The Experts

Here’s a list of the experts who are featured in DivorceCare: Surviving the Holidays. Some you’ve seen before. Others are new. We’re certain that your guests and current group members will be encouraged by what they share. Don’t believe us? Take a moment to watch a few of the clips from the video.

	The host for the DivorceCare: Surviving the Holidays video is Steve Grissom, founder and president of Church Initiative/DivorceCare. After having experienced the pain of divorce himself, Steve felt led to create a resource to help churches become more effective in ministering to people in divorce. In 1993, Steve and his wife Cheryl designed and developed a Christ-centered support group recovery program called DivorceCare. Today the DivorceCare program is in thousands of churches around the world, helping people heal from the heartbreak of separation and divorce.
	Sabrina D. Black is an international speaker and professional counselor. She is the CEO and clinical director of Abundant Life Counseling Center in Detroit, Michigan, and has authored/co-authored several books.
	Dr. Robert C. De Vries and Dr. Susan Zonnebelt-Smeenge have both experienced the loss of a spouse. Now remarried to each other, they work together to help people in grief. Dr. De Vries is professor emeritus of church education at Calvin Theological Seminary. Dr. Zonnebelt-Smeenge is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services. They are speakers and joint authors of several books and articles.
	Elsa Kok Colopy is a speaker and the associate editor of Focus on the Family magazine, responsible for the Single-Parent Family edition and the Mid-Life and Beyond edition. She is the author of several books for women and single mothers.
	Sue Lutz served as a counselor at the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF) for 14 years. Now she counsels at her church, where her husband is pastor.
	Johnny Parker is a counselor, certified life coach, speaker and author. He has conducted marriage conferences with FamilyLife Ministries for over 10 years and has led Building Lasting Relationships seminars at McLean Bible Church, Virginia, for five years.
	Laura Petherbridge is an author, teacher and international speaker, speaking at seminars, workshops and retreats on topics including spiritual growth, relationships and divorce recovery.
	Linda Ranson Jacobs is the creator and author of Church Initiative’s DivorceCare for Kids (DC4K) program, a coping/healing resource for children whose parents are separated or divorced. She is also an active speaker and author on single parent family issues.
	Dr. Paul David Tripp is the president of Paul Tripp Ministries and the author of several books on practical issues of Christian living. He is on the pastoral staff of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia and has been a counselor for many years.
	H. Norman Wright is a grief therapist and certified trauma specialist. He is the author of over 70 books. He is on the faculty of Talbot Graduate School of Theology and on the executive board of the American Association of Christian Counselors.