Thomas G. Kirkpatrick is an educator, pastor, trainer, and consultant with specialties in interpersonal communication, small group ministries, and conflict management. He is the author of Signs of Hope and Health in Mainline Churches, Communication in the Church, Small Groups in the Church, and Better Ways to Better Relationships in the Church. He has been a pastor at several churches, a seminary and university professor, a campus minister, and a program director of camps and conferences.