Karl was born and raised in Alaska. He completed the 1,100 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race at the age of 18. He was changed by God forever on Feb. 11th, 1984. Karl received a B.S. in Biblical Studie...

Karl was born and raised in Alaska. He completed the 1,100 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race at the age of 18. He was changed by God forever on Feb. 11th, 1984. Karl received a B.S. in Biblical Studies degree from Multnomah University in 1989. Over the years of ministry, Karl has coached a multi-racial track team in South Africa, launched two college/career ministries that grew rapidly and thrived spiritually, spoke nationally at marriage conferences with Family Life for 11 years, and led a dynamic church that grew to be the largest in the state of Alaska. This church was featured on the front page of the New York Times (Nov. 23rd, 2007) for its strategic outreach and innovation. Karl is currently the weekday morning host on Moody Radio's "Karl & Crew Mornings," WMBI 90.1 FM, Chicago (5 am – 9 am), and is also the Lead Pastor of 180 Chicago – believing God that "greater things are yet to come." He is married to Junanne (1987), and they have two adult children.

KARL VATERS has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years, so he speaks and writes from decades of hands-on pastoral experience. He is the author of The Church Recovery Guide, 100 Days to a He...

KARL VATERS has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years, so he speaks and writes from decades of hands-on pastoral experience. He is the author of The Church Recovery Guide, 100 Days to a Healthier Church, Small Church Essentials, and The Grasshopper Myth. Karl also hosts a biweekly podcast, The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith & Ministry. You can learn more about Karl at www.KarlVaters.com. He and his wife, Shelley, have three children and two grandkids.

Karol Ladd is known as “the Positive Lady.” Her heart’s desire is to inspire women with a message of lasting hope and Biblical truth. Karol is open, honest and real in both her speaking and her writin...

Karol Ladd is known as “the Positive Lady.” Her heart’s desire is to inspire women with a message of lasting hope and Biblical truth. Karol is open, honest and real in both her speaking and her writing. Formerly a teacher, Karol is the best-selling author of over 30 books including The Power of a Positive Mom and A Woman’s Secret to Confident Living. As a gifted communicator and dynamic leader, Karol is a popular speaker to women’s organizations, church groups and corporate events across the nation. Karol is a frequent guest on radio and television programs and teaches a monthly Bible study called Positive Woman Connection. She devotes her time to several different ministries which encourage, strengthen and help women around the world. Her most valued role is that of that of wife and mother.

Kassie Dulin is the Director of Legal Communications for the Liberty Institute, a legal organization dedicated to defending religious freedom in America. She served as the assistant to the press secre...

Kassie Dulin is the Director of Legal Communications for the Liberty Institute, a legal organization dedicated to defending religious freedom in America. She served as the assistant to the press secretary on Governor Mike Huckabee’s campaign for president in the 2008 election cycle, and is the creator of VoteUnderGod.com, a national effort to encourage Christians to vote. Kassie holds a Master of Arts in Government from Regent University and is a member of Gateway Church in Southlake, TX.

Kat Armstrong is an innovative ministry leader, sought-after communicator, and the cofounder and executive director of Polished Ministries, an organization that gathers young professional women to nav...

Kat Armstrong is an innovative ministry leader, sought-after communicator, and the cofounder and executive director of Polished Ministries, an organization that gathers young professional women to navigate career and explore faith together. Kat and her husband, Aaron, have been married for seventeen years, live in Dallas, Texas, with their son, Caleb, and attend Dallas Bible Church where Aaron serves as the lead pastor.

Katherine is founder and Uganda Director of Hines Ugandan Ministries which she founded in 1999 and has ministered there since 1995. The ministry has experienced tremendous growth! Katherine left a...

Katherine is founder and Uganda Director of Hines Ugandan Ministries which she founded in 1999 and has ministered there since 1995. The ministry has experienced tremendous growth! Katherine left a successful Colorado professional business career at age 36 after overcoming a series of tragedies, including 3 boyfriends dying tragically, to serve the impoverished and distressed children of Uganda – by some measures the poorest nation on earth and a country where former dictator Idi Amin butchered an estimated 300,000 people. Most of the now 1000’s of children she and her team interact with have at least one parent who has or died from AIDS. Katherine has been a fearless evangelist leading many to Christ from witchcraft, polygamy, poverty and Islam. A Christian school serving 300 has been established, a vibrant medical clinic, a craft enterprise, child sponsorship programs of nearly 250 and an Awana program reaching more than 1200 kids a year. Katherine has become the sole foster parent of 34 kids which now include a doctor, nurse, World Bank employee, pastor and social worker . . .. Now you know why she is called “Momma Katherine!”

Katherine Kersten, a writer and attorney, is a Senior Policy Fellow at Center of the American Experiment. She served as a Metro columnist for the Star Tribune (Minneapolis) from 2005 to 2008, and as a...

Katherine Kersten, a writer and attorney, is a Senior Policy Fellow at Center of the American Experiment. She served as a Metro columnist for the Star Tribune (Minneapolis) from 2005 to 2008, and as an opinion columnist for the paper for 15years between 1996 and 2013. She was a founding director of the Center, and served as its chair from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Kersten has written on cultural and policy issues for a variety of publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the Weekly Standard, Christianity Today, Policy Review, American Enterprise, and First Things. For two years, she served as a regular commentator for National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.” She has also appeared on numerous radio and television shows, both nationally and locally, and has been featured on FOX News and MSNBC, as well as NPR’s “Talk of the Nation;” the Canadian Broadcasting Company’s “As It Happens;” NBC’s “A Closer Look with Faith Daniels” and “Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel.” Ms. Kersten has been named a Friend of the Humanities by the Minnesota Humanities Commission, and a Distinguished Alumna of the Program of Liberal Studies of the University of Notre Dame. In 2003, she received the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association’s Family Exemplar Award. Married to attorney Mark Johnson, Ms. Kersten is the mother of four adult children.

Kathleen Ingerson, grandmother of three, mother of five, bachelor of science nurse, holds audiences spell-bound with her inspirational passion for Christ and His Word. Raised on a dairy farm in Michig...

Kathleen Ingerson, grandmother of three, mother of five, bachelor of science nurse, holds audiences spell-bound with her inspirational passion for Christ and His Word. Raised on a dairy farm in Michigan, she drove her father’s tractor, pulling the hay bailer, from age five, while he stacked the square bales. Since she was not strong enough to turn the tractor around at the end of each row, no matter how nervous she became when approaching the end of the hayfield, her father never failed to come forward, over the tractor tongue connecting the trailer to bailer to tractor, arriving just in time to reach over her shoulders and turn the tractor around to start bailing the next row. “My earthly father’s model of faithfulness taught me to trust my Heavenly Father who likewise arrives just in time—to glorfy Himself.” Kathleen has served as nurse on short-term missions teams to the Philippines and routinely hosts worldwide missionaries providing comfortable lodging and delicious meals.Despite innumerable medical challenges Kathleen inspires others with genuine hospitality and grace. She, and husband David, enjoy hosting the Christians in Action Missions International missionaries, as well as their children and grandchildren, making their home in Fresno, California.

Kathy Branzell serves as the President of the National Day of Prayer (NDP) Task Force. She has served as a longtime member of the Board of Directors, having led and served alongside Vonette Bright, Sh...

Kathy Branzell serves as the President of the National Day of Prayer (NDP) Task Force. She has served as a longtime member of the Board of Directors, having led and served alongside Vonette Bright, Shirley Dobson, Anne Graham-Lotz, and Dr. Ronnie Floyd. Along with her work on behalf of the National Day of Prayer Task Force, she was the founder and president of Fellowship and Christian Encouragement (FACE) for Educators where she authored seventeen years of weekly scripture reading, prayer prompts and devotionals for educators to use in their weekly prayer meetings throughout the school year. She is the author/co-author of five books. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Education and Human Development from the University of Georgia, and her master’s degree in Biblical Studies from Liberty Theological Seminary. She has served as a Rapid Response Chaplain for the Billy Graham Evangelical Association, the National Coordinator of LOVE2020 and the National Facilitator for the Mission America Coalition (Now The Table Coalition). Having raised two children with her husband Russ, Kathy lives in Atlanta, Georgia. She plans for the prayer ministry to continue as a remote team, as several NDP staff are based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her fifth book, a devotional entitled An Invitation to Prayer (BroadStreet), released in 2019.

Raised in academia in a protestant ministry home, Kathy Gray became addicted to comparison and perfectionism. Reeling from the effects of childhood sexual abuse and the violent murder of her brother s...

Raised in academia in a protestant ministry home, Kathy Gray became addicted to comparison and perfectionism. Reeling from the effects of childhood sexual abuse and the violent murder of her brother she entered the perfect storm that eventually plummeted her into mental instability. She found herself groping her way through a nervous breakdown. Emerging from the fog of destructive mindsets, Kathy embraced the bedrock truth that every life is valuable, even her own. Transformed from a formerly suicidal, non-functioning, panic-stricken young mother, she confidently raised four sons, weathering the storms of teenage rebellion and drug and alcohol abuse. Her newly released book, Light in Our Darkness, written with former radio co-host and longtime friend Lisa Kratz Thomas, focuses on the value of life, all life. This book shatters the delusion that some lives are considered throwaways while others are thought of as indispensable. As a speaker and former radio talk show host, Kathy is passionate about helping others get free of enslaving mindsets. She is a veteran of Twelve-Step recovery and mentors numerous women both inside and outside the programs of recovery. She shares her story of transformation and the paradoxical truth of the invaluable “Fruit of Failure” with both men and women at conferences and retreats. An accomplished musician she pours into the musical development of her students and uses her musical gift composing and performing. Kathy lives with her husband David in Dallas, Texas. Their four grown sons also live and work in the Dallas area.

Kathy Keller received her MA in theological studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Kathy is the author of Jesus, Justice, and Gender Roles and co-wrote The Meaning of Marriage, The Songs of J...

Kathy Keller received her MA in theological studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Kathy is the author of Jesus, Justice, and Gender Roles and co-wrote The Meaning of Marriage, The Songs of Jesus, and God’s Wisdom for Navigating Life with Tim.

Dr. Kathy Koch, PhD (“cook”) is the founder of Celebrate Kids, Inc., based in Fort Worth, Texas. She has influenced thousands of parents, teachers, and children in thirty countries through keynote mes...

Dr. Kathy Koch, PhD (“cook”) is the founder of Celebrate Kids, Inc., based in Fort Worth, Texas. She has influenced thousands of parents, teachers, and children in thirty countries through keynote messages, seminars, chapels, banquet talks, and other events. She is a regular speaker for Care Net, Summit Ministries, the Colson Center, and Teach Them Diligently. She is also a popular guest on Focus on the Family radio, she was featured in Kirk Cameron’s movie, Connect, and she has published five books with Moody Publishers.