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Jeff Baldwin
Jeff Baldwin, research director for Worldview Academy, served as the creative editor for Understanding the Times by David A. Noebel, and co-authored the Understanding the Times Curriculum. He has written several books, including The Deadliest Monster, a Christian introduction to worldviews. Jeff is a freelance writer and is completing work on a classical literature curriculum for Worldview Academy's TheGreatBooks.com. His articles have appeared in The Teaching Home, World, and New Attitude. Jeff, his wife Linda, and their three children live in Colorado.

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Mark Bertrand
J. Mark Bertrand's novels include Beguiled (with Deeanne Gist) and Back on Murder, the first in a series featuring Houston homicide detective Roland March. The next book in the series, Pattern of Wounds, will be published in Summer 2011. He is also the author of Rethinking Worldview: Learning to Think, Live, and Speak in This World -- which, according to Marvin Olasky, throws off sparks able to light the dry tinder that many Sunday school classes and seminary seminars have become. Mark writes about the physical form of the Good Book at the popular BibleDesignBlog.com. He has a BA in English from Union University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston. He lives in South Dakota with his wife Laurie.

Brandon Booth
Brandon Booth began his worldview training as a WVA student. Since that time, he has served as college staff, college staff director, and as a camp director. He received his B.A. in Philosophy from Hillsdale College and his M.A. in Historical Theology from Concordia Seminary in Saint Louis. Brandon and his wife, Liv, and their four children live in Saint Louis, where Brandon is the Dean of Humanities and Rhetoric for Providence Christian Academy.

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Dell Cook
Dell holds a master's degree in divinity and a second master's in theology.  He has served in several camp ministries around the nation as well as Director of Student Ministries in North Carolina and Florida.  He is currently a classical school instructor at Cary Christian School where we teaches Theology and Apologetics, coaches the varsity football team and directs their Senior Service Practicum.  In addition, he lectures in Historical Theology at the Christus Rex Study Center.  During the summers, Dell travels with his family teaching Worldview Academy students.  He, his wife Ginny and their three children live in North Carolina.

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Josh Fairbaugh
Josh Fairbaugh has served with Worldview as a summer staffer, staff director, and faculty/camp director for the past four years. Josh graduated from Grove City College with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in Computers. While at Grove City, he was the Director of Student Ministry at Fellowship Community Church and was on the GCC Residence Life Staff. Josh is currently the Director of Facilities and Staff Relations for Worldview. He and his wife, Kristen, currently live in Midland, TX where they serve full time with Worldview.

Andrew Frye
Andrew Frye lives in Grants Pass, OR with his wife Terry and their two children. He teaches history at Grants Pass High School, serves as adjunct faculty in the Concordia University graduate education program and is a history instructor at Rogue Community College. He serves as a worship leader in his church and has been a featured speaker in churches throughout the Northwest on worldview topcs ranging from church history to apologetics to culture and politics. Andrew is a James Madison Fellow-Scholar and holds a M.A. in history from Excelsior College, where he did exchange work at Georgetown University and Oxford University, England, specializing in the worldivew of the Constitutional era.

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Bill Jack
Bill Jack, faculty advisor for Worldview Academy, spent ten years as an educator in the public schools. We was a national representative for the Caleb Campaign, and a contributing editor for Issues & Answers. He has appeared on national radio and television programs. Students nationwide have learned from Bill at conference sponsored by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), and Answers in Genesis. He is the producer of several videos including "Simple Tools for Brain Surgery." Bill and his wife, Tabby live in Colorado with their children.

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Paul Jordan
Paul Jordan is a professor of Forensic and Computer Sciences at Southern Wesleyan University. He serves as an elder at his church and has a passion for teaching the Word of God. He is the founder and a teacher of Community Bible Institute, where faculty train adults in hermeneutics, apologetics, Biblical studies, Christian theology, and worldview issues. Paul and his wife Vicki have two children and live near Clemson, SC.

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Mike Schutt
Mike Schutt is Associate Professor of Law at Regent University and Director of the Institute for Christian Legal Studies (ICLS). ICLS seeks to encourage Christian law students, professors, and lawyers to seek and study biblical truth as it relates to law and legal institutions. He also serves with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship as the national coordinator of its Law School Ministry and is the author of Redeeming Law: Christian Calling and the Legal Profession. He lives with his wife, Lisa, and their three children in Mount Pleasant, Texas.

Randy Sims
Randy Sims is the executive director of Worldview Academy.  He has trained Christian teens and adults in camps and ministries for over 25 years through his service as a leadership staff member with Kanakuk Kamps, Fellowship of Christian Athletes national staff, and T Bar M Sports Camps.  As director and founder of the Worldview Academy Leadership Camps, Randy is responsible for the leadership training of over 2500 students and adults each year.  Worldview Academy is an organization dedicated to training Christians to think and live in accord with a biblical worldview.  Randy is the author of The Greatest Among You, a student's guide to servant leadership.  His work has afforded him the opportunity to lead chapel services for both college and professional sports teams, and to participate with the Billy Graham Crusade as a platform speaker.  Randy lives with his wife, Amy, and their four children in Midland, Texas.

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Mike Tiland
Mike Tiland has served with Worldview Academy as college staff, staff director, and currently serves as faculty/camp director. Mike graduated from Oregon State University with a B.S. in accounting and a minor in philosophy. While at Oregon State he served with Campus Crusade for Christ, which equipped him in discipleship and apologetics. Serving full-time with Worldview Academy, Mike lives in Midland, TX with his wife Angela and their two children.

Jay Winslow
Jay Winslow has been teaching in the public schools for twenty-eight years emphasizing worldview and critical thinking skills. He has an M.A. in rhetoric and frequently speaks on issues including worldview, education, language and literacy, and the effects of the media on our culture. He has in-serviced educators through groups such as ACSI and the Systems Thinking Network Project. Jay and his wife Regina live in Arizona with their three sons.

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