About the Authors

Ted Budd is from the Winston-Salem area and lives on a family farm with his wife, Amy Kate, and three children, Joshua, Kathryn and Macy. He holds an MBA from Wake Forest University and a Masters in Theology in Educational Leadership and Family Life from Dallas Theological Seminary.

Ted is a partner with his father, Richard Budd, in AgriTiva, LLC, which invests in ventures in need of capital and strategic guidance. AgriTiva has helped lead one of their recent investments, Green Resource, onto the Triad Business Journal Fast 50 list.

Ted is an instrument and commercially rated pilot and enjoys flying his Legend Cub with family and friends. He and Amy Kate teach the youth at their church and Ted has led men’s studies and small groups among business leaders, and at Dale Earnhardt Incorporated and has spoken to audiences in the US, India, and Nepal. Ted is passionate about meaningful transformation, which can only come through a saving relationship with Jesus, and personal effectiveness, which is attained by being in God’s will though prayer.

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Kevin Shorter is a former staff of Campus Crusade for Christ serving stateside and internationally in the Middle East. After leaving staff, Kevin served a year on staff at a local church writing training material, designing a new member class, and discipling several members.

Kevin currently holds an MBA from Wake Forest University focusing on marketing and entrepreneurship. He works for a Bridgetree, Inc., an information technology company, which specializes in information services, analytics, web programming and logistic services.

Kevin resides in Redding, CA with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Rachel and Elizabeth. He has recently author a book to help churches and ministries make their websites more effective. Go here to find out more on his book Church Search.

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