Mark Hancock began his career founding a national advertising agency and running it for fifteen years. His conversion to Christ led him into ministry as a Youth and College Pastor, Associate Pastor, Homeless Ministry Director and Global Event Director for an international ministry, organizing events on five continents. He holds two Masters Degrees in the Mental Health Counseling field, having spent a number of years in private practice, and has taught at secular and Christian colleges. An award-winning writer and conference speaker, he serves as Chief Executive Officer of Trail Life USA and lives near Greenville, SC with his wife of 27 years and two sons.

Travis S. Weber is the Director of the Center for Religious Liberty at the Family Research Council, where he focuses on a variety of legal and policy issues pertaining to religious freedom. In his current role, Travis advises FRC on international and domestic religious freedom issues, and advocates for religious freedom on behalf of FRC in a variety of forums.

Before joining FRC, Travis practiced law in the areas of civil rights, criminal defense, and military law. He holds a J.D. from Regent University School of Law, where he served as the Notes & Comments Editor on Law Review. Travis also graduated with an LL.M. in International Law (with distinction) and a Certificate in International Human Rights Law from Georgetown University Law Center.

Travis previously served as a Navy pilot after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy, where he was captain of the Intercollegiate Sailing Team and a two-time College Sailing All-American.

Chelsen Vicari serves as the Institute on Religion and Democracy’s Evangelical Program Director. Prior to joining the IRD, Chelsen packed her car trunk, waved goodbye to Southwest Virginia, said a prayer, and set off for Washington D.C., where she joined the staff at Concerned Women for America, the nation’s largest faith-based public policy women’s organization.

She is the author of the book Distortion: How the New Christian Left is Twisting the Gospel and Damaging the Faith. Her articles and commentary on religious liberty, the persecuted Church, and various women’s issues have appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, Charisma Magazine, The Blaze, The Washington Examiner, Decision Magazine, The Christian Post, CNS News, Conservative Review, RealClearReligion, the Southern Baptist’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) blog, and Kay Arthur’s Precepts blog. In addition, Chelsen co-hosts the Patheos.com blog “Faith & Chelsen,” where she tackles the tough topics facing Christian women and culture.

Chelsen has also presented at multiple churches and Christian conferences on various cultural issues facing the Church. She has been a guest speaker at Southern Evangelical Seminary’s annual apologetics conference, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the 2015 World Congress of Families, the Springtime of Faith Foundation’s annual Rome Summit, Victory Way Baptist Church, Christiansburg, Virginia, Skyview Missionary Baptist Church, Fancy Gap, Virginia, Grace Assemblies of God, Christiansburg, Virginia, Columbia Baptist Church, Falls Church, Virginia, and most recently the Institute on Religion & America’s 2018 global Christian persecution summit.

Most recently, Chelsen hosted a panel discussion titled, “Evangelical Women and Public Policy.” You can watch the panel event here: https://juicyecumenism.com/2017/11/07/video-panel-addresses-evangelical-women-public-witness/

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