Fruitful: Cultivating a Spiritual Harvest That Won't Leave You Empty

Megan Hill (BA, Grove City College) is the author of several books, including Praying Together; A Place to Belong; and Meg Is Not Alone. She also serves as the managing editor for the Gospel Coalition. A pastor’s wife and a pastor’s daughter, she lives in Massachusetts with her husband and four children, where they belong to West Springfield Covenant Community Church (PCA).

Melissa Kruger (BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) serves as vice president of discipleship programming for the Gospel Coalition (TGC). She’s the author of multiple books, including The Envy of Eve; Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood; Growing Together; and Wherever You Go, I Want You to Know. Her husband, Mike, is the president of Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, and they have three children.

Lydia Brownback (MAR, Westminster Theological Seminary) is the author of several books in addition to the Flourish Bible Study series, including the On-the-Go Devotionals for women; Finding God in My Loneliness; and Sing a New Song. She is a regular speaker at conferences and events and is passionate about teaching God's word.

Courtney Doctor (MDiv, Covenant Theological Seminary) serves as the director of women’s initiatives for the Gospel Coalition. She is a Bible teacher and the author of From Garden to Glory as well as several Bible studies, including Steadfast; Remember Your Joy; and In View of God’s Mercies: The Gift of the Gospel in Romans.

Lindsey Carlson is a pastor’s wife, a mother of five, and a native Texan. She enjoys writing, speaking, teaching women the Bible, and making disciples that grow by God’s grace. She is the author of Growing in Godliness: A Teen Girl’s Guide to Maturing in Christ.

Trillia Newbell is the author of numerous books, Bible studies, and children’s books, including God’s Very Good Idea; The Big Wide Welcome; and Creative God, Colorful Us. Newbell is the acquisitions director at Moody Publishers and lives with her husband, Thern, and two children near Nashville, Tennessee.

Winfree Brisley (BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) serves as an editor for the Gospel Coalition. She and her husband, Will, have three sons and live in Charlotte, North Carolina, where they belong to Uptown Church.

Abbey Wedgeworth is a wife, mother, Bible teacher, and writer. She’s the author of Held: 31 Biblical Reflections on God’s Comfort and Care in the Sorrow of Miscarriage and the Training Young Hearts children’s book series. Abbey and her husband, David, live on the South Carolina coast with their three boys. They are members of Hilton Head Presbyterian Church (PCA), where Abbey serves in the worship, women’s, and children’s ministries.

Blair Linne is a Bible teacher, actress, spoken word artist, and the creator of the GLO podcast with the Gospel Coalition. She is the author of Finding My Father: How the Gospel Heals the Pain of Fatherlessness. She has toured globally, proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ from Carnegie Hall to colleges, churches, and city streets. Blair lives in Portland with her husband, Shai Linne, and their three children.

Sharonda Cooper (MEng, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) serves as content coordinator of women’s initiatives for the Gospel Coalition and is a contributor to Fruitful: Cultivating a Spiritual Harvest that Won’t Leave You Empty. Sharonda lives in Texas with her family and is an active member of Emmaus Church of Georgetown.