Among the chaplains of MIT, many of whom are affiliated with faculty, professors are Dave Thom’s main focus. A co-founder of the first Faculty Roundtable in 2002 among The Five Colleges in the Amherst...

Among the chaplains of MIT, many of whom are affiliated with faculty, professors are Dave Thom’s main focus. A co-founder of the first Faculty Roundtable in 2002 among The Five Colleges in the Amherst MA area, and co-chair of the Cambridge Roundtable, Dave partners with Rev. Dr. Danny Yamashiro and Affiliated Chaplains Bill Hager and Rev. Dr. Nathan Barczi. Dave is also the Project Director for a John Templeton Foundation funded project of 12 teams of colleagues from Boston to Chicago to Duke and the eight Ivies who are professionals at convening Faculty Roundtables to explore science, faith, and philosophy.

Dave Thornton is the Bible Brand Director at Tyndale House in Carol Stream, Illinois. He has served in leadership roles for other leading Christian Publishing companies including David C. Cook, Gospel...

Dave Thornton is the Bible Brand Director at Tyndale House in Carol Stream, Illinois. He has served in leadership roles for other leading Christian Publishing companies including David C. Cook, Gospel Light, and Group Publishing for over two decades. Dave earned a B.A. in Speech Communications from Bethel University in St. Paul, MN and and M.Div. from Trinity International University in Deerfield, IL. Dave and his wife Tammy are the parents of four adult children and grandparents to five adorable kids.

Davey Blackburn is the founder and director of Nothing is Wasted Ministries, a nonprofit organization based in Indianapolis, IN. The organization helps people who have experienced trauma, tragedy, and...

Davey Blackburn is the founder and director of Nothing is Wasted Ministries, a nonprofit organization based in Indianapolis, IN. The organization helps people who have experienced trauma, tragedy, and major life transitions discover God’s purpose in their pain. Thousands have found healing and wholeness through the ministry’s seminal curriculum, Pain to Purpose. Davey works with churches, college campuses, corporations, and correctional facilities to help people partner with God to take back their stories. He also hosts the Nothing is Wasted Podcast, with more than three million downloads and 300 episodes since 2018. Davey and Kristi Blackburn live in Indianapolis, IN, with their three kids, Natalia, Weston, and Cohen.

David & Kelli Pritchard are authors and co-founders of Axis Ministries. Their mission is to create products and resources for people who desperately want the marriage and family they dreamed of having...

David & Kelli Pritchard are authors and co-founders of Axis Ministries. Their mission is to create products and resources for people who desperately want the marriage and family they dreamed of having. By helping people deal with the challenges and struggles of marriage and parenting, they are able to more fully enjoy the ones they love. David & Kelli have over fifty years of ministry experience. In addition they’ve taught and coached thousands of couples and parents to experience the wonder of family. They are successful parents of eleven children, including three adopted kids. And because they’ve survived the storms of bad decisions and challenging kids, they understand the struggles and sometimes heartache of parenting. Their book Going Public, has helped thousands of parents thrive in their public school journey. They have an online Public School parenting course and will soon be launching the brand new “Public School Parenting Podcast”.

Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. is a law enforcement executive with 37-plus years of experience. His public service career began in 1978, at the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD), where h...

Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. is a law enforcement executive with 37-plus years of experience. His public service career began in 1978, at the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD), where he served 24 distinguished years. During his 11 years as a Patrol Officer, he received meritorious citations for felony arrests. In 1989, he was promoted to Detective, and nine months later was selected for the specialized Homicide Division, where he was part of a team that investigated more than 400 homicides in a four-year period. MPD made arrests in more than 80% of homicides, well above the national average of 60%. In 1999, Clarke became Commanding Officer of MPD’s Intelligence Division which was responsible for producing and sharing intelligence, and providing dignitary protection in conjunction with the Secret Service, the Department of State, and other federal agencies.

David A. Cortman serves as senior counsel and vice president of U.S. litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom. He joined ADF in 2005 and currently supervises a team of nearly 40 attorneys and legal...

David A. Cortman serves as senior counsel and vice president of U.S. litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom. He joined ADF in 2005 and currently supervises a team of nearly 40 attorneys and legal staff who specialize in constitutional law, focusing on religious freedom, sanctity of life, and marriage and family. Cortman has successfully litigated hundreds of constitutional law cases in all levels of federal and state court. He has also argued cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, most recently in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer, securing a 7-2 victory that challenged Missouri’s denial of a church’s participation in a playground resurfacing program solely because the church is a religious organization. Cortman also argued Reed v. Town of Gilbert, securing a 9-0 ruling that prohibits the government from discriminating against religious speech while favoring political speech. He has served as lead counsel in Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Burwell, successfully challenging Obamacare’s abortion pill mandate; ACSTO v. Winn, successfully defending Arizona’s school choice tuition tax credit program; and Geneva College v. Burwell and Southern Nazarene University v. Burwell, challenging the abortion pill mandate as applied to non-profit religious organizations. He was co-counsel in Town of Greece v. Galloway, successfully defending the freedom of Americans to pray at public meetings. Cortman has appeared as a guest and has written opinion pieces for numerous major media outlets. He earned his J.D. from Regent University School of Law in 1996, graduating magna cum laude. He is a member of the state bar in Georgia, Florida, Arizona, and the District of Columbia, and is admitted to practice in over two dozen federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. He also teaches legal courses on the U.S. Constitution and civil rights.

David A.R. White is the most visible actor and producer in the Christian entertainment industry. David was raised in a small Mennonite farming town outside of Dodge City, Kansas, and at the age of 19...

David A.R. White is the most visible actor and producer in the Christian entertainment industry. David was raised in a small Mennonite farming town outside of Dodge City, Kansas, and at the age of 19 moved to Los Angles to begin what would quickly become a successful career as an actor, writer, director and producer. After co-starring for 3 years in the hit TV show, Evening Shade with Burt Reynolds and many other roles in television and film, David became a founding partner in the film distribution/production entity PURE FLIX (www.pureflix.com). Today, Pure Flix maintains its position as the number one faith-based studio, producing and distributing more faith-centered films than any other studio. Likewise, David has become one of the most prolific actors/filmmakers in the faith-based arena. To date, David has starred in close to 20 feature-length films, which have entertained unprecedented success worldwide. Some of his film credits include: Revelation Road 1 & 2, The Black Rider, SIX...the Mark Unleashed, The Moment After 1 and 2, In the Blink of an Eye, Hidden Secrets, Holyman Undercover, Jerusalem Countdown, and Dancer and the Dame. David produced and starred in the UP original film, Brother White which co-starred David’s real life wife, Andrea Logan White, and earned him a Cable FAX Program Award nomination for Best Actor. David’s passion has always been to further the Christian faith-based genre with excellence in every way. His love for the Lord has governed the projects he attaches himself to. David and his wife, Andrea, live in Los Angeles with their three children.

Dr. David F. Allen studied medicine at St. Andrews University Medical School in Scotland, and Psychiatry and Public Health at Harvard Medical School where he was a Kennedy Fellow. He studied theology...

Dr. David F. Allen studied medicine at St. Andrews University Medical School in Scotland, and Psychiatry and Public Health at Harvard Medical School where he was a Kennedy Fellow. He studied theology under Dr. Francis Schaeffer at L’Abri Fellowship in Switzerland, and did further work in Religion, Psychiatry and Ethics under Professor Arthur Dyck at the Harvard Divinity School. He was a visiting professor at Yale Divinity School where he was mentored by Fr. Henri Nouwen. In Washington, D.C., he was mentored by Dr. Gerald May of the Shalom Institute. Since then, Dr. Allen has taught Psychiatry and Religion at Harvard, Yale and Georgetown Medical School. In 1987 he was awarded the Bennett Commonwealth Prize for his outstanding work in cocaine addiction. He was featured in the P.B.S. special, The Drug Wars, which documented his discovery of crack cocaine and its epidemic in 1985. Dr. Allen has established cocaine treatment centers in The Bahamas and Washington, D.C., and is a recognized expert in all types of addictions and their causes. Dr. Allen has taught at the Chautauqua Institution with Dr. Ross McKenzie and psychoanalyst Janet Gibbs in the field of Psychiatry and Religion and has been a regular facilitator for Young President Organization Group Forums. Dr. Allen has published widely in the areas of Addiction, Spirituality and Psychiatry. Dr. Allen's widely acclaimed marriage, grief, and shame seminars have been hosted by churches as diverse as Dallas Bible Church in Texas and St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, Washington, D.C. Broadcast throughout the Bahamas, his weekly radio program “Coming Home: Facing our Heart” and weekly television program "People Helping People" explore themes relating to anger, community, forgiveness and acceptance. Dr. Allen has a international private practice in Psychiatry and individual therapy in Nassau, Bahamas. As director of the Renascence Institute International and the Allen Institute of Training and Research, Dr. Allen works with a team of psychiatrists, professional counselors and researchers.

David Altrogge is a life-long storyteller. Directing his first indy-feature while still in high school, David has spent the last ten years writing and directing narrative and commercial films. Commerc...

David Altrogge is a life-long storyteller. Directing his first indy-feature while still in high school, David has spent the last ten years writing and directing narrative and commercial films. Commercially, David has done work for some of the nation's most influential brands including Jack Daniel's, Proctor & Gamble, and Brown-Forman. Narratively, David's movies have played film festivals from coast to coast and garnered praise for their innovative stories and gritty visuals. He is also the co-creator of "The New American Storytellers" which skyrocketed to number three among iTunes "Film & Television" podcasts and was listed as one of iTunes' "New & Noteworthy" shows. David is currently in post-production on his latest feature, a sci-fi thriller entitled "Twin Reflex".

David Bahnsen is a financial expert, conservative thought leader, and unapologetic defender of free-market capitalism. Managing over $6.3 billion in client assets, David's expertise is sought after by...

David Bahnsen is a financial expert, conservative thought leader, and unapologetic defender of free-market capitalism. Managing over $6.3 billion in client assets, David's expertise is sought after by leading conservative media outlets. He's a regular contributor to National Review, a frequent guest on Fox News and Fox Business,and host of the Capital Record podcast, where he tirelessly advocates for economic liberty and traditional American values. David'sbestselling books, including "Crisis of Responsibility" and "There'sNo Free Lunch: 250 Economic Truths," have established him as a leadingconservative voice on economic policy and personal responsibility. His latestwork, "Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life," continues tochampion the conservative ethic of hard work and purpose. With over twodecades of experience on Wall Street and as a top-ranked advisor by Barron's,Forbes, and Financial Times, David Bahnsen brings unparalleled insight to thecritical intersection of conservative principles and economic reality.

David Balat is the director of the Right on Healthcare initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. He has broad experience across the healthcare spectrum with special expertise in healthcare fin...

David Balat is the director of the Right on Healthcare initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. He has broad experience across the healthcare spectrum with special expertise in healthcare finance. He is a seasoned hospital executive with more than 20 years of healthcare industry leadership and executive management experience. Balat earned the privilege of being invited to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform in Washington, D.C. and before various House committees in the Texas Legislature. He is a published op-ed columnist in The Hill, Real Clear Politics, and other news outlets and an active speaker and commentator on matters of health policy. Balat often volunteers to help families navigate their bills and how to understand their benefits. He serves as a board member for a nonprofit focused on educating legislators and the community about important matters pertaining to healthcare freedom. Balat is a first generation American and the first in his family to graduate from college. He received his B.S. from the University of Houston and joint master’s degrees in business administration and hospital administration from the University of Houston – Clear Lake.

David Barton is the Founder and President of WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization that presents America's forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on our moral, religious and constit...

David Barton is the Founder and President of WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization that presents America's forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on our moral, religious and constitutional heritage. WallBuilders is a name taken from the Old Testament writings of Nehemiah, who led a grassroots movement to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem and restore its strength and honor. In the same way, WallBuilders seeks to energize the grassroots today to become involved in strengthening their communities, states, and nation. David is the author of numerous best-selling books, with the subjects being drawn largely from his massive library of tens of thousands of original writings from the Founding Era. He also addresses well over 400 groups each year.