Dr. David Ferguson serves as the executive director for several U.S. and global initiatives focused on Great Commission living empowered by Great Commandment love. In the faith community, the Great Commandment Network serves more than 20 denominations and para-church ministries through pastoral care, training strategies, and resource development. Dr. Ferguson has served on various national and international initiatives and boards including the Awakening America Alliance Cabinet, Empowered 21 Global and U.S. Cabinets, Garden Tomb Council in Jerusalem/London, The Marriage CoMission U.S. Steering Committee, The Fatherhood CoMission, NextGen Imperative and the Relational Values Alliance. Dr. Ferguson and his wife, Teresa, are co-founders of the Center for Relational Leadership and have conducted training and coaching events for leaders from more than 50 countries. They have three adult children, seven special grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. They reside in Austin, Texas.

Jack Deere is a writer and lecturer who speaks throughout the world. He was an assistant professor of Old Testament at Dallas Theological Seminary for more than ten years, until he was fired in 1987 for reversing his stance on the gifts of the Holy Spirit - he had come to believe that gifts such as healing and prophecy are accessible today. This experience became the basis of his bestselling books, Surprised by the Power of the Spirit and Surprised by the Voice of God. Deere then spent four years with John Wimber at the Vineyard Christian fellowship in Anaheim California, and went on to pastor other churches. Jack and his wife Leesa currently live in St. Louis, where he is caring for her as she recovers from strokes. They are the parents of Stephen, Alese, and the late Scott Deere.

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