MARK A. MADDIX is currently Professor of Christian Education and Dean of the School of Theology and Christian Ministries at Northwest Nazarene University. He got his B.A. at Asbury University and his M.Div. at Asbury Theological Seminary, took course work towards a Master of Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, and received his Ph.D. at Trinity Evangelic Divinity School. He is the co-author of Discovering Discipleship.