Bishop T.D. Jakes
has been named "America's Best Preacher" by Time Magazine, Jakes' voice reverberates from the world's most prominent stages. Through a nexus of charitable works, T.D. Jakes extends a hand of help to the needy, heart of compassion to the hurting, and message of empowerment to the oppressed and disenfranchised. Beyond the pulpit, Jakes ranks among the 25 Most Influential African Americans, Britain's 100 Most Influential Black People and EBONY's Power150. His worldwide impact can be felt through a media empire that spans film, television, radio, best-selling books, greeting cards and conference series.

Luis Palau
and his ministry have shared the Gospel with more than 1 billion people through evangelistic events and media. He has spoken in person to 25 million people in 72 countries with more than 1 million registered decisions for Jesus Christ. He has authored close to 50 books and countless articles on issues of faith, and has counseled with business and political leaders and heads of state around the world. His book, A Friendly Dialogue Between an Atheist and a Christian, quickly became a bestseller in China and released in the United States in February 2008. Luis and his wife, Pat, live in Portland, Oregon, where they have twelve grandchildren and four sons, three of whom are actively involved with the ministry.

Mike Huckabee
is the former governor of Arkansas and the current host of the number one rated weekend hit "HUCKABEE" on Fox News Channel and is heard three times daily on ABC Radio Network's "Huckabee Report," one of the nations fastest growing radio programs. An author of six books, his most recent work, Do the Right Thing, spent it's first seven weeks of release in the top ten on the New York Times Bestseller list. Gov. Huckabee's surprising campaign for the Republican nomination for President in 2008 resulted in a second place finish to Senator John McCain and established a national following for his conservative principles.

Lee Strobel
was an Atheist-turned-Christian, a former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune, is a New York Times best-selling author of nearly twenty books and has been interviewed on numerous national television programs, including ABC's 20/20, Fox News, and CNN. After a nearly two-year investigation of the evidence for Jesus, Lee received Christ as his forgiver and leader in 1981. He joined the staff of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, IL, in 1987, and later became a teaching pastor there. He joined Saddleback Valley Community Church in Lake Forest, CA, as a teaching pastor in 2000. He left Saddleback's staff in mid-2002 to focus on writing. He is also a contributing editor and columnist for Outreach magazine.

Josh McDowell
joined the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ International. Not long after, he started the Josh McDowell Ministry to reach young people worldwide with the truth and love of Jesus. Well known as an articulate speaker, Josh has addressed more than 10 million young people, giving over 24,000 talks in 118 countries. Since 1960, Josh has written or co-authored 120 books. In addition to many other awards, Josh has been nominated 36 times for the Gold Medallion Award and has received that award on four occasions.

Wes Stafford
is President of Compassion International and an internationally recognized advocate for children in poverty. His daily radio feature, Speak Up With Compassion ®, is heard on nearly 600 radio stations in the United States. Founded in 1952, Compassion International is one of the world's largest Christian child development agencies, partnering with more than 65 denominations and thousands of local churches to serve more than 1 million children in 26 countries. Wess was awarded honorary degrees from Biola University and Colorado Christian University. He is a veteran, having served four years in the U.S. Army as a linguist in military intelligence. Wess currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Religious Broadcasters.

Henry Cloud
is a clinical psychologist with a unique ability to connect with audiences. Drawing upon his broad range of experiences in private practice, leadership consulting, and media, he simplifies life´s issues and gives easy to understand, practical advice. It´s Dr. Cloud´s humor, compassion, and "in the moment" confrontation that make his approach to psychology and spirituality such a success.

Tim Clinton
is president of the American Association of Christian Counselors, the largest faith-based counseling association in the world. In addition to heading this 50,000-member organization, Dr. Clinton maintains a private counseling practice in Lynchburg, Virginia, is a licensed and ordained minister, serves as a professor of counseling and pastoral care, and is executive director of the Center for Counseling and Family Studies at Liberty University and Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Diane Langberg
chairs AACC´s Executive Board and is a licensed psychologist with Diane Langberg & Associates in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. She is also the author of Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse and On the Threshold of Hope: Opening the Door to Healing for Survivors of Sexual Abuse (both Tyndale).

Michael Lyles
is the founding Partner of Lyles & Crawford Clinical Consulting and is a member of the AACC Executive Board. Dr. Lyles received his M.D. and B.S. from the University of Michigan Accelerated Medical Program. He did his psychiatric residency at Duke University Medical Center.

Gary Smalley
is widely known as an expert on family relationships. He has authored and co-authored 28 best-selling books, in addition to films and videos, counseling, and speaking. For more than 35 years, he has studied relationships and offers practical insights to people all over the world. He has appeared on television programs such as the Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, and NBC´s Today Show.

Emerson Eggerichs
is excited and burdened about male and female communication, Emerson launched the Love and Respect Conferences in August 1999 to serve husbands and wives. Sarah and Emerson are convinced that the insights presented in the conference can turn hurting marriages into good ones, and good marriages into better ones.

John Ortberg
graduated from Wheaton College and has a M.Div. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fuller Seminary. John now serves as Senior Pastor at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, in Menlo Park, CA. He is the author of a number of books including, When the Game is Over, It all Goes Back in the Box; If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to get Out of the Boat; The Life You've Always Wanted, and most recently The Me I Want To Be, among others. John and his wife Nancy have been married for over 25 years and are parents of three children, Laura, Mallory and John.

Larry Crabb
is a well-known psychologist, conference and seminar speaker, Bible teacher, popular author, and founder/director of NewWay Ministries. In addition to various other speaking and teaching opportunities, Dr. Crabb offers a weekend conference entitled Life on the Narrow Road throughout the country and a week-long School of Spiritual Direction held in Colorado Springs, CO. He currently is Scholar in Residence at Colorado Christian University in Colorado and serves as Spiritual Director for the American Association of Christian Counselors.

Samuel Rodriguez
was named, "The leader of the Hispanic Evangelical movement". The Wall St. Journal has identified him as one of America's 7 most influential Hispanic Leaders, and the only religious leader on the list. Meanwhile the San Francisco Chronicle described Samuel as one of the 6 Leaders of the New Evangelical Leadership. By God's Grace, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez stands today as America's voice for Hispanic Christianity.

Ed Young, Jr.
is a straightforward communicator who uniquely connects God's unchanging truth with a diverse culture through compelling and creative teaching methods. He is the founding and Senior Pastor of Fellowship Church. The church has its main campus just north of the DFW Airport and operates three satellite campuses in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area and one in Miami, Florida.

John Townsend
is a co-host of "New Life Live", a clinical psychologist, marriage, family and child therapist. He has an extensive background in both inpatient and outpatient treatment programs, and has a private practice in Newport Beach, California. He is a specialist on such topics as biblical models of personality and character growth, and spiritual issues of psychopathology.