The Addiction Connection

Dr. Mark E. Shaw, Founder of The Addiction Connection, is an ordained minister and author over 30 published resources. Starting his counseling career in residential addiction treatment and medication-assisted treatment centers in Mobile, Alabama, Mark was introduced to Biblical Counseling in 1999. He has been certified with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) since 2002, and he obtained a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) in Biblical Counseling in 2008. Dr. Shaw serves full-time as the Pastor of Counseling at the Nocatee Campus of First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, FL.

Tim is the founder of His Steps Ministries, Inc., a residential substance abuse counseling ministry for men in Woodstock, Georgia. He has been certified by the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors since 2006. As an ordained and licensed minister, Tim served as the director of His Steps until 2017 when the residency program closed. He now dedicates his time to develop and implement addiction training programs from a biblical perspective for local churches as well as counsel addicts in his community.

Dr. Eyrich is a Retired Pastor of Counseling at Briarwood Presbyterian Church. Currently serving as Director of the DMin in Biblical Counseling at Birmingham Theological Seminary and a professor for Masters University of Divinity. He is an ACBC Fellow and member of the ACBC Academy. He is also a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor (CABC) with TAC.