MICHAEL HAYKIN was born in England of Irish and Kurdish parents. Dr. Haykin is currently Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has written numerous books on church history, historical theology, and Baptist history, including Kiffin, Knollys and Keach: Rediscovering Our English Baptist Heritage; Jonathan Edwards: The Holy Spirit in Revival; The Revived Puritan: The Spirituality of George Whitefield; and ‘At the Pure Fountain of Thy Word’: Andrew Fuller as an Apologist. Dr. Haykin and his wife Alison, and their two children, Victoria and Nigel, live in Dundas, Ontario.
BARRY KING is pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Wood Green, London, and leads the Grace Baptist Church Planting Initiative. Though he has preached to hundreds of churches, traveled to upwards of 30 countries, trained men for ministry on every continent, and planted more than a dozen new congregations, his most important job (and greatest joy) is being a husband to Frances and a father to Regan, Ryan, Alister, Alison, and Abigail. He is the former president of International Church Planters and the former pastor of Tumbling Shoals Baptist Church in Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas.
CONRAD MBEWE is widely regarded as the "African Spurgeon". He faithfully proclaims the Word of God in Zambia from Kabwata Baptist Church where he has pastored for more than 20 years. KBC is presently overseeing the establishment of 10 new Reformed churches in Zambia and Botswana. Conrad is the editor of Reformation Zambia magazine and writes three columns in two weekly national newspapers. His most recent contribution to a book is found in Dear Timothy—Letters on Pastoral Ministry, published by Founders Press. He is also the principal of the Reformed Baptist Preachers College in Zambia.
DAVID MILLER has been preaching for 44 years. He pastored for five years before serving as Director of Missions for Little Red River Baptist Association (Arkansas), a position he held for 25 years. An itinerant preacher, David has been in full-time evangelism (Line Upon Line Ministries) since 1995. He served on the Board of Trustees of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, for eight years. He currently prefers the title “Country Preacher-at-Large” and is an avid deer hunter. David and his wife, Glenda, reside in Heber Springs, Arkansas. They have a son, Josh, and a grandson, Malachi.
JONATHAN SIMS is a passionate, expositional
Bible preacher who has pastored
in three Baptist
churches in Texas, Alabama,
and Tennessee. Jonathan
is a native of Alabama and
holds a Masters of Divinity
from Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary.
He has served for 10 years
as the pastor of Shelbyville
Mills Baptist Church in
Shelbyville, Tennessee, where
he preaches and implements
the Word of God. Several
commentaries have been
compiled from Jonathan’s
expository preaching through
books of the Bible, including:
Joshua, Nehemiah, Proverbs,
Daniel, Galatians, Philippians,
and Colossians.
