SPEAKERS

Sam Metcalf

Sam Metcalf is president of Church Resource Ministries (CRM), a mission organization committed to serving and extending the Church worldwide. Deeply committed to the vision God has entrusted to CRM, Sam has served as president since 1985. His passion to develop leaders so that movements of new expressions of the Church are started infuses his stewardship of CRM around the world. He holds... learn more

Tracie Miles

Tracie Miles is a member of the national speaker team with Proverbs 31 Ministries and enjoys speaking to women’s groups and at keynote events and weekend retreats across the country. Her passion is to lead women closer to the heart of God, help them embrace their value and purpose in Him, and inspire them to live intentionally for Christ. Tracie is the author... learn more

Michael O’Donnell

Michael O’Donnell, Ph.D. is the author of the highly acclaimed, What a Son Needs from His Dad (Bethany House, 2018). He is a contributor to USA Today, Better Homes & Gardens, New Man, and Ebony-Jet magazines. He has also been featured on CNN Evening News, Associated Press, Cox News Service, CBS Interactive Business Network, and ABC’s nationally syndicated radio program, The Best of... learn more

Maria Leonard Olsen

Maria Leonard Olsen is a biracial attorney whose parents were forbidden by law to marry in their home state of Maryland in the 1960s. She practices law as a commercial litigator in the Washington, D.C. area.  Maria is also an author, podcaster, journalist, TEDx speaker and mentor to women in recovery.  Her latest book, 50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your... learn more

James Pence

James H. (Jim) Pence is a full-time speaker, singer, chalk artist, writer, and editor, living in North Texas. Jim turned to writing in 1988 as a helpful means of expression after the death of his baby daughter Michelle. Eight years later, Dallas Seminary’s Kindred Spirit published “A Road Not Chosen,” Jim’s narrative account of his and his wife’s experience. Jim’s biggest book is... learn more

Kara Powell

Kara Powell, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute and a faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary. Named by Christianity Today as one of “50 Women to Watch”, Kara serves as an Advisor to Youth Specialties and also speaks regularly at parenting and leadership conferences.  Kara is the author or co-author of a number of books including Growing Young, The Sticky... learn more

Jim Putman

Jim Putman is the founder and senior pastor of Real Life Ministries in Post Falls, Idaho. Real Life was launched with a commitment to discipleship and the model of discipleship Jesus practiced, which is called, “Relational Discipleship.” Outreach Magazine continually lists Real Life Ministries among the top one hundred most influential churches in America. Jim is also the founding leader of the Relational... learn more

Keith Robinson

For the past 15 years, Keith M. Robinson has lived consumed by a passion for reaching the next generation. From serving as a youth pastor and a lead pastor to starting two non-profits, Keith has a broad range of skills as a communicator, consultant, coach, author and influential thought-leader. He’s a Student Ministry Associate at the Slingshot Group, passionately connecting remarkable churches and... learn more

Ali Rothrock

Ali Rothrock has been involved in the volunteer fire service since 2005, enjoying more than a decade as a firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician. Ali began sharing her story in 2010 and has become a leading voice in trauma recovery and mental health in the emergency service. When the demand for her in-person presentations exploded, Ali launched On the Job and Off, an... learn more

Jeff and Cheryl Scruggs

Jeff and Cheryl Scruggs are authors, speakers, counselors, and partners all over again.  Their writings include the well-known book “I Do Again,”  their 30 year story of marriage, betrayal, infidelity, divorce, emotional damage and scarring, forgiveness, restoration, trust, and re-marriage. This remarkable and life-changing story has been featured on The Today Show, I Am Second, Focus on the Family, Family Life with Dennis Rainey,... learn more

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