Jay holds a MA and a BA in Pastoral Studies from Bob Jones University and Northland Baptist Bible College (later Northland International University). He and his wife serve at a church in New York in many different capacities.

Kyle C. Dunham is the associate professor of Old Testament at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary in Allen Park, Michigan. He has been at DBTS since 2016. Prior to coming to DBTS, Dr. Dunham served from 2011–2016 as the Associate Professor of Old Testament and registrar at Virginia Beach Theological Seminary. Previously he was adjunct professor at The Master’s Seminary in Sun Valley, California, and at Northland International University in Dunbar, Wisconsin.

Paul J. Scharf (M.A., M.Div., Faith Baptist Theological Seminary) is a church ministries representative for The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry, serving in the midwest. He also assists Whitcomb Ministries and writes for “Answers” Magazine and Regular Baptist Press. For more information on his ministry, visit foi.org/scharf or email pscharf@foi.org.

Phil Golden Jr. grew up in a pastor’s home and felt God’s leading into the ministry at a young age. He is currently pastor of Bible Baptist Church of Pittsburgh.

Josh Peglow is in the final semester of a Bachelor in Bible and Theology at Shasta Bible College and Graduate School. He lives in Western Washington and has two grown children. He is a member of Scandia Bible Church in Poulsbo Washington.

Dave Mallinak became the pastor of Berean Baptist Church of Ogden, Utah, in 2001, following the tragic death of their pastor. He has blogged extensively about the subject of abuse among Independent Baptists, especially in the broader circles of Jack Hyles and his disciples. A sampling of articles from more than a decade ago can be accessed here, here, and here.

Andrew Aird is a Bible student, Sunday School teacher, and 1990 graduate of Bob Jones University. He works in the transportation industry, which provides ample time for biblical research projects.

Michael Riley is pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Wakefield, MI. Before coming to Wakefield, he served at Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis, Minnesota and International Baptist College of Chandler, Arizona. Pastor Riley received his undergraduate education in Bible from Bob Jones University, his Master of Divinity from Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. in apologetics from Westminster Theological Seminary in Glenside, PA.

Brandon James Crawford is the pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Marshall, Michigan. He holds an MDiv from Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary, a ThM in Reformation and Post-Reformation Theology from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, and is currently working on a PhD in historical theology from Puritan. He and his wife, Melanie, have two children.

G. N. Barkman received his BA and MA from BJU and later founded Beacon Baptist Church in Burlington, NC where has pastored since 1973. In addition, Pastor Barkman airs the Beacon Broadcast on twenty radio stations. He and his wife, Marti, have been blessed with four daughters and nine grandchildren.