Conference Speakers: Faith Ministries-Lafayette,Indiana

	Brent Aucoin – Pastor of Seminary and College Ministries at Faith Baptist Church (Lafayette, IN); College & Career ministries; NANC certified; instructor and counselor at FBCM; married with two children; B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Oklahoma State University; M.S., Engineering, Purdue University; M.Div., Central Seminary; Th.M., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; completing Ph.D Baptist Bible Seminary (Clarks Summit, PA).

	Dr. Amy Baker – Ministry Resource Director at Faith Baptist Church (Lafayette, IN); NANC certified; instructor and counselor at FBCM; married with two children; B.A., Psychology, Hanover College; M.S., Organizational Psychology, Purdue University; Ph.D., Organizational Psychology, Purdue University.

	Joseph Blake – Director of Development and Construction Operations at Trinitas Ventures - real estate development firm; Professional Engineer and LEED AP; Deacon at Faith Baptist Church (Lafayette, IN); married with five children; B.S. and M.S., Civil Engineering, Purdue University.

	Dr. Kevin Carson – Department Chairmen for Biblical Counseling at BBC (Springfield, MO) and Pastor of Sonrise Baptist Church. Kevin is NANC certified and he is a frequent conference speaker. He is married with with three children; B.A., Pastoral Theology, M.Div., Baptist Bible College (Springfield), D.Min., Biblical Counseling, Westminster Theological Seminary.

	Dr. Mark Dutton – Pastor of Discipleship & Extension Ministries at Faith Baptist Church (Lafayette, IN); NANC Fellow; instructor and counselor at FBCM; conference speaker; married with three children; B.A., Bible, and M.A., Pastoral Theology, Bob Jones University; M. Div.,Baptist Bible Seminary (Clarks Summit, PA); D.Min., Baptist Bible Seminary (Clarks Summit, PA).

	Elyse Fitzpatrick - The author of twelve books; frequent conference speaker; together with her husband, Phil, she counsels at her local church; they have three children and six grandchildren; M.A., Biblical Counseling, Trinity Theological Seminary; a certificate in biblical counseling from the Institute for Biblical Counseling and Discipleship; NANC certified.

	Rob Green - Pastor of Counseling and Seminary Ministries at Faith Baptist Church (Lafayette, IN); NANC certified; instructor and counselor at FBCM; married with three children; B.S., Engineering Physics, The Ohio State University; M.Div., Baptist Bible Seminary (Clarks Summit, PA); Ph.D. candidate in N.T., Baptist Bible Seminary (Clarks Summit, PA).

	Dr. Garrett Higbee – Director of Harvest Bible Chapel Biblical Counseling Ministry; Founder and President of Twelve Stones Ministries; frequent conference speaker; married with three children; B.A., Psychology, Purdue University; Psy.D., Psychology, Virginia Consortium for Professional Psychology (Norfolk, VA).

	Dr. Charles Hodges, M.D. – Physician in Family Medicine with Plainfield Family Medicine (Plainfield, IN); Deacon at Grace Baptist Church (Lebanon, IN); NANC certified; married with four children and nine grandchildren; B.A., History, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine; M.A., Counseling, Liberty University; M.A., Religion, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

	Rita Jamison – Teacher of special education including remedial reading, learning disabilities, and mild disabilities; member of Faith Baptist Church (Lafayette, IN); resource person for FBCM; married with two children, a foster daughter and five grandchildren; B.S., Elementary Education, Ball State University; M.S., Education, Purdue University; minors in remedial reading and special education.
	Dr. James MacDonald – Senior Pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel (Rolling Meadows, IL); noted radio teacher, author, and speaker; church planter; married with three children; B.A., of Theology, London Baptist Bible College (London, Ontario); M.A., Religion, Trinity Evengelical Divinity School (Deerfield, IL) D.Min., Phoenix Seminary (Phoenix, AZ)
	Randy Patten – Executive Director of National Association of Nouthetic Counselors (NANC); former pastor and State Representative for the Indiana Fellowship of Regular Baptist Churches; NANC Fellow; instructor and counselor at FBCM for 24 years; married with two children and four grandchild; B.A., Speech, Cedarville University; M.Div., Grace Theological Seminary.

	Martha Peace – Counselor at Faith Biblical Counseling Center – a ministry of Faith Bible Church in Sharpsburg, Georgia. Married with two children and twelve grandchildren. Author of several books including The Excellent Wife and Damsels in Distress. Undergraduate degree in Nursing and NANC certified counselor for 19 years. Conference speaker and member of the adjunct faculty at The Master’s College in Valencia, California.

	Lou Priolo – The author of four books, noted lecturer, and full time biblical counselor for 23 years; NANC Fellow; Director of Biblical Counseling and ruling elder at Eastwood Presbyterian Church (Montgomery, AL); instructor at Birmingham Theological Seminary; married with two children; B.A., Pastoral Studies, Calvary Bible College; M.A., Counseling, Liberty University; Post Graduate, Certificate in Substance Abuse.

	Dr. Stuart Scott - Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Counseling at Southern Seminary; NANC Fellow; NANC board member; author; married with two children and two grandchildren; B.A., Columbia International University; M.Div., Grace Theological Seminary; D.Min., Covenant Theological Seminary.

	Bob Smith, M.D. – Retired physician; Deacon Chairman at Faith Baptist Church (Lafayette, IN); author; conference speaker; co-founder of FBCM; NANC Fellow; NANC board member; member of the NANC Academy; instructor and counselor at FBCM; conference speaker; married with four children and seven grandchildren; B.A. Chemistry, North Manchester College; M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine.

	Dr. Paul David Tripp – President of Paul Tripp Ministries; author of several books; on the pastoral staff of Tenth Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, PA); Professor of Pastoral Life and Care at Redeemer Seminary (Dallas, TX); Director of the Center for Pastoral Life and Care (Forth Worth, TX); taught at respected institutions worldwide; founder of a Christian school; counselor; international conference speaker; married with four children; B.A., Columbia International University; M.Div., Philadelphia Theological Seminary; D.Min., Westminster Theological Seminary.

	Dr. Steve Viars – Senior Pastor of Faith Baptist Church (Lafayette, IN); NANC Fellow and board member; instructor and counselor at FBCM; conference speaker; married with three children; B.S., Bible, Baptist Bible College (Clarks Summit, PA); M.Div., Grace Theological Seminary; D.Min., Biblical Counseling, Westminster Theological Seminary.

	Dan Wickert, M.D. – Obstetrician and Gynecologist; Deacon at Faith Baptist Church ( Lafayette, IN); NANC certified; instructor and counselor at FBCM; conference speaker; married with two children; B.S., Biology, Bradley University; M.D., University of Illinois.

	Andy Woodall – Pastor of Student Ministries at Faith Baptist Church (Lafayette, IN); NANC certified; instructor and counselor at FBCM; married with four children; B.S., General Missions, and M.Div. Baptist Bible College & Seminary (Clarks Summit, PA).

Speakers are assigned particular sessions and therefore not all speakers teach in all tracks. Please see the schedule for more detailed information on which speakers will teach which tracks.