Steve Pettit, president of Bob Jones University and BJU Seminary, leads the next generation of evangelists and disciple-makers with emphasis on character that serves and loves people and with a commitment to God’s inerrant, relevant truth. 

Paul Tautges, senior pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, is a biblical counselor who is a fellow for the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) and a prolific author who helps others grow in God’s all-sufficient grace and truth. 

Jim Newcomer, senior pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Ypsilanti, Michigan, is an ACBC-certified adjunct professor for biblical counseling at BJU Seminary who is committed to practicing and teaching biblical pastoring and counseling.  

Nicolas Ellen, senior pastor of Community of Faith Bible Church in Houston, Texas, serves in numerous counseling and teaching roles as an ACBC fellow, including adjunct professor at BJU Seminary and founder of Expository Counseling Training Center, where he equips saints for ministry. 

Jim Berg, professor of biblical counseling at BJU Seminary, teaches and writes on leadership, counseling, and discipleship and, as an ACBC-certified counselor with addiction specialization, leads Freedom That Lasts®, a local church-based addiction ministry he and his wife founded. 

Alan Benson, executive vice president for student development and ministry advancement at Bob Jones University, applies his over-25 years of local church ministry to training the next generation and overseeing student discipleship, leadership, conduct and counseling.