Our Plenary Speakers
We have assembled the following group of plenary speakers to join us.
Larry Acosta
Founder and CEO, Urban Youth Workers Institute
Samuel Afrane
President & Associate Professor, Christian Service University College
Bishop Claude Alexander
Senior Pastor, The Park Church (Thursday night dinner speaker)
Dan Boone
President, Trevecca Nazarene University
Andy Crouch
Author, Musician, and Public Speaker (will serve as our Forum Chaplain)
Rupen Das
Research Professor, Tyndale University College and Seminary; National Director, Canadian Bible Society, and Author
Jim Denison
Founder, Denison Forum on Truth and Culture
Stephen T. Franklin
Professor Emeritus and Former President, Tokyo Christian University
Michael Gerson
Op-Ed Columnist, The Washington Post
Deborah Haarsma
President, BioLogos
Jonathan Haidt
Professor, NYU-Stern School of Business and Author
Tom Hart
North America Executive Director, ONE
Wes Hill
Associate Professor of New Testament, Trinity School for Ministry, and Author
David Kinnaman
President, Barna Group
Diane Langberg
Psychologist and Author
Jim Martin
Professor of English and former Vice President for Academic Affairs/Provost, Mount Ida College
Paul Maurer
President, Montreat College
MaryKate Morse
Professor of Leadership & Spiritual Formation, Portland Seminary, and Author
Propaganda
Christian poet, activist, and artist
Gabriel Salguero
President, National Latino Evangelical Coalition; Pastor, Calvario City Church
James E. Samels
Founder/CEO, The Education Alliance and the Samels Group
Laurie Schreiner
Chair and Professor, Department of Higher Education, Azusa Pacific University
Senator Tim Scott
U.S. Senator (R-SC)
Bill Stanczykiewicz
Director, The Fund Raising School; Senior Lecturer in Philanthropic Studies
Marlene Wall
President, LCC International University
Colin Woodard
Author
Molly Worthen
Assistant Professor of History, University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, and Author
Mark Yarhouse
Hughes Endowed Chair and Professor of Psychology, Regent University, and Author