Panel Discussion on Christian parenting with Elyse Fitzpatrick, Trillia Newbell, Gloria Furman, Kristie Anyabwile, and Mary Mohler at our 2014 National Women’s Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Elyse Fitzpatrick has been counseling women since 1989. She holds a certificate in biblical counseling from CCEF (San Diego) and an MA in biblical counseling from Trinity Theological Seminary, and is a member of the National Association of Nouthetic Counseling. A prolific writer and frequent speaker at women’s conferences, Elyse has been married for more than 30 years and has three adult children and six grandchildren. To learn more about her ministry, visit Counsel From the Cross Ministries.
Trillia Newbell is the author of several books including A Great Cloud of Witnesses, Sacred Endurance, If God Is For Us, Fear and Faith, and children’s books Creative God, Colorful Us and God’s Very Good Idea. She encourages and supports other writers as the acquisitions director at Moody Publishers. Trillia is married to Thern, and they reside with their two children near Nashville. You can find her at her website and follow her on Instagram.
Gloria Furman (MACE, Dallas Theological Seminary) is a wife, mother of four, cross-cultural worker, and writer. She lives in the Middle East where her husband, Dave, serves as the pastor of Redeemer Church of Dubai. She is the author of Glimpses of Grace: Treasuring the Gospel in Your Home (Crossway, 2013) and Missional Motherhood: The Everday Ministry of Motherhood in the Grand Plan of God (Crossway, 2016). You can read her blog at GloriaFurman.com.
Kristie Anyabwile is a pastor’s wife and the mother of Afiya, Eden, and Titus. Her husband of 24 years, Thabiti, pastors Anacostia River Church in Southeast Washington, DC. Kristie speaks and writes about marriage, motherhood, and ministry. You can follow her on X.
Mary K. Mohler serves in ministry as the president’s wife at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. She is also the founder and director of Seminary Wives Institute, an academic program for student wives started 20 years ago at Southern Seminary. She’s the author of Growing in Gratitude: Rediscovering the Joy of a Thankful Heart.
