Resource Authors

Dr. Mary Louise (Mel) Bringle is Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies and coordinator of the integrated studies major at Brevard College in Brevard, NC. She is a graduate of Emory University and Guildford College. Her publications reflect her interests in pastoral theology and hymnology, and she began writing hymn texts...

Emily R. Brink served as Program Director and Senior Research Fellow for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship beginning in 2002, then in semi-retirement became Resource Development Specialist for Congregational Song until she completely retired in 2021. Her areas of interest include congregational song from all times and places; psalmody;...

Jill Briscoe was educated at Cambridge, and taught school for a number of years before marrying Stuart and raising their three children. In addition to sharing with her husband in ministry with Torchbearers and in pastoring a church in the United States for 30 years, Jill has written more than 40 books,...

Rev. Stuart Briscoe (1930-2022) served in the Royal Marines during the Korean War, and at 17 years of age preached his first sermon. Stuart ministered on every continent, wrote more than 40 books, pastored a church for 30 years, and founded the media ministry Telling the Truth, which broadcasts daily worldwide. He...

Dr. Kenneth Brock serves as adjunct professor of preaching at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as the Adult Discipleship Minister at Open Door Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. He graduated from University of Georgia and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. (Source: pastorscenter.org)

Agnolo di Cosimo (1503-1572), known as Bronzino, was an Italian Mannerist painter from Florence. He was the court painter of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. He was mainly a portraitist, but also painted many religious subjects, and a few allegorical subjects, which include what is probably his best-known work, Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time. Many...

Fr. Andrew Brookes is a Dominican priest and Catholic chaplain based in Edinburgh, Scotland, with extensive academic and professional formation in evangelisation. Raised in Birmingham, UK, he completed a biology degree before training for six years at the Venerable English College in Rome. He subsequently taught Religious Education in Scotland...

David Brooks is a Canadian-born American conservative political and cultural commentator. He is currently staff writer with The Atlantic and a presidential senior fellow at Yale University, and previously wrote for The New York Times. He has worked as a film critic for The Washington Times, a reporter and later op-ed...

Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) was an American Episcopal clergyman and author, long the Rector of Boston's Trinity Church and briefly Bishop of Massachusetts. He wrote the lyrics of the Christmas hymn "O Little Town of Bethlehem." (Source and photo: wikipeida.org)

Dr. Gennifer Brooks is the Ernest and Bernice Styberg Professor of Preaching and Director of the Styberg Preaching Institute at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL. She is a graduate of Pace University, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, and Drew University. (Source and photo: garrett.edu)