Kay Wills Wyma, former White House staffer, international banker, and entrepreneur, is a mom of five who writes about seeing beyond life's pressures in order to navigate life and thrive together. She is the author of two books and blogs at the popular themoatblog.com and video podcasts at saysomethingshow.com. She has been featured on outlets such as The Today Show, CNN, and Focus on the Family, and has contributed to the Huffington Post, NYT Motherlode, DMagazine, Thriving Families, and more. Kay lives in Dallas, Texas, with her family.

Author and speaker Kris Rystrom Emmert impacts readers and audiences with her powerful message of enduring unspeakable tragedy and discovering unshakeable hope. With a contagious zest for life, Kris weaves her story of loss into a life changing encounter that inspires others to experience their own healing and to uncover their God-given destiny.

Kris has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Wake Forest University and a Masters in Communication from Regent University. Kris is a highly skilled public speaker combining her extensive education, real-life media experience, talents as a senior leader in Premier Designes, inc., years of being a professor at various higher-education institutions, and her multiple motivational presentations before thousands of people.

Kris is a first-time author, pastor's wife, former Navy widow, mom to four children and grandmother. Kris is ultimately a down-to-earth woman who loves her family and lives life to the fullest in East Tennessee.

As Chief Development Officer, Sue oversees strategic fundraising and development for the Hope Center and the nonprofit parent organization, The Hope Center Foundation. Sue’s motivation is providing beautiful high-quality office and conference space, numerous services, programs and amenities, all at a significantly discounted rate for the Christian nonprofit tenants. The funds that these nonprofits are able to save in overhead transfer directly into their missions — both locally and around the world. “The Hope Center is a great place to invest your time and talent and I am honored to work with The Hope Center team and the 40+ dynamic Christian Nonprofits that call this home.”

Sue is also a committed volunteer fundraiser in her community and has served on numerous nonprofit boards. Prior to joining The Hope Center team, Sue was Director of Program Development for Just Say YES, Youth Equipped to Succeed helping at risk teens. She also spent 12 years as Director of Development at Trinity Christian Academy where she completed three capital campaigns and raised funds for scholarship aid.

She and her husband, Dan, have two grown children and three grandchildren, and have been active members and lay leaders at Northwest Bible Church since graduating from college.

Rich McGee was born and raised in Dallas and is a graduate of Texas Tech University. Responding to Bill Bright's visionary challenge to "Come help change the world" and "Reach the university today; reach the world tomorrow," Rich joined Campus Crusade for Christ staff and, after six years in student ministry then a Master of Theology degree at Dallas Seminary, has served for over 30 years with Faculty Commons, the global outreach of Cru to professors and graduate students. Rich and his wife Bonnie have three children and enjoy watching them build their own strong marriages. Even more, they enjoy the nine grandchildren with whom they have been blessed.

Join us for part two of our three part speaker series focusing on how Christians are to respond to the trials of our current culture with love and a biblical perspective.

Part two will feature Os Guinness, Senior Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics, worldwide speaker, and advocate of religious freedom. Closely following his upcoming book Last Call for Liberty, Os will speak on the hostility of our nation, and how “America’s genius for freedom has become its greatest threat.”

Os was born in China during World War II where his parents were medical missionaries. A witness to the climax of the Chinese revolution in 1949, he was expelled with many other foreigners in 1951 and returned to Europe where he graduated from the University of London then Oriel College, Oxford. Os has written or edited more than 30 books, was a freelance reporter with the BBC, and, as Executive Director of the Williamsburg Charter Foundation from 1986-1989, helped draft "The Williamsburg Charter" and "The Global Charter of Conscience."

Join us at 6:00 PM for hors d'oeuvres and to meet some of our nonprofits!
Reserve your spot today and invite your friends to join us as we learn how to respond to the trials of our day with biblical truth and love.

Cost:
$30 for Individuals
$500 for Table Sponsors (8). Table sponsors will receive preferred seating for 8 and are invited to attend the private meet and greet and photo op with Os Guinness prior to the program.
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“But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”1 Peter 3:15