Authors

Bill is the son of the founders of Community Bible Study. He knows from personal experience that people grow in spiritual depth and knowledge when they use carefully constructed Bible studies illuminated with well researched commentary. Bill saw Community Bible Study develop from his parents’ living room into an international ministry serving many thousands. Having written commentaries for Community Bible Study, he began writing material for the churches he pastored so he could connect Sunday sermons to weekly devotional reading, and small group Bible studies. He tested and improved materials in congregations over a period of 15 years, and through his Doctor of Ministry studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, he researched the most effective ways to build the BNEXT ministry. He also holds a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Seminary and a Bachelor of Biology from Westmont College. Bill has written a variety of articles, publications, and books. Bill serves as executive director and president of the board for Scripture Awakening.

Ted Cooper, Jr. founded the Bible in 90 Days ministry in 2002, following almost 20 years in the computer industry. In 1999, a lifelong agnostic, Ted read the Bible from cover to cover in three months. Not only did this experience transform Ted into a believer, it led him to develop a unique curriculum to help others succeed in reading the Bible in 90 days. Ted’s ministry has helped churches, communities, small groups and individuals in 49 states and 13 foreign countries host the Bible in 90 Days curriculum. Churches hosting Bible in 90 Days include: Assembly of God, Baptist, Bible, Catholic, Christian, Church of Christ, Community, Episcopal, Evangelical Free, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Non-denominational, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, United Methodist, and Vineyard. Ted has served on a number of professional and charity boards, and is an elder at First Presbyterian Church of Houston. Ted and his wife Becky live in Houston with their three children.

Stephen Eyre is the Cincinnati City Director for the C.S. Lewis Institute. He is also the Minister of Congregational Development at Madeira-Silverwood Presbyterian Church as well as the Executive for Ministry Support for the 40 Day Prayer Covenant. Stephen is the author of many books and Bible study guides such as Christian Beliefs (InterVarsity Press), Ordinary People Extraordinary God: 17 Personal Stories of Lives Transformed by the Love of God (High Ridge Books), Patience: The Benefits of Waiting (Zondervan), and Spiritual Disciplines (Zondervan). He graduated from Covenant Seminary in St. Louis Missouri.

Dr. Strauss is the author/coauthor of 20 books and many articles, and editor/co-editor of about 40 volumes, with expertise in Gospels, Hermeneutics and Bible Translation. He serves as Vice Chair of the Committee on Bible Translation for the New International Version and as an associate editor for the NIV Study Bible. He is also Bible study teacher at the Church at Rancho Bernardo and serves on the board of Bible Study Fellowship. Mark’s wife Roxanne is a marriage and family therapist; they have three grown children.

Raised in a Christian home with an early passion for the Old Testament, I initially pursued a business degree in college until discovering Joseph Free’s Archaeology and Bible History, which ignited my commitment to Old Testament studies. Rather than becoming an archaeologist, I focused on comparative studies of Biblical and ancient Near Eastern culture and literature, a fascination that has shaped my career. Concerned by the lack of Old Testament understanding among Christians, I have dedicated myself to teaching at various levels to deepen Biblical engagement. After two decades at Moody Bible Institute, I joined Wheaton College, where I continue to challenge both students and myself through teaching and writing. My work often influences my family life, leading to lively discussions with my biochemist wife, Kim, and my academically intense, grown children.