Rising to the Call of Leadership

Kay Arthur is the author of numerous books, including When the Hurt Runs Deep and Lord, I Want to Know You. An international teacher and communicator whose work has touched millions of lives, Kay has received several awards for her writing and media programming. She currently serves with her husband, Jack, as co-CEO of Precept Ministries International, the organization they founded together more than 40 years ago and which today operates in 150 countries in 70 languages. Kay and Jack live in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

David Lawson is the author of Planting and Growing Strong Churches. He is a coauthor of the New Inductive Study Series (NISS) and 40-Minute Bible Studies and is also a featured speaker at PMI conferences and on Precept Upon Precept videos. David is a former Atlanta police officer and pastor. After nine years in the pastorate, he joined the Precept Ministries International full-time in 1997 as director of student ministries and as a staff teacher/trainer.

BJ Lawson has coauthored many of the 40-Minute Bible Studies. She is a featured speaker at Precept Women’s Conferences. BJ joined the Precept Ministries International staff full-time in 1997 as director of student ministries and as a staff teacher/trainer.