Chris Cragin-Day, who wrote “Martin Luther on Trial” with Max McLean, has written plays and musicals that have been performed in New York and around the country. Her work impressed McLean when he s...

Chris Cragin-Day, who wrote “Martin Luther on Trial” with Max McLean, has written plays and musicals that have been performed in New York and around the country. Her work impressed McLean when he saw a performance of her play about Emily Dickinson, “Emily,” so he approached her about writing a play about Luther for the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation in 2017. After doing some research, she agreed. During the writing process, she would send McLean her drafts, and he would edit them. The result of their collaboration, “Martin Luther on Trial,” features a strong female character, Katie Von Bora, Luther’s wife. The play held its world premiere in Washington last year before being staged off-Broadway. It will go on a national tour this fall. Cragin-Day’s recent New York productions include: “A Woman,” 59E59th; “The Unusual Tale of Mary and Joseph’s Baby,” NYC Fringe, co-writer Don Chaffer; and “Son of a Gun” co-writers Don and Lori Chaffer. Cragin-Day and her husband, Steve Day, are founding members of Firebone Theatre, which produces plays that examine the space "where human meets divine." Cragin-Day is an alumna of The Public Theater’s Emerging Writers’ Group (“The River Nun,” presented in the 2009 Spotlight Series) and the O’Neill National Music Theater Conference. Her recent regional productions include “Foster Mom,” which won the New Play Festival Award at Premiere Stages in Union, New Jersey; and “The Unusual Tale of Mary and Joseph’s Baby” at River and Rail Theater in Knoxville. Cragin-Day is an assistant professor of English and Theater at The King's College in New York City. She holds a master’s degree in theater from Baylor University and a bachelor’s from Oklahoma Baptist University.

Chris Davis is senior pastor of Groveton Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, where he has served since 2016. He previously served for 11 years as the Pastor of Whitton Avenue Bible Church in Phoen...

Chris Davis is senior pastor of Groveton Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, where he has served since 2016. He previously served for 11 years as the Pastor of Whitton Avenue Bible Church in Phoenix, Arizona. He holds degrees from Bethlehem College and Seminary and Phoenix Seminary, though his ministry training began in the coalfields of southern West Virginia where he saw God’s transforming power at work in an economically depressed community. Chris is passionate about preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ from all of Scripture. The path God has taken him down has made him particularly attuned to the need for the grace and truth of Jesus in the areas of abuse in the church and ethnic prejudice. Through his own formation while in ministry he has become dedicated to coming alongside other ministers to encourage emotional health and address isolation. Married for nearly 20 years, Chris and his wife Rachael have four children through adoption and birth. In October, Zondervan Reflective will release Chris’ book, Bright Hope for Tomorrow: How Anticipating Jesus’ Return Gives Strength for Today, which Timothy Keller calls “the best practical pastoral book on the doctrine of the second coming written in years.”

Chris Dowling is a multi-talented writer, director and producer who has optioned multiple properties that span both genre and medium. He wrote and directed his first feature in 2009, the award-winnin...

Chris Dowling is a multi-talented writer, director and producer who has optioned multiple properties that span both genre and medium. He wrote and directed his first feature in 2009, the award-winning noir comedy ROCK SLYDE. Chris followed that up by creating and selling four television properties including back-to-back 20-episode orders of REPO GAMES for Spike TV. In 2014, he wrote the theatrical feature THE REMAINING for Sony. The next year, he wrote and directed WHERE HOPE GROWS. The film won numerous awards including the “Audience Award” at The Heartland Film Festival. The feature drama he wrote for “For King & Country” entitled PRICELESS was released in October 2016 and was nominated for a Dove Award in the category of “Inspirational Film of the Year.” As a producer, his documentary ASPERGER’S ARE US was purchased by Netflix and chronicles the first comedy troupe that consists entirely of openly Autistic performers. Chris followed that up with the 6-part HBO docu-series ON TOUR WITH ASPERGER’S ARE US. Next came the inspirational drama he wrote and directed that was executive produced by Tim Tebow called RUN THE RACE which did nearly 3X its production budget in domestic box office in 2019. BLUE MIRACLE, a film Chris wrote starring Dennis Quaid, just released on Netflix where it was #1 highest rated movie on the platform for weeks and #2 in the world. Two of Chris’s films are in post-production -- ROLL WITH IT, a comedy comes to theaters in Fall and ACIDMAN, an indie drama. Chris’s large-scale musical UNDONE which he wrote and will be directing as well as producing with Monarch Media is set for a production date of Spring of 2022. Following UNDONE, is the football drama 8 DAYS IN DECEMEBER and the Little Jimmy Dickens biopic MONA & JIMMY slated for a Q1 2022 shoot.

Dr. Chris Gacek is the Senior Fellow, Regulatory Affairs at Family Research Council. Dr. Gacek received a Bachelors of Science in economics from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, a Maste...

Dr. Chris Gacek is the Senior Fellow, Regulatory Affairs at Family Research Council. Dr. Gacek received a Bachelors of Science in economics from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, a Masters and Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University, and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. He has previously worked for the Heritage Foundation, the American Enterprise Institute, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (as a law clerk), the Federal Communications Commission, and a subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (Sen. Tom Coburn, Chairman). Dr. Gacek is the author of The Logic of Force: the Dilemma of Limited War in American Foreign Policy (Columbia Univ. Press, 1994).

Dr. Chris Harper [aka Harp] is a speaker, writer, and disciple-maker who has helped equip 9000+ churches and 1,000,000+ men. Chris is passionate about biblical manhood and fatherhood, and often spe...

Dr. Chris Harper [aka Harp] is a speaker, writer, and disciple-maker who has helped equip 9000+ churches and 1,000,000+ men. Chris is passionate about biblical manhood and fatherhood, and often speaks on topics such as a man’s identity in Christ and the importance of being a gospel-centered husband and father. Chris received his Master's degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and his Doctorate from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Chris and his wife, Ally, live with their four children - Scarlett, Malachi, Calvin, and Oliver - in Arlington, Texas. In addition to his family, Chris loves pick up basketball and a good cheeseburger, and firmly believes Jordan is better than LeBron.

Chris Horst is the director of development at HOPE International, where he works and writes at the intersection of entrepreneurship, work, and the Gospel. Chris has been published regularly in Christi...

Chris Horst is the director of development at HOPE International, where he works and writes at the intersection of entrepreneurship, work, and the Gospel. Chris has been published regularly in Christianity Today and has a forthcoming book on entrepreneurship and human flourishing. He serves on the boards of the Denver Institute for Faith & Work and the Colorado Microfinance Alliance. Chris graduated from Taylor University with a business degree and has his MBA from Bakke Graduate University. He lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife, Alli, and son, Desmond. Chris blogs at smorgasblurb.com.

Chris Jacobs, the Founder and CEO of Juniper Research Group and author of The Case Against Single Payer, has over a decade of experience in a variety of policy roles on and off Capitol Hill. He previo...

Chris Jacobs, the Founder and CEO of Juniper Research Group and author of The Case Against Single Payer, has over a decade of experience in a variety of policy roles on and off Capitol Hill. He previously worked as Policy Director for America Next, a start-up think tank, and as a Senior Policy Analyst for the Heritage Foundation and the Joint Economic Committee’s Senate Republican staff. Before that, Chris worked as a Policy Advisor for the House Republican Conference under then-Chairman Mike Pence during the debate surrounding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and as a Health Policy Analyst for the Senate Republican Policy Committee during the first two years of the law’s implementation. He got his start on Capitol Hill as an intern for then-Congressman Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania. He has taught part-time on health policy at The American University, where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and History Phi Beta Kappa.

Chris Mitchell has reported from the front lines of Israels history and witnessed the major events of the Middle East. From the Arab Spring and the recent blitzkrieg by ISIS, he brings a Biblical pers...

Chris Mitchell has reported from the front lines of Israels history and witnessed the major events of the Middle East. From the Arab Spring and the recent blitzkrieg by ISIS, he brings a Biblical perspective to the powerful developments shaping the region and our world. Chris first began reporting on the Middle East in the mid-1990s. He repeatedly traveled there to report on the religious and political issues facing Israel and the surrounding Arab states. One of his more significant reports focused on the emigration of persecuted Christians from the Middle East. In the past, Chris's reporting has been distinguished by award-winning coverage of revival movements and other spiritual issues. In addition to the Brownsville revival in Pensacola, Fla., he also covered an outbreak of revival in Missouri. His report on the "holy laughter" revivals in Toronto and London was named CBN's "Focus Story of the Year" in 1994. In addition to his reports for The 700 Club, Chris is also a regular contributor to Christian World News, a weekly 30-minute newscast that airs nationally in multiple markets. Prior to joining CBN News in 1992, Chris worked for three years as a researcher, producer, and reporter for the Features/Testimonies department of The 700 Club. A native of the Boston area, Chris earned a B.A. in History at the University of New Hampshire in 1975. In 1987, he graduated with honors from Regent University, earning an M.A. in Communication. While a student at Regent (then CBN University), Chris anchored “Newsight,” a student-produced Christian news program.

CHRIS PAPPALARDO, PhD, is the author and cofounder of GoodKind, the makers of Advent Blocks, an organization that helps people cultivate the good kind of habits and holiday celebrations. Chris is a pa...

CHRIS PAPPALARDO, PhD, is the author and cofounder of GoodKind, the makers of Advent Blocks, an organization that helps people cultivate the good kind of habits and holiday celebrations. Chris is a pastor, editor, and writer at The Summit Church in the Raleigh-Durham, NC, area. He is married to Jenn and is the proud dad of Lottie (who wants to save the planet) and Teddy (who wants you to read him another book).

Chris Price served as the lead pastor at Calvary Baptist (Coquitlam, BC) for ten years before moving to pursue church planting in Vancouver at thewaychurch.ca. He has a master’s in Christian studies a...

Chris Price served as the lead pastor at Calvary Baptist (Coquitlam, BC) for ten years before moving to pursue church planting in Vancouver at thewaychurch.ca. He has a master’s in Christian studies and a BA in biblical studies, and he is the author of Radical Hope: Resurrection Faith in a Hurting World (2016) and co-editor of Everyday Apologetics (2020). He is also a contributor to the UK-based Alpha Youth Film series.

Chris Rappazini is a Professor of Leadership at Anderson University, a professional speaker, and a leadership life coach. Before his role at Anderson University, Chris was a professor of pastoral stud...

Chris Rappazini is a Professor of Leadership at Anderson University, a professional speaker, and a leadership life coach. Before his role at Anderson University, Chris was a professor of pastoral studies and preaching for eleven years at the Moody Bible Institute and served in various pastoral roles throughout the nation. He is a former writer for Moody’s Today in the Word and the former president of the Evangelical Homiletics Society. He earned a doctorate degree in leadership studies from Gonzaga University, a master’s degree in theology from the University of Edinburgh, a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Moody Bible Institute. Chris also conducted postdoctoral research at Baylor University.

Chris is the Director of Missions and Women’s Ministry at Woodlands Church outside of Houston, TX. Her missions’ work has touched thousands of under-resourced people locally and in numerous countries...

Chris is the Director of Missions and Women’s Ministry at Woodlands Church outside of Houston, TX. Her missions’ work has touched thousands of under-resourced people locally and in numerous countries around the world. Her Women’s Ministry is one of the largest in the country providing fellowship, worship and Bible study opportunities to hundreds of women each week.