Adrian Despres
Adrian Despres became a Christian while playing football for Furman University
(Greenville, SC).In 1990, after graduating from seminary at Columbia International University, Adrian joined the itinerant ministry staff of Kingdom Building Ministries where he continues to serve today. In addition, Adrian serves as the Chaplain for the
University of South Carolina football team. His ministry reaches thousands of
students and young adults each year and has brought thousands into a
relationship with Christ. Adrian’s passion to see lost souls saved and Christians
called into a life of laboring for God continues to propel his ministry.
Adrian lives in Columbia, South Carolina with his wife and children.
www.kbm.org
Barry Black
On June 27, 2003, Rear Admiral Barry C. Black (Ret.) was elected the 62nd Chaplain of the United States Senate. He began working in the Senate on July 7, 2003. Prior to coming to Capitol Hill, Chaplain Black served in the U.S. Navy for over twenty-seven years, ending his distinguished career as the Chief of Navy Chaplains. The Senate elected its first chaplain in 1789.
www.senate.gov/reference/common/person/barry_black.htm
Bill Butterworth
Bill Butterworth taught at the college level for thirteen years and was a counselor for six years prior to his current passion for motivating men and women in the workplace. Because of his remarkable abilities, Bill was awarded the Hal Holbrook Award by the International Platform Association, whose past and present members include Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Elizabeth Dole, and Bob Hope. They consider him one of the select few to be named a Top Rated Speaker.
Bill Perkins
is Presdent and Founder
of Million Mighty Men. He
previously served as a senior
pastor for over twenty
years. Bill is the author
of numerous books such
as Six Battles Every Man
Must Win, When Good
Men are Tempted and his newest release – Six
Rules Every Man Must Break. He has appreared
on numerous radio and television programs including
The O’Reilly Factor. Bill and his family live
in West Linn, OR.
www.millionmightymen.com
Bishop Sherwood Carthen
Sherwood C. Carthen is the Senior Pastor of Bayside of South Sacramento Church. Behind his baritone voice and outsized gestures hides his message of love, forgiveness and compassion fitting well for the Chaplain for the National Basketball Association’s Sacramento Kings.
Bishop Carthen is very active as a community leader all around metropolitan Sacramento. He hails from the business community where he worked in management for the California Department of Motor Vehicles. He holds numerous degrees and honors. Due to his strong charismatic presence and dedication to the Lord, Bishop receives numerous requests to speak around the country at men’s conferences and retreats.
www.bossonline.org
Bob Lepine
is known to Christian radio
listeners as the co-host
of the popular daily radio
program, FamilyLife Today
with Dennis Rainey.
He is the author of The
Christian Husband and
Helping Your Children
Know God. Bob speaks on marriage and family
at conferences worldwide. Since Bob joined
FamilyLife in 1992, he has helped the ministry
develop eight different radio programs that reach
nine million people every week. He and his family
live in Little Rock.
www.familylife.com
Bob Reccord
had the privilege of presenting
the Friday night
message at every Promise
Keeper Conference
in 2006. He and his wife
are founders of Total Life
Impact, a resource and
seminar ministry, and the
ELEVATE conference for rising young leaders. He
served previously as the President of the North
American Mission Board and has authored several
books including Made to Count: Discovering What
to do with Your Life. Bob and his family reside in
the Atlanta area.
www.totallifeimpact.com
Bruce Fong
Bruce Fong is the president of Michigan Theological Seminary. Prior to this, Dr.Fong was a respected professor of Homiletics, Bible, and Pastoral Ministries at Multnomah Biblical Seminary. He is a popular speaker for Promise Keepers and is the author of ‘Racial Equality in the Church’.
www.mts.edu
Bruce Wilkinson
Bruce Wilkinson has written over 60 books in 30 languages, including The Prayer of Jabez, the fastest selling book of all time. He launched Walk Thru the Bible Ministries in 1976 and it became the largest religious seminar organization in the world. Dr. Wilkinson has conducted and keynoted national leadership conferences around the world but his greatest passion is to speak into the lives of men.
www.brucewilkinson.com
Carey Casey
is CEO of the National
Center for Fathering and
is listed in Who’s Who in
Black America. He has
been featured in many national
publications including
The New York Times,
Christianity Today and Leadership Magazine.
He was also an authentic athlete in the awardwinning
movie, Remember the Titans. In 1988,
Casey served as chaplain at the Summer Olympic
Games in Seoul, South Korea, and had the
same role for the Dallas Cowboys from 1983 to
1988 under Hall of Fame Coach Tom Landry.
Carey and his family live in Kansas City.
www.fathers.com
Charles Cooper
Dr. Charles Cooper is founder and director of the Prewrath Resource Institute in Orlando, Florida. He received a Master of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and was honored as a research, and education consultant for Sola Scriptura. Coop is a teaching elder at the Vine Bible Church in Winter Garden, Florida; his third church plant. He has spoken at Promise Keepers events and monthly speaks and develops men’s ministry as a National Trainer with Man in the Mirror ministries.
Chuck Brewster
is the Founder of Champions of Honor, a ministry focusing on men and their relationship with God, family, church and community. He previously served for seven years as the National Director of HonorBound. Prior to launching into ministry, Chuck served 23 years as a Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service where he guarded numerous public officials including the President of the United States. Chuck and his family live in Florida.
www.championsofhonor.com
Chuck Colson
Chuck Colson entered prison as a new Christian and as the first member of the Nixon administration to be incarcerated for Watergate-related charges. After prison, Colson founded Prison Fellowship Ministries, which now mobilizes more than 40,000 prison ministry volunteers. Chuck also launched the radio feature "BreakPoint," aired daily on over 1,000 radio outlets nationwide.
www.breakpoint.org
Chuck Stecker
is the President and
Founder of A Chosen
Generation and has recently
written a book for
parents and leaders about
Rites of Passage entitled,
Men of Honor & Women
of Virtue, Raising Kids to
Keep the Faith. Chuck previously served in key
leadership positions as an Army Lieutenant Colonel
including three years on the Joint Staff in the
Pentagon. After his retirement, he served with
Promise Keepers for three years as a Regional
Director. He is a contributing author to Effective
Men’s Ministry and serves as an adjunct professor
at Denver Seminary. He and his family live in
Littleton, CO.
www.achosengeneration.org
Crawford Loritts
Crawford Loritts is Senior Pastor of Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, GA. He is a well known speaker as well as author and host of Living a Legacy, a daily radio program heard nationwide. He has previously served as a National Director for Campus Crusade for Christ and speaks to men across the nation for Promise Keepers.
www.livingalegacy.org
Dale Beaver
Dale Beaver served as the Winston Cup/Nextel Cup Chaplain for seven years, working with drivers and their families, their crews, and NASCAR officials. During his work with Motor Racing Outreach, he led the memorial services of Dale Earnhardt Sr., The Hendrick Motorsports plane crash employees, and the legendary race car driver and commentator, Benny Parsons. He traveled weekly with the racing circuit as their pastor and counselor. Dale currently serves as Pastor of Chrisitian Fellowhip Church in Evansville, IN.
Dale Schlafer
Dale Schlafer has served as Co-founder and President of the Center for World Revival and Awakening since 1998. The Center is a worldwide ministry dedicated to building the local church by promoting the revival of the church, the awakening of the lost, and the reformation of our society. Prior to establishing the Center for World Revival and Awakening, Pastor Schlafer served with Promise Keepers as vice-president for revival and awakening (1996-1998), and vice-president of church relations (1994-1996).
Dan Erickson
Dan Erickson is Co-Founder of People Matter Ministries and the author of ‘Finding Your Greater Yes’. He has more than 35 years of ministerial experience including serving as pastor of four churches, as Regional Director with Promise Keepers and as the first Executive Director of the National Coalition of Men's Ministries.
www.peoplematterministries.com
Dan Seaborn
Dan Seaborn is Founder and President of Winning At Home Inc., a teaching and counseling ministry based in Michigan. He is the featured speaker at Marriage Rendezvous – a date night for your mate, is host of three national radio programs, speaker for Promise Keepers and author of eight books, including the coauthored “The Necessary Nine: How to Stay Married for Life.” Dan and his wife Jane have four children and live in West Michigan.
www.winningathome.com
David Bryant
David Bryant has been defined by many as a "messenger of hope" to the Church throughout the world. He has served as President of Concerts of Prayer International and Chairman of America's National Prayer Committee. He now provides leadership to PROCLAIM HOPE!, a mission that fosters and serves a nationwide Christ-awakening movement.
www.proclaimhope.gospelcom.net
David Perkins
An Associate Pastor at New Life Church, David leads the Desperation conferences and internships that empower young people to live in desperate pursuit of God. David spear heads the Desperation National Youth Conferences which mobilizes and equips youth ministries from across the nation. David also serves as the director of the Furnace which trains college students in prayer, local church ministry, and global missions. David and his wife, Renata, have three children and reside in Colorado.
www.desperationonline.com
Don Davis
Don Davis is the Chaplain and an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the New England Patriots football club. He played his final four seasons in the NFL with the Patriots after 11 seasons with the NFL on March 1, 2007. Don is currently serving as one of the Pastors at Living Waters Christian Church in Attleboro and Norwood Massachusetts. He was ordained on May 20, 2007 by the IFCA (International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies).
www.dondavisministry.com
Doug McCary
As a U.S. Marine Harrier Pilot, Doug McCary miraculously survived a bird strike that brought him face to face with death, where he found in Christ a sense of eternal security. In 1991, Doug joined the F.B.I. as a Special Agent, where he again experienced God's protection and peace in the midst of a dangerous and challenging career. His desire to help others experience the practical reality of God in their lives led him to pursue a new career as a full-time minister and Christian Speaker. Doug now works with Joe White with Men At The Cross Ministries.
www.hislight.org
Ed Tandy McGlasson
Ed Tandy McGlasson is Senior Pastor at the Stadium Vineyard in Anaheim. He came to Christ while playing football for Youngstown State. He entered the ministry when a knee injury ended his NFL career, where he played with the Giants, Jets, and Rams. Ed speaks regularly at conferences around the world, including sharing his testimony at Billy Graham crusades. He authored the book, The Difference a Father Makes. Ed and his family live in Orange, CA.
www.stadiumvineyard.com
Eric Redmond
Eric Redmond is the author of Where are all the Brothers? Straight Answers to Men’s Questions About the Church. He is a professor of Biblical studies at Washington Bible College and a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary. He previously served as the pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Temple Hills, Maryland and as the Second Vice President of the Southern Baptist Convention. His blog is titled A Man from Issachar.
www.hbcmd.org
Gary Oliver
Gary Oliver heads the Center for Relationship Enrichment at John Brown University. He has over thirty years experience in premarital, marital and family counseling. In addition to his clinical experience, Dr. Oliver is the author of Made Perfect in Weakness: The Amazing Things God Can Do With Failure and is the General Editor of the Men of Integrity series.
www.liferelationships.com
Gene Getz
Gene Getz is host teacher of Renewal Radio, and also serves as a pastor, professor and author of more than fifty books including the best-selling ‘The Measure of a Man’. He has been a church-planting pastor in the Dallas Metroplex since 1972 and still serves as an adjunct professor at Dallas Theological Seminary.
www.renewalradio.org
Gordon MacDonald
Gordon MacDonald is Editor at Large for Leadership Journal and a prolific speaker to men across the globe. Gordon has served as a pastor for more than thirty-five years and has authored numerous books including ‘When Men Think Private Thoughts’, Ordering Your Private World and A Resilient Life.
www.christianitytoday.com
Greg Vaughn
Greg Vaughn is the president of Grace Products, a leader in the production and distribution of Christian films for thirty-two years. He is also an Emmy award-winning film producer and founder of Letters from Dad, which helps men leave a legacy of faith, hope, and love to their families through the lost art of letter writing.
www.lettersfromdad.com
Haddon Robinson
Haddon Robinson is the Interim President of Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary as well as the Distinguished Professor of Preaching. Dr. Robinson also served as president of Denver Seminary and has taught homiletics on the faculty of Dallas Theological Seminary. He is lead teacher of Radio Bible Class and is author of ‘Biblical Preaching’.
www.gcts.edu
Hank Hanegraaff
Widely regarded as one of the world’s leading Christian apologists, Hank Hanegraaff is deeply committed to equipping Christians to be so familiar with truth that when counterfeits loom on the horizon, they recognize them instantaneously. He is also host of the Bible Answer Man radio program and the author of several books.
Howard Dayton
Howard founded Crown Ministries in 1985 and developed a remarkably effective small group financial study. Crown Ministries merged with Larry Burkett’s Christian Financial Concepts in September 2000 to form Crown Financial Ministries, the world's largest financial ministry.
Isaac Canales
Isaac Canales is the Senior Pastor of Mission Ebenezer Family Church, in Carson, CA, a dynamic urban ministry of 3,000 members. He has also taught New Testament at Fuller Theologiocal Seminary for twenty years. He serves as President of the historical Latin American Bible Institute and preaches across America for Promise Keepers.
http://www.missionebenezer.com
James Ryle
is the President and
Founder of TruthWorks
Ministries, a teaching and
resourcing ministry helping
individuals live relevant
and significant lives for
Christ. He has served as a
pastor of two churches, chaplain for the University
of Colorado football team, and ministered as
an evangelist, Bible teacher and popular conference
speaker throughout the Nation and abroad.
James is one of the founding Board members of
Promise Keepers, and has spoken at multiple PK
stadium events around the country. James and
his family live in Tennessee.
www.truthworks.org
Jerry Boykin
LTG (Ret) Jerry Boykin was one of the original members of the US Army's Delta Force. He was privileged to ultimately command these elite warriors in combat operations. Later, Jerry Boykin commanded all the Army's Green Berets. He has participated in clandestine operations around the world. Today he is an ordained minister with a passion for spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
www.kingdomwarriors.net
Joe Stowell
Joe Stowell serves as teaching pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel in the Chicago area and has recently pioneered a web-based ministry featuring daily devotionals in audio, text, and podcast formats. An internationally recognized conference speaker and author, Dr. Stowell is best known for serving as the seventh president of The Moody Bible Institute.
www.getmorestrength.org
Joe White
Dr. Joe White is the President and founder of Men at the Cross. He is also President and owner of Kanakuk Kamps and the founder of Kids Across America and the missions oriented foundation, Cross International. Joe has also authored 15 books and was one of the all-time favorite speakers at Promise Keepers. He has a vision to reach men through discipleship for the glory of God.
www.menatthecross.org
Johnny Hunt
Dr. Johnny Hunt is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Woodstock, GA. Under his ministry and leadership First Baptist has experienced tremendous growth. His dynamic and evangelistic messages have made him a very sought after speaker worldwide. Dr. Hunt has numerous writings, leads an annual men’s conference, and hosts an annual Biker Rally. He is the current serving as President of the Southern Baptist Convention. Dr. Hunt was recognized as Pastor of the Year last year by the National Coalition of Men’s Ministries.
www.itsanewdayonline.com
Johnny Parker
is one of the leading relationship
fitness coaches
in the country. He is a
certified life coach and
author of Blueprints for
Marriage-Building Love
for a Lifetime. He has
served on the staff of
Promise Keepers and Minirth-Meier Clinic and
he has been an adjunct professor at Washington
Bible College and Capitol Bible Seminary. He is
part of the FamilyLife speaking team and has also
been a keynote speaker at Joni and Friends family
camps.
www.johnnyparker.com
Joseph Garlington
Joseph Garlington is the Senior Pastor of Covenant Church of Pittsburgh, a multiracial and cross-cultural community which he founded in 1971. Bishop Garlington is an accomplished musician, recording artist, author and teacher. His preaching and teaching ministry has made him a popular speaker at Promise Keepers and many national conferences.
www.ccop.org
Ken Boa
Kenneth Boa is the President of Reflections Ministries, an organization that seeks to encourage, teach, and equip people to know Christ, follow Him, become progressively conformed to His image, and reproduce His life in others. He is also President of Trinity House Publishers, a publishing company that is dedicated to the creation of tools that will help people manifest eternal values in a temporal arena by drawing them to intimacy with God and a better understanding of the culture in which they live. Recent publications by Dr. Boa include Conformed to His Image, 20 Compelling Evidences that God Exists, Face to Face, Augustine to Freud, and Faith Has its Reasons.
www.kenboa.org
Ken Canfield
is founder of the National
Center for Fathering, serving
as president and CEO
from 1990 through 2005.
Dr. Canfield is the author
of The Heart of a Father
and 7 Secrets of Effective
Fathers. He has been
interviewed on NBC’s Today Show and ABC’s
World News Tonight as an authority on fathering
skills and research, as well as the negative consequences
of the father absence. He and his family
live in the Kansas City area.
www.fathers.com
Ken Ulmer
Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer is senior pastor-teacher of Faithful Central Bible Church in Inglewood, California. One of the largest congregations in the United States, Faithful Central worships together in The Forum -- the legendary former home of the L.A. Lakers. As he passionately pursues God's will and wisdom, Bishop Ulmer shares a message of God's love, hope, power, and truth -- the truth that can set anyone free in Christ.
Kenny Luck
Kenny Luck is the Men’s Pastor at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California. He is also the Founder and President of Every Man Ministries which helps churches worldwide develop and grow healthy men’s communities. Kenny is a Platinum Award Winning Author who has authored 18 books, including Risk and Dream.
www.everymanministries.com
Larry Jackson
Larry Jackson serves as the senior pastor of Bethel Outreach International Church in Charlotte and the as the regional leader for the Fellowship of International Churches. Pastor Jackson is a popular speaker for Promise Keepers as well as President and Founder of Frontliners Men’s Ministries.
www.betheloic.org.
Mike Silva
is President and Founder of Mike Silva Evangelism and shares Christ in some of the most spiritually and economically challenged countries of the world. He is a popular conference speaker and a national radio voice for the Reaching Your World with Luis Palau radio program. Mike loves to challenge and encourage men with the power of God’s Word in a relevant and energetic style. He and his family live in Portland, OR.
www.mikesilva.org
Napolean Kaufman
From the playing fields of Lompoc High School in California, Napoleon Kaufman went on to play football at The University of Washington. A two-time college All-American and Heisman Trophy candidate he became a first round draft pick for the Los Angeles Raiders. His professional football career catapulted him to elite status as a “premier” NFL running back, but Sunday afternoons with the NFL did not hold his passion for long.
In response to the call of God, Napoleon retired from professional football and today is the Senior Pastor of The Well Christian Community in Dublin, California. He hosts a weekly television program and is a popular speaker at conferences and retreats around the country.
Pastor Napoleon and his wife have four children.
www.thewellchurch.net
Neal Jeffrey
Neal Jeffrey, former All-American quarterback at Baylor University and NFL quarterback for the San Diego Chargers, is a popular corporate speaker and much-loved minister at one of America’s largest churches.
nealjeffrey.com
Pat Morley
For three decades Patrick Morley has been regarded as one of America's most respected authorities on the unique challenges and opportunities that men face. He has written 16 books, including The Man in the Mirror, one of the 100 most influential Christian books of the twentieth century. Patrick founded Man in the Mirror which has impacted the lives of 10,000,000 men worldwide. Through his speaking and writing he is a tireless advocate for men, encouraging and inspiring them to change their lives in Christ. He and his wife reside in Florida.
www.maninthemirror.org
Phil Downer
Phil Downer serves as President of the Discipleship Network of America. He speaks across the nation to men and is the author of Eternal Impact. Phil served in Vietnam as a Marine machine gunner, was a lawyer and senior partner in an Atlanta law firm and served ten years as President of CBMC.
www.dnaministries.org
Randy Phillips
Randy Phillips is the founder and director of Passage. Randy served as a pastor for 15 years before he became the first president of Promise Keepers in 1991. He was the visionary in 1997 for Stand in the Gap and was a contributing author of the best selling book ‘The Seven Promises’.
www.passage.org
Raul Ries
Raul Ries’ passion for sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ reaches deep into the lives of men. His unapologetic, straightforward talk with men about his own struggles in life have pointed men all across the nation to Jesus Christ and has helped set men free from their own addictions and bondages. He has authored eleven books and one devotional, has produced three films, and hosts the nationally syndicated radio program Somebody Loves You.. Decorated with two Purple Hearts, Ries served in the US Marine Corps during Vietnam from 1966-67. Today Ries is Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Golden Springs in California.
Ray Sydnor
Ray Sydnor played professional football with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles and was a member of their 1980 Super Bowl team. Sadly, his addiction to drugs ended his football career and stole many years of his life. He began his recovery from addiction in 1998. Ray is currently a national speaker for Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) ")One Way 2 Play" drug free program. Through his talks he is impacting thousands of young people challenging them to think about their life choices and stay drug and alcohol free. He is currently Youth Pastor at Mount Pleasant Church and Ministries in Baltimore. Ray and his wife have six children.
Reggie Dabbs
Reggie Dabbs has served as the emcee for every Promise Keepers Men’s Conference nationwide the last five years. He is also a popular speaker in the public school system where he connects with kids about drugs, alcohol, dating and life. Reggie serves on the staff with his local church in Florida.
www.reggiedabbsonline.com
Richard Blackaby
Richard Blackaby is President of Blackaby Ministries International. He has served as Senior Pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in Winnepeg and then as President of the Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary for thirteen years. He has co-authored many books with his father Henry and was the managing editor of The Blackaby Study Bible.
www.blackaby.org
Richard Swenson
Richard A. Swenson, M.D., is a physician-futurist, best-selling author, and award-winning educator. As a physician, his current focus is cultural medicine, researching the intersection of health and culture. As a futurist, his emphasis is fourfold: the future of the world system, western culture, faith, and healthcare. His emphasis in medicine and futurism is both global and broadly integrative. He has presented widely, including national and international settings, to a wide variety of career, professional, educational, medical, governmental, and management groups, most major church denominations, members of the United Nations, NASA, Congress, and the Pentagon.
Rick Kingham
Rick Kingham currently serves as President of National Coalition of Men’s Ministry (NCMM), a network of ministries representing over half of the churches in America. He previously served as Senior Pastor of Overlake Christian Church. Rick was formerly a Vice President of Promise Keepers, having been one of the original 72 men who began the ministry.
Rick Rigsby
inspires men by encouraging
and challenging them
on issues of character,
teamwork, excellence and
leadership. Rick speaks
to men and women around
the world and has become
one of Promise Keepers’
favorite platform speakers in recent years. He is
a two-time recipient of Texas A&M’s prestigious
Distinguished Teaching Award and currently
serves as the chaplain for the A&M football team.
www.rickrigsby.com
Rick Schatz
has served as President
and CEO of the National
Coalition for the Protection
of Children & Families
since 2000. In addition,
Rick has helped lead the
Religious Alliance Against
Pornography and helped
establish the National Law Center for Children
and Families. He has been interviewed by ABC
World News Tonight, Time magazine, USA Today
and many others. Rick and his family live in the
Cincinnati area.
www.nationalcoalition.org
Robert Lewis
is the pastor-at-large at
Fellowship Bible Church
in Little Rock and was the
NCMM Pastor of the Year
in 2001. Robert founded
the “Men’s Fraternity” series
in his home church
and there are now more than 4000 separate sites
offering this curriculum worldwide. He is the author
of several exceptional books including Raising
A Modern Day Knight, The Church of Irresistible
Influence and Culture Shift. He and his family
live in Little Rock.
www.mensfraternity.com
Rod Cooper
is Professor of Discipleship
and Leadership
Development at Gordon-
Conwell Theological Seminary.
Dr. Cooper has held
positions at Denver Seminary,
Western Seminary
and served as the National Education Director for
Promise Keepers. He has been chaplain for both
the Houston Astros and the Houston Oilers. He is
also the author of Double Bind, and Journey from
Isolation to Brotherhood. He and his wife live in
the Charlotte area.
www.gcts.edu
Rod Handley
Rod Handley is the Founder of Character That Counts, a ministry that communicates the critical message of character, integrity and accountability. Rod previously served as Chief Operating Office for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). He is the bible study leader for the Kansas City Royals and travels across the nation speaking to men.
www.CharacterThatCounts.org
Sean McDowell
A popular speaker at camps, churches, schools, and conferences nationwide, Sean has spoken for organizations including Focus on the Family, Campus Crusade for Christ, Youth Specialties, Wisdom Works and the Association of Christian Schools International. Sean is the national spokesman and a conference speaker for Wheatstone Academy (www.wheatstoneacademy.com), an organization committed to training young people with a biblical worldview.
http://www.seanmcdowell.org/
Stephen Kendrick
Stephen Kendrick helped Sherwood Baptist Church establish Sherwood Pictures in 2003. Stephen filled vital roles in Sherwood Pictures’ movie releases, Fireproof, Facing the Giants and Flywheel. Stephen Kendrick has served as the Associate Teaching Pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church since 2001. Before joining the Sherwood staff, Stephen served as a youth minister at Roswell Street Baptist in Marietta, Ga. He was the founder of Next Level Clubs in the Cobb County school system.
www.sherwoodbaptist.net
Steve Berger
Pastor Steve Berger helped plant Grace Chapel in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee . Known for his straight-talk in the pulpit, and his desire to trust God for big, unexpected Kingdom impact, Steve’s teachings are heard throughout the country and abroad via the web. He is also a popular speaker at Worship Arts Conferences, as Grace Chapel has been marked by a thriving, expressive worship ministry and out-of the-box artistic events that look to impact the churched and unchurched community alike.
Pastor Steve just finished a project with Thomas Nelson called “40 Days with the Word of Promise” that was released summer 2008.
Steve Farrar
Steve Farrar is the founder Men’s Leadership Ministries. He is the author of the best-selling book, Point Man: How a Man Can Lead His Family. With half a million copies in print, Point Man was the catalyst for Steve leaving the pastorate after fifteen years and focusing his ministry on equipping men for spiritual leadership.
www.stevefarrar.org
Steve Hase
With 28 years serving God through numerous business and organizational leadership roles, Steve has a passion and commitment for living out his faith in Christ to influence others to advance God’s Kingdom in and through the marketplace. Since 2002 Steve has been a member of a C12 Group, a Christian Business Owner and CEO peer roundtable, and in 2008 joined C12 leadership as VP of Development overseeing recruiting of Area Chairs, expanding the franchise network nationally and globally, and cultivating an awareness of C12 and the Lord's purpose through Christian marketplace leaders.
From 2004 to 2008, Steve served as Executive Vice President for Imagine Schools overseeing the development and operations of 25 public charter schools in the Southeast, grades K to 12, employing over 1,000 teachers and administrators, serving over 11,000 students, and generating more than $75M in revenue. Steve served his mentor, Dennis Bakke, who is founder of both Imagine Schools and the AES Corporation, a global independent power company, where he embraced and practiced the empowering Joy at Work culture.
Prior to joining Imagine Schools, Steve held various leadership positions with the AES Corporation for 19 years, including VP of Public Affairs of Indianapolis Power and Light, overseeing government and regulatory affairs, communications and marketing; VP of Business Development for new power businesses in the mid-Atlantic and New England, responsible for licensing, financing, designing, constructing and operating large power-generating facilities. Additionally, Steve served as Director of Marketing and Business Development for the Virginia Tech Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. He graduated Magna cum Laude from Duke University (’82) and was awarded an MBA in Finance from George Washington University (’90).
Steve resides with his wife Ashley of 25 years, daughter Elizabeth, and sons Steven, Peter and Andrew in Greensboro, where they are members of Christ Community Church.
http://www.c12group.com/
Steve Watters
Steve Watters is the Director of Marriage and Parenting Preparation for Focus on the Family and a co-founder of the Marry Well relationship service (www.marrywell.org). Steve and his wife, Candice worked together to launch Boundless Webzine for Focus on the Family. Steve and Candice are the authors of the book Start Your Family: Inspiration for Having Babies and Steve is the editor of the Focus on the Family mini-book A Guy's Guide to Marrying Well. Steve is the father of four kids.
http://www.marrywell.org/
Steve Wisniewski
Steve Wisniewski was selected eight times for the Pro Bowl during his twelve years as an offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders. He now coaches, speaks and serves in the Bay Area where he lives with and wife and children. He also volunteers in the Christian ministry of his former Raider teammate, Napoleon Kaufman.
Stu Weber
is the Senior Pastor of
Good Shepherd Community
Church in Boring Oregon.
He is the best-selling
author of several books;
Tender Warrior, The entire
King’s Men, Four Pillars of
a Man’s Heart and Spirit
Warriors: A Soldier Looks at Spiritual Warfare.
Stu is a U.S Army veteran and was awarded
three bronze stars as a Green Beret in Vietnam.
Stu and his family live near Portland, OR.
www.goodshepherdcc.org
Ted Roberts
came to know Christ as a
Marine fighter pilot in Vietnam.
He brought home
from the war addictions
to alcohol, pornography
and destructive anger. His
message is that Hell is using
these bondages to tear our world, our homes,
and our churches apart. Ted serves as Senior
Pastor of East Hill Foursquare Church in Gresham,
OR where he and his family reside. He is the
author of Pure Desire and has recently appeared
on CNN and Good Morning America.
www.puredesire.org
Tim Shoemaker
By God’s grace, Tim Shoemaker is the author of seven books and speaks around the country to men’s and parents groups about living the Christian life in a way that impacts the next generation. He leads workshops teaching parents how to lead effective family devotions, especially when the kids get older. He also teaches children’s ministry and youth workers how to hold kids attention during devotionals. His workshops are “how-to”, “hands-on”, and powerfully equip and encourage. Happily married for over 28 years, Tim has three grown sons and is active in church leadership.
Tom Joyce
Tom Joyce serves as Pastor of Discipleship and Family at Immanuel Bible Church in Springfield, VA. Tom is a graduate of the Naval Academy and served over twenty years in the Naval Aviation Community including surviving the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon, which included his office.
Tony Evans
Tony Evans serves as Senior Pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship and as the Founder of The Urban Alternative, which seeks to bring about spiritual renewal in urban America. Dr.Evans hosts a daily radio ministry, serves as Chaplain for the Dallas Mavericks and is a popular platform speaker with Promise Keepers.
www.tonyevans.org
Vince D’Acchioli
is Founder and President
of On Target Ministries
and is committed to helping
men live out the biblical
model of manhood.
With more than 30 years
of leadership experience
in both business and full-time ministry, Vince is a
stimulating speaker, author and consultant with a
great sense of humor and dynamic motivational
approach. He is author of Wired to Work and coauthor
of Effective Men’s Ministry. Vince and his
family live in Colorado Springs.
www.ontargetinstitute.org
Woodrow Kroll
Dr. Woodrow Kroll is President and Senior Bible Teacher for the international media ministry Back to the Bible. The Back to the Bible radio broadcast can be heard by more than 50 percent of the world's population every day. Dr. Kroll is the author of more than 50 books. Says Woodrow Kroll, "My greatest joy is preaching the Word of God." His wife, Linda, and he reside in Ashland, Nebraska near the international headquarters of Back to the Bible.
www.backtothebible.org
