Jonathan Teague currently works as Minister to Married Adults at Prestonwood Baptist Church. He grew up a pastor's kid and felt a call to full-time ministry at 16. He previously worked as a Student Pastor in churches across DFW. He's received a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication and Leadership from Hardin-Simmons University and holds a Master's in Christian Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Currently, Jonathan is completing his Doctorate in Educational Ministry, with an emphasis on Leadership, from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been married to his wife Michelle for almost 17 years and they have 4 children.

Ben Courson is a bestselling author, a TV and radio personality, an international speaker, founder of Hope Generation, and the senior pastor at Applegate Christian Fellowship. He has been featured on Fox, Hallmark Channel, TBN, ABC Family, and other mainstream media outlets. His TV show is broadcast in 180 countries, and his national radio show airs on over 400 stations. He travels the globe speaking of God’s hope and igniting revival in the hearts of his listeners.
Stemming from his own bout with suicide and depression, Ben created Hope generation, aiming to help those struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts to those who’ve lost hope and meaning amid their success. The ministry is shouting about the God of Hope from the mountaintops to help people rise out of despair.
Ben’s high energy, humor, and deep Biblical understanding has impacted people from all walks of life. He sincerely shares his own struggles, heartbreak, being diagnosed with complex PTSD, and the devastating losses of his brother and sister. As a social media influencer, millions of YouTube subscribers have tuned in to watch and listen to Hope Generation. Ben is infiltrating old and new media alike and spreading God’s message of hope like fire.
Hope Generation is a play on words that suggests both a personal and collective appeal: Generating hope in God and building a generation of hope. That is the mission of Hope Generation.

Liberty McArtor is a freelance writer in the great state of Texas, where she lives north of Dallas with her husband and son.

Liberty earned her bachelor's degree in journalism from Patrick Henry College in northern Virginia, during which time spent a year working as a talk radio producer for WMAL in Washington, D.C. Returning to the Lone Star State, Liberty worked as a writer for the religious freedom law firm First Liberty Institute, and then as a staff writer for The Stream.

Today Liberty writes for various non-profit ministries, and regularly contributes to The Stream. She covers topics she’s passionate about — life, family, religious freedom, and living faithfully for Christ. She has spoken about her writings on multiple talk radio shows around the nation.

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