National Advisory Board
Dr. Mark Shaw
Director of Counseling, Grace Fellowship Church; Founder of The Addiction Connection
Mark E. Shaw, D.Min., serves as the Director of Counseling at Grace Fellowship Church in the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky area. As the Founder of The Addiction Connection, a national network of servant leaders in biblical addictions counseling, Mark is passionate about stirring up local church excitement for the “hope of the Gospel for the heart of addiction,” and seeks to fulfill Ephesians 4:11-16 by equipping the whole church for the work ahead. Author of 19 publications, he’s sold more than 50,000 books. Christian readers appreciate his down-to-earth writing and speaking style of communicating biblical truths. Mark has enjoyed 25 years of marriage to his wife, Mary, and really enjoys writing and discussing his works with her. She treasures that she gets to be the first one to read them. Mark and his wife Mary have 4 children, and can often be found enjoying family time around a board game, on the tennis court, or out on a hiking trail. Dr. Shaw is a graduate of Birmingham Theological Seminary with a Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Counseling, and he maintains ACBC certification as well as a state addictions counselor certification, CADAC II.
Dr. Mark ShawDirector of Counseling, Grace Fellowship Church; Founder of The Addiction Connection
Dr. Rosaria Butterfield
Pastor's Wife, Homeschool Mom, Speaker & Author
Author of Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert (Crown and Covenant, 2012), Openness Unhindered: Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ (Crown and Covenant, 2015) Rosaria Butterfield was once a tenured professor of English who identified as a lesbian and worked to advance the cause of LGBT equality. After her conversion to Christ in 1999, she came to see the sinfulness of having any identity apart from Him. Rosaria is married to Kent Butterfield, pastor of the First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Durham, and is a home-school mother, pastor’s wife, author, and speaker. She is helping Christians to better understand their LGBT neighbors and loved ones so that we can lovingly look past labels of sexual identity and share the gospel effectively. In 2012 she published her conversion memoir, The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor’s Journey to Christian Faith. Her second book, Openness Unhindered: Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ published in summer of 2015. She writes about sexuality, identity, Christian community, and seeks to encourage all in faithful Christian living and service.
Dr. Rosaria ButterfieldPastor's Wife, Homeschool Mom, Speaker & Author
Dr. Heath Lambert
Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Jacksonville
Dr. Heath Lambert serves as Senior Pastor for First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida. Prior to serving at First Baptist, Pastor Heath served as the Executive Director of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC), and as a professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. ACBC is the largest biblical counseling organization in the world with certified counselors and counseling training centers in 17 countries.
Heath is a frequent conference speaker and has written numerous scholarly articles for various academic journals. He is also the author of several books, including The Biblical Counseling Movement After Adams (Crossway, 2011), Finally Free: Fighting for Purity with the Power of Grace (Zondervan, 2013), and A Theology of Biblical Counseling: The Doctrinal Foundations of Counseling Ministry (Zondervan, 2016).
Heath earned a bachelor of arts (B.A.) in biblical and theological studies and political science from Gordon College in 2002, a master of divinity (M.Div.) in Christian Ministry from Southern Seminary in 2005, and a doctorate (Ph.D.) in biblical counseling and systematic theology from Southern Seminary in 2009.
He is married to Lauren and they have three children: Carson, Chloe, and Connor.
Dr. Heath LambertSenior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Jacksonville
Dr. Georgia Purdom
Director, Answers for Women (Answers in Genesis / Creation Museum)
Dr. Georgia Purdom holds a PhD in molecular genetics from The Ohio State University. She joined Answers in Genesis and the Creation Museum in 2006 where she serves as ministry content administrator, speaker, and writer. Dr. Purdom also directs AiG’s women’s ministry, Answers for Women, which hosts an annual conference at the Creation Museum. She enjoys life in the country with her husband Chris and daughter Elizabeth.
Dr. Georgia PurdomDirector, Answers for Women (Answers in Genesis / Creation Museum)
Pastoral Advisory Board
Mike McDonald
Faith Church, Rio Rancho, NM
Pastor Mike began in full-time ministry working at Vienna Christian School, an international Christian school in Vienna, Austria. While in Europe, God began to give Mike a heart for the local church. They returned to the US so that Mike could get a seminary education at Phoenix Seminary. Their original plan was to return to Austria, but in the process God made it clear that they would be ministering stateside. Mike has worked as a Youth Pastor, Associate Pastor and is currently the Lead Pastor of Faith Church, an EFCA church in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Mike and his wife Becky have five children: identical twins Trenton and Jason, Davis, Kara, and Ellie.
Mike McDonaldFaith Church, Rio Rancho, NM
Jim Amandus
Highlands Community Church, Renton, WA
Pastor Jim served as the Senior Pastor of Highlands Community Church for 30 years since 1989. His passion is prayer, teaching, and discipling men to be fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. Jim teaches pastors and missionaries in the US and internationally. He earned his Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary and his doctorate from Fuller Seminary. Jim loves serving the Lord with his wife, Lauri. The Lord has blessed them with four children and eight grandchildren.
Jim AmandusHighlands Community Church, Renton, WA
Dr. Joseph Fuiten
Cedar Park Assembly of God, Redmond, WA
Joseph B. Fuiten holds a B.A. in Political Science from Willamette University. Joe earned his Doctor of Ministry Degree from Northwest Graduate School of the Ministry in 1995. He later joined the regular faculty of the Graduate School and also served as an adjunct faculty member for Northwest College of the Assemblies of God. He is currently Pastor Emeritus at Cedar Park Assembly of God in Bothell, Washington where he had served as Senior Pastor since 1981. Since that time, he has established an organization of eight branch churches, Washington State’s largest private school in five locations, and State licensed counseling center in several locations. Joe is married to the former Linda VandenBos. Together they have four children and ten grandchildren.
Dr. Joseph FuitenCedar Park Assembly of God, Redmond, WA
Alex Ohlsen
Renton Christian Center, Renton, WA
Pastor Alex, along with his wife Pam, planted Renton Christian Center in 1982 and together they pastored RCC for 37 years, retiring from full-time ministry in 2019. Alex was born and raised in Southern California and moved to the Seattle area in 1982. After receiving Christ in 1976, he spent 5 years in California State colleges and 2 years in ministry training at God’s Army Biblical Seminary in Fresno, California. During his tenure at Renton Christian Center, the body there has sent out missionaries to Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Guatemala, Israel, Peru and recently Germany. Alex has also served as the Coordinator of Leadership Enrichment and Development for the Northwest District of Foursquare Churches and as a Divisional Superintendent of the Foursquare Churches of South King County. Alex and Pam continue to attend, serve and mentor at RCC as they explore what God is doing in the next chapter. They love spending time with their kids Jessica, Claire and Marcelo, Adrienne and Aven and all their grandchildren.
Alex OhlsenRenton Christian Center, Renton, WA
Wayne Taylor
Calvary Fellowship, Mountlake Terrace, WA
Wayne Taylor is the founding pastor, and has been the lead pastor, of Calvary Fellowship Seattle for 41 years. During this time, God has used their church to help plant over 50 churches, about half locally and half globally. Recently, Wayne transitioned to the roles of itinerant Bible teacher, support minister to the church, and Director of Calvary Chapel Bible College Seattle. He was the featured speaker on the radio program Consider Jesus for over 15 years, and is the author of five books: He Dwelt Among Us: A Daily Devotional Through the Gospel of John, The Civil War Within: Biblical “Facts of Life” in the Struggle for Spiritual Growth, Practical Christian Living, The Unsearchable Riches of Christ, and Tidings of Great Joy. Wayne lives in Richmond Beach with his wife Cathy.
Wayne TaylorCalvary Fellowship, Mountlake Terrace, WA
Dr. Kenneth L. Hutcherson
(In Memoriam) Antioch Bible Church, Kirkland, WA
Pastor Hutcherson sounds the clarion call to today’s church in his books: “The Church, Before All Hell Breaks Loose”, and “Enough Faith: You’ve Already Got What it Takes to Make a Difference”, as well as his personal story, “Hope is Contagious.” He is also is a former middle line-backer for the Seattle Seahawks, the Dallas Cowboys, and the San Diego Chargers. He helped start Antioch Bible Church in 1984 with 15 people in a Bible study and grew to over 80 people in the first year. The idea of being a full time pastor of a church was not something he was crazy about, but realized God loves His bride, so started an intentionally cross cultural ministry to train the people to affect the culture outside the four walls and Antioch Bible Church was born. After a long battle with cancer, Pastor Ken went home to be with the Lord on December 18, 2013. He will be missed but never forgotten.
