About Us: Advisory Council

Gordon Atkinson

Gordon is the pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas. He also hosts the popular blog, RealLivePreacher.com, and writes regularly for The Christian Century. In 2005, Eerdmans published a collection of his essays in a book called, appropriately, RealLivePreacher.com. Gordon and his wife, Jeanene, have three daughters.

Dale Hanson Bourke

Dale is a writer and consultant. Previously, she has been a syndicated newspaper columnist, publisher of Religion News Service, and president of Publishing Directions, Inc. The author of seven books, Bourke serves on the boards of Opportunity International and ECFA. She and her husband, Tom, have two sons.

The Reverend Mike Chalk

Mike is the Rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in San Antonio, Texas. He is serving or has served his church on national, state, and regional assignments including the Board of Trustees of Virginia Theological Seminary, the Clergy Pastoral Care Committee for the Diocese of Texas, and the Commission on Ministry for the Diocese of West Texas. He and his wife, Paula, have two children.

Harold Fickett

Fickett writes full-time. He is the author of several books, including The Good Life with Charles Colson, a biography of Albert Schweitzer. He is also a contributing editor for GodSpy.com. He and his wife reside in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Stephen E. Gibson

Steve worked for Word, Inc., for 13 years, where he became Vice President of Direct Marketing. In 1993, he left to start his own company. He now consults full time with Christian publishers and ministries as President of Gibson Direct, Inc., in Coppell, Texas. Steve and his wife, Denise, have two children.

The Reverend Dr. Gary Klingsporn

Gary is the Minister of Spiritual Formation at the Colonial Church of Edina, Minnesota. Before coming to Colonial Church in 1988, Dr. Klingsporn taught in the Religion Department at Baylor University and has served in Baptist, Presbyterian, and Lutheran churches. Gary and his wife, Debra, have two children.

The Reverend Dr. David W. Miller

David is the Executive Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture at Yale Divinity School. He also teaches business ethics at Yale Divinity School and the Yale School of Management. He has particular interest in questions pertaining to ethics and spirituality in the workplace and moral leadership. David and his wife, Karen, live in New Haven, Connecticut.

The Reverend Dr. Earl Palmer

Earl is the Senior Minister of University Presbyterian Church in Seattle, Washington. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Princeton Theological Seminary and New College, Berkeley, as well as the Board of Governors of Regent College, Vancouver, B.C. Earl has authored 16 books including his latest, The Humor of Jesus. Earl and his wife, Shirley, have three children and five grandchildren.

Dr. Robert Slocum

An atomic physicist and inventor, Bob is a high-tech entrepreneur. He founded Polatomic, Inc., a laser instrument company, and Integrated Photonics, a manufacturer of components for the optical internet. Bob has been an active church man over the last 35 years and has served for 15 years as Adjunct Professor in the Doctor of Ministry Program at Fuller Theological Seminary. Bob and his wife, Linda, live in Richardson, Texas.

Peggy Wehmeyer

Peggy is Host and Managing Editor of World Vision Radio. She served as the first religion correspondent for ABC World News Tonight with the late Peter Jennings. Her work has received numerous awards including the Columbus International Film and Video Festival Award, the Cine Golden Eagle Award, and a Wilbur Award from the Religion Public Relations Council.