Carissa Shillito is an author and illustrator. She earned her Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri with a copywriting emphasis and wrote for print, radio and online marketing at Kansas City’s professional performing arts theatre. Her family lives on a 120-acre Christian retreat center and welcomes guests to connect with the Lord and fellow believers. Carissa teaches their four sons at... learn more

Laurie is a speaker, author, and associate pastor of Ocean Hills Covenant Church (www.oceanhills.org). She speaks at youth conferences, women's conferences, colleges and churches around the country. She is also a speaker for Compassion International. Laurie is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary, and the author of several books. Finding Faith in the Dark was published by Zondervan in August 2014. Highlighting Laurie's own journey,... learn more

Clarence Shuler (Denver Institute of Urban Studies, Ph.D.; Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, M.Div.; Covenant College, B.A.; Moody Bible Institute) is the President/CEO of BLR: Building Lasting Relationships, which conducts marriage, singles, men’s, parenting, and Biblical diversity seminars throughout the United States and internationally. Clarence does professional cross-cultural consulting for faith-based and secular organizations such as the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army, the... learn more

Kasey Shuler is the author of Move for Joy and several Bible studies, including The Lord’s Prayer: A 12-Week Journal, Rest and Rise, and Love Beyond Looks. Working with clients as an ACSM personal trainer and Revelation Wellness fitness instructor, Kasey's mission is to help go-getters walk by faith with prayer, Scripture, and joyful movement. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Athens, Georgia, and would love to... learn more

During her twelve years with Harvest House Publishers, Kimberly discovered numerous new authors—finding   success with various book deals, Christy nominations and awards, and Publishers Weekly star ratings—many establishing themselves as the fresh and relevant voices within the CBA market in both fiction and nonfiction genres. In 2009, Kimberly was pleased to launch Living Word Literary Agency where she was unanimously voted into the ECPA.... learn more

Dr. Rebecca Siegel is a board certified Adult, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist. She recently joined the Amen Clinics after more than 13 years in group and private practice settings. Dr. Siegel graduated from Albert Einstein Medical School where her father also attended and specialized in Neurology. She completed her Psychiatry residency and Child & Adolescent fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York... learn more

Fred Sievert had a long and successful career, retiring in 2007 as the president of New York Life Insurance Company (a Fortune 100 corporation). He now describes his business career as mere prologue to his current Christian calling. That calling is to impact the lives of people in need of God’s grace by telling stories of life-changing encounters with a living God. Those stories... learn more

Tom Sileo is an author, award-winning journalist and contributing senior editor at The Stream who spent more than eight years working in local and national newsrooms. Tom became a WordServe Literary client in 2020 while writing BE BOLD: How a Marine Corps Hero Broke Barriers for Women at War. Tom's first solo effort, which tells the inspiring true story of fallen U.S. Marine Maj. Megan McClung,... learn more

Sandy Silverthorne has been writing and illustrating books since 1988 and currently has over 500,000 copies in print. His award-winning Great Bible Adventure children’s series with Harvest House sold over 170,000 copies and was distributed in eight languages worldwide. He’s written and illustrated over thirty books and has worked with such diverse clients as Universal Studios Tour, Doubleday Publishers, Zondervan, Penguin Publishing, The... learn more

Scotty Smith, a native of Graham, North Carolina, is a graduate of The University of North Carolina, Westminster Theological Seminary, and Covenant Theological Seminary (D. Min). After planting and pastoring Christ Community Church, Franklin, TN, for 26 years, Scotty assumed a position on the pastoral staff of West End Community Church, as Teacher in Residence. He also serves as adjunct faculty for Covenant... learn more