Dr. Don Wilton has served as senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Spartanburg, South Carolina, since 1993. He also serves as president of The Encouraging Word television ministry, which reaches thousands of homes through the regional CBS-affiliate, WSPA-TV, and millions of homes nationally and globally through the broadcast.

He has written and published many manuals, articles, and reviews for the Southern Baptist Convention, Preaching and Decision magazines, and other publications. He has authored Saturdays with Billy, The Absolute Certainty of Life After Death, See You at the Finish Line, Totally Secure, When God Prayed, A Hope and a Future: Overcoming Discouragement, Praying for a Miracle, Encouragement In His Presence, Defying the Odds: Standing Up When You Want To Give Up; and Undefeated: God’s Strategy for Successful Living. Dr. Wilton has served as president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention and is a frequent speaker for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association at the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove, and the Billy Graham Schools of Evangelism held worldwide.