GUESTS
Pastor Jack Graham
Senior Pastor | Author — Prestonwood Baptist Church
Through PowerPoint broadcasts, online sermons and e-mail messages and social media, Dr. Graham addresses the relevant, everyday issues prevalent in our culture that strike a powerful chord with audien...
Through PowerPoint broadcasts, online sermons and e-mail messages and social media, Dr. Graham addresses the relevant, everyday issues prevalent in our culture that strike a powerful chord with audiences everywhere. For some, PowerPoint might provide a first opportunity to hear the life-transforming message of the Gospel. For others, it provides the no-nonsense knowledge that bolsters a struggling ministry or saves a deteriorating family situation. And for many, PowerPoint brings the message that leads them back into the arms of their Savior. Dr. Graham recently served as Honorary Chairman of the 2015 National Day of Prayer and he completed two terms as President of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the country with 16 million members. He is a noted author of numerous books, including his most recent release Angels: Who They Are, What They Do and Why It Matters; Man of God; and Unseen. Dr. Graham co-authored Courageous Parenting with Deb based on their own experiences as parents. Dr. Graham graduated from Hardin-Simmons University, which he attended on a baseball scholarship, and was ordained to the Gospel ministry in 1970. He has a master of divinity degree with honors and a doctor of ministry degree in Church and Proclamation from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and Deb have three married children and six grandchildren.
Pastor Jack Graham, PhD
Senior Pastor | Author — Prestonwood Baptist Church
Dr. Jack Graham is the pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church, one of the nation’s largest, most dynamic congregations. When Dr. Graham came to Prestonwood in 1989, the 8,000-member congregation resp...
Dr. Jack Graham is the pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church, one of the nation’s largest, most dynamic congregations. When Dr. Graham came to Prestonwood in 1989, the 8,000-member congregation responded enthusiastically to his straightforward message and powerful preaching style. Now thriving with more than 42,000 members, Prestonwood continues to grow. In 2006, the church began a second location, the North Campus, and the church also has a flourishing Spanish ministry, Prestonwood en Español. Dr. Graham is a noted author of numerous books. And he recently served as Honorary Chairman of the 2015 National Day of Prayer and has served as President of the Southern Baptist Convention. He and his wife, Deb, have three married children and eight grandchildren.
Pastor Lewis Hogan
Founder — DC Cry
For their twenty-five years of marriage, Lewis and Rachel Hogan have served in ministry in a variety of roles. From youth pastoring to church planting, from executive pastor to senior pastor to direc...
For their twenty-five years of marriage, Lewis and Rachel Hogan have served in ministry in a variety of roles. From youth pastoring to church planting, from executive pastor to senior pastor to director of a House of Prayer, from home missionary to founder of a non profit 501C3, Lewis and Rachel have been passionate about the presence of God, the power of prayer, and the cry for revival in our land. Most recently, after pastoring for over twenty plus years, Lewis launched the national ministry Awakening USA in 2012. Founded with the mandate to protect life, promote the role of pastors in America, and to pray for revival and awakening. Awakening USA uniquely focuses on pastors and churches to take responsibility for the spiritual condition of America. At the beginning of 2014, the Lord spoke to Lewis about putting together a national pastors and Christian leaders’ prayer gathering in Washington, DC on April 9, 2016 at the Lincoln Memorial. As a result of this call, UnitedCry was birthed. UnitedCry, a pastor-led call reclaiming America’s future, has been mandated to start a movement of unified prayer and civic action with pastors and Christian leaders for the purpose of spiritual awakening that reclaims America’s future. In addition, Lewis serve as the Texas Bound4Life directors and the Texas state pastors for the Family Research Council. They are parents of three sons.
Pastor Mark Clark
Author | Founding Pastor — Village Church in Vancouver, Canada
Mark Clark is the founding pastor of Village Church in Vancouver, Canada, one of the fastest growing multi-site churches in North America. Mark combines frank and challenging biblical preaching with r...
Mark Clark is the founding pastor of Village Church in Vancouver, Canada, one of the fastest growing multi-site churches in North America. Mark combines frank and challenging biblical preaching with real-world application and apologetics to speak to both Christians and skeptics alike, confronting questions, doubts, and assumptions about Christianity. His sermons have millions of downloads per year from over 120 different countries.
Pastor Matt Kendrick
Next Generation Pastor — Biltmore Church
Matt Kendrick is the Next Generation Pastor of Biltmore Church in Asheville, N.C. He and his wife Courtney have two children. Matt received his undergraduate degree at Mississippi State University and...
Matt Kendrick is the Next Generation Pastor of Biltmore Church in Asheville, N.C. He and his wife Courtney have two children. Matt received his undergraduate degree at Mississippi State University and his M.Div. and D.Min. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves on the Leadership Council for the ERLC.
Pastor Ray Johnston
Writer, Speaker, Founder — Thrive Communications
Ray Johnston has a rich and varied background as a university and graduate-school professor, speaker, writer, and founder of Thrive Communications. He is also the founding pas...
Ray Johnston has a rich and varied background as a university and graduate-school professor, speaker, writer, and founder of Thrive Communications. He is also the founding pastor of Bayside Church in the Sacramento, California suburb of Granite Bay, which Ray describes as “a church for people who don’t like church.” Bayside has grown into one of the largest churches in the nation with more than 12,000 people coming together every weekend at the main campus and thousands more in multiple affiliated churches throughout the Sacramento region. Ray is the founder of Thriving Churches International. Each year his Thrive Leadership Conference sells out months in advance with over 4,000 leaders attending from across the country and around the world. An in-demand speaker, he has spoken to more than 4,000,000 people over the last 10 years. Ray is a veteran of both youth and adult ministry, having crisscrossed the nation for years as a top instructor for Youth Specialties. A graduate of Azusa Pacific University and Fuller Theological Seminary, he was Chairman of the Department of Youth Ministry at North Park College and an adjunct professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He currently serves on the Board of Directors at Azusa Pacific University. Ray and his wife, Carol, live in Granite Bay, California.
Pastor Rick Curry
National Director — The Sentinel Group
Rick Curry was born in Richmond, Kentucky and has been involved in full-time ministry all of his adult life. He preached his first revival at age 16 and accepted his first pastorate at age 20. Rick is...
Rick Curry was born in Richmond, Kentucky and has been involved in full-time ministry all of his adult life. He preached his first revival at age 16 and accepted his first pastorate at age 20. Rick is married to Jennifer Hamby Curry and they have two married sons who, along with their wives, serve faithfully in the ministry of a church Rick started in Pensacola, FL called King’s Way Church. Rick is currently the National Director of The Sentinel Group and The Journey to Transformation for the United States. In addition he also serves as the Chairman of the Board of The Sentinel Group a ministry founded by George Otis, Jr.. He is the Founding Pastor of King’s Way Church in Pensacola, Florida and King’s Way Church in Manchester, Kentucky. He provides oversight to all of King’s Way affiliate ministries and congregations. Rick is a revivalist and much sought after speaker.
Pastor Robert Jeffress
Senior Pastor — First Baptist, Dallas
Dr. Robert Jeffress is Senior Pastor of the 12,000-member First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas and a Fox News Contributor. He is also an adjunct professor at Dallas Theological Seminary. Dr. Jeffress h...
Dr. Robert Jeffress is Senior Pastor of the 12,000-member First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas and a Fox News Contributor. He is also an adjunct professor at Dallas Theological Seminary. Dr. Jeffress has made more than 1500 guest appearances on various radio and television programs and regularly appears on major mainstream media outlets, such as Fox News Channel’s “Fox and Friends,” “The O’Reilly Factor” and “Cavuto on Business;” ABC’s “Good Morning America;” CBS’ “This Morning;” HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher;” CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” and MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews.” He hosts a daily radio program, PATHWAY TO VICTORY, that is heard nationwide on over 764 stations in major markets such as Dallas-Fort Worth, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Houston, and Seattle. His weekly television program can be seen on 1,200 television stations and cable systems throughout the nation and in 28 countries around the world, including China. Dr. Jeffress graduated from Southwestern Theological Seminary with a D.Min., a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a B.S. degree from Baylor University. In May 2010, he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree from Dallas Baptist University. In June 2011, Dr. Jeffress received the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year award from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Jeffress and his wife Amy live in Dallas and have two daughters.
Pastor Stephen Broden
Senior Pastor of Fair Park Bible Fellowship — Executive Director of Content of Character Series
Stephen Edward Broden is a former Republican political candidate from the state of Texas in the 30th congressional district (map) for the United States House of Representatives. Broden graduated fro...
Stephen Edward Broden is a former Republican political candidate from the state of Texas in the 30th congressional district (map) for the United States House of Representatives. Broden graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor and then a Master of Arts degree in Communication, and he later studied at the Dallas Theological Seminary where he received a Master of Arts in Bible Studies. He served as an Adjunct Professor at Dallas Baptist University from 1990 to 1992 and spent 10 years in the private sector at Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) in Human Resources. He has been a business owner of several self-serve car wash facilities, and has also worked as a newscaster, disc jockey, and radio broadcaster. Currently he is a co-host on the radio program Life and Liberty for KSKY, 660 AM and is also a radio broadcaster of One-Minute "thought of the day" commentaries on this station. Broden founded the Fair Park Bible Fellowship Church in 1987 and serves as its Senior Pastor. He has served as President of the Fair Park Friendship Center for over 18 years and as its Executive Director for over 11 years. Broden advocates in the Fair Park and South Dallas areas for economic opportunity, improved access to education, and against abortion. He is a spokesman for the black pro-life movement in Dallas and a contributor to blackprolifemovement.blogspot.com. He is a founder of Ebony Berean, an organization whose mission includes informing African-American Pastors of the "Culture War" He is a speaker for the Tea Party movement and advocates for a return to what he considers proper Constitutional principles in government and the Judeo-Christian values that he claims undergird the founding of the United States of America. He supports an individual's right to bear arms, which he claims emanates from the Second Amendment, and a broad conception of the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Broden has been a recurring political commentator on Fox News Channel, including appearances on the Glenn Beck show. He was awarded “Champion of the Republican Party” by the NRCC Business Advisory Council Texas and has also received the Ronald Reagan Gold Medal Award. From 1999 to 2002 he served as Republican Precinct Chairman in DeSoto, Texas.
Pastor Tim Challies
Pastor | Author | Reviewer — Grace Fellowship Church
A pastor, noted speaker, and author of numerous articles, Tim Challies is a pioneer in the Christian blogosphere, having one of the most widely read and recognized Christian blogs. He is also editor o...
A pastor, noted speaker, and author of numerous articles, Tim Challies is a pioneer in the Christian blogosphere, having one of the most widely read and recognized Christian blogs. He is also editor of Discerning Reader, a site dedicated to offering discerning reviews of books that are of interest to Christians. A self-employed web designer, Tim lives with his family on the outskirts of Toronto, Ontario. He serves as a pastor at Grace Fellowship Church focusing primarily on mentoring and discipleship and is the co-founder of Cruciform Press. His books include "The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment," "Sexual Detox," and "The Next Story."
Pastor Todd Wagner
Founder | Senior Pastor — Watermark Church
Todd Wagner is the founding Pastor of Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas. The church was established over a decade ago by a handful of friends who were burdened to make the invisible Kingdom...
Todd Wagner is the founding Pastor of Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas. The church was established over a decade ago by a handful of friends who were burdened to make the invisible Kingdom visible to their spiritually confused and compromised friends in their city. Watermark’s mission as the local body of Christ is to reach the unchurched, de-churched, dead-churched and unmoved and call others to believe in Christ, belong to His body, be trained in truth and be strong in ministry. Today, Watermark has campuses in Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano and is working around the world by serving, training and encouraging indigenous leaders in numerous countries to radically embrace the adventure of being fully devoted followers of Christ in their cultural context. In addition, Todd leads the Life Center which is an initiative to create a world class museum dedicated to honoring human life, to ending abortion and advancing a society that embodies human dignity. Todd’s first book, “Come and See” with David C. Cook Publishers will be released Spring of 2017. Todd and his wife, Alex, are busy investing in their six kids.
Pastor Todd Wilson
Author | Senior Pastor — Calvary Memorial Church
Todd A. Wilson (PhD, Cambridge University) has spent more than a decade in pastoral ministry and is currently the senior pastor of Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, Illinois. He is the cofounder an...
Todd A. Wilson (PhD, Cambridge University) has spent more than a decade in pastoral ministry and is currently the senior pastor of Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, Illinois. He is the cofounder and chairman of The Center for Pastor Theologians, a ministry dedicated to resourcing pastor theologians. Todd has authored or edited a number of books, including Real Christian and The Pastor Theologian. He is married to Katie, and they have seven children.
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