Keynote Speaker
Welcome to our conference on clergy wellbeing: Flourishing in Pastoral Ministry. This conference is targeted toward caregivers of
He serves as the Executive Director for The Center for Healthy Relationships at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. He is a husband, father, university and seminary professor, psychologist, author, and Professor of Psychology and Practical Theology.
He received his B.A. from Biola University, an M.Div. from Talbot Theological Seminary, a Th.M. from Fuller Theological Seminary, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. He is a licensed clinical psychologist in both Arkansas and Colorado. Dr. Oliver is a Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). He has earned the Certified Family Life Educator (C.F.L.E.) diploma by The National Council on Family Relations.
Dr. Oliver has over 40 years of experience in individual, premarital, marital, and family counseling. For several years he worked as Senior Psychologist with a group of family practice physicians and for over 12 years he was Clinical Director of a large non-profit counseling center in Littleton, Colorado. For the past 20
In addition to his clinical experience, Dr. Oliver has over 10 years of experience serving on the staff of churches in California, Nebraska
He is the author of Mad About Us: Moving from Anger to Intimacy with Your Spouse (co-authored with Carrie Oliver), Made Perfect in Weakness: The Amazing Things God Can Do With Failure, Real Men Have Feelings