Sara Bentley works as a Chaplain at Alvin C. York Hospital, Murfreesboro, TN. Prior to chaplaincy, Sara served for 9 years in the church. Her experience includes working as the College Director at Lake Avenue Church (Pasadena, CA), the Young Adult Pastor at Christ Community Church (Milpitas, CA), and the Pastor of Spiritual Formation at Faith Community Church (Santa Cruz, ...

Rosalie de Rosset has been speaking to churches, adult Sunday school classes, book clubs, radio audiences, and conferences, for 25 years. She has served as a plenary and seminar speaker for writers' conferences and has spoken in chapel and led lectureships at various colleges. She has also spoken in Hawaii, New Zealand, Peru and Russia. She is a professor of Literature, English ...

Lauren F. Winner, the former book editor for Beliefnet, is the author of three books: Girl Meets God, Mudhouse Sabbath, and most recently, Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity. She has appeared on PBS's Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and has written for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Book World, Publishers Weekly, and Christianity Today magazine. Her ...

Anita Carman knows a thing or two about new beginnings.

At the age of 17, following a childhood filled with emotional trauma and incredible challenges, Anita arrived in the United States to build a new life. Before coming to the states, Anita woke up on what she thought was a normal morning to find her world had unraveled in an instant: her mother took her own life.

Although ...

Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil is a powerful, prophetic preacher and thought-leader in the field of racial and ethnic reconciliation. She has more than 20 years of experience and speaks at conferences, on college and university campuses, and in churches around the world. Her mission is to inspire every mind and ignite every heart.

Brenda earned her bachelor's degree from Rutgers ...

Julie Pierce has one big dream: to empower leaders to change the world.

Julie does this through one-on-one coaching, consulting teams and communicating with groups through Empowered by Pierce. She is on the board of advisors for Gifted for Leadership as well as Today's Christian Woman magazine and the presenting partner for ProvenWay Ministries monthly Leaders Lunches. She ...

As a trainer and coach, Linda Miller believes that successful businesses are supported by strong internal dynamics. Linda helps organizations create a corporate climate that allows individuals to excel and teams to perform.

Linda's credentials make her a leader among corporate trainers and coaches. Holding two master's degrees, Linda worked for 12 years in the behavioral science ...

Miriam Adeney is an international speaker, teacher, and writer with a widespread and varied ministry. She has written dozens of articles and books, including A Time for Risking: Priorities for Women and Daughters of Islam: Building Bridges with Muslim Women. She currently holds teaching positions at Seattle Pacific University, Regent College, and Fuller Theological Seminary, ...

Nancy Beach is a speaker, author, visionary leader, and champion for the power of the arts and artists in the local church. She served for more than 20 years as the programming director for Willow Creek Community Church in suburban Chicago, a congregation known around the world for creating culturally relevant, biblically based services that make full use of the arts.

Dedicated ...