Tripp, Les: - Les Tripp is an elder in his church and a certified men's ministry coach. He has led ministry to men in three churches and served for ten years on the men's ministry leadership team of the Christian and Missionary Alliance. He has also served as a regional men's ministry coordinator. His passion is in discipling men. He provides men's disciplemaking resources on www.mensdisciplemaking.org and is the author of Strong and Courageous, a devotional for Men in the Battle. Les and his wife, Linda, live in Cantonment, Florida, and have three children and nine grandchildren. Les served for twenty-three years in the US Air Force and another seventeen years working for a defense contractor.