Wise counsel across the centuries

Christian Advisory Boards

Four boards of trusted Christian voices, from the second century to today. Pick a board, bring a real question from your life, and hear how each member's teaching speaks to it.

Choose a Board

“Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.”

Proverbs 11:14

Choose Your Counsel

2nd to 5th centuries · 5 members

Early Church Board

Voices from the first centuries of the church, whose faith was tested by persecution and controversy. Strong on standing firm, grace, the person of Christ, and money and family life.

  • Irenaeus
  • Perpetua
  • Athanasius
  • John Chrysostom
  • Augustine

“How do I stay faithful when following Christ costs me something?”

Open the Early Church Board

1200s to 1700s · 7 members

Saints and Reformers Board

Catholic and Protestant voices who renewed the church in their day. Strong on prayer, grace, simplicity, holiness, and finding God in ordinary work.

  • Francis of Assisi
  • Thomas Aquinas
  • Julian of Norwich
  • Martin Luther
  • Teresa of Ávila
  • Brother Lawrence
  • John Wesley

“My prayer life feels dry and distracted. Where do I start?”

Open the Saints and Reformers Board

20th and 21st centuries · 5 members

Faith and Reason Board

Scholars, pastors, and writers who make the case for Christianity with clarity and imagination. Strong on doubt, science and God, suffering, and faith at work.

  • C.S. Lewis
  • John Stott
  • Tim Keller
  • John Lennox
  • Dorothy L. Sayers

“How do I answer a friend who says science has disproved God?”

Open the Faith and Reason Board

Contemporary · 5 members

Christian Living Advisory Board

Warm, pastoral authors writing for ordinary believers today. Strong on God's grace for the weary, identity, fear and anxiety, and a man's heart and calling.

  • Max Lucado
  • Philip Yancey
  • Brennan Manning
  • John Eldredge
  • Charles Swindoll

“I keep failing God in the same area. How do I keep going?”

Open the Christian Living Advisory Board

Match Your Question to a Board

If your question is aboutStart with
Guilt, failure, feeling unworthy, or God's love for youChristian Living
Fear, anxiety, identity, or your calling as a manChristian Living
Doubt, hard questions, science, or answering skepticsFaith and Reason
Why God allows sufferingFaith and Reason
Prayer, God's presence, or finding God in daily workSaints and Reformers
Accountability, discipline, and growing in holinessSaints and Reformers
Standing firm under pressure, or what true Christian teaching isEarly Church
Money, generosity, marriage, and leading your homeEarly Church

Three Steps

01

Choose your voices

Ask the whole board or only the members you want to hear from.

02

Ask a real question

Write it the way you would say it to a mentor. Follow-up questions are welcome.

03

Weigh the counsel

Each board ends with where its members agree and one step to take this week.

The boards open on Claude, and you need a free Claude account to ask questions. Responses are AI-generated perspectives drawn from each figure's published writings and teaching. They are not the words of these authors and are not endorsed by them or their publishers. Test everything against Scripture and talk with your pastor or a trusted brother. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 (U.S.) or your local emergency number.