Dr. Winfred Neely grew up in the city of Chicago, and currently serves as professor of Preaching and Pastoral Studies at Moody Bible Institute. He is a skilled Bible expositor and has extensive experience as a pastor and church planter, both in the United States and overseas. Before coming to Moody Bible Institute, he trained pastors in Senegal, Africa for nine years. Dr. Neely has also served as teaching pastor at Lawndale Community Church in Chicago. In addition to his role on the faculty at Moody Bible Insitute, Dr. Neely currently serves as senior pastor of Judson Baptist Church. He has contributed to the Moody Handbook of Preaching.

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.

Michael Youssef, Ph.D., is the Founder and President of Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef, a worldwide ministry that leads the way for people living in spiritual darkness to discover the light of Christ through the creative use of media and on-the-ground ministry teams. His weekly television programs and daily radio programs are broadcast in 24 languages and seen worldwide - airing more than 4,000 times per week. He is also the founding pastor of The Church of The Apostles in Atlanta, Georgia with more than 3,000 members.

Dr. Youssef was born in Egypt, lived in Lebanon and Australia before coming to the United States. In 1984, he fulfilled a childhood dream of becoming an American citizen. He holds degrees from Moore College in Sydney, Australia, and from Fuller Theological Seminary in California. In 1984, he earned a Ph.D. in social anthropology from Emory University. He has authored 24 books, including the most recent - When the Crosses Are Gone: Restoring Sanity to a World Gone Mad. He and his wife reside in Atlanta and have four grown children and five grandchildren.