Our Team

GCD consists of a team of regular writers and editors who are practitioners in making, maturing, and multiplying disciples of Jesus in all of life.

Executive Leadership

Editorial Staff

  • Matt Boga

    MANAGING EDITOR

    Matt Boga is the associate pastor of Reality Church of Stockton in Stockton, CA and is the Managing Editor of Gospel-Centered Discipleship. He has contributed to several publications over the years and is currently a master's student at Western Seminary. He and his wife Verena have three children.

  • Rob Bentz

    ASSOCIATE EDITOR

    Rob is the lead campus pastor of Woodside Bible Church in White Lake, Michigan. He is the author of The Unfinished Church: God's Broken and Redeemed Work-in-Progress. Rob received his master of divinity degree from Reformed Theological Seminary. He began his writing career with Sports Spectrum magazine where he wrote feature articles, columns, and devotionals for ten years. Rob and his wife Bonnie have two children.

  • Vicki Bentley

    ASSOCIATE EDITOR

    Vicki is a Scottish native who now lives in upstate New York with her husband and two young daughters. She is an associate editor for Torn Curtain Publishing and writes regularly on faith, anxiety, and neurodiverse parenting. As a writer and editor, it is her greatest joy to cultivate and shape words that speak transformative grace-filled truth into the hearts and lives of others. You can connect with her on her blog, Facebook, or Instagram.

  • Hilary Nelson

    ASSOCIATE EDITOR

    Hilary majored in English at Wheaton College and then went on to a career as a physician assistant. Her experience of moving multiple times over the years has informed her desire to promote intentional and authentic, Christ-centered community within the local church. She currently lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, son, and two dogs.

Staff Writer and Content Contributors

  • Brittany Allen

    Brittany is a wife to James and a mama to two silly boys as well as three babies lost to miscarriage. She’s the author of a forthcoming book with Lexham Press. She longs to treasure Christ more every day and hopes her writing encourages others to treasure him too. You can find more of her writing at brittleeallen.com or subscribe to Treasuring Christ Newsletter on Substack.

  • Ashley Anthony

    Ashley is a pastor’s wife, mom of four, and literature instructor. She studies at Westminster Theological Seminary and is a member of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois. You can connect with her on website or Instagram.

  • Dave Carlson

    Dave is the Discipleship Pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel in Traverse City, Michigan. After completing his undergraduate studies at Michigan State University, he received a Masters in Biblical Studies from Moody Theological Seminary. He is married to his lovely wife, Kelly, has two young girls and loves coffee, snowboarding, board games and most of all talking with people about Jesus.

  • Timarie Friesen

    Timarie leads the GCD Writers' Guild and serves as an editor for a team of ReachGlobal missionaries. She and her husband, Mark, have three children and are members of Hope Church in Dubuque, Iowa. You can find more of Timarie’s writing at her website.

  • Chrys Jones

    Chrys lives in central Kentucky with his wife, Kim, and their four daughters. Chrys is preparing to plant a church through Bardstown Christian Fellowship and is serving as pastoral resident at Grace Church in Danville, Kentucky. He is also a producer, rapper, and sound engineer for Christcentric Records. You can follow Chrys on Twitter or check out his blog.

  • Brianna Lambert

    Brianna is a wife and mom to three, making their home in the cornfields of Indiana. She loves using writing to work out the truths God is teaching her each day. You can find more of her writing paired with her husband’s photography on her blog.

  • Timothy M. Shorey

    Timoth has followed Jesus for over fifty years. He and his wife, Gayline, have enjoyed forty-seven years together, with six children and fourteen grandchildren. Soon after his fortieth year of pastoral ministry, Tim was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, with an uncertain prognosis. Not long thereafter, he also contracted a rare, severe, and, as yet uncured, bone disease.

  • Tom Sugimura

    Tom pastors New Life Church while training biblical counselors and church planters. He and his wife, Amanda, are raising their four children in the wilds of Southern California. You can find more of Tom's writing on his blog and website.

  • Benjamin Vrbicek

    Benjamin is the lead teaching pastor at Community Evangelical Free Church in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He earned a degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from the University of Missouri and a masters of divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary. He is coauthor of Blogging for God’s Glory in a Clickbait World and author of Don’t Just Send a Resume and Struggle Against Porn. He writes regularly on his blog.

  • James Williams

    James serves as associate pastor at FBC Atlanta, TX. James and his wife, Jenny, are blessed with four children and are actively involved in foster care. He is passionate about beholding the beauty of our Lord and helping others do the same. He enjoys writing, running, and gardening. You can follow James Twitter or his blog where he writes regularly.