Dr. Ed Stetzer

Ed Stetzer, Ph.D., is the Dean of Talbot School of Theology at Biola University and Scholar in Residence & Teaching Pastor at Mariners Church.

He has planted, revitalized, and pastored churches; trained pastors and church planters on six continents; earned two master’s degrees and two doctorates; and he has written hundreds of articles and a dozen books.

He is Regional Director for Lausanne North America, is the Editor-in-Chief of Outreach Magazine, and regularly writes for news outlets such as USA Today and CNN.

Hannah Gronowski Barnett

Hannah Gronowski Barnett, Founder and CEO of Generation Distinct, Speaker, Preacher and Author has always been wired to abolish cultural complacency, unleash lasting justice, and join the wild adventure Jesus invites us all to live. A passionate movement-maker, social influencer and voice for her generation, Hannah is now a sought after speaker at Leadership Conferences, Churches, College Campuses and Youth Events around the globe. Hannah is also a profile speaker for The Women’s Speaker Collective, a regular writing contributor for The Global Leadership Summit, Host of The Generation Distinct Podcast and creator of The Hannah Gronowski Leadership YouTube Channel. Generation Distinct has grown to reach young leaders all over the world with a 6 month program to discover the wrong you were born to make right, leading them to experience who Jesus really is. Hannah’s latest book, Generation Distinct: Discover the Wrong You Were Born to Make Right was released on September 15, 2020.

Rev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero

The Rev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero—is pastor of The Gathering Place, a Latino-led multi-ethnic Assemblies of God congregation in Orlando, Florida. Salguero is also the president and founder of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NALEC), a national coalition of several thousand evangelical congregations in the United States. He was the former Director of the Hispanic Leadership Program (HLP), and the Institute for Faith and Public Life at Princeton Theological Seminary. Salguero is also a powerful voice on issues that affect the close to 9 million Latino evangelicals in the United States. Salguero’s leadership through NaLEC, offers an important voice for the growing diversity and changing demographics in our country. He has written extensively on Latino evangelicalism and multicultural congregations. Salguero has been named as one of the nation’s most prominent Latino evangelical leaders by the New York Times, Huffington Post, the New York Observer, El Diario, CNN Español, NBC Universal, and Univisión. Pastor Salguero serves on the board of The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), and the National Advisory Council of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance. He is also on the board of La Asociación Evangélica Latina (AEL) the coalition of Latin American evangelicals which is the representative body for all evangelical associations in Latin America. He lives together with his wife, the Rev. Jeanette Salguero and their two sons in Orlando, Florida.

Dr. Kara Powell

Kara Powell, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) and Chief of Leadership Formation at Fuller Theological Seminary. Named by Christianity Today as one of “50 Women to Watch,” Kara serves as a Youth and Family Strategist for Orange, and also speaks regularly at parenting and leadership conferences. Kara is the author or co-author of a number of books including 3 Big Questions that Change Every Teenager, Faith in an Anxious World, Growing With, 18 Plus, Growing Young, The Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family, Sticky Faith Curriculum, Can I Ask That?, Deep Justice Journeys, Essential Leadership, Deep Justice in a Broken World, Deep Ministry in a Shallow World, and the Good Sex Youth Ministry Curriculum.

Carey Nieuwhof

Carey Nieuwhof is a best-selling leadership author, speaker, podcaster, former attorney, church planter, and founder of The Art of Leadership Academy. With over 30 million downloads, the Carey Nieuwhof Leadership podcast ranks in the top .1% of podcasts in the world. Carey writes one of the church world’s most widely-read leadership blogs, and his content is accessed millions of times a year by leaders from around the world.

Carey’s mission is to help church leaders identify and scale their next growth barrier. As such he is uniquely positioned to deliver actionable keynotes focused on burnout, eliminating toxic culture, personal growth, and future church trends. He has extensive experience helping organizations lead through change, develop high-capacity teams, and deepen their personal growth as well as their health.

Carey’s best-selling book, At Your Best: How to Get Time, Energy, and Priorities Working in Your Favor, is designed to help every leader escape stress and begin living at a sustainable pace. It has been profiled by Forbes, Fast Company, and Business Insider. His other books include Didn’t See It Coming: Overcoming the Seven Greatest Challenges That No One Expects But Everyone Experiences and Lasting Impact: 7 Powerful Conversations That Will Help Your Church Grow. He holds degrees in law, theology, and history.

Carey and his wife Toni live north of Toronto, Ontario, and have two grown sons.

Grant Skeldon

Grant Skeldon has a passion for finding and uniting diverse, dynamic young leaders to reach this generation. He serves as the Next Gen Director for THINQ with Gabe and Rebekah Lyons. Q educates and equips Christians to engage our cultural moment.

He has written for The Wall Street Journal, Relevant, The Gospel Coalition, and is the youngest leader to be featured on the cover of Outreach Magazine. His book, The Passion Generation has helped thousands of pastors and leaders to reach, raise, and retain the next generation.

Grant and his wife Cheyanne reside in Nashville, Tennessee, where he serves on the preaching team at Way Church.

Nona Jones

Nona Jones is a rare combination of preacher, business executive, author, and entrepreneur. She currently serves as the Chief Content & Partnerships Officer at YouVersion, maker of the 500M download Bible App. Her corporate leadership includes serving as the Head of Global Faith Partnerships at Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, Chief External Affairs Officer for a multi-state school for at-risk girls and Public Policy Director for a multi-service utility company. She is the bestselling author of three books, including Killing Comparison, Success from the Inside Out and From Social Media to Social Ministry, the globally acclaimed guide to digital discipleship for churches.

Since being licensed into the gospel ministry at the age of 17, Nona has preached around the world and teaches the Bible as a YouVersion Teaching Partner. As a business executive and entrepreneur, she has been profiled by ESSENCE Magazine as an “Under 40 Woman to Watch” and Florida Trend Magazine as one of Florida’s “30-Something All Stars.” She is a graduate of Leadership Florida and the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program, a joint initiative of President George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton.

Nova’s civic engagement includes The Links, Incorporated, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Jack & Jill. She serves on the boards of Christianity Today Magazine, The Salvation Army of Faith and Prejudice. She holds a Bachelor of Communication and Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida where she has been recognized as an Outstanding Young Alumnus and she has completed graduate studies at the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation.

She and her husband, Pastor Tim, lead Open Door Church in Gainesville, FL and are the proud parents of two boys, Timothy, Jr. and Isaac and one girl, Goldendoodle Shiloh.

Rev. Nicole Martin

Reverend Doctor Nicole Massie Martin was born and educated in Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University with a triple major in Human and Organizational Development, Educational Studies, and French. Dr. Martin received her Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. She earned a Doctor of Ministry at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary with an emphasis on African American Redemptive Leadership.

Dr. Martin serves as the Chief Impact Officer at Christianity Today. She is the founder and Executive Director of Soulfire International Ministries, which accelerates thriving for pastors, churches, and younger leaders. She is also active in her local congregation in Maryland at Kingdom Fellowship AME Church where she supports the Discipleship Ministry.

Dr. Martin is a gifted writer and author of Made to Lead: Empowering Women for Ministry and Leaning In, Letting Go: A Lenten Devotional. She serves on the board of the National Association of Evangelicals and has been inducted into the esteemed Board of Preachers at Morehouse College.

Dr. Martin is married to her best friend, Dr. Mark Martin, and they have two amazing daughters, Addison and Josephine.

Bishop Claude Alexander

Having accepted the call to ministry at the age of 17 in May of 1981, and prepared himself graduating from Morehouse College, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Bishop Claude Alexander has sought to serve God and community. After serving as Pastor of Morning Star Baptist Church in West Mifflin, PA from 1987- 1990, Bishop Alexander answered the call to be the Senior Pastor of The Park Church in Charlotte, North Carolina in May of 1990, where it has grown into a global ministry of thousands with weekly international reach. He has addressed national/international leaders in the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, and India.

He is a Past President of the Hampton University Ministers Conference, the oldest and largest interdenominational gathering of African-American clergy in the United States. Currently, he serves on the boards of Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, BioLogos, Movement.Org, the International African-American Museum, Gloo, and the Trinity Forum. He provides leadership as chair of the Board of Christianity Today Board of Directors, and of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Board of Trustees and as Vice Presiding Bishop of the Kingdom Association of Covenant Pastors.

He is the author of Required: God’s Call to Justice, Mercy and Humility to Overcome Racial Division coauthored with Dr. Mac Pier, Necessary Christianity – What Jesus Shows We Must Be and Do, and Becoming The Church – God’s People in Purpose and in Power.

He and his wife Dr. Kimberly Nash Alexander are the proud parents of two daughters, Camryn Rene and Carsyn Richelle.

Ray Chang

Pastor Raymond Chang is the President of the Asian American Christian Collaborative and the Executive Director for the TENx10 Collaboration (an initiative of the Fuller Youth Institute at Fuller Seminary). As an active preacher and writer, he speaks throughout the country on issues pertaining to Christianity and culture, and race and faith. He has lived throughout the world (Korea, Guatemala, Panama, Spain, China), traveled to nearly 50 countries, and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in education at Azusa Pacific University. He lives in the Chicagoland area with his wife Jessica.