Dynamics of Biblical Change

Alasdair Groves serves as CCEF's Executive Director, as well as a faculty member and counselor. He received a Master of Divinity with a counseling emphasis from Westminster Theological Seminary. He co-founded a biblical counseling center in Northern New England where he served as executive director for ten years. Alasdair also served as the director of CCEF's School of Biblical Counseling for three years. He is the co-author of Untangling Emotions (Crossway), has published a number of articles in the Journal of Biblical Counseling, hosts CCEF's podcast, and has produced many blogs, videos, and audio resources. Alasdair and his wife, Lauren, live in New England with their three children. Alasdair is a fiction enthusiast, plays ultimate frisbee, and loves to produce and enjoy both good food and good music.

David Powlison served as CCEF’s executive director (2014-2019), a faculty member, and senior editor of the Journal of Biblical Counseling. He held a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and an MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary. David wrote extensively on biblical counseling and on the relationship between faith and psychology. His books Seeing with New Eyes and Speaking Truth in Love probe the implications of Scripture for how to understand people and how to counsel. The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context explores the background and development of CCEF’s mission. David is survived by his wife Nan, their three children and spouses, and seven grandchildren.