About the Author

Youth and family ministry worker and counselor David Lynn has worked with young people and their families for more than three decades. He’s the creator of TalkSheets and author of numerous books, the creator of Building up Your Ministry, and he conducts several leadership training workshops. He lives with his family in Tucson, Arizona. Rick Davis has served in active ministry since 1970. He’s an 18-year veteran of youth ministry and has spent 26 years of ordained ministry in the Presbyterian Church serving as a pastor, educator, writer, and speaker. He currently resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma with his wife J.J., where he serves as senior associate pastor for pastoral care and spiritual development at the First Presbyterian Church of Tulsa.