Stephen Viars earned his DMin degree in biblical counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary and has served as a pastor and biblical counselor for more than 30 years at Faith Church and Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries in Lafayette, Indiana. He serves on the boards of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors, The Biblical Counseling Coalition, Vision of Hope, and the Faith Community Development Corporation, and is a frequent speaker at conferences, colleges, and seminaries in the United States and abroad.