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ADRIAN ROGERS – is senior pastor of the 25,000-member Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, and the founder and president of Love Worth Finding Ministries, a nationally syndicated television and radio ministry. He has authored several best-selling books like The Lord is My Shepherd and The Passion of Christ and the Purporse of Life.

ALAN E. NELSON – is a leadership specialist, who after twenty years of being a pastor and adult leadership trainer, turned his focus on future leaders by launching KIDLEAD (www.kidlead.com), a national non-profit educational foundation that trains preteens and teen leaders. Alan has a doctorate in Leadership from the University of San Diego and is the author of fourteen books and hundreds of articles. He’s been married to Nancy for 28 years, is dad to three sons, and lives in Monterey, California (www.alanenelson.com). He is the author of the book The Power of a New Attitude.

CATHERINE MARTIN – is a graduate of Bethel Theological Seminary, the founder of Quiet Time Ministries, the director of her church’s women’s ministries, and an adjunct faculty member of Biola University. Her many books include Quiet Time Moments for Women.

DARLENE ZSCHECH – has been part of the Hillsong Church praise team since 1986, has led the Worship and Creative Arts Department since 1996, and is co-producer of Hillsong Music Australia’s highly successful albums. While she’s always writing new praise and worship songs, she’s best known for “Shout to the Lord,” sung around the world. Darlene and her husband, Mark, and their daughters make their home in Sydney, Australia.

DAVID JEREMIAH – is the senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, California, and Chancellor of Christian Heritage College. He is also the founder of Turning Point, a ministry committed to providing sound Bible teaching through national radio and television broadcasting. Dr. Jeremiah has authored numerous books, including Searching for Heaven on Earth and Prayer the Great Adventure.

DAVID ZIMMERMAN – is an editor at InterVarsity Press. A lifelong comic book fanboy, he has written on issues related to superheroes for Student Leadership Journal and BustedHalo.com. He is a regular contributor to Prism magazine and the author of the online column Strangely Dim. He is the author of the book Comic Book Character.

EDDIE GIBBS – is Donald A. McGravan Professor of Church Growth at the School of World Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary. His seminars for church leaders about leadership in the emerging church have been held in the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Australia and around the United States. Gibbs has also written several books, including Ten Growing Churches and ChurchNext.

EMILIE BARNES – has authored 70 books, including The Twelve Teas of Friendship, 101 Ways to Clean Out the Clutter and 365 Things Every Woman Should Know. She is heard on over 300 radio stations as host of “Keep it Simple.” Emilie and her husband, Bob, founded More Hours in My Day seminars.

EVELYN CHRISTENSON – is the author of a number of bestselling books with over three million in print. She is the author of the The Gold Medallion Book Award winner Gaining Through Losing. She and her husband, Harold, live in St. Paul, Minnesota.

HOPE LYDA – has worked in publishing for ten years and is the author of several novels, including Life, Libby, and the Pursuit of Happiness, in addition to numerous nonfiction titles such as the popular One-Minute Prayers series (more than 420,000 copies sold). When not plotting or writing her own book projects, Hope helps others in their writing endeavors as an editor. She and her husband live in Oregon.

JAMES EMERY WHITE – is the founding and senior pastor of Mecklenburg Community Church in Charlotte, North Carolina and President of Serious Times, a ministry which explores the intersection of faith and culture. Dr. White holds a B.S. degree in public relations and business from Appalachian State University, and the M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he was awarded a Garrett Teaching Fellowship in both New testament and Theology. He is the author of over a dozen books, including such Gold Medallion nominees as “Serious Times” and “A Search for the Spiritual”, Christianity Today book-of-the-year award winner “Embracing the Mysterious God”, as well as “The Prayer God Long For.”

JAMES MERRITT – is a pastor and host of the television program “Touching Lives,” seen in the US and in 122 countries weekly. Known for the ability to communicate timeless wisdom in down-to-earth language, his advice has been sought by corporate executives, pastors and national politicians. Dr. Merritt and his wife reside outside Atlanta near their three sons; daughter-in-love, Natalie; and grandson, Harper.

JANE KISE – is a freelance writer and management consultant who offers seminars nationwide. She is the coauthor of eight books including Did You Get What You Prayed For? as well as articles in Guideposts, Writer’s Digest, Discipleship Journal, LifeWise, and Today’s Christian Woman. Jane and her husband, Brian, live in Minneapolis with their two children.

JOHN MACARTHUR – is a best-selling author, pastor of Grace Community Church in California and president of The Master’s College and Seminary. He can be heard on the Grace to You radio program, which broadcasts daily to nearly 300 stations in the US. He is the author of Strength for Today.

JOHN MASON is a bestselling author, minister, and speaker. He is the founder and president of Insight International and Insight Publishing Group, organizations dedicated to helping people reach their God-given dreams and fulfill their destiny.

JOHN PIPER – the preaching pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis since 1980, is the author of numerous books and a senior writer for World magazine. He received his doctorate in theology from the University of Munich and taught biblical studies for six years at Bethel College in St. Paul before becoming a pastor. He and his wife, Noel, have four sons and one daughter. He is the author of the Gold Medallion Book Award winning devotional Pierced by the Word.

LISA HALL – is a passionate patient advocate as a result of her nearly ten-year search for proper medical treatment for her condition. Her professional experience is in human resources. She now works in medical sales and lives in Alabama. She is the author of the self-help book Taking Charge of Your Own Health.

LOUIS UPKINS, JR. – lives in Franklin, Tennessee, with his wife, Charita; son, Caleb; and daughter, Zoe. He is an entrepreneur widely known in the corporate world for successfully creating beneficial strategic alliances and partnerships with Fortune 500 companies and with sports and entertainment industries. He is the author of “Treat Me Like a Customer.”

MICHAEL CARD – is the writer of such contemporary classic songs as “El Shaddai” and “Immanuel.” He has written numerous books, including Scribbling in the Sand and A Fragile Stone, and serves as mentor to many younger artists and musicians, teaching courses on the creative process and calling the Christian recording industry into deeper discipleship. Card lives in Tennessee with his wife and four children. He is the author of the best-selling devotional Joy in the Journey Through the Year.

MIKE MASON – is the author of The Mystery of Children, The Gospel According to Job, and Practicing the Presence of People. He and his wife, Karen, an MD in general practice, live in Langley, British Columbia, and have one daughter, Heather. His book, The Mystery of Marriage, has won a Gold Medallion Book Award from the ECPA.

OS HILLMAN – is president of Marketplace Leaders, an organization whose purpose is to train men and women to fulfill their calling in and through the workplace, and to view their work as their ministry. He is also director of the International Coalition of Workplace Ministries (ICWM). Os and his wife Angie teach and speak on the subject of faith and work internationally.

ROB ELLIOT – has been a publishing professional for more than fifteen years and lives in West Michigan, where in his spare time he enjoys “laughing out loud” with his wife and four children. He is the author of Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids.

ROB SUGGS – an author, editor and illustrator in Atlanta, Georgia. He may be best known for his cartoons in Leadership Journal and comic strip Brother Biddle. He and his wife, Gayle, have two children. He is the author of A Little Book of Family Tales.

ROBERT BOYD MUNGER – author of the best-selling book My Heart Christ’s Home, died February 16, 2001, at age 90. He earned degrees from the University of California at Berkeley, Princeton Theological Seminary and Whitworth College. Ordained as a United Presbyterian minister, he served as pastor of several congregations, including the First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, California, where he first preached the sermon My Heart Christ’s Home. Munger also served for many years as a professor at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. His other books include What Jesus Said; New Life to Live; Jesus, Man of His Word and Leading from the Heart.

SUE AUGUSTINE – is the author of several books, including 101 Success Secrets for Women, and a contributor to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. She is an internationally known speaker and a frequent guest on media programs. Her dynamic workshops address goal-setting, conquering barriers to success, and stress survival.

TOM EISENMAN – is a pastor, writer and conference speaker. He is the author of several books including The Accountable Man: Pursuing Integrity Through Trust and Friendship.

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