DivorceCare experts
The DivorceCare videos feature respected experts in various divorce help and recovery fields.
Keith Battle
Keith is senior pastor of Zion Church in Landover, MD. Since its start in 1999, Zion Church has grown from 25 to 5,000 regular attendees. His ministry is focused on helping people to experience God, engage in community, and be equipped and empowered for ministry.
Ron Deal
Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist with an expertise in blended families. He is founder of Smart Stepfamilies and director of FamilyLife Blended, and he's authored numerous works on stepfamily living, including the best-selling book The Smart Stepfamily.
Dr. Erikka Dzirasa
Erikka is a board-certified adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist. She specializes in anxiety disorders, mood disorders, trauma, and psychotic disorders. She has served as president of the North Carolina Council of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and as a subject matter advisor for the nonprofit organization "I Live For."
Elsa Kok Colopy
Elsa is a speaker and author. Her books include Settling for Less Than God's Best?: A Relationship Checkup for Single Women; A Woman Who Hurts, A God Who Heals; and The Single Mom's Guide to Finding Joy in the Chaos. A divorced single parent for 12 years, Elsa is now remarried and is the mother of eight. She continues to travel and speak.
Joy Forrest
Joy is founder and executive director of Called to Peace Ministries. After going through divorce herself, she now holds a master's degree in biblical counseling and is a certified advocate with the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has worked with over 1,000 domestic abuse survivors and authored Called to Peace.
Dr. Craig Keener
Craig is an author whose publications include 25 books, seven booklets, and hundreds of articles. He is professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky and is on the executive committee of the Evangelical Theological Society. Dr. Keener has experienced divorce himself and knows firsthand the many struggles people face.
Dr. Brad Hambrick
Brad has authored seven books, including God's Attributes: Rest for Life's Struggles and Self-Centered Spouse: Help for Chronically Broken Marriages. He is pastor of counseling at The Summit Church in North Carolina and serves as assistant professor of biblical counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Sabrina Black
Sabrina is a counselor, speaker, author, professor, and life coach. She is president of the National Biblical Counselors Association, founding member of the American Association of Christian Counselors, and clinical director of Abundant Life Counseling Center in Detroit, MI. She is the author of more than 10 books and workbooks including Live Right Now. abundantlifecounseling.webs.com
Dr. Tim Muehlhoff
Tim is professor of communication studies at Biola University, where he also serves as director of resources for Biola's Center for Marriage and Relationships. His Neighbor Love initiative provides marital resources at no cost to low-income communities, and his podcast, The Art of Relationships, is heard in over 70 countries.
Dr. Miguel Echevarria
Miguel serves as director of Hispanic Leadership Development and assistant professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. A native of Miami, FL, he is married and has four daughters.