Dr Jimmy DeYoung has resided in Jerusalem for at least a portion of the year each year for the last 23 years where he held full credentials as a journalist in the second most populated journalistic ci...

Dr Jimmy DeYoung has resided in Jerusalem for at least a portion of the year each year for the last 23 years where he held full credentials as a journalist in the second most populated journalistic city in the world. Arriving there just 3 days prior to the Gulf Crisis in 1991, he weathered 39 Scud attacks. Jimmy gave reports nationwide on several networks during the Gulf Crisis. He has his finger on the pulse of what is considered the media "hot spot" of our time, the Middle East.

Joel L. Strom, D.D.S., M.S., Fellow at the Jesse Unruh Institute of Politics at USC and President of Strom Political Strategies, is the author of the recently released Learn To Lead: Finding Success A...

Joel L. Strom, D.D.S., M.S., Fellow at the Jesse Unruh Institute of Politics at USC and President of Strom Political Strategies, is the author of the recently released Learn To Lead: Finding Success As a Grassroots Political Leader (available on Amazon). Dr. Strom is a nationally recognized speaker, focus-group participant and panelist on a wide variety of topics including political leadership for healthcare professionals, political organizational leadership, candidate training, media and grassroots and seminars for young dentists, physicians, and politically conscious college students. Dr. Strom is a regular television and radio guest on program such as CNN, Dennis Prager, Hugh Hewitt, Larry Elder discussing politics and health care. This past year, he has participated on panels and as a speaker at UC Irvine, USC, UCLA, Pepperdine, UOP and other university medical schools and has numerous publications including The LATimes, IBD, The Hill, Daily News, among others.

John Lennox is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, Fellow in Mathematics and the Philosophy of Science, and Pastoral Advisor at Green Templeton College, Oxford. He is also an Adjunct...

John Lennox is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, Fellow in Mathematics and the Philosophy of Science, and Pastoral Advisor at Green Templeton College, Oxford. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University and at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics and is a Senior Fellow of the Trinity Forum. In addition, he teaches for the Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme at the Executive Education Centre, Said Business School, Oxford University. He studied at the Royal School Armagh, Northern Ireland and was Exhibitioner and Senior Scholar at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University from which he took his MA, MMath and PhD. He worked for many years in the Mathematics Institute at the University of Wales in Cardiff which awarded him a DSc for his research. He also holds an MA and DPhil from Oxford University and an MA in Bioethics from the University of Surrey. He was a Senior Alexander Von Humboldt Fellow at the Universities of Würzburg and Freiburg in Germany. He has lectured extensively in North America, Eastern and Western Europe and Australasia on mathematics, the philosophy of science and the intellectual defence of Christianity. He has written a number of books on the interface between science, philosophy and theology. These include God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? (2009), God and Stephen Hawking, a response to The Grand Design (2011), Gunning for God, on the new atheism (2011), and Seven Days that Divide the World, on the early chapters of Genesis (2011). His latest book, Against the Flow (2015), looks at the lessons for today’s society that one can draw from the life of the biblical figure, Daniel. Furthermore, in addition to over seventy published mathematical papers, he is the co-author of two research level texts in algebra in the Oxford Mathematical Monographs series.

CPRC was founded by Dr. John R. Lott, Jr., an economist and a world recognized expert on guns and crime. Lott has held research or teaching positions at various academic institutions including the Un...

CPRC was founded by Dr. John R. Lott, Jr., an economist and a world recognized expert on guns and crime. Lott has held research or teaching positions at various academic institutions including the University of Chicago, Yale University, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, and Rice University, and was the chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission during 1988-1989. He is currently a Fox News columnist. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from UCLA. Lott is a prolific author for both academic and popular publications. He has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed academic journals and written eight books, including “More Guns, Less Crime,” “The Bias Against Guns,” and “Freedomnomics.” His most recent book is “Dumbing Down the Courts: How politics keeps the smartest judges off the bench.” Nobel laureate Milton Friedman noted: “John Lott has few equals as a perceptive analyst of controversial public policy issues.” He has been one of the most productive and cited economists in the world (during 1969 to 2000 he ranked 26th worldwide in terms of quality adjusted total academic journal output, 4th in terms of total research output, and 86th in terms of citations). Among economics, business and law professors his research is currently the 25th most downloaded in the world. He is also a frequent writer of op-eds.

Dr. John Seel is a cultural analyst and cultural renewal entrepreneur, and the founder of a social impact consulting firm working with people and projects that foster human flourishing and the common...

Dr. John Seel is a cultural analyst and cultural renewal entrepreneur, and the founder of a social impact consulting firm working with people and projects that foster human flourishing and the common good. The former director of cultural engagement at the John Templeton Foundation, Seel is a national expert on millennials. He is a fellow of cultural engagement at the Windrider Institute at the Sundance Film Festival and directs the New Copernican Empowerment Dialogues at The Sider Center at Eastern University. Seel has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Maryland (College Park), and a M.Div. from Covenant Theological Seminary. He and his wife live in Pennsylvania. He’s the author of the recently released book, The New Copernicans: Millennials and the Survival of the Church.

DR. JOHN THORNTON is a CPA with a Ph.D. in Accounting from Washington State University. He is the L.P. and Bobbi Leung Chair of Accounting Ethics at Azusa Pacific University, a Christian university wi...

DR. JOHN THORNTON is a CPA with a Ph.D. in Accounting from Washington State University. He is the L.P. and Bobbi Leung Chair of Accounting Ethics at Azusa Pacific University, a Christian university with over 10,000 students near Los Angeles, CA where he directs the School of Accounting. He is a nationally recognized author and speaker on accounting ethics and has served as Chair of the American Accounting Association's Public Interest Section. His scholarship has been published in several top academic journals, winning multiple best paper awards from the AAA. He is married to Alyssa with three sons, Joshua, Benjamin, and Jacob.

Dr. John Townsend is a business consultant, leadership coach and psychologist. He has written or co-written 27 books, selling 8 million copies, including the New York times best-seller Boundaries seri...

Dr. John Townsend is a business consultant, leadership coach and psychologist. He has written or co-written 27 books, selling 8 million copies, including the New York times best-seller Boundaries series, Leadership Beyond Reason, and Handling Difficult People. For more than twenty years Dr. Townsend has engaged with leaders, organizations and individuals around the globe, offering them life-changing solutions to their problems. He is a co-host of the nationally-syndicated talk show “New Life Live” which is heard in 180 markets with 3 million listeners. John is founder of the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling, which offers graduate degrees and credentialing in three content areas: Organizational Leadership, Coaching and Counseling. Dr. Townsend works with leaders and organizations by providing team and executive coaching, corporate consulting, and by giving conference presentations. He coaches families and family businesses. John conducts the Townsend Leadership Program, developing leaders at sites nationwide. He also formed the Townsend Leadership Coach Group, which trains leaders to run their own training teams. John co-founded and directed a healthcare company for ten years, with operations in 35 cities in the western U.S. It was here that he learned the strategies for change and success which he now employs in his coaching and consulting. Dr. Townsend is active on the board of Mustard Seed Ranch, a residential program for abused children. A resident of Newport Beach, California, Dr. Townsend and his wife Barbi have two sons. One of John’s passions is playing in a band which performs at southern California lounges and venues!

Dr. John Trent is President and Founder of StrongFamilies.com. He is also one of the founders of Leading From Your Strengths and Insights International, creators of the Leading From Your Strengths on...

Dr. John Trent is President and Founder of StrongFamilies.com. He is also one of the founders of Leading From Your Strengths and Insights International, creators of the Leading From Your Strengths online strengths assessment used across the country to build strong family relationships as well as strong ministry and workplace teams. Dr. Trent has authored and co-authored more than 20 books, including seventeen that have won writing awards, like the million selling book, The Blessing. He has been married to his wife, Cynthia, for 30 years. They have two grown daughters and live in Scottsdale, Arizona

John Zmirak is a Contributing Senior Editor of The Stream. He received his B.A. from Yale University in 1986, then his M.F.A. in screenwriting and fiction and his Ph.D. in English in 1996 from Louisia...

John Zmirak is a Contributing Senior Editor of The Stream. He received his B.A. from Yale University in 1986, then his M.F.A. in screenwriting and fiction and his Ph.D. in English in 1996 from Louisiana State University. His focus was the English Renaissance, and the novels of Walker Percy. He taught composition at LSU and screenwriting at Tulane University, and has written screenplays for and with director Ronald Maxwell (Gods & Generals and Gettysburg). He was elected alternate delegate to the 1996 Republican Convention, representing Pat Buchanan. He has been Press Secretary to pro-life Louisiana Governor Mike Foster, and a reporter and editor at Success magazine and Investor’s Business Daily, among other publications. His essays, poems, and other works have appeared in First Things, The Weekly Standard, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, USA Today, FrontPage Magazine, The American Conservative, The South Carolina Review, Modern Age, The Intercollegiate Review, Commonweal, and The National Catholic Register, among other venues. He has contributed to American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia and The Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought. From 2000-2004 he served as Senior Editor of Faith & Family magazine and a reporter at The National Catholic Register. During 2012 he was editor of Crisis. He is author or co-author of six books, including Wilhelm Ropke: Swiss Localist, Global Economist, The Grand Inquisitor (graphic novel) and most recently, The Race to Save Our Century. He was editor of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s guide to higher education, Choosing the Right College and Collegeguide.org, for ten years, and is also editor of Disorientation: How to Go to College Without Losing Your Mind. He is a native of New York City, but now resides in Dallas, TX.

Karen Swallow Prior, Professor of English, earned her Ph. D. and M. A. at the State University of New York at Buffalo and her B. A. at Daemen College. Her scholarly work has appeared in 1650-1850:...

Karen Swallow Prior, Professor of English, earned her Ph. D. and M. A. at the State University of New York at Buffalo and her B. A. at Daemen College. Her scholarly work has appeared in 1650-1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era; The Shandean; The Scriblerian and various literary encyclopedias. Prior received the Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence in 2013, was named Faculty of the Year by the Multicultural Enrichment Center in 2010, received the Sigma Tau Delta (LU chapter) Teacher of the Year Award, and was the 2003 recipient of the President's Award for Teaching Excellence. She is a member of the graduate faculty and teaches British literature primarily, with a specialty in eighteenth century British literature, which she loves for its emphasis on philosophy, ethics, aesthetics, community, and the "middle way." Her books include Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More - Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist (Thomas Nelson 2014) and a literary and spiritual memoir, Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me (T. S. Poetry Press 2012). She is a contributing writer for Christianity Today, The Atlantic, In Touch, and Think Christian. Her writing has also appeared at Comment, Relevant, Books and Culture, Fieldnotes, The Well, and Salvo. She has spoken at numerous writing conferences including the Festival of Faith and Writing and the Roanoke Regional Writers Conference. Prior is a member of Faith Advisory Council of the Humane Society of the United States. She lives in rural Virginia with her husband along with sundry dogs, horses, and chickens.

Dr. Kathy H. Dudley is Founder and President of Imani Bridges (IB), a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 2004. Imani Bridges envisions God’s people connecting globally to leverage our spiritual gifts and...

Dr. Kathy H. Dudley is Founder and President of Imani Bridges (IB), a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 2004. Imani Bridges envisions God’s people connecting globally to leverage our spiritual gifts and resources to be agents of transformation in the world. Its mission is to equip, connect, and empower leaders. Imani Bridges provides a venue for fellowship, exchange of ideas, and serves as a catalyst to implement community by aiding in economic development. Her journey began over two decades ago, founding Voice of Hope Ministries in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Dudley committed to raising up indigenous leadership from the African American communities. Fullfilling that commitment, she turned over Voice of Hope to local leadership in 1995. Voice of Hope Ministries was honored by President George Bush as the 424th “Daily Point of Light” in his Thousand Points of Light program. In addition, she was one of the five Point of Light speakers at the 1992 Republican National Convention due to the unique inner-city work in Dallas. She testified at a U. S. Congressional Hearing in 1997 and participated in a simultaneous symposium on the empowerment of the poor, held at Taylor University. Her dedication to Imani Bridges' mission continued when Dr. Dudley served as Director of Cross-Cultural Empowerment, Professor of Leadership and Community Development at Bakke Graduate University, (BGU) from 2010-2012. Four years later she served as Africa Area Director and Professor of African Studies. While teaching, she was a partner at Dudley & Associates, an executive search firm and then the Managing Partner from 2005-2008. Her ministry endeavors were featured in “Fire in the Heart”, a book by Harvard Professor Mark Warren. “Fire in the Heart” uncovers the dynamic processes through which some white Americans became activists for racial justice. Powerful stories are recounted during the development of racial awareness. Professor Warren wrote on personal interviews with fifty white activists in the fields of community organizing, education, and criminal justice reform. Dr. Dudley was also the Founder of several urban ministries. In addition to Imani Bridges, she founded Dallas Leadership Foundation in 1995-2002. She also served as President Emeritus.

Dr. Kathy Koch is the Founder and President of Celebrate Kids, Inc., a Christian ministry based in Fort Worth, Texas. She is an internationally celebrated speaker and popular radio guest who has influ...

Dr. Kathy Koch is the Founder and President of Celebrate Kids, Inc., a Christian ministry based in Fort Worth, Texas. She is an internationally celebrated speaker and popular radio guest who has influenced thousands of parents, teachers, and children in 30 countries through keynote messages, workshops, seminars, assemblies, and other events. Her practical, relevant, results-oriented concepts and engaging, honoring, and humorous speaking style draw enthusiastic raves from children, teens, parents, and educators. She earned a Ph.D. in reading and educational psychology from Purdue University, and was a tenured associate professor of education at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, a teacher of second graders, a middle school coach, and a school board member for a Christian school prior to becoming a full-time conference and keynote speaker in 1991. Kathy has written several books on parenting and successfully communicating with children.