Publishing Team
of Northeastern Baptist Press
Dr. Mark Ballard
Publisher
Dr. Timothy Christian
Senior Content Editor
Ralph Slater
Associate Editor
Ralph H. Slater serves as Associate Editor for Northeast- ern Baptist Press. Married to Laurie, Ralph holds the M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Rhode Island and the B.A. from Wheaton College and is a member of the Evangelical Philosophical Society. Ralph raised two sons, one with a chronic illness, and learned a great deal from both. Mentors such as Arthur Holmes, Gordon Fee and Leland Ryken inspired Ralph’s life-long enjoyment of learning and mentoring. Now an independent writer and editor, Ralph enjoys mentoring, writing, editing, and teaching various classes.
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Education
B.A., Wheaton College
M.A., University of Rhode Island
Leason “Tripper” Stiles
Creative Director
Leason “Tripper” Stiles serves as the Creative Director of Design and Layout at Northeastern Baptist Press and is Communications Specialist for Northeastern Baptist College, where he graduated in 2020 from the Christian Counseling program. In addition, Tripper has helped launch a church plant in Schenectady, NY; owns TLS Visuals, a video and graphic design company; and does contract work for SBC Tapes/EGAMI A/V, his parents’ audio/visual business. His goal is to do all he does with excellence unto the Lord, producing the highest quality resources for equipping and uplifting the body of Christ.
Education
B.S., Northeastern Baptist College
Dr. Mark H. Ballard serves as the Publisher for Northeastern Baptist Press, and President of Northeastern Baptist College in Bennington, VT. He has served as a faithful pastor, diligent church planter, passionate evangelist, innovative educator, creative and prolific author, pacesetting Baptist leader, and is the husband of Cindy and dad of Benjamin. He graduated Criswell College with his Bachelor’s, and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary with his M.Div. and Ph.D. Dr. Ballard has filled pulpits, held revival services, and served as a conference speaker in numerous states for more than 30 years.
Education
B.A., Criswell College
M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D. Studies, Trinity College and Seminary of the Bible
Ph.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Dr. Timothy K. Christian serves as the Senior Content Editor for Northeastern Baptist Press, and a retired pastor and profes- sor, now living in Martinsville, VA. He has pastored churches in the southeast, northeast, and in Naples, Italy. Dr. Christian served as a professor and administrator at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary and a professor at Northeastern Baptist College. Tim has been married to his friend Judy since 1976. They have two married children, and seven grandchildren. In retirement Tim writes part-time and is the full-time caregiver for Judy as she battles advanced Secondary Progressive MS.
Education
B.A., Tennessee Temple College
M.Div., Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary
D.Min., Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary
Th.D., Systematic Theology, University of South Africa, Pretoria