Nancy Beach

NANCY BEACH is executive vice-president of the Arts for the Willow Creek Association and a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church. A champion for the arts and artists in the church, she is the author of An Hour on Sunday: Creating Moments of Transformation and Wonder and Gifted to Lead: The Art of Leading As a Woman in the Church.

Dave Gibbons

DAVE GIBBONS leads the Newsong Global Alliance, which catalyzes new churches all over the world. He serves on the Board of World Vision US and is the Chief Vision Officer of Xealot, an organization that develops leaders of movements. Dave is the author of The Monkey and the Fish: Liquid Leadership for Third Culture Leaders. He has been married to Rebecca for 25 years and is the father of four children.

Ed Young

ED YOUNG is the founding pastor of Fellowship Church, which has four campuses in the greater Dallas area and one in Miami. Ed has written numerous books and provides resources for church leaders through CreativePastors.com and the Creative Church Conference (C3). Ed Young Television can be seen on major networks throughout the US, Europe and the Far East. He and his wife Lisa have been married for 26 years and have four children.

Stacy Spencer

STACY SPENCER is the pastor of New Direction Christian Church in Memphis, TN, which has grown to over 14,000 members in eight years. Stacy leads numerous efforts to revitalize the Memphis community, including a charter school, restaurant, beauty salon, and car wash, where young people can learn relevant skills and trades. Stacy is the author of Naked and Unashamed, a guide for Christian married couples. He and Rhonda are the parents of four sons.

Donald Miller

DONALD MILLER left home at the age of 21, traveling across the country until he ran out of money in Portland, OR, where he lives today. He wrote the New York Times Bestseller Blue Like Jazz and started The Belmont Foundation, which is recruiting 10,000 mentors from 1,000 churches as a response to fatherlessness in America. His newest book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, shares how to apply the principles of writing great stories to real life.

Chris Seay

CHRIS SEAY founded Ecclesia in 1999 with his wife Lisa and brother Robbie Seay in Houston, TX. This missional community houses a fair trade coffee shop, bookstore, organic food market, recording studio, art gallery, music venue, and a number of other community events. Chris is the author of several books, including The Gospel According to Tony Soprano, The Gospel Reloaded, Faith of My Fathers, The Last Eyewitness, and The Voice of Romans. He is also behind The Voice, which teaches the Bible in the narrative as the story of God.

Mike Foster

Mike is the head of Ethur, which develops projects that promote spiritual and social change. His projects include the Junky Car Club, XXXchurch, Deadly Viper, and People of the Second Chance. He is the co-author of Deadly Viper Character Assassins and blogs daily at DeadlyViper.org. He currently lives in Southern California with his wife Jennifer and their two children, Jackson and Taylor.