Stephen W. Smith is the cofounder and president of The Potter's Inn, a spiritual formation ministry dedicated to the care of leaders in the marketplace and in ministry. He has pastored churches in Kentucky, North Carolina and the Netherlands, and is the author of The Lazarus Life, Soul Custody and Embracing Soul Care: Making Space for What Matters Most. Steve and his wife Gwen serve as spiritual directors and retreat leaders with Potter's Inn and previously they lived overseas in Europe planting churches before the fall of Communism.
Gordon Dalby's first book, Healing the Masculine Soul, helped to pioneer the Christian men's movement in 1988 and was followed by Sons of the Father: Healing the Father Wound in Men Today and Fight Like a Man: Redeeming Manhood for Kingdom Warfare. A popular speaker at conferences and retreats around the world, he has appeared on Focus on the Family, The 700 Club and many other radio and TV programs. He lives with his wife and son in Santa Barbara, California.
Howard Baker teaches spiritual formation and spiritual direction at Denver Seminary and Fuller Seminary, Colorado. When not running, skiing or road tripping with his wife, Janis, Howard serves as a spiritual director to pastors, seminary students and Young Life staff. He is the author of Soul Keeping and a contributor to the Renovare Spiritual Formation Study Bible.