DR. SHIRLEY A. HOWARD is an author and poet (Inspiration for Life's Journey, and Inspiration for Daily Life, Poems and Prayers that spark: Salvation, Godly Wisdom, Peace, Love, Hope), a clinical pastoral counselor, an experienced Bible teacher, and an ordained minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She has a God-given passion to encourage people through prayer and through inspirational study of the Holy Bible. She has taught numerous Bible classes, conducted workshops on prayer, and taught on various topics pertaining to spiritual growth and development for wholesome Christian living. Dr. Howard serves as senior pastor at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Lorain, OH. She resides in Lorain, Ohio, with her husband, Gerald.