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About The Good Book Company

Here at The Good Book Company, it is our privilege to create biblical, relevant, and accessible resources that encourage you and your church family to keep going, keep growing, and keep sharing your faith. As an international Christian publisher, our resources are used throughout the English-speaking world and translated into more than 60 languages — over 750 translations in total. Want to know more about who we are and what drives us?

Brothers and Sisters Serving Alongside You

Since our founding in 1991, we’ve grown into an international, employee-owned company with offices in the United Kingdom and the United States, and partnerships in Australia, New Zealand, and around the world. We’re committed to hiring people who share our passion for the gospel and are aligned with our mission: to faithfully support and encourage its spread, and to help Christians grow in their understanding and love of the Lord Jesus Christ with clarity and care.

James Burstow | President and Co-CEO

James joined the company in 2003 as our very first sales and marketing hire—and he’s been helping us grow ever since. He played a key role in launching and expanding our US operation and increasing sales in Australia, and now serves as President and Co-CEO. He was an early adopter of Zoom and is the current record-holder for most meetings attended in a single week! A former English teacher in Chile and Japan, and corporate fundraiser for Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, James is also a keen musician and leads the music at his local church.

Carl Laferton | Publisher and Co-CEO

Carl has been at TGBC for 15 years and still can’t quite believe that he gets to spend his working life thinking about the gospel, people and books. He’s had various roles at TGBC and is now Publisher and Co-CEO. Carl has written a few titles, including The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross; Christmas Uncut; and God’s Big Promises Bible Storybook. He’s married to Lizzie, and they and their two kids are part of a wonderful new church plant, Life Church Hackbridge, where he preaches from time to time and coleads the kids' ministry. He enjoys going running (or at least the feeling of having been for a run), watching any sport that isn’t figure skating, and reading anything about history.

Tom Seidler | EVP Production and Facilities

Tom has enjoyed serving with gifted and experienced individuals in various departments over the last two decades at the company. He is married to Rowina and blessed with three delightful little ones. He serves as an elder at a small south London church. Jesus’ willingness to outrage an evil culture by doing good continues to astound him.

Kathy Thornborough | EVP Finance

Kathy has been keeping track of the finances since the company appeared in her living room 34 years ago. Now that her children don't need her quite so much, she spends time helping with the Sunday school at her local church, as well as sharing God's love by helping non-native speakers gain confidence with the English language.

Tim Thornborough | Rights Marketing and Development Manager, Founder, and Chair of Trustees

Tim started life at a young age and was a lost child until Jesus found him wandering aimlessly as a teenager. Since then, he has studied theology, danced ballet, cared for the homeless, worked as a journalist in the Middle East, and along the way started The Good Book Company. He still loves writing, performing, Bible teaching and visiting battlefields. Tim's wife, Kathy, is less keen on all those things, but they still enjoy a good walk and listening to audiobooks together. They church in Wimbledon but run outreach ministries in their local suburb. Three adult daughters do their best to keep Tim's hair grey and and threaten to bankrupt him by demanding lavish weddings, none of which have been announced yet, but feel free to drift along if one pops up—everyone else will be there.

Tom Beard | SVP of IT

Tom enjoys all aspects of the digital and data side of publishing. He is a member of Dundonald Church, Raynes Park and baking things with more sugar in them than is good for him.

Paige Hebda | Vice President of People, Culture & Governance

Paige is the VP of Finance & HR, where she leads an all-star team and is dedicated to creating a strong and positive workplace culture. At home, she’s navigating life with her husband, three kids, and an unshakably optimistic loyalty to NC State—because who needs a winning season when you’ve got commitment? When she’s not tackling spreadsheets, toddlers or cheering on her beloved Wolfpack, she’s capturing life’s moments through photography. She and her family live in Raleigh, NC and are members of Imago Dei Church.

Peter Anderson | SVP of US Operations and Global Stock Control

Despite the crazy-long job title, Peter's role is pretty straight-forward—it's his job to meddle in everyone else's work and make sure they have the support and equipment needed to keep on creating and distributing biblical, relevant, accessible (and award-winning!) books. In his free time, he enjoys playing the piano, exploring new places (big cities and mountains are his favorite), and chasing ever higher scores on Duolingo. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, he now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, and worships at Oakhurst Baptist Church.

Nelly Ortiz | UK Customer Service Manager

Originally from Mexico City (and still undefeated guacamole champion), Nelly looks after our UK and international customers, making sure orders run smoothly and people always enjoy coming back. When not secretly plotting how to get hold of a season ticket to the Royal Ballet, she’s out walking with her family and dog or cooking up feasts for friends at church. At Emmanuel Church Wimbledon, she serves on the Welcome Team—so if you show up, expect a smile and maybe some tasty enchiladas!

Lynn Dudley-Taylor | UK Customer Service Assistant

Born in west London, Lynn now lives on the wrong side of the river Thames with her husband (when he isn't traveling for work) and two uni-attending (human) sons. Baking, anything yarn-related and her favorite son, Bert (a lutino cockatiel), are her downtime obsessions.

Sayuri Kato | UK Customer Service Assistant

Sayuri is originally from Japan and looks after all the fun that comes with stocking and managing third-party titles in the UK. Sayuri attends Sutton Community church, and runs a local ministry, sharing surplus food with people in need, and leads Bible studies or courses. She and her family love guinea pigs and all their squeaks, cuddles and quirky little personalities.

Dean Faulkner | UK & Europe Sales and Events Manager

Dean engages with churches, organisations and individuals to provide them with relevant resources for their varying ministries. He travels extensively across the UK in his second office—aka The Black Zafira! Where most people give directions by pubs or landmarks, Dean does it by church locations! Dean attends St John's Church in Woking, where he lives with his family.

Robin Fairburn | Ministry Development Officer

The Good Book Company tracks Robin’s movements by the numerous coffee ships he visits, where he meets ministers to talk about our resources. Away from The Good Book Company, he pastors a small growing Presbyterian church in the beautiful fishing village of Portavogie in the Ards Pennisula. While some people travel to work by train or car, Robin travels by ferry, making the short crossing from Strangford to Portaferry on a regular basis. He is married to Shirley, and they are grandparents to two lively grandchildren, who live near by and bring lots of joy. To relax you will find Robin in a woolly hat, wellie boots, and a boiler suit as he heads to the farm on a Saturday to look after the cows or perhaps walks Buzby, their friendly Golden Labrador

Katy Morgan | Lead Editor

Katy works on a wide variety of projects, from rhyming picture books to adult Bible studies. She’s passionate about making big ideas easy to understand and chew over! An author in her own right, Katy is also a long-time children’s and youth ministry volunteer and previously worked in a school chaplaincy team. She lives in Chessington but enjoys escaping the suburbs for long countryside walks.

Maggie Combs | Senior Editor of Acquisitions and Development

Maggie started her career as an author and soon discovered that she loved helping others navigate the often confusing process of writing and publishing their books. She lives in Minnesota on the farm she grew up on with her husband, three rapidly growing sons and an assortment of farm animals. She is a member of Berean Baptist Church, where she serves with the youth and in women’s ministry leadership.

Catherine Bernard | Development Editor

Catherine loves helping authors to bring their books to life in her role as a senior editor. She and her husband lead the young adults Bible study at their church in London, where they live and enjoy hunting for the best brunch spots in the city. Catherine likes all things arty, especially finding beauty and character in things that are perfectly imperfect (in other words, a bit old or battered).

Alison Mitchell | Production Editor

Since joining TGBC in 2000, Alison has worked on a huge variety of titles including the Christianity Explored range and many of our children's series. She is the author of the award-winning books The One O'Clock Miracle and Jesus and the Lions' Den. Alison is a member of Cornerstone Church, Kingston, where she leads an evangelistic craft group.

Anne Woodcock | Staff Editor

As well as proof-reading around three-quarters of TGBC titles, Anne is also involved in a number of ministries at Cornerstone Church Kingston in south-west London, where her husband, Pete, is one of the pastors.

Caroline Napper | Proofreader

Caroline is part of the proofreading team, focusing on the Explore Bible notes which are beloved by so many people for their daily devotionals. She serves as a women’s worker in her church, Emmanuel Epsom, where it is her joy to teach women the Bible and host many women’s events, mostly revolving around cake! At home she has three tweens and teens and a very supportive husband!

Elizabeth Parsons | Head of International Rights

Even though she was born in the UK, Elizabeth is fascinated by other languages and cultures. She studied modern languages and linguistics at university and is delighted to use those skills when working with translation partners around the world and selling language rights for our publications. She particularly enjoys testing her colleagues to see if they can recognize some of the more unusual languages in which these are now published.

Jackie Moralee | Publishing Coordinator and Personal Assistant to the Chief Executive Officers

Jackie uses her superhuman administration skills to keep all our publishing processes on track. She also frequently brings the UK office vital supplies of baked goods to keep energy levels high! She is involved in various ministries at Hope Church in Tolworth and her new favourite pastime is seeing her grandchildren.

Samuel Diaz-Pinto | Rights & Translations Executive

After completing his master's degree in History at Barcelona University, Sam did a variety of things before joining TGBC, including administration, archiving, translation and testing video games! His variety of skills are being put to good use in the Rights Department. He is passionate about Jesus, cinema and travelling. He is married with two young kids and is part of the media team at his local church.

Felipe Silva | UK Warehouse Manager

Felipe worked in the space industry of Brazil before joining The Good Book Company in 2016. An experience which has certainly brought him back to earth. Felipe attends church in Haywards Heath with his wife Jackie and their two young children.

Anton Joubert | UK Warehouse Assistant

The Good Book Company is so good you can't stay away! Anton worked at GBC in the noughties and returned from his beloved South Africa to join the warehouse team again in 2020. However, his time back home was not wasted. He got married to Ondine and they have 2 boys, Cale (step-son) and Regan. In his spare time be enjoys braais with friends, running and reading.

Martin Conibeer | UK Warehouse Assistant

Martin lives in Epsom with his wife Sharon and they attend Emmanuel Church. He has three adult children and loves photography, walking, reading, gardening and watching rugby.

Lauren Holley | Paid & Earned Media Specialist

After finishing a marathon of reading in a Master's Degree from Reformed Theological Seminary, she is delighted to help resource churches and individuals with quality books. She lives in Charlotte, NC, attends Oakhurst Baptist Church, and holds the utmost appreciation for mountain trails, porch swings, and being an Auntie.

Jacob Iverson | Head of Marketing

A long-time fan of the Good Book Company (with plenty of dog-eared books to prove it), Jacob loves to help others discover their next great read. Jacob resides in Michigan with his wife, four children, and one very rambunctious labradoodle. He's active in his church and local library, and loves to see people grow in their faith through reading.

Bethany McIlrath | Senior US Marketing Manager

Bethany is essentially a 'book matchmaker', making sure that our books find the people they'll serve best. Bethany lives near Charlotte with her husband Matt and their small dog Indy. She loves helping others know Christ and grow in him by serving in a variety of ministries at her church.

Hannah Irwin | Social Media Coordinator

Having studied photography at university and spent several years as a wedding photographer, Hannah is now using her photographic skills, along with her passion for reading and sharing the gospel, to coordinate all social media at The Good Book Company. She lives in London with her husband, Ian, and their two cats, Whiskey and Luna. She has been a member of The Boathouse Church, Putney, for three years and is involved in the music ministry there.

Alexa Burstow | Senior UK Marketing Manager

Following a degree in Archaeology and Anthropology, Alexa worked at several London advertising agencies and at the BBC. Now her branding, messaging and design management skills are being put to good use at TGBC. Alexa is married to James, and they have two children.

Emily Robertson | Marketing Projects Specialist

Emily's love of language and strong communication has been put to good use in the UK marketing team and has seen her take on a variety of roles during her time here. Emily lives in Chessington with her husband Dave, daughters, Grace and Bella, and their soppy labrador, Boaz. Emily studied English Literature at Cambridge University before joining TGBC.

Abigail Talbott | Web Marketing Specialist

Abigail serves as the web marketing specialist, focusing on optimizing website content and helping to streamline customer journeys. She lives in Martinsburg, WV with her husband, Thomas and their two hilarious, fun kids. They attend Grace Church in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

André Parker | Head of Design and Art Direction

André oversees the Design department of The Good Book Company, working on most of the resources TGBC produces and art-directing the illustrated children’s titles. André lives in London with his wife Sarah and their four children. He is a member of Holy Trinity Clapham where he leads a weekly Connect Group.

Drew McCall | Graphic Designer

Drew designs book covers, creates graphics for Sales and Marketing, and helps shape The Good Book Company’s visual brand. Drew and his wife Megan are members of City on a Hill Church in Boston, MA.

Ben Woodcraft | Graphic Designer

Ben works on various marketing campaigns and catalogues, as well as designing some of our book covers. He is married with three children and a member of King's Church Chessington. Ben loves to give copies of our evangelistic books to friends and neighbours.

Gilly Down | Finance Assistant

Gilly used to be an Actuary and helps us understand and organise complicated numbers. She is also involved with leading bible studies and studying biblical counselling at her church in Worcester Park. She is married to Alan and is often found practising routines for Strictly.

Sam Ball | Finance Assistant

Sam works alongside Kathy and Gilly in Accounts, assisting them with their regular accounting tasks and leaving them time to focus on more important things like budgets. Her role is part-time, so when she’s not working, she’s usually writing romance novels or reading them.

Jordan Wagnon | Financial Controller

Jordan inadvertently ended up in accounting but she now enjoys the problem-solving and balance it brings to her daily life. Outside of work, she can be found wrangling her lively labradoodle and enjoying time outdoors. She lives in Charlotte and attends Oakhurst Baptist Church.

Grace Sullivan | Finance and US Customer Service Associate

Grace would love you to join her for a chat with a good cup of coffee! She resides in Charlotte, NC with her husband and daughter, where they are members of Oakhurst Baptist Church.

Richard Roper | Vice President of Production & International Logistics

Richard brings a wealth of experience and a wonderful aura of calmness to our busy production department. He lives in Weybridge where he leads a street evangelistic team in his spare time. He is married to Grace and has two lovely children.

Jake Ayrton | Production Controller

Jake’s love of books and languages lead him to study French and English Literature at university. He joined the production department of TGBC in 2022 after working in a London literary agency. He lives in London with his wife Meg and potential border collie Monty. He plays drums in the worship band at Christ Church Mayfair and also serves in their student ministry team.

Brandon Bellanti | Head of Data and Reporting

Brandon joined TGBC in 2021 to dig into data about inventory, sales, marketing, and more. When he's not staring at spreadsheets, he loves cooking and traveling. Brandon is married to Katherine and lives in Boston, MA, where they're members at City on a Hill Church.

Nic Hurdle | Software Engineering Team Lead

Nic's love for technology began with childhood video games and has grown into a passion for coding. He's been part of TGBC since 2015 and lives in Epsom with his wife and their cat. He enjoys running with a local club, playing board games and listening to an eclectic mix of music. He also serves on the tech and music teams at his church, Emmanuel Epsom.

Mat Schofield | Software Engineer

Mat works on our website, Explore mobile app and all of our other IT bits and bobs. He grew up in North London and went to uni in Birmingham. When he moved back to London in 2019, he joined Christ Church Mayfair which he loves being a part of. He’d choose to watch a film over going to the theatre (controversial).

Martin Teh | Software Engineer

After studying Mechanical Engineering in London, Martin decided to move to the dark side of computing and software, and now gladly works on building and maintaining the website and the internal apps. He loves anything Christian including Frisbee and Spikeball. He leads a student bible study group at Christ Church Mayfair and dabbles in leading worship from time to time.

Mus Yusuf | TechOps Generalist

Mus does a broad range of techie things, including turning things off and on again when they break. Ethnically, he is a Turkish Cypriot, with a Rwandan-English wife. Their kids are real mixed kebabs!

Jonny Barker | IT Development & Support

Jonny keeps every IT system in TGBC up to date and running smoothly. He is able to fix virtually anything and has invented a bicycle-operated disco machine. He lives in Petersfield and attends Trinity Church, Liphook.

Nick Bannister | US Sales Director

Nick loves to read good books and talk with others about them—so he considers being the US Sales Director at TGBC a dream job! Nick grew up in the mountains of Colorado with 7 siblings, but now calls the vibrant city of Chicago home. He is married to his lovely wife, Katie, and is a member of Edgewater Baptist Church. In his free time you can find him playing (European) football, drumming, or laughing with friends around a meal.

Kevin Utecht | US Senior Sales Manager

Kevin is dedicated to equipping ministries, churches and customers with good books that point people to Jesus. He loves a hot cup of coffee and spending quality time with family and friends. Kevin lives in Skokie, IL with his wife and two children and is an active member at Evanston Bible Fellowship.

Calista Doty | US Customer Service Manager

Between caring for her many houseplants and keeping up with her three energetic kids, Calista also manages our US Customer Service Team. She delights in freshly-brewed coffee and office supplies, and thrives when able to point others to the excellence of Christ in his Word. She serves alongside her husband on the worship team at Oakhurst Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC.

Candice Fourie | US Customer Service Associate

Candice is part of the US Customer Service team. Having spent most of her life in sunny South Africa, she now calls Charlotte, NC home with her husband and two children. She attends Providence City Church, where she serves in women's ministry. She is a die-hard Yankees fan, adores her French Bulldog, Bronx, and is constantly adding to her TBR pile.

Working Closely With Others

We love linking arms with other gospel-focused ministries and organisations. We also work alongside a diverse and gifted collection of authors who share our love for Jesus and the Bible.

If you are an author who would like to discuss the possibility of working with us, please see our Guidance for Authors page.