Richie Halversen is an international speaker, author, and hope dealer. He currently serves as Director of Church Growth & Revitalization for the Southern Union Conference where he coaches churches, pastors, and lay leaders to maximize their impact in evangelism, church planting, and revitalization. He has been married to his wife Brittney for 25 years. They have four children: Kaleb, Hayley, Tristen, and Taylor.

For years Richie struggled with opioid addiction until discovering new life in Christ. He shares an honest and compelling look into his struggle and recovery with addiction in his book The Darkness will not Overcome: One Person's Struggle and Recovery from Opioids.

Stop postponing your pardon. Because if you do, like this servant, you’ll end up in a prison. You don’t need more time. An infinity wouldn’t be enough to settle your debt. If you have to earn your place, it wouldn’t be grace. If you have to earn forgiveness, then it isn’t forgiveness. Matthew 18:27 says, “the master released him.” That’s what forgiveness does; it releases you. It sets you and those around you free. Experience the release of God’s forgiveness. You will never be more ready than you are right now to receive God’s forgiveness and experience the release of reconciliation.

Richie and his 4 children live in Chattanooga, TN