Fostering Friendship

Barbara Neumann (DMin, Dallas Theological Seminary) is an adjunct professor in the Educational Ministries and Leadership department at Dallas Theological Seminary.

Christine Hoover is a church planting pastor's wife and mom of three boys. She is the author of several books, including Messy Beautiful Friendship and the forthcoming Searching For Spring: How God Makes All Things Beautiful In Time. In addition to writing her books and blog (www.GraceCoversMe.com), she contributes to TableTalk, The Gospel Coalition, Desiring God, and Send Network. Christine and her family live in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Scott Sauls is the author of Jesus Outside the Lines and BeFriend and serves as senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee where he lives with his wife Patti and two daughters, Abby and Ellie. Previously, he was a lead and preaching pastor for Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, where he worked alongside Dr. Timothy Keller. Scott has also planted churches in Kansas City and St. Louis and is a frequent speaker at conferences, leadership retreats, and to university students. He writes weekly on his blog at scottsauls.com and can also be found on Twitter at @scottsauls.

Dr. Edward’s heartbeat is to reinforce ministry partnerships between men and women, which strengthen church and parachurch organizations locally and worldwide. She has thirty-five years of experience in Christian education and Bible teaching, directing women’s ministry, retreat and conference speaking, training teams and teachers, overseeing staff, and writing curriculum. As former pastor to women at her local church she experienced healthy men and women partnerships on staff, and her passion is to pass on what she has learned. She is the author of Leading Women Who Wound ,Mixed Ministry, New Doors in Ministry to Women and Women’s Retreats: A Creative Planning Guide and the Discovery Series, which includes the following books: First Peter: Discovering Encouragement in Troubling Times, Proverbs, Ancient Wisdom for a Postmodern world, Volume 1 & 2, Ephesians: Discovering Your Identity and Purpose in Christ, and Revelation: Discovering Life Today and for Eternity. Married to David, she especially enjoys romping with their five grandchildren. Dr. Edwards’s research and teaching interests include women’s epistemologies and leadership styles. She is the mentor professor with Dr. Joye Baker in DTS's Women in Ministry concentration of the Doctor of Ministry degree.