General Session Speakers

(in order of the sessions)

Winston Smith, M.Div., is the director of counseling and a faculty member at CCEF, a lecturer of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary and has been counseling for almost 15 years. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Seminary, where he is also in the process of attaining a Doctor of Ministry degree. Winston is the author the mini-books entitled Rest, Help for Stepfamilies, and Divorce Recovery and is currently working on a book on marriage.

Ed Welch, M.Div., Ph.D., is a counselor and faculty member at CCEF and holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology with a neuro-psychology specialty from the University of Utah, as well as a Master of Divinity degree from Biblical Theological Seminary. Ed has been counseling for over twenty-six years and has written many books and articles on biblical counseling, including the best selling titles When People are Big and God is Small, Addictions: a Banquet in the Grave, Blame it on the Brain, Depression, Running Scared: Fear, Worry and the God of Rest and a curriculum entitled Crossroads: A Step-by-Step Guide Away from Addiction.

David Powlison, M.Div., Ph.D., is a counselor and faculty member at CCEF and adjunct professor at Westminster Theological Seminary. He holds a Ph.D. in History and Science of Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary. David has been counseling for over thirty years. He has written many books and articles, including Speaking Truth in Love, Seeing with New Eyes, Power Encounters, and Competent to Counsel.

Lauren F. Winner, Ph.D., teaches at Duke Divinity School and has degrees from Duke, Columbia, and Cambridge universities, and holds a Ph.D. in history. Lauren travels extensively to lecture and teach, and during the academic year of 2007-2008 she was a visiting fellow at the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University. She is the author of three books: Girl Meets God, Mudhouse Sabbath, and Real Sex. Lauren resides in Durham, North Carolina. LaurenWinner.net

Michael Emlet, M.Div., M.D., practiced as a family physician for twelve years before retiring to become a counselor and faculty member at CCEF and lecturer in Practical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. Mike holds an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania as well as a Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary. Dr. Emlet is the author of the booklets Help for the Caregiver, Angry Children, Asperger Syndrome and OCD: Freedom for the Obsessive Compulsive and is currently working on his first book.

Tim Lane, M.Div., D.Min., is executive director and faculty member at CCEF and has been counseling for almost 20 years. He has Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Westminster Theological Seminary where he is also an associate professor of practical theology. He is the co-author of CCEF's Transformation Series Curriculum, How People Change, and Relationships - A Mess Worth Making.

Elective Session Speakers

(General Session speakers also participating)

Elliott Greene is assistant professor of Biblical Languages at Redeemer Theological Seminary, Dallas and Assistant Pastor at New St. Peter's Presbyterian Church (Dallas). He is President/Principal of Tyrannus Hall Foundation for Pastoral Development, bringing biblical and theological training to minority pastors.

Diane Langberg, Ph.D., is a practicing psychologist and director of Diane Langberg, Ph. D. & Associates in Jenkintown, PA. She is an international conference speaker and adjunct professor at Westminster Theological Seminary. She is the author of numerous books and publications, including On the Threshold of Hope and Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse.

Julie Smith Lowe, M.A. is Associate Faculty at CCEF and has been counseling for over twelve years. She has a Master of Arts degree in counseling from Biblical Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Science in Counseling from Toccoa Falls College. Julie is a Certified Christian Conciliator through Peacemakers Ministries and has spoken on conflict resolution for various groups. Julie has extensive experience with foster and adoptive families.

Phil Monroe, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist and associate professor and program director at Biblical Theological Seminary, in Hatfield, PA. He is a graduate of Westminster Seminary and Wheaton College Graduate School.

Monica Kim, M.A.R., is Associate faculty at CCEF. Monica has a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of Toronto, Canada, and a Master of Arts in Religion from Westminster Theological Seminary. Monica has worked in church ministry for fourteen years and is currently a part of the pastoral staff at her local church.

David White, M.Div., is the Men's Ministry Coordinator for Harvest USA and has served at the ministry since May 2000. He disciples men struggling with all kinds of sexual sin, leads biblically-based support groups and partners with churches to address these crucial issues. David is a graduate of Temple University and Westminster Seminary and a teaching elder in the Philadelphia Presbytery (PCA).

Ellen Dykas, M.A. serves as Women's Ministry Coordinator, overseeing Harvest USA's outreach to women struggling with any aspect of sexual brokenness. She has over twenty years experience in teaching God's Word and in spiritually mentoring others to walk with Christ. She is a graduate of NE Missouri State University and Covenant Seminary and has a Certificate in Biblical Counseling through CCEF.

Robert A. J. Gagnon, PhD. is Associate Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He has a B.A. degree from Dartmouth College, an M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School, and a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics and co-author of Homosexuality and the Bible: Two Views. His main fields of interest are Pauline theology and sexual issues in the Bible.

Michael Kelly, M.Div. is assistant professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary, where he has taught for ten years. He holds degrees from Calvin College and Westminster Theological Seminary, where he is completing his Ph.D. in Biblical Hermeneutics. In addition to research interests in the Old Testament prophetic literature, he is also passionate about theological education in urban contexts.

Rod S. Mays, B.A., M.Ed., D.Min., is the national coordinator for Reformed University Fellowship (RUF), the campus ministry of the Presbyterian Church in America. He also teaches counseling and pastoral theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte. Rod has 35 years of pastoral and counseling experience and is the co-author of Things That Cannot Be Shaken.

Aaron Sironi, MS, LCPC, is a licensed counselor and holds his degree in Marital and Family Therapy from Fuller Theological Seminary.

Patricia H. Comber, M.Div., is the Executive Director of several Amnion Crisis Pregnancy Centers in PA. She has her Master of Divinity in Biblical Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary where she served as Associate Dean of Students and Director of International Students for 18 years.

Jane K. Winn, MSS, LSW, has worked full time as a licensed counselor at Amnion Crisis Pregnancy Center since 1997. She graduated from Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and has a Certificate in Biblical Counseling from CCEF.

Lois Kehlenbrink, M.S., is a counselor at Redeember Counseling Services in New York City. She is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist and studies Biblical Counseling at Westminster Seminary. Lois orchestrated the translation of “How People Change” in to Spanish and is teaching it presently to Latin-American pastors and church leaders in the New York area for Redeemer’s Church Planting Center.