Jim Berg is a well-known speaker, biblical counselor, and author. His books on living the Christian life have touched the lives of thousands of believers and spurred them on to a closer walk with God. He lives with his wife, Patty, in Greenville, South Carolina, where he serves as a professor of biblical counseling at BJU Seminary. Jim is the founder of Freedom That Lasts Ministries which exists "to equip churches to welcome, evangelize, and biblically counsel those who are hurting or addicted to grow in Christlike character and wisdom in living life."