J. Ellsworth Kalas
J. Ellsworth Kalas is the author of more than 35 books, including the popular Back Side series, A Faith of Her Own: Women of the Old Testament, Strong Was Her Faith: Women of the New Testament, I Bought a House on Gratitude Street, and the Christian Believer study, and he has been a presenter on DISCIPLE videos. He has been part of the faculty of Asbury Theological Seminary since 1993, formerly serving as president and now as senior professor of homiletics. He was a United Methodist pastor for thirty-eight years and also served five years in evangelism with the World Methodist Council.