Douglas Kaine McKelvey grew up in East Texas and moved to Nashville in 1991 to participate in the early work of Charlie Peacock's Art House Foundation, an organization dedicated to a shared exploratio...

Douglas Kaine McKelvey grew up in East Texas and moved to Nashville in 1991 to participate in the early work of Charlie Peacock's Art House Foundation, an organization dedicated to a shared exploration of faith and the arts. In the decades since, Douglas has worked as an author, song lyricist, scriptwriter, and speaker. His books include three volumes of the bestselling series Every Moment Holy, and a critically-acclaimed middle-grade chapter book titled The Angel Knew Papa and the Dog. He has also served as a scriptwriter and story editor for the first three seasons of the animated series The Wingfeather Saga, and has penned more than 350 lyrics recorded by a variety of artists. Douglas and his wife Lise live near Nashville, Tennessee

Dr. Brent Taylor is the Pastor of First Baptist Church Carrollton and Church at the Fields, international speaker, professor of American history, and corporate communicator. He is the author of “Found...

Dr. Brent Taylor is the Pastor of First Baptist Church Carrollton and Church at the Fields, international speaker, professor of American history, and corporate communicator. He is the author of “Founding Leadership: Lessons on Business and Personal Leadership From the Men Who Brought You the American Revolution” which will be available February 13, 2018 as well as a book on leadership and the presidency coming out in the fall of 2018. Brent enjoys reading great stories from history, fishing, traveling, and helping people find their purpose in life. His other great passion is discovering the red light on at Krispy Kreme Donuts. Brent lives in the Dallas area with his wife and three children.

Jay W. Richards, Ph.D., is the Executive Editor and Co-Founder of The Stream. He is an Assistant Research Professor in the School of Business and Economics at The Catholic University of America and a...

Jay W. Richards, Ph.D., is the Executive Editor and Co-Founder of The Stream. He is an Assistant Research Professor in the School of Business and Economics at The Catholic University of America and a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute. Dr. Richards has previously served as a Contributing Editor at the American Enterprise Institute and was a Visiting Fellow at the Heritage Foundation. He has written and spoken extensively about religious freedom, economics, climate science and Pope Francis (he himself is a member of the Catholic Church). Dr. Richards is the author of many books including the New York Times bestsellers Infiltrated (2013), and Indivisible (2012), co-authored with James Robison. He is also the author of Money, Greed, and God, winner of a 2010 Templeton Enterprise Award; and co-author of The Privileged Planet with astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez. He has a Ph.D., with honors, in philosophy and theology from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Adam C. Wright was elected president of Dallas Baptist University in June 2016. Prior to his selection, Dr. Wright served at DBU as vice president and dean of the Cook School of Leadership, where he p...

Adam C. Wright was elected president of Dallas Baptist University in June 2016. Prior to his selection, Dr. Wright served at DBU as vice president and dean of the Cook School of Leadership, where he provided academic leadership and taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. As dean and a faculty member, he has taught numerous courses in higher education, leadership, and global studies, supervised doctoral research, shaped curriculum, and launched new programs. With a love for international and domestic travel, Dr. Wright has led and participated in study abroad trips in England, Israel, Italy and Guatemala. He has traveled extensively throughout the New England states, specifically visiting the colonial colleges, as one of his great academic interests in exploring the history of American higher education and the preservation of Christian scholarship within the academy. His professional memberships include the International Leadership Association, Christian Leadership Alliance, and Phi Beta Delta. Dr. Wright’s teaching specialties focus on Higher Education and Leadership Studies. Dr. Wright is married to Candice, who received both her bachelor’s degree and Master of Business Administration degree from DBU. They have two daughters, Abigail Grace and Katherine Elizabeth. Adam and Candice are members of Park Cities Baptist Church, where they teach Sunday School and are actively engaged in the life of the church.

In his youth, Alan lived in Lancaster, CA, where he was very homeschooled by his mother. At 16, he finished high school and began attending Antelope Valley College. He met his wife, Brittany, at AVC....

In his youth, Alan lived in Lancaster, CA, where he was very homeschooled by his mother. At 16, he finished high school and began attending Antelope Valley College. He met his wife, Brittany, at AVC. Alan continued his undergraduate work at the Cal State Bakersfield satellite campus at AVC, earning his degree in English. Then he earned his Master's in English at CSUB-AV. In 2007, Richard Clark contacted Alan about joining a new venture he was starting called Christ and Pop Culture. That November, Alan began writing and then editing for the site. Brittany and Alan moved to Waco, TX to pursue graduate degrees at Baylor University in 2008. Charles Taylor's work on secularism and the self formed the theoretical basis for the dissertation and much of Alan's later writing. While in Waco, Brittany and Alan had two children, Eleanor and Quentin, and they attended Redeemer Presbyterian Church. At nights, Alan continued to write and edit for Christ and Pop Culture, now with the title Managing Editor. In the fall of 2014, the Nobles moved to Shawnee, OK, where Alan accepted a position as Assistant Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University. After Richard Clark left Christ and Pop Culture for Christianity Today, Alan became editor-in-chief at the site. At this time, Alan began writing for The Atlantic, Christianity Today, and First Things, particularly on issues related to pluralism and secularism. The Nobles' third child, Frances, was born in 2015. As the 2016 election ramped up, Alan launched the group Public Faith with Michael Wear to offer an alternative evangelical political voice. He also joined The AND Campaign as an advisor. Alan has written articles for Christian publications such as Modern Reformation, InTouch Magazine, and Christianity Today and for secular publications like VOX, Buzzfeed, and The Atlantic. He has been interviewed, quoted, or cited in a number of major publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, MTV News, MSNBC, The Guardian, Buzzfeed, Politico, Village Voice, Yahoo! News, ThinkProgress, The Blaze, WORLD Magazine, and Slate. And he has spoken at colleges, churches, and youth groups on a range of topics related to the church and culture. The Nobles attend Shawnee Presbyterian Church.

Dr. Albert L. Reyes is the sixth President and CEO of Buckner International, a faith-based nonprofit ministry dedicated to transforming the lives of orphans, vulnerable children, families and senior a...

Dr. Albert L. Reyes is the sixth President and CEO of Buckner International, a faith-based nonprofit ministry dedicated to transforming the lives of orphans, vulnerable children, families and senior adults in the United States and internationally. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) and the National Hispanic Leadership Conference (NHCLC). Dr. Reyes previously served as president of Buckner Children and Family Services. Prior to his tenure at Buckner, Dr. Reyes was president of Baptist University of the Ameìricas in San Antonio. He also has served as pastor of three churches and as a manager for Sprint’s National Customer Service Call Center. Dr. Reyes and his wife, Belinda, have three children. They are members of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas.

Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr. is president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, which is one of the largest seminaries in the world. He is also the Joseph Emerson Brown Professor of Christian Theo...

Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr. is president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, which is one of the largest seminaries in the world. He is also the Joseph Emerson Brown Professor of Christian Theology at Southern Seminary, and author of a number of books, including his newest, "We Cannot Be Silent." A theologian and ordained minister, both TIME and Christianity Today have recognized Dr. Mohler as a leader among American evangelicals. He can be heard daily on “The Briefing,” a podcast which analyzes news and events from a Christian Worldview, and “Thinking in Public,” a series of conversations with the day’s leading thinkers. Dr. Mohler also writes a popular blog and a regular commentary on moral, cultural and theological issues. He has been quoted in the nation’s leading newspapers, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today, to name a few, and has appeared on such national news programs as CNN’s “Larry King Live,” NBC’s “Today Show” and “Dateline NBC,” ABC’s “Good Morning America,” “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” on PBS, MSNBC’s “Scarborough Country” and Fox’s “The O’Reilly Factor.” Originally from Lakeland, Florida, Dr. Mohler was a Faculty Scholar at Florida Atlantic University before receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He holds a master of divinity degree and a doctor of philosophy (in systematic and historical theology) from Southern Seminary. He has pursued additional study at the St. Meinrad School of Theology and has done research at University of Oxford (England).

Albert L. Reyes, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, was raised in Rialto, California and South Texas. An experienced business leader in telecommunications, pastoral leader, and university president, h...

Albert L. Reyes, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, was raised in Rialto, California and South Texas. An experienced business leader in telecommunications, pastoral leader, and university president, he serves as the sixth President and CEO of Buckner International, a global Christian ministry founded in 1879 in Dallas, Texas focused on serving vulnerable children, orphans, seniors, and their families. He began his ministry as a pastor serving economically- challenged areas in Dallas, TX. Years later, he served as President of BUA (Baptist University of the Americas) in San Antonio, TX, where he expanded the educational opportunities for Hispanic students who would otherwise have struggled to complete their training. His travels have taken him across the USA and to over 17 countries, primarily in the global south, where he has engaged heads of state, senior-level government leaders, faith community leaders, leaders of non-government organizations, volunteers, donors, and marketplace leaders to shine hope into the lives of children and families in some of the poorest communities on the planet. Reyes earned a bachelor of business administration degree in management from Angelo State University, a master’s of divinity degree and doctor of ministry degree in missiology from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a doctor of philosophy degree in global leadership from Andrews University. He has been a guest lecturer on leadership, leading social change, and organizational transformation at universities in the USA and abroad including Harvard University, Dallas Baptist University, Hardin Simmons University, Angelo State University, and the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in Lima. He and his wife, Dr. Belinda A. Reyes, live in Dallas and they have three adult sons.

Alex is a nationally syndicated radio host, on air continuously since 2000. His SoundRezn apologetics broadcast was nominated “Best New Show” by the NRB (Natl. Religious Broadcasters) in 2010, compet...

Alex is a nationally syndicated radio host, on air continuously since 2000. His SoundRezn apologetics broadcast was nominated “Best New Show” by the NRB (Natl. Religious Broadcasters) in 2010, competing alongside shows by leaders such as James Dobson and Janet Parschal (Parschal’s show In the Market won that year, by the way). From 2011-present, Alex has hosted Exploring the Word, which airs throughout the nation Monday-Friday, “live,” on the American Family Radio network. Alex has interviewed hundreds of news makers, including, Christian leaders (such as James Dobson, George Barna, Tony Campolo, Ravi Zacharias, Franklin Graham, Ray Comfort, David Platt, and others), political figures (such as Dr. Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee, Michelle Bauchman, Rick Santorum), skeptics (Christopher Hitchens, Michael Shermer, David Silverman), and musicians (such Brian Wilson and Jeffrey Foskett of the Beach Boys, Grammy winners Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., and others).

Dr. Allen Unruh has been a student of government since 1970. He became involved as a precinct leader when he first moved to Sioux Falls in 1975. He has spoken throughout the state and nation on the...

Dr. Allen Unruh has been a student of government since 1970. He became involved as a precinct leader when he first moved to Sioux Falls in 1975. He has spoken throughout the state and nation on the pro-life issue. He and his wife Leslee founded the Alpha Center – a pregnancy care center reaching 6000 clients/year. They also started the national abstinence clearinghouse which has 1,800 affiliates and is in 118 foreign countries. Dr. Unruh has been a delegate to 2 national Republican conventions 1984, and 1992. He was state chairman for Jack Kemp when he ran for president and also Pat Buchanan. He was given the Physician of the year award by the National Republican Congressional committee. When the tea party movement first started he immediately took a leadership role organizing the first rally at Covel Lake, which was the only place in the US with a live re-enactment of the Boston Tea Party. Dr. Unruh prepared 5 minute speeches representing the actual words of the forefathers in reference to government tyranny. Forty five hundred people showed up for this event which was covered by all the media.

Dr. King currently serves as a Pastoral Associate and Director of African-American Outreach for Priests for Life and Gospel of Life Ministries. She is also a voice for the Silent No More Awareness Cam...

Dr. King currently serves as a Pastoral Associate and Director of African-American Outreach for Priests for Life and Gospel of Life Ministries. She is also a voice for the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, sharing her testimony of two abortions, God’s forgiveness, and healing. The daughter of the late civil rights activist Rev. A.D. King and his wife Naomi Barber King, Alveda grew up in the civil rights movement led by her uncle, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Her family home in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed, as was her father’s church office in Louisville, Kentucky. Alveda was jailed during the open housing movement. She sees the prolife movement as a continuation of the civil rights struggle.

Andy Bannister holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from the London School of Theology. He has spoken and taught at universities across the U.S., Canada and the U.K. on both Islam and philosophy, and is an...

Andy Bannister holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from the London School of Theology. He has spoken and taught at universities across the U.S., Canada and the U.K. on both Islam and philosophy, and is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths at the Melbourne School of Theology in Australia. He is the author of An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qur’an and currently serves as the Director for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries in Canada. Originally from the U.K., he lives in Toronto with his family.