A teaching editor with twenty-seven years editing experience, Dr. Ackelson offers careful review, critique, and editing services to assist anyone who needs help with a book project or a fiction or non-fiction article.

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Dr. Ackelson has served for nineteen years as Senior Editor and Editorial Director of Christian Ed. Publishers of San Diego, CA (ChristianEdWarehouse.com) and twelve years as owner and editor of Lighthouse Editing.

He has edited more than 450 parts and pieces of curriculum for Christian Ed. Publishers since 1981 when he began as a freelance editor for high school curriculum. From 1984-90, he edited the curricula for ages 4-17. From 1990-2003, he edited curricula for ages 6-11. This included for each quarter the following books: Leader's Guide books and Leader's manuals. It also included Bible teaching resources sheets, classroom activity sheets, take-home papers, and (for grades 5-6 only) Faith-Builder Activity Packs.

He has edited a number of feature articles (both fiction and non-fiction) for Lighthouse Editing and each article has been honed to be attractive to potential publishers. Each article he has edited has been accepted by publishers he recommended to the writers.

He has edited six books. Two are for Lighthouse Editing and four are to be published by Coast Publishing Co. Five books were each by a single writer and one book was by a number of writers. Each book for Lighthouse Editing that he has edited has been accepted by publishers either that he recommended to the writers or that they located on their own.

He has co-written a book titled Is Your Church Heavenly? This book consists of an exposition of Christ’s seven letters to the churches in Revelation 2-3 plus practical application of the positive characteristics of each church. The book is being published in 2008 by Zoe Life Publishers of Canton, Michigan.

He is also serving as consulting editor for a series of adult Bible study books at Coast Publishing Company of Castle Rock, Colorado.

Dr. Ackelson is not just an editor of articles and books; he is also a published writer. He served as an assigned writer for Union Gospel Press (uniongospelpress,com) for Sunday School curriculum for Young Adults and for their Sunday school superintendent for seven years while he also served as a pastor during the 70s and early 80s. After a long hiatus, he is again writing for Union Gospel Press. He wrote several feature articles that have been published in Christian magazines and Sunday school take-home papers during the late 70s and early 80s. He wrote articles published by the Good News Broadcaster, Moody Monthly, The Pastor's Manual, Voice (IFCA), and Freeway. (The first and the second magazines mentioned are no longer being published.).