Ralph Gower (M.E., B.D., Ph.D.) is currently the minister of Cornerstone Baptist Church, Ainsdale, in the north west of England. He has spent most of his life in the area of Religious Education as teacher, lecturer, researcher, administrator and inspector, and has written educational material for teachers and children. He has contributed articles to various Bible dictionaries and encyclopedias. He has been a guide and tour leader in Israel. He resides in Lancashire, England.