GriefShare Video Seminar Experts

Sabrina D. Black is an international speaker and professional counselor. She is the CEO and clinical director of Abundant Life Counseling Center in Detroit, Michigan, and has authored/co-authored several books, including Counseling in African American Communities. She has experienced the miscarriage of her baby and the loss of her uncle. Dee Brestin of Women’s Friendship Ministries, is a conference speaker and the author of many Bible study guides and books for women, including Falling in Love with Jesus, Living in Love with Jesus and The Friendships of Women. She lost her husband to cancer in 2004. Dr. Bill Bright - The late Dr. Bill Bright was the founder and president of Campus Crusade for Christ. For over 50 years he dedicated his life to helping people find new life and hope through a relationship with Christ. Rev. Noel Castellanos is the president and founder of the Latino Leadership Foundation, an organization that helps provide leadership development and training for Latino pastors and leaders. He also founded and pastored La Villita Community Church in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Tim Clinton is the president of the executive board for the American Association of Christian Counselors. He is a professor of counseling and pastoral care at Liberty University and the executive director of the Liberty University Center for Counseling and Family Studies. He has authored Caring for People God’s Way: Personal and Emotional Issues, Addictions, Grief, and Trauma and other books. Dr. Clinton has experienced the loss of his father. Dr. Jim Conway is the author of numerous books, a conference speaker and the president of Midlife Dimensions. He also ministers to people through radio, television, tapes and telephone and letter counseling. He served as a pastor for almost 30 years. Dr. Conway has experienced the death of his wife. Dr. Larry Crabb is a well-known conference speaker, Bible teacher and author. He is the founder of New Way Ministries, created to help ignite a revolution in how Christians live, think and relate. His books include Shattered Dreams, Finding God and The Safest Place on Earth. He has experienced the loss of his brother. Joni Eareckson Tada is an author, artist, broadcaster and the founder and president of Joni and Friends Ministries. Her books and worldwide ministry reflect her experience of God’s love and grace since becoming a quadriplegic as a result of a diving accident over 35 years ago. Her books include Heaven and When God Weeps. Elisabeth Elliot was born of missionary parents in Brussels, Belgium, and served as a missionary in Ecuador where her husband, Jim Elliot, was killed by the Auca Indians in 1956. She also experienced the death of her second husband. She is a speaker and the author of several books, including A Path through Suffering, Facing the Death of Someone You Love and The Path of Loneliness. Anne Graham Lotz is a speaker and the president of AnGeL Ministries. The daughter of Billy and Ruth Graham, Anne Lotz hosts revivals and conferences across the United States. Her books include Why? Trusting God When You Don’t Understand and Heaven: My Father’s House. Dr. Jack Hayford is the founding pastor of The Church on the Way in Van Nuys, California. He has authored more than three dozen books and has written over 600 songs. He is also the founder and chancellor of The King’s College and Seminary in Van Nuys. Dr. Hayford has experienced the loss of his sister and his parents. Dr. E. V. Hill - The late Dr. E. V. Hill was recognized as one of the greatest preachers in the world. He was the pastor at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles for over 40 years. Dr. Hill experienced the death of his wife. Barbara Johnson, having lost two sons and her husband, is involved in grief ministry. A humorous writer and speaker, she also heads Spatula Ministries in La Habra, California, supporting parents who have lost children through death or estrangement. Her many books include Laughter from Heaven, Splashes of Joy in the Cesspools of Life and God’s Most Precious Jewels Are Crystallized Tears. Dr. Erwin Lutzer is the senior pastor of the Moody Church in Chicago, Illinois. He has written over 20 books and is the featured speaker on three radio programs heard on Christian stations nationwide: The Moody Church Hour, Songs in the Night and Running to Win. He has experienced the loss of his granddaughter, who was stillborn. Lois M. Rabey is a speaker and writer. She has authored several books, including When Your Soul Aches and Moments for Those Who Have Lost a Loved One. Lois lost her husband in a hot-air balloon ride accident. Dr. Joseph Stowell was the president of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago for 18 years and was featured daily on Moody’s Proclaim! radio program. He now serves as the executive pastor for Harvest Bible Chapel in Illinois. Dr. Stowell is an internationally recognized speaker and the author of Eternity and other books. Dr. Siang-Yang Tan is a professor of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary. His areas of expertise include helping people cope with anxiety, anger and depression. He has authored many publications, including Lay Counseling, Full Service: Moving from Self-Serve Christianity to Total Servanthood, Rest and Coping with Depression with John Ortberg. He is the senior pastor of First Evangelical Church Glendale in California. He has experienced the death of his father. Dr. John Trent is a nationally recognized author and speaker. He is the president of StrongFamilies and The Center for StrongFamilies out of Scottsdale, Arizona. These ministries are dedicated to strengthening marriage and family relationships worldwide. Dr. Trent has experienced the loss of his father. Dr. Paul David Tripp is a counselor and faculty member at CCEF and an adjunct professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. He has written many books and articles on biblical counseling, including Age of Opportunity, War of Words, Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands and Lost in the Middle. He co-authored Relationships: A Mess Worth Making. He is a national and international conference speaker. Dr. Tripp experienced the death of his father. Dr. Edward T. Welch has authored Depression: A Stubborn Darkness, Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave and When People Are Big and God Is Small. Dr. Welch’s area of interest is depression and addictions. He is a counselor and faculty member at CCEF and a professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. Both of his parents have passed away. H. Norman Wright is a grief therapist and certified trauma specialist. He is the author of 70 books, including Experiencing Grief, Recovering from the Losses of Life, It’s Okay to Cry and The New Guide to Crisis and Trauma Counseling. He is on the faculty of Talbot Graduate School of Theology and on the executive board of the American Association of Christian Counselors. He has experienced the death of his son. Zig Ziglar, author of Confessions of a Grieving Christian and other books, is a motivational speaker. In Confessions, he relays the story of his journey through grief after the loss of his daughter. He is chairman of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, whose mission is to equip people to more fully utilize their physical, mental and spiritual resources.