Dr. Leighton Ford is President of Leighton Ford Ministries. He has spoken face to face to millions of people in 37 countries on every continent of the world. Leighton holds numerous awards that recognise his work in making people’s lives better- physically and spiritually.

Dr. Ford is also author and co-author of numerous books. His latest book, The Attentive Life, Discerning God’s Presence in All Things, was published in May 2008. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife, Jean. They have three children: daughter, Deborah, a son, Kevin, and an older son, Sandy, who died after heart surgery in November 1981.

His mission statement now is to be an “artist of the soul, and a friend on the journey”