Jim Conway's Bio

EDUCATION
Ph.D. Administration, Higher, and Continuing Education: specialization, Adult Development, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
D. Min., Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California
M.A. Psychology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Illinois
M.Div., Theology, Denver Seminary, Denver, Colorado
B.S., Sterling College, Sterling, Kansas
 
ADMINISTRATION, TEACHING, COUNSELING, and PASTORAL EXPERIENCE
1981-to date Co-founder and President of Midlife Dimensions, a non-profit organization ministering to people at various stages of life through radio, TV, conferences, books and pamphlets, tapes, and telephone and letter counseling
1981-1986 Director of the Doctor of Ministry program at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, La Mirada, California
1981-1986 Associate professor of Practical Theology at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, La Mirada, California
1969-1981 Senior pastor of Twin City Bible Church, Urbana, Illinois
1972-1977 Instructor at College of Christian Studies, Urbana, Illinois
Previous Ministries
  • Pastor -- The Village Church of Carol Stream, Wheaton, IL
  • Pastor of Newton Bible Church, Newton, Kansas
  • Student Pastor of three churches during college and seminary

Adjunct professor or lecturer at University of Nebraska; Sterling College, KS; Taylor University, IN; Tabor College, KS; California State University, Fullerton, CA; Loma Linda University, CA; Kettering Medical School, OH; Grace Bible College, NE; St. Paul Bible College, MN; Columbia School of Biblical Education, SC; Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, IL; Fuller Theological Seminary, CA, D.Min.; Denver Seminary, CO, D.Min.; Covenant Seminary, MO, D.Min.; Calvin Seminary, MI, D.Min.; Talbot Seminary, CA, D.Min.; Logos Seminary, CA, D.Min.; Miami Christian College; The Kings College, Briarcliff Manor, NY.
 
Trustee, Sterling College, Sterling KS, 1984 to date.
Chairman, Academic Affairs Committee, 1985 to 1994.
Chairman, Constitutional revision committee, 1987.
Chairman, Search committee for Vice President of Academic Affairs, 1988.
Chairman, Student Life Committee, 1994 to date
Member, Search committee for President 1997
Counseling Director, International Missions Conventions "Urbana 76", and "Urbana 78"
 
CREATIVE WORKS
Books

Author, MEN IN MIDLIFE CRISIS, David C. Cook Publishing Company, 1978, revised and updated 1997. Now in 42nd U.S. printing and in six foreign languages; approximately 500,000 in print.
Author, FRIENDSHIP, Zondervan Publishing Company, 1989. 30,000 in print
Author, HOW TO MAKE REAL FRIENDS IN A PHONY WORLD, Zondervan
Publishing Company, 1991. 25,000 in print
Author, ADULT CHILDREN OF LEGAL OR EMOTIONAL DIVORCE, InterVarsity Press, 1990. 45,000 in print; one foreign language.
Author, SEXUAL HARASSMENT NO MORE, InterVarsity Press, 1993. 25,000 in print
Author, MOVING ON AFTER HE MOVES OUT, InterVarsity Press, 1995. Now in fourth printing, 20,000 in print
Co-author with Sally Conway, WOMEN IN MIDLIFE CRISIS, Tyndale House Publishers, 1983, revised and updated 1998. Now in 11th printing; 175,000 in print; one foreign language.
Co-author with Sally Conway, MAXIMIZE YOUR MIDLIFE, Tyndale House Publishers, 1987, revised 1998. 35,000 in print.
Co-author with Sally Conway, YOUR MARRIAGE CAN SURVIVE MIDLIFE CRISIS, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1987. 45,000 in print. (Out of print 1990)
Co-author with Becki Conway Sanders and Sally Conway, WHAT GOD GIVES WHEN LIFE TAKES/TRUSTING GOD IN A FAMILY CRISIS InterVarsity Press, 1989, 1992. 40,000 in print.
Co-author with Sally Conway, TRAITS OF A LASTING MARRIAGE, InterVarsity Press, 1991. Now in third printing 20,000 in print.
Co-author with Sally Conway, WHEN A MATE WANTS OUT, Zondervan Publishing House, 1992. 25,000 in print.
Co-author with Sally Conway, Bill and Pam Farrel, PURE PLEASURE, InterVarsity Press, 1994.
Contributor, YOUR HUSBAND'S MIDLIFE CRISIS; author, Sally Conway, David C. Cook Publishing Company, 1980, revised 1988. Thirteenth Printing, 250,000 in print; two foreign languages.
Contributor, YOUR FAMILY, InterVarsity Press, Inc., 1982.
Contributor, REAL PEOPLE, Creative Publishing, Great Britain, 1983.
Contributor, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR TODAY'S CHRISTIAN WOMAN, Fleming H. Revell Company, 1984.
Contributor, PARENTS AND TEENAGERS, Victor Books, 1984.
Contributor, CHRISTIAN FREEDOM; ESSAYS IN HONOR OF VERNON C.GROUNDS, University Press of America, 1986.
Contributor, DICTIONARY FOR PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELING, Abingdon Press, 1988.
Contributor, HUSBANDS AND WIVES, Victor Books, 1988.
Contributor, HOW TO GET YOUR TEENAGER TO TALK TO YOU, Victor Books, 1988.
Contributor, HOW TO RAISE CHRISTIAN KIDS IN A NON-CHRISTIAN WORLD, Victor Books, 1988.
Contributor, THE MAKING OF A MARRIAGE, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1993
Contributor, MEN'S DEVOTIONAL BIBLE: Daily Devotions from Godly Men, The New International Version, Zondervan Publishing House, 1993
Contributor, THE RESOURCE GUIDE FOR CHRISTIAN COUNSELORS, Baker Book House, 1993
Contributor, FRIENDSHIP IS A SPECIAL GIFT, Garborg Inc., 1993
Contributor, COUPLES' DEVOTIONAL BIBLE, New International Version, Zondervan Publishing House, 1994
Contributor, PARENTS RESOURCE BIBLE, The New Living Bible, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1995
Contributor, THE MARRIAGE YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED, Victor Books, 1997
Contributor, CHRISTIAN FAMILY LIBRARY, Christianity Today (Online research collection of 10,000 articles), 2005.
Forward, MEN WITHOUT FRIENDS, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990.

Articles/Columns

Author, Column, "Free to Be," in HIS Magazine published by Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, 1972- 1977.
Co-author, column, "Life at the Crossroads," Today's Christian Woman, 1982-1984.
Author of numerous articles published in Marriage Partnership, Moody Monthly, Leadership, Christian Reader, Impact, Asian Beacon, Flight Time (Frontier Airlines), Entscheidung (German edition of Decision), The Christian Athlete, Teens Today, Today's Christian Woman, Voices, United Evangelical Action, Review of Religious Research, Power, Marriage, and others.
 
Tapes
Author, 90-minute tape, MEN IN MIDLIFE CRISIS, David C. Cook Publishing Company, 1979.
Author, 30-minute tape, "A Pastor Talks with the Children of Divorce," The Family Resource Tapes, David C. Cook Publishing Company, 1980.
Author, 90-minute tape, FRIENDSHIP, Audio Pages, Zondervan Publishing Company, 1989.
Co-author with Sally Conway, 60-minute tape, Women in Midlife Crisis, Word Publishing Co., 1987.
Co-author with Sally Conway, Four 60-minute tapes, Maximizing Your Midlife Years, Word Publishing Co., 1987.
Contributor, 12-cassette album, To Be a Woman, James C. Dobson, Word Publishing Company, 1982
Contributor, 60-min. tape, The Family in Crisis, Christian Living Resources, 1986
Contributor with Sally, 60-min. tape, Raising Children in a Parsonage, Focus on the Family's Pastor to Pastor series.
 
CONFERENCE AND RETREAT LEADERSHIP
Jim Conway has led conferences and retreats on marriage and family relationships, MIDLIFE concerns, men's issues, friendship skills, the dysfunctional family, pastoral and leadership training, college student life, developmental life passages and general Christian living in churches, seminaries, and colleges in the United States, Canada, Central and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa.
 
MEDIA EXPERIENCE
Jim Conway has appeared on numerous national and local TV and radio programs some of which include "Focus on the Family," "Mid-Morning LA," "Michael Jackson Talk Radio," "700 Club,"(CBN), "Straight Talk" (CBN), "On the Line" (CBN), "Heart to Heart" (CBN), "100 Huntley Street" (Toronto), "Richard Hogue Weekdays," "Regis Philben Show," "Back on Course" with Gavin & Patti MacLeod, "Joy" (TBN), "Faithways" (LA), "COPE" (Dallas), "Guidelines" (International TV), "Celebration" (Chicago), and many others.

He has also been featured in various local newspapers and monthly magazines.

He was Co-director with Sally Conway of "MIDLIFE DIMENSIONS," a national radio ministry which aired daily on 200 stations in the mid 80's.
 
HONORS AND AWARDS
Who's Who In Executives and Professionals -- 2005/2006
Who's Who In Executives and Professionals -- 2004
Man of The Year -- 2003
Who's Who in Entertainment--1997
Men of Achievement--1997
Who's Who in the World--1996
Who's Who in the West--1995
Who's Who in the West--Contemporary Authors--1994
Member Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, University of Illinois
Member International Platform Speakers Association
Graduated cum laude, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1968
Distinguished Parents' Award, Taylor University, 1980
Distinguished Alumni Award, Sterling College, 1984
JIM'S FAMILY
Wife, Sally
Author; conference speaker; co-founder and vice-president of Midlife Dimensions, 1981 until her death in May 1997
Author of YOUR HUSBAND'S MIDLIFE CRISIS, 1980, revised 1988 and MENOPAUSE, 1990; co-author of WOMEN IN MIDLIFE CRISIS, 1983.revised 1998, YOUR MARRIAGE CAN SURVIVE MIDLIFE CRISIS, 1987, MAXIMIZE YOUR MIDLIFE,1987,revised 1998, WHAT GOD GIVES WHEN LIFE TAKES / TRUSTING GOD IN A FAMILY CRISIS, 1989, 1992; TRAITS OF A LASTING MARRIAGE, 1991; WHEN A MATE WANTS OUT, 1992; SEXUAL HARASSMENT NO MORE, 1993. and PURE PLEASURE, 1994.
Adjunct professor and coordinator of Women's Concerns at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, 1981-1986; former remedial reading teacher.
M.S. in Human Development and Family Ecology, University of Illinois; B.S. in Education, University of Illinois.
Daughters
Barbara    Homemaker and psychologist in private practice; Psy.D. Rosemead School of Psychology; M.A. in Psychology, Rosemead School of Psychology; M.A. in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling, Rosemead School of Psychology; B.S., Taylor University; Youth for Christ/Campus Life . Married to Michael B. Schneider, B.A., M.A., M.B.A.; design architect and developer. Daughters: Carlene, and Kiersten.  Reside in Redmond, WA.
   
Brenda    Home school teacher; dramatist; lay counselor; spiritual healing instructor; learning disability seminar speaker; B.A. Taylor University. Married to Marc Russell, B.A., M.S. in Clinical and Community Psychology; counselor with Midlife Dimensions for four years; corporate personnel director. Children: Nathan, Samuel, Davidson, Hannah, and John. Reside in Lansing, MI.
   
Becki     Conference speaker; author; recreation therapist; attended Taylor University; B.S. California Polytechnic University; nationally certified handicapped ski instructor. Co-author with Jim and Sally Conway, WHAT GOD GIVES WHEN LIFE TAKES / TRUSTING GOD IN A FAMILY CRISIS. Married to Robert Walters, B.A.; support engineer at Boise State University in Boise, ID. Daughters: Hayden,  Emily, Addie, and twins Vanson, and Lincoln born June 2002.  Reside in Eagle, ID.