Regeneration: A Complete History of healing in the Christian Church was written by J.D. King. He was one of the supporting leaders in the Smithton Outpouring in the late 1990s and has since served as a conference speaker, pastor, and author. King is a frequent contributor to Charisma Media and articles from his weekly blog have garnished over 1.4 million page views.King is an instructor at Revival Training Center, an independent researcher, and a pastor at World Revival Church in Kansas City. His pastoral work has provided regular opportunities to create case studies and conduct in-depth research on healing methodologies.