Linda Bergquist has been a church planter and church planting teacher for twenty-five years. She also has experience in the area of church consultations and urban ministry to the poor and assists her husband, who is a ministry center director in the Lower Haight district of San Francisco.  
  Laurie has been on staff at Mariners Church for 15 years as Pastor of Local and Global Outreach and Serve Leader on the Executive Ministry Team. During that time Outreach has gone from a budget of $10,000 to over $4 million today. Last year 4,797 people served those in need locally in their community through mentoring, tutoring, summer camps, ESL and more. Elders, Pastors and Leaders agree this has been the defining ministry at Mariners, impacting the vision, health and growth of the church.  
 

Rick is the founder and lead pastor of New Life Church in Central Arkansas. A former professional golfer, Rick set aside his future in golf to follow God's call and move his family to Conway, AR to start NLC in 2001. New Life is a growing church with 4 campuses and 11 total services. Rick is also one of the founding pastors of the Association of Related Churches (ARC), an organization designed to plant churches and impact the world through missions.


  
 

Glen is the Executive Director of Chase Oaks Church in Plano, TX, wh 12 y. Glen's passion is to help the church be as effective as it can in fulfilling God’s mission through strategic planning and leadership development.


  
 

In 1982, Pete went on a mission trip to the Philippines with Sports Ambassadors. There he came to grips with the fact that God was calling him into ministry too. He observed a young man pastoring a church of 5 people in a small town where the rest of the town was very hostile. That man had a profound impact on Pete. Pete and his wife Libby arrived in Dallas on January 4, 1992, to lead Bent tree Bible Fellowship and have been serving there since.


 
 

Martin is the Senior Pastor of IMI Church, a Lutheran church in Stavanger, Norway with approx. 800 members. He and his wife, Irene, have been leading the church for over 30 years, starting in 1979 with about 30 elderly people. IMI is now one of the most dynamic and influential churches in Norway. The church’s vision is to turn priceless people into devoted disciples of Jesus Christ. Martin’s goal is to be a part of what God is doing today and see people’s lives touched by Christ. He also leads Agenda 1, a national church network with a missional focus.

 

  
 

Ben Dailey is lead pastor of the 7,000-member Calvary Church in
Irving, Texas. Known for his creative style of communication and
passion for non-conventional ministry, he reaches one of the most
culturally diverse congregations in the nation. His unique ministry
approach, along with his passion to reach the un-churched, has produced
an atmosphere for record growth. Ben has served as a church planter,
ministry consultant and senior pastor. Ben has been married to his
wife, Kim, for 16 years and has 2 children, Kyla and Kade.


  
 

Dale Dawson is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bridge2Rwanda, a global non-profit enterprise that fosters economic development, entrepreneurship, education and leadership in Rwanda. In 2003, Dawson left his career at a
Little Rock, Arkansas-based investment banking firm to begin a mission to help re-build Rwanda. The other co-founder of Bridge2Rwanda is Bishop John Rucyahana, an Anglican Bishop from Rwanda who is internationally renowned as an evangelist, spiritual leader and social entrepreneur. Today Dale passionately lives his Divine calling: “To build a bridge between here and Rwanda and transform lives at both ends.”

 

  
 

I grew up in Dalton, Georgia...loving the people here, the mountains, and the Georgia Bulldogs. I left after high school to go to the Naval Academy in Annapolis where I served 5 years active duty on two warships. My wife, Beth, is full of faith and passion. We married in 2001 and in early '02, God called us back home to start Rock Bridge. The joy of our life is being back in North Georgia serving alongside the people of this church and being a part of something that only God could do!

 

 

 

  
 

Jon Ferguson is co-founder of Community Christian Church (communitychristian.org), a reproducing church with nine locations in the Chicago area. He serves as teaching pastor and leads the team of executive staff champions for adult, student, children’s, and creative arts ministries across all CCC locations. Jon is also the co-founder and director of NewThing newthing.org – “a catalyst for a movement of reproducing churches”. In addition to its network of reproducing churches, NewThing serves thousands of churches through its conferences, coaching and creative resources.
He resides in Naperville, IL with his wife, Lisa, and their two children, Graham and Chloe. You can follow him on twitter at twitter.com/jonferguson.


  
 

Hobby Lobby is the largest privately owned arts and crafts retailer in the world. The headquarters are located in a 4 million square foot manufacturing, distribution and office complex in Oklahoma City. Steve serves as President of Hobby Lobby. Steve and his wife Jackie have been married for 26 years and reside in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They are the proud parents of one son and five daughters and have recently added a daughter-in-law, son-in-law and a new grand-daughter. They are very actively involved in Council Road Baptist Church in Oklahoma City along with many other national and international Christian charities.

  
 

Bobby Gruenewald oversees the LifeChurch.tv Open, Network and United operations as well as the Communications/Public Relations and Digerati teams. Prior to joining the LifeChurch.tv team in 2001, he started and sold two technology companies, consulted with start-ups on venture capital funds, and even traveled and performed with a Christian rap group. His focus now is completely on LifeChurch.tv and the incredible things that God is doing in the lives of people through the ministry each day. Bobby is passionate about seeing more and more changed lives through the many opportunities with which he feels God has blessed him. His desire is to be an effective leader and to work aggressively to expand the Gospel around the world.

 


  
 

As one of the founders of Generous Giving, Todd Harper has been actively engaged in spreading the biblical message of generosity for more than 10 years. In his current role as president, Todd acts as the key spokesperson, managing relationships with givers and implementing strategies for advancing the generosity message. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and entrepreneurship from Baylor University and comes out of an 11-year career with Campus Crusade for Christ International, where he served in Russia, Yugoslavia, and in the United States. Prior to joining Generous Giving, Todd was a partner in an investment management firm, advising high net worth clients on growing and using wealth wisely. Todd's passion is to disciple others, and given his extensive experience in ministry leadership, major donor development, and philanthropic advising, he is particularly suited to encourage Christians to excel in the grace of giving. He and his wife, Collynn, and their five children live in Orlando, Florida.


  
  Andy Hawthorne is the Founder and Director of The Message Trust, Manchester which has birthed The Tribe, Blushuk, LZ7, Eden, Genetik evangelist training school, The LifeCentre, Breathe & Eden bus ministry. He was also one of the founders of the Hope 2008 initiative. Andy is also a popular conference speaker and as spoken at New Wine, Spring Harvest, Soul Survivor, Stoneleigh, Easter People and many more. He is Manchester born and bred and has a burning passion to see the young people of his city transformed by the gospel.  
 

Shane Hipps is a teaching pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, MI. Prior to accepting his call as a pastor, Shane was a strategic planner in advertising where he gained experience in understanding media and culture. Much of his time was spent working on the multimillion-dollar communications strategy for Porsche Cars North America. He is author of Flickering Pixels: How Technology Shapes Your Faith. Shane is a dynamic communicator and a sought after speaker.

 

  
 

Greg Holder serves as Lead Pastor at Windsor Crossings Church in St. Louis, MO. He is also one of the founders of The Advent Conspiracy.

 

  
  Devin is the Lead Pastor of Grace Point Church and is primarily responsible for the overall leadership and direction of the church as well as teaching on Sunday. Devin’s authenticity, sense of humor, and passionate presentation of God’s truth make his teaching real and engaging. Devin married Starla in 1991. He led three churches in three different states before moving to Las Vegas in January 2005 to start Grace Point Church. Devin & Starla have three children: Kayleigh, Ragan, and Zac.  
  Chad Hunt is the lead pastor of Caveland Church located in south central Kentucky. Caveland started with 33 people in a tobacco barn and now averages 500 people each week in a community of less than 2,000. In addition to Caveland, Chad planted a recovery church in north Dallas and is in the process of planting a second church in south Dallas. His Aha moment occurred when he developed a recovery program called Addiction Deliverance Outreach (ADO). The ADO program equips the average layperson to help those who struggle with substance abuse. Today, his church continues to reach people by showing them the love of Jesus through relationship and not religion.  
  Trailblazer, Connector, Community Leader, Advisor, Songwriter, and Dynamic Communicator are just some of the words that describe Charles Jenkins. With wisdom well beyond his 34 years of life, he is respected and revered for his innovative thinking, contemporary leadership, business savvy and holistic approach to ministry. As pastor of the historic Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church founded by Reverend Clay Evans, Jenkins has quadrupled weekend attendance, and implemented an innumerable amount of ministries and programs that impact thousands.  
 

Shelly Juskiewicz serves on the executive ministry team at Mariners Church, where she serves as Pastor to Women. She has been a member of Mariners for more than 20 years and on staff for 9 years is passionate about hearing God’s voice and living as a Christ follower. She has been married to her husband, Ron, for 22 years and has two children, Jacob 14 and Olivia 16.

  
  Mac Lake has been the Leadership Development Pastor at Seacoast Church in Mount Pleasant, S.C. since 2004. He and his wife Cindy have three children and reside in Mount Pleasant. Mac grew up in West Virginia and is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and Dallas Theological Seminary. He served as the founding and senior pastor of Carolina Forest Church in Myrtle Beach, S.C. for seven years. Mac's passion is growing and equipping leaders to do the work of the ministry.  
  Greg Lee is confident he’s living a life better than he deserves. Great kids. Beautiful Wife. Real Friends. Incredible Church. And God keeps bringing great staff and leaders to create a church that is full of vitality and authenticity. Suncrest Christian Church is a multisite church centered in St. John, IN that will expand from 2 campuses to 4 this fall in these south suburbs of Chicago. He thinks his main job is making sure Suncrest is never focused on ourselves more than others and is most energized when people find their way back to God here.  
  Shawn is Lead Pastor of Mountain Lake Church, a church he planted along with Chad Ward and their families in January of 2000 in Cumming, a suburb north of Atlanta. Several years and 2000 people later, Shawn still has a heart for helping people belong and become. Shawn is also the co-founder of churchplanters.com, an organization designed to give pastors permission to do what it takes to reach people disconnected from Christ and the church.  
  Will Mancini is a clarity evangelist who is passionate about every church having stunningly unique vision. As the founder of Auxano, he has navigated hundreds of church teams through growth barriers. From the 200 barrier of a missional church plant to the 5000 barrier of notable megachurch pastors like Max Lucado, Will thrives on serving the diverse expressions of the church. As a pastor, Will has served two churches that grew past 3000 in less than ten years, Clear Creek Community Church and Faithbridge UMC in the Houston area. He is the author of Church Unique and Building Leaders. In addition to working with churches across the country, Will consults for church related ministries such as Leadership Network and Upward Unlimited.  
 

Jorge was born in El Salvador and has been in ministry for over ten years. God has been very faithful to him, and he has been given a wonderful family! He and his wife, Jessica, have three girls, Gabriela, Nadia, and Selah. Jorge serves in Miami at Christ Fellowship as the Missions Pastor, as well as the Campus Pastor in Homestead.

 

  
  In the summer of 2003 Dave led a team from Kensington Community Church in Troy, MI to Salt Lake City to prepare the planting of K2 the Church. K2 launched in September of 2004 and currently has two venues on its Salt Lake campus and a campus in the southern suburbs. Dave is also involved in Vision 360 Utah with the hopes of helping every church that plants in the state be successful. Susie is the love of his life and 10 years of marriage have brought about three energetic, passionate kids - Moriya, Ashlyn and Caleb.  
  Greg is a diehard Cleveland Browns fan that dies hard every year. He has traveled to Peru, Ecuador, Ireland, Tanzania, England, France, Holland, South Africa, Wales, Northern Ireland, Canada, Mexico, Jamaica, Haiti and Scotland. And there’s nothing Greg would rather do than have a cup of coffee with his wife, Julie, at their local Starbucks. He enjoys bungee jumping, whitewater rafting and skydiving. The faster the roller coaster the better. Greg’s most recent adventure was to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, which he did to raise funds to support children orphaned due to AIDS. He has read more than 50 books a year for the past 20 years but his favorite is to read the Bible with his children, Tabitha and Elijah. Greg used to travel and sing with Rich Mullins and he has had breakfast with Jerry Falwell. He would rather spend an hour with Howard Stern than an hour with the Pope. Greg loves Kraft macaroni and cheese out of a box, Ho Ho’s, filet mignon and lobster with drawn butter—jalapenos on everything. Greg Nettle currently serves as Senior Pastor of RiverTree Christian Church located in Massillon, Ohio.
  
  Dan Ohlerking serves on the team at Healing Place Churchin Baton Rouge, LA, serving as the online campus pastor. Dan's family and world missions his life and mission.
  
  Omar Reyes leads NorthWood’s glocal impact ministries. Omar was born and raised in Belize, Central America . Attended St John's College of Business in Belize before moving to the United States 23 years ago. Omar served 6 years in the United States Marine Corp trained in management. He has served orphanages in Guatemala, helped plant churches in Belize and provided leadership training and helped rebuild Honduras after Hurricane Mitch. He and wife Elisa have four children. His passion is to mobilize the church and its resources to make a transformational impact globally and locally.  
  Scott Ridout is the lead pastor at Sun Valley Community Church in Gilbert, Arizona. He and his wife, Lisa, have been married 21 years and have 3 kids: Jon, Ashlyn and David. Scott also serves on the leadership teams of local organizations: the Vision Arizona church planting movement; Valley Pastors of Influence Network; and Vision Abolition, which is dedicated to the prevention, rescue and restoration of victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation worldwide. Scott also serves as the Director of Generosity for Converge Worldwide, helping churches have greater impact in their communities and the world through generous living.  
  Larry retired from the City of McKinney after serving as City Manager for seven years. Prior to his retirement he served in law enforcement and public safety (police, fire, and municipal court) for more than thirty-five years, mostly as Chief of Police. He was hired by the Board of 3eMcKinney (Engage, Equip and Empower) in February of 2008 when the organization was formed with a restructured Board from McKinney Neighborhood Outreach.  
 

Jackie Roese, who was born and raised in upstate New York, came to know Christ as her personal savior in her early twenties. In 1991, feeling that God had called them to “get off the fence” Jackie and her husband Steve relocated to the Dallas Area in order to attend Dallas Theological Seminary. While in Seminary, Jackie earned her Master’s Degree in Christian Education and Women’s Ministry. During their first five years in Dallas she supported her husband in an organization that equipped Pastors in economically depressed countries. Her husband is currently Executive Pastor at Irving Bible Church. Jackie is the Teaching Pastor to Women at her church. She teaches the Bible to women, writes Bible study curriculum and pastors women. Jackie also trains other women at IBC to teach and writes Bible Study materials. Recently the teaching team at IBC has offered a “Preaching Course” to women in surrounding local churches. Currently Jackie is working on a preaching doctorate at Gordon Conwell Seminary. Her desire is to preach the Word and to equip other women around the country to do the same.


 
  Steve Saccone serves as Catalyst at Mosaic, an international faith community in Los Angeles. His roles include Campus Pastor and Director of Protégé (a 2-year global leadership development program). In addition, Steve works as a Field Advisor for The Gallup Organization, Consultant for Monvee, and Professor for Golden Gate Seminary and Northwest University. He has a M.A. in Transformational Leadership and lives in Los Angeles with his wife Cheri and son Hudson.
www.relationalintelligence.info
  
 

ND Strupler was born in Zurich, Switzerland, and lived in both Switerland and the US growing up. He is husband of his wonderful wife Sophal, and father of 2 beautiful kids (Noa-Noëmi 00, Kimo 02). ND loves to be creative and innovative and has a passion to change culture. He has a gift for leading, speaking and coaching. Since 2007 he is a catalyst for new church planters in Europe with ICF Movement (www.icf-movement.org)

  
  Chip Sweney is the Metro Outreach Pastor at Perimeter Church in Duluth, Ga. He oversees the Mercy and Justice ministry that Perimeter is doing in metro Atlanta as well as all the partnering that Perimeter is doing with churches around metro Atlanta. He has been on staff at Perimeter for 13 years and was one of the Student Ministry Pastors before helping launch Community Outreach at Perimeter in 2002. Chip also serves as the Director of Unite!, a network of over 150 churches in Atlanta that are working together to see kingdom transformation in this city. Unite! was launched in 2003 in NE Atlanta and is now spreading all over the metro area. Chip also serves on the Board/Executive Team for Street GRACE, an alliance of churches in Atlanta that are working together with the public and private sector to bring the commercial sexual exploitation of children to an end in Atlanta.

 
  Frank Viola is a Christian author and in-demand conference speaker. He has authored numerous books on the deeper Christian life and radical church reform, including the bestsellers From Eternity to Here and Pagan Christianity (co-authored with George Barna) as well as Finding Organic Church, Reimagining Church, Bethany, and The Untold Story of the New Testament Church. Frank has been quoted in TIME magazine, and he has written for or contributed interviews to Christianity Today (Out of Ur), Charisma, The Christian Post, Ministry Today, CBN, RELEVANT Leader, Neue and many other periodicals. His articles, interviews, messages, and eBooks can be read online at www.FrankViola.com. Frank lives in Gainesville, Florida with his family.  
  Carlos Whittaker Founder, RagamuffinSoul Experience Architect Carlos Whittaker is an artist, pastor, thinker, experience architect, and Web 2.0 junkie. He served for several years as Pastor of Worship and Creative Arts for Sandals Church in Riverside California. In August of 2007, His passion for leading the church into a relational worship experience opened the door as director of Service Programming at Buckhead Church. Carlos oversaw the Sunday adult experience and design and also served on the creative sermon planning team for Andy. Recently Carlos signed with Integrity Music to pursue a recording career. His life goal is to inspire a movement of authenticity among all generations of Christians that morphs the face of the evangelical church into a place of being real with yourself, others, and God.  
  Born and raised in New Orleans, LA, Michelle Woodruff has partnered with Pastor Mike Kessler, Trinity Baptist and Judy Lee to begin the 'Backpack Program' in started in Mt. Pleasant, TX. The East Texas Blessings in a Backpack Program has been feeding hungry children on weekends since 2006. Currently 1,212 backpacks are distributed WEEKLY to local schools and the Lord has richly blessed the program and all that participate.