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Matt Chandler

Matt Chandler is a husband, father, pastor, elder and author whose greatest desire is to make much of Jesus. He has served over 20 years as the Lead Pastor at The Village Church in Flower Mound, TX, which recently transitioned its five campuses into their own autonomous churches. He is also the Executive Chairman of the Acts 29 Network, a large church planting community that trains and equips church planters across the globe.

Matt is known around the world for proclaiming the gospel in a powerful and down-to-earth way and enjoys traveling to share the message of Jesus whenever he can. He lives in Texas with his beautiful wife, Lauren, and their three children, Audrey, Reid and Norah.

Dr. William Lane Craig

William Lane Craig is Emeritus Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California. Dr. Craig pursued his undergraduate studies at Wheaton College (B.A. 1971) and graduate studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.A. 1974; M.A. 1975), the University of Birmingham (England) (Ph.D. 1977) and the University of Munich (Germany) (D.Theol. 1984). A distinguished theologian and philosopher, he has authored or edited more than 60 books, including The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology, as well as over 300 articles in professional publications of philosophy and theology.

In 2006 Dr. Craig became the founder and President of Reasonable Faith. In 2016 he was named by The Best Schools as one of the fifty most influential living philosophers.

Dr. John-Paul C. Foster

Dr. John-Paul C. Foster is the Senior Pastor at Faithful Central Bible Church, one of Southern California's largest and most influential congregations. As one of the leading biblical scholars and voices of his generation, John-Paul holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies from Biola University and a Master's of Theology from Talbot Theological Seminary, where he also earned a Doctor of Ministry degree. Dr. Foster has continued his educational pursuits through Church Unity and Reconciliation studies at Oxford University in England, Organizational Leadership at the King's University, and Prophetic Literature at Moody Bible Institute.

Dr. Foster currently serves as a Ministry Affiliate Faculty member at Biola's Talbot School of Theology, bridging the gap between the academy, church, and community and teaching biblical interpretation, spiritual formation, and hermeneutics courses. He is also a highly sought-after consultant for major Hollywood studios, contributing to faith-based film and television projects. Most recently, he contributed to Amazon Prime's hit series, House of David, as a biblical consultant. He’s also an author with several upcoming books slated to be released by Zondervan.

Dr. Foster is committed to making a global impact. He leads initiatives in Kenya and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) to improve education and well-being in underserved communities in Africa.

Outside of his professional and ministerial commitments, Dr. Foster is dedicated to his family life. He has been married to his wife, Karmen, for over 15 years, and they are the proud parents of two children, John-Paul II and Payton. Balancing professional dedication with family responsibilities and his deep-rooted faith, Dr. Foster embodies the essence of a committed family man, scholar and community leader.

Eric Geiger

Eric is married to Kaye, and they have two daughters: Eden and Evie. Eric is the Senior Pastor of Mariners Church. He is still in awe of God’s grace and grateful to get to teach God’s Word and serve Mariners Church. Eric received his doctorate in leadership and church ministry from Southern Seminary and has also authored or co-authored several books, including the best-selling church leadership book, Simple Church, and a kids’ book with his favorite co-author, Evie. During his free time, Eric enjoys exploring new places to eat in Southern California with Kaye, taking his daughters to the beach, mountain biking and playing basketball.

Ed Stetzer

Ed Stetzer, Ph.D., is the Dean and Professor of Leadership and Christian Ministry at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. He also serves as Distinguish Visiting Scholar at Wycliffe Hall at Oxford University, where he teaches twice a year. Stetzer 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. His national radio show, Ed Stetzer Live, airs Saturdays on Moody Radio and affiliates. Stetzer serves his local church, Mariners Church, as Scholar in Residence & Teaching Pastor.

Dr. John Townsend

Dr. John Townsend is a nationally known leadership consultant, author and psychologist. He has written over 45 books, selling over 15 million copies, including the New York Times bestselling Boundaries series. John founded and operates the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling and the Townsend Leadership Program. Dr. Townsend and his team also created the Townsend Personal and Relational Assessment Tool; a 10-minute online, research-proven and validated instrument, that measures an individual’s internal character capacities.

Dr. Townsend travels extensively for corporate consulting, speaking events, and to help develop leaders, their teams and their families.  Dr. Townsend, his wife Barbi, and their grown family live in Southern California and Texas. One of his passions is playing in his and his sons’ band, The Bandits, at local venues and parties! Visit DrTownsend.com.

Ann Voskamp

Ann Voskamp is the four times New York Times best-selling author of WayMaker, The Broken Way, The Greatest Gift, and the sixty-week New York Times bestseller One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies and has been translated into more than twenty languages. Named by Christianity Today as one of fifty women most shaping culture and the church today, Ann has an M.A in evangelism and leadership from Wheaton, is the mother of seven, and the wife to one fine farmer. You can track with her at annvoskamp.com or on Instagram @annvoskamp.