Girien (pronounced “Gideon”) Salazar serves as the Director of the Faith and Education Coalition for the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC). Prior to serving in this capacity, G...

Girien (pronounced “Gideon”) Salazar serves as the Director of the Faith and Education Coalition for the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC). Prior to serving in this capacity, Girien taught English in Mexico, served as a member of the Naval Reserves including two deployments, and worked as Associate Professor for Latin American Bible Institute in San Antonio, TX. He is a board member for the Latin American Heritage Society, and a former community liaison for Grace Tabernacle Church and former city official for San Antonio Parks and Recreation. He is a licensed minister with the Assemblies of God, teaches and preaches at El Tabernáculo Church in Houston, TX, and is a third-year PhD student in Leadership Studies at Dallas Baptist University. Girien holds a B.S. in Church Ministry and a M.A. in Theological Studies from Southwestern Assemblies of God University.

Glenn Kreider is Acting Chair and Professor of Theological Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. Prior to teaching at DTS, Dr. Kreider served as a director of Christian Education and then as a senio...

Glenn Kreider is Acting Chair and Professor of Theological Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. Prior to teaching at DTS, Dr. Kreider served as a director of Christian Education and then as a senior pastor in Cedar Hill, TX. His research and writing interests include Jonathan Edwards, theological method, theology and popular culture, and our eschatological hope. Dr. Kreider believes that grace really is amazing; iti s a thought that will change the world. He holds a BS from Lancaster Bible College, and a ThM and PhD from Dallas Theological Seminary. He is married to his best friend, Janice, and they have two grown children, a son-in-law, and one granddaughter, Marlo Grace. He and Janice enjoy live music, good stories, bold coffee, and their five rescue dogs—two pugs, a chihuahua, a terrier named Chloe, and a black lab, Carlile.

Elected statewide three times by the people of Alabama, Alabama Supreme Court Justice Glenn Murdock has been a strong voice for traditional values and the rule of law on Alabama's appellate courts for...

Elected statewide three times by the people of Alabama, Alabama Supreme Court Justice Glenn Murdock has been a strong voice for traditional values and the rule of law on Alabama's appellate courts for 17 years. He speaks nationally on religious liberty and the call of Christians to government and politics. Among other things, he has spoken twice to the National Day of Prayer observance in Washington D.C., delivering the keynote Judicial address in 2016. In January, Justice Murdock resigned from the bench to explore other professional and public service opportunities, including a possible run for the U.S. Senate in 2020. A graduate of the University of Virginia Law School, Murdock’s pre-bench practice emphasized commercial, constitutional and election law. He also served six years as in-house counsel to a Fortune 500 company. As an undergraduate at the University of Alabama, Murdock was elected Student Government Vice President and graduated summa cum laude in Political Science and Economics. Glenn and his wife Margaret have been married for 39 years. They have three children, three grandchildren and a fourth grandchild due any day now.

Glenn Packiam is the Lead Pastor of Rockharbor Church in Costa Mesa, California. Glenn is the author of several books, including The Resilient Pastor, Blessed Broken Given, and the most recent title,...

Glenn Packiam is the Lead Pastor of Rockharbor Church in Costa Mesa, California. Glenn is the author of several books, including The Resilient Pastor, Blessed Broken Given, and the most recent title, co-authored with his wife, Holly, “The Intentional Year”. He earned a Doctorate in Theology and Ministry from Durham University, and is a Senior Fellow at Barna Group, a Visiting Fellow at St. John’s College at Durham University, and an ordained priest with the Anglican Church of North America. Glenn has written over 65 worship songs published with Integrity Music, including “Your Name", co-written with Paul Baloche. Glenn and Holly have four children and live in Orange County, California.

Glenn R. Paauw is vice president of global Bible engagement at Biblica and a senior fellow at the Institute for Bible Reading. His focus is to research, speak and write on the topic of reading and liv...

Glenn R. Paauw is vice president of global Bible engagement at Biblica and a senior fellow at the Institute for Bible Reading. His focus is to research, speak and write on the topic of reading and living the Bible well. In his twenty-six years at Biblica Paauw's work has ranged from leading Scripture evangelism seminars at churches nationwide, finding innovative distribution channels to surprise biblically illiterate Americans with fresh presentations of the Bible, to overseeing the nonprofit publishing of the NIV, NVI and NIrV translations in North America. He led the development of the revolutionary The Books of the Bible format that uncovers the natural literary form of the Scriptures and re-introduces people to the grand narrative of the Bible. A former high school Bible teacher and staff member of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Paauw has spoken on the Bible at the Q Conference, Thrive, Radio Bible Class, and at churches and conferences across the country. He has written for Christianity Today, Discipleship Journal, Christian Research Journal, Currents in Science, Technology & Society, The Banner and Q Ideas. In 1995 Paauw was a founding board member of Food for Thought gatherings, building community in the Colorado Springs area by bringing people from diverse worldviews together in dinner discussion groups. His education was in philosophy and theology at Calvin College and Seminary. He lives in Colorado Springs with his wife, Jain, and has two adult sons.

Glenn T. Stanton is the director for Family Formation Studies at Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs and a research fellow at the Institute of Marriage and Family in Ottawa. He debates and lecture...

Glenn T. Stanton is the director for Family Formation Studies at Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs and a research fellow at the Institute of Marriage and Family in Ottawa. He debates and lectures extensively on the issues of gender, sexuality, marriage and parenting at universities and churches around the country. He served the George W. Bush administration for many years as a consultant on increasing fatherhood involvement in the Head Start program. Stanton is the author of five books and a contributor to nine others, prior to ‘Loving my LGBT Neighbor’.

Glenn Sunshine has taught a variety of Bible, history, and worldview seminars and courses to churches around the U.S., Europe and Asia, as well as leading church retreats, seminars, and renewal weeken...

Glenn Sunshine has taught a variety of Bible, history, and worldview seminars and courses to churches around the U.S., Europe and Asia, as well as leading church retreats, seminars, and renewal weekends. He is a core faculty member and Senior Fellow for the Colson Fellows Program, a worldview training ministry of Breakpoint and the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, and is the content consultant for several worldview curricula, including “Wide Angle” and “Walk the Talk.” A Research Fellow of the Acton Institute, Glenn appears in the Action documentary “The Birth of Freedom,” and in “Labeled,” a documentary on eugenics. He is also featured on “Doing the Right Thing,” an ethics curriculum, and in “Worldview and Why It Matters,” a worldview curriculum with Chuck Colson. He is the founder of Every Square Inch Ministries, www.esquareinch.com and a professor of history at Central Connecticut State University. Glenn and his wife Lynn have been married for more than 30 years and have two children. They live in Newington, Connecticut.

Gordon G. Chang is the author of Losing South Korea, a booklet released by Encounter Books in March 2019. His previous books are Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World and The Coming Collap...

Gordon G. Chang is the author of Losing South Korea, a booklet released by Encounter Books in March 2019. His previous books are Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World and The Coming Collapse of China , both from Random House. He is a columnist at The Daily Beast. Chang lived and worked in China and Hong Kong for almost two decades, most recently in Shanghai, as Counsel to the American law firm Paul Weiss and earlier in Hong Kong as Partner in the international law firm Baker & McKenzie. His writings on China and North Korea have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The National Interest, The American Conservative, the International Herald Tribune, Commentary, The Weekly Standard, National Review, and Barron's. He has spoken at Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Yale, and other universities and at The Brookings Institution, The Heritage Foundation, the Cato Institute, RAND, the American Enterprise Institute, the Council on Foreign Relations, and other institutions. He has given briefings at the National Intelligence Council, the Central Intelligence Agency, the State Department, and the Pentagon. He has also spoken before industry and investor groups including Bloomberg, Sanford Bernstein, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia. Chang has appeared before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Chang has appeared on CNN, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, CNBC, MSNBC, PBS, the BBC, and Bloomberg Television. He is a regular co-host and guest on The John Batchelor Show. Outside the United States he has spoken in Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo, The Hague, London, Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver. He has served two terms as a trustee of Cornell University.

Gordon Robertson became chief executive officer of CBN on Dec. 1, 2007, having served as vice president of CBN International, executive producer of The 700 Club, and a member of CBN’s board of directo...

Gordon Robertson became chief executive officer of CBN on Dec. 1, 2007, having served as vice president of CBN International, executive producer of The 700 Club, and a member of CBN’s board of directors. Robertson founded CBN Asia and the Asian Center for Missions (ACM), now the largest missionary agency in the Philippines. Following the model created in Manila, he started CBN centers in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Beijing. He co-hosts CBN’s original flagship program The 700 Club, as well as 700 Club Interactive. He oversees all aspects of ministry programming, both in television and on the Internet. He has produced award-winning special programs such as TEMPLE OF HEAVEN, filmed in Beijing; the three-time Emmy-nominated documentary MADE IN ISRAEL; and THE HOPE: THE REBIRTH OF ISRAEL.

At three years old, Grace Anna Rodgers’ rendition of “The StarSpangled Banner” went viral. Since then, millions have become endeared to her sweet spirit and happy personality, which she demonstrates t...

At three years old, Grace Anna Rodgers’ rendition of “The StarSpangled Banner” went viral. Since then, millions have become endeared to her sweet spirit and happy personality, which she demonstrates through her speaking and singing. She has over 1.1 million fans on her Facebook page, Grace Anna Sings. Grace Anna inspires others to live a joyful and happy life through her own journey, and she shares her story and songs across various social media platforms. Grace Anna lives with her brother and parents in Kentucky.

Grace Hamman, Ph.D. (Duke University) is a writer and independent scholar of late medieval poetry and contemplative writing. She is the author of Ask of Old Paths and Jesus through Medieval Eyes. Her...

Grace Hamman, Ph.D. (Duke University) is a writer and independent scholar of late medieval poetry and contemplative writing. She is the author of Ask of Old Paths and Jesus through Medieval Eyes. Her work has been published by academic and popular outlets, including Plough Quarterly and The Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Grace hosts a podcast called Old Books with Grace which celebrates the beauty and joy found in reading the literature and theology of the past. Grace holds a doctorate in English, specializing in medieval literature and theology, from Duke University. She lives near Denver, Colorado with her husband and three young children.

Grace Ji-Sun Kim (PhD, St. Michael's College, University of Toronto) is associate professor of theology at Earlham School of Religion. She is author or editor of twenty-four books, including Embracing...

Grace Ji-Sun Kim (PhD, St. Michael's College, University of Toronto) is associate professor of theology at Earlham School of Religion. She is author or editor of twenty-four books, including Embracing the Other, Christian Doctrines for Global Gender Justice, and Intercultural Ministry. She is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA).