The founders and guides

The voices behind every walk.

Founder Colby Maier and a small circle of pastors, teachers, and creators, writing every reading, prayer, and pathway in The Good Word.

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Colby Maier

Founder

Colby Maier

Founder of The Good Word and a distinguished pastor, reaching four million people with the slow, daily work of following Jesus.

Madeline Grace

Founding Advisor

Madeline Grace

Founder of the JESUS Challenge, walking a movement of millions through one verse, one book of the Bible, one month at a time.

Willie Robertson

Pathway Guide

Willie Robertson

CEO of Duck Commander and star of Duck Dynasty, showing how to share your faith the way you'd share a meal: naturally, with the people already at your table.

Dayne Kamela

Founding Advisor

Dayne Kamela

Founder of Litwithprayer, reaching 1.4 million people with prayer as a daily discipline, not just a feeling.

Ben Bennett

Founding Advisor

Ben Bennett

Founder of Resolution Movement, helping people heal from anxiety, shame, and addiction through Scripture and lived experience.

Josiah Alipate

Founding Advisor

Josiah Alipate

A disciple of Jesus and Christian leader in his community and beyond, reaching nearly a million people online with discipleship for the scroll.

Benjamin Lundquist

Pathway Guide

Benjamin Lundquist

Pastor, author, and high performance leadership coach, helping people lead from a full tank and live the life God actually planned for them.

Brandon Washington

Pathway Guide

Brandon Washington

Writer and filmmaker known as WriterBoy, telling stories about becoming who God says you are and walking you into the freedom of true surrender.

Faith Eury Cho

Pathway Guide

Faith Eury Cho

Founder of The Honor Summit and author of Experiencing Friendship with God, teaching prayer as real friendship: honest, daily nearness to a God who wants to be known.

Jack Scalise

Advisor

Jack Scalise

Creator behind Smile Today, reaching millions with short, Scripture-rooted encouragement and one daily reminder: you matter, God is with you, smile today.

Brittni De La Mora

Pathway Guide

Brittni De La Mora

Speaking to identity and restoration: meeting the God who redeems the parts of your story you'd rather hide.

Alton Kiing

Pathway Guide

Alton Kiing

Helping people trade the endless hustle and striving for a life built on lasting purpose: everyday faith for anyone stuck in the grind.

Anne Elizabeth Buys

Pathway Guide

Anne Elizabeth Buys

From Miss Mississippi to full-time ministry: a worship leader and writer helping young women find their identity and worth in Christ.

Myunique Inez

Pathway Guide

Myunique Inez

Hope and healing for the woman in the middle of it all: helping her find joy again and bring God's Word into everyday life.

Gia Chacón

Pathway Guide

Gia Chacón

Human rights advocate, writer, and founder of For the Martyrs, a leading voice for persecuted Christians around the world.

Alex Portillo

Pathway Guide

Alex Portillo

Pastor, writer, and creator of SanBerto, exploring Scripture, the inner life, and the quiet ways God forms us.

Jacob Coyne

Pathway Guide

Jacob Coyne

Preacher, content creator, and founder of Stay Here, a suicide prevention movement reaching millions with the message that your life is worth living.

Toni CollierComing soon

Pathway Guide

Toni Collier

Speaker, podcast host, and founder of Broken Crayons Still Color, helping people move through brokenness into healing and hope.

Andrew CarterComing soon

Pathway Guide

Andrew Carter

Founder and lead pastor of Royal City Church in Los Angeles, reaching millions with daily prayer and the conviction that there is purpose in the pain.

Ruslan KDComing soon

Pathway Guide

Ruslan KD

YouTuber, podcaster, and longtime Christian hip-hop artist behind the Ruslan KD and Bless God Studios channels, bringing biblical wisdom to culture, career, and stewardship.

Simi JohnComing soon

Pathway Guide

Simi John

Bible teacher, speaker, and author of I Am Not, helping women shed cultural stereotypes and recover from burnout to live whole in Christ.

Sean McDowellComing soon

Pathway Guide

Sean McDowell

Biola apologetics professor, author of more than twenty books, and host of one of YouTube's leading apologetics channels, helping people hold faith and hard questions together.

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