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RICH GRIFFITH is an associate professor at Toccoa Falls College. He has a masters in Theology, masters in organizational leadership and a doctorate in youth, family, and culture. He is an author, speaker, leadership and parenting coach, pastor and has been featured on numerous media outlets. He serves on the board of the Association of Youth Ministry Educators and ReFocus Ministries. His works include, Voices: Helping Our Children and Youth Listen to Wise Counsel (2023) and Discipleship Is Leadership (2024) as well as academic and practitioner resources. Rich is currently studying trauma, adolescents and spiritual formation practices. He is dad of three adopted sons. JJ JONES is a graduate of Union University and holds an M.Div. (Mid- America Baptist Theological Seminary) and a D.Min. (Fuller Theological Seminary). With almost 40 years of ministry experience in youth and family ministry, groups and discipleship, he is currently the pastor of groups at Fellowship Bible Church in Brentwood, Tennessee and an adjunct professor at Toccoa Falls College where he teaches youth ministry, ministry leadership, and spiritual formation classes. His passion is to equip others to cultivate legacies of faith. Dr. Jones and his wife, Anna, live in Franklin, Tennessee and have two grown children and two grandchildren.