relates life experiences that resonate and draw others into a lifelong pursuit of knowing God.

Vicki’s candor and humor are a delight to her audiences, who feel like they’ve met a new friend moments after she begins to share a glimpse into her life. Vicki consistently points her audiences back to God’s Word and presents fresh insights into the Scriptures.

Living in Rochester, Minnesota, Vicki is a wife, homeschooling mom, and the coordinator of women’s ministries in her local church. Vicki holds master’s degrees in Ministry and in Education.

Vicki is the author of:

Parenting On Your Knees … Prayers and Practical Guidance for Parents of Preschoolers (Coming ~ January 2013)

When Your Husband is Addicted to Pornography … Healing Your Wounded Heart (2012)

Plug Me In and Let Me Charge Overnight (2009)

Vicki is a contributing author for five books:

Kisses of Sunshine for Women (2005)

Kisses of Sunshine for Grandmothers (2005)

A Cup of Comfort Devotional for Mothers (2007)

A Cup of Comfort Devotional of Women in the Bible (2009)

A Cup of Comfort Devotional for Mothers and Daughters (2009)