Seminar Experts
DivorceCare video seminars feature interviews with leading authors, counselors, speakers and pastors with years of expertise in divorce recovery. DivorceCare experts embrace a biblical, Christ-centered approach to divorce recovery.
Dr. Robert Abarno
Dr. Robert Abarno is a Christian author, counselor and clinical psychologist. He is the founder of Christ Centered Development, a teaching and equipping ministry in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
Kay Arthur
Kay Arthur of Precept Ministries in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is a Bible teacher, the author of more than 100 books and Bible studies, a radio and television hostess and the principal spokesperson for the International Inductive Study Bible.
Dr. Bob Barnes
Dr. Bob Barnes is a popular conference speaker and author. He is the executive director of Sheridan House Family Ministries in Fort Lauderdale, Florida: a residential treatment program for teenage boys and girls, a marriage and family counseling center and a social services center.
Sabrina D. Black
Sabrina D. Black is the director of Abundant Life Counseling Center in the Detroit area. A national and international speaker, she is a member of the National Biblical Counselors Association and the American Association of Christian Counselors. She is the author of Can Two Walk Together? Encouragement for Spiritually Unbalanced Marriages, coauthor of HELP! for Your Leadership and Prone to Wander and coeditor of Counseling in African-American Communities.
Larry Burkett
The late Larry Burkett was cofounder of Crown Financial Ministries, the world’s largest Christian financial counseling organization. Mr. Burkett hosted a daily radio program and authored several books.
Dr. Les Carter
Dr. Les Carter is a counselor at the Southlake Psychiatry and Counseling Clinic in Southlake, Texas, and is the author of Grace and Divorce and The Anger Workbook. Having been divorced himself, it is his desire to share God’s healing truths to people in need. Known as “America’s Anger Expert,” Dr. Carter conducts anger management workshops across the nation.
Rob Eagar
Rob Eagar is the author of Dating with Pure Passion. Abandoned by his wife in his twenties, he discovered the joyful, healing power of a relationship with Christ. Today he inspires thousands of single adults each month through his speaking and writing.
Doug Easterday
Doug Easterday has ministered in over 15 different nations on the topic of forgiveness and other subjects, teaching in Bible schools, camps, marriage conferences and youth programs. He is on the pastoral staff at Christ’s Center Church in Junction City, Oregon.
Dr. Tony Evans
Dr. Tony Evans is the founder and president of the Urban Alternative. He is also the founder and pastor of the Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Evans is a regular speaker at crusades and Bible conferences in the United States and abroad. He has authored several books.
Rev. Harold Graham
Rev. Harold Graham is the director of Caring Ministries at Fellowship Missionary Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana. For over 13 years he has helped people go through the process of forgiving those who have hurt them.
Dr. Archibald Hart
Dr. Archibald Hart is the senior professor of psychology and dean emeritus at Fuller Theological Seminary’s Graduate School of Psychology in Pasadena, California, and a practicing clinical psychologist. Originally trained in South Africa, Dr. Hart was dean of the School of Psychology at Fuller Seminary for 13 years. He is a popular speaker and teacher. Dr. Hart experienced the divorce of his parents when he was 12 years old and is the author of Helping Children Survive Divorce and numerous other books.
Wayne Hudson
Wayne Hudson is an author, speaker and teacher. With a passion for children of divorce, he is cofounder of the Jazz for Kids ministry. His primary focus is to those impacted by broken relationships. He is the author of Many a Tear Has to Fall, a resource for the divorced, as well as Sometimes a Kid’s Life Is Ruff Tuff Stuff!, a children’s book on divorce.
Bonnie Keen
Bonnie Keen is a talented singer, songwriter and group member, who has also experienced the trauma of divorce. She is a speaker and has authored Blessed Are the Desperate for They Will Find Hope, God Loves Messy People and A Ladder Out of Depression.
Dr. Craig Keener
Dr. Craig Keener is the author of And Marries Another and other books. He is a professor of New Testament studies at Palmer Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, a division of Eastern University.
Mike Klumpp
Mike Klumpp, after divorce, became a single dad of four children between the ages of five and 15. His experiences inspired his book The Single Dad’s Survival Guide. He is currently remarried, parenting seven and working on a volume for blended families. Mike is a writer, teaches karate and is the Student and Family Life Pastor for Grace Point Fellowship in Dripping Springs, Texas.
Warren Kniskern
Warren Kniskern is a Christian attorney and Certified Family Mediator in the state of Florida. Based on his own experience with divorce, he authored When the Vow Breaks: A Survival and Recovery Guide for Christians Facing Divorce. His current book, Making a NEW Vow: A Christian Guide to Remarriage and Blending Families After Death or Divorce of a Spouse, is a guidebook for a healthy remarriage.
Elsa Kok
Elsa Kok is a speaker, the editor of the Single Parent Family edition of the Focus on the Family magazine and the author of A Woman Who Hurts, A God Who Heals and Settling for Less Than God’s Best? A Relationship Checkup for Single Women. As a result of her own experiences, her sincere desire is to help those who are experiencing similar heartbreak and struggles.
Dr. Linda Mintle
Dr. Linda Mintle is a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years experience, specializing in marriage and family therapy. She is the author of numerous articles and 11 books including Divorce Proofing Your Marriage and A Daughter’s Journey Home, and she is the resident expert of ABC Family Channel’s Living the Life.
Dr. Myles Munroe
Dr. Myles Munroe is the founder, president and senior pastor of Bahamas Faith Ministries International, a church and international ministry organization based in Nassau, Bahamas. He travels internationally as a popular speaker and teacher, and he is the author of Single, Married, Separated, and Life After Divorce and numerous other books.
Jan Northington
Jan Northington lives in Los Osos, California. She is a CLASS (Christian Leaders, Authors & Speakers Services) graduate and Certified Personality Trainer. Her passion is teaching and speaking. She has authored Separated and Waiting and has written numerous articles for the Christian marketplace.
Laura Petherbridge
Laura Petherbridge speaks at seminars, workshops and retreats on spiritual growth, marriage and divorce recovery. She is the author of When Your Marriage Dies: Answers to Questions About Separation and Divorce. It is a frequently-asked-questions book geared for those going through separation and divorce.
Lou Priolo
Lou Priolo is the author of The Heart of Anger, The Complete Husband, Teach Them Diligently and Losing That Lovin’ Feeling. A noted lecturer and full-time biblical counselor for 19 years, he currently serves as the director of biblical counseling at Eastwood Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, Alabama. He is an instructor at Birmingham Theological Seminary.
Dick Purnell
Dick Purnell is a writer and speaker. He has been featured on national television and on radio programs such as America’s Family Counselors, The Singles Connection and Truths That Transform. Single for 42 years, he is sensitive to the concerns of singles and married couples because of his own experiences.
Eleanor Reid
Eleanor Reid is the president and founder of Fruition, LLC, a corporate and personal strategy consulting firm. She is the author of several books, including Stop My Childhood From Drowning: 39 Lessons From a Child Experiencing Divorce, and has prepared resources to help people prepare for and successfully undergo life transitions.
Gary Richmond
Gary Richmond is pastor to single parents at First Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton, California. He counsels single parents and people experiencing divorce. He has also authored several books.
Paula Rinehart
Paula Rinehart has a private counseling practice in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is a frequent speaker at women’s conferences in the United States and abroad. She is the author of five books including Strong Women, Soft Hearts and Sex and the Soul of a Woman.
Doug Schmidt
Doug Schmidt is the author of The Prayer of Revenge: Forgiveness in the Face of Injustice, a book about learning to forgive those who won’t apologize or acknowledge that they’ve done anything wrong. He has degrees in biblical studies and systematic theology from Wheaton College and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Rose Sweet
Rose Sweet is an author, speaker, business woman and conference leader. She is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors and an active DivorceCare leader in her church in California. Rose is the author of four books including Healing the Divorced Heart, A Woman’s Guide to Healing the Heartbreak of Divorce and Dear God, Send Me a Soul Mate.
Dr. Jim A. Talley
Dr. Jim A. Talley is an international author whose ten books are in six languages. He served as a minister to single adults for nearly 15 years at First Baptist Church in Modesto, California. He now heads Relationship Resources, Inc. and is a marriage counselor in private practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He conducts a wide variety of seminars for singles on topics including dating, divorce recovery and marriage reconciliation.
H. Norman Wright
H. Norman Wright is a trauma therapist and the author of 70 books including Recovering from the Losses of Life and Crisis Counseling. He is on the faculty of Talbot Graduate School of Theology and on the executive board of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Cynthia Yates
Cynthia Yates is a gifted writer, speaker, humorist and radio personality. Having been divorced and left homeless and penniless with a young son, Cynthia has sincere empathy for and a desire to help others in need. Her books include Living Well on One Income in a Two-Income World, Money and Me: A Woman’s Guide to Financial Confidence and 1001 Bright Ideas to Stretch Your Dollars.
Dr. Spiros Zodhiates
Dr. Spiros Zodhiates is a recognized authority on the Greek New Testament. He is the president of AMG (Advancing the Ministries of the Gospel) International, an organization ministering in over 50 countries. He is the author of over 200 books and booklets.
