John is the Lead Pastor of The Tabernacle, a multi-site church in northern Michigan, and an itinerant speaker with FORGE (Denver, CO). John grew up on the mission field in Haiti, played 4 years of professional soccer, spent a decade in sports ministry with Missionary Athletes International, and has coached for over 34 years. He challenges audiences to resist spiritual apathy, stagnancy, and religiosity and instead, to get in the game by following Jesus with full abandon. With a passion for Scripture, storytelling, and humor, his messages reflect on his own Christian walk as a husband, father of five, and grandfather of two.

Kory is the Executive Director of Transformation Ministries—a South Bend nonprofit that helps under-resourced youth to encounter Jesus, engage others with the gospel, and thrive together. Kory and his wife Ali launched Transformation in 2009 and have watched the Lord expand their ministry since then to become a pillar in the community. Known for his visionary leadership and deep relational connection with others, Kory is most passionate about making disciples in his first ministry: his family. Father to four children (and often a few teenage boys who live with them), he thrives helping his kids know that following Jesus is the greatest adventure of your life.

Jerrell serves as the Discipleship Pastor at Engedi Church in Holland, MI and as an adjunct professor for Bethel University. His nearly 30 years of full-time ministry have focused on spiritual formation, teaching, and leadership. With a deep passion for connecting people to the biblical text through immersive travel, Jerrell has led over 100 trips across more than 25 countries, including Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Turkey, Greece, and Rome. He and his wife Charissa have three young adult children.

Dave served as NMC’s Senior Pastor for over 40 years. His messages have been heard around the world through NMC livestream and his travels to visit ministry partners in India, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Bolivia, Mexico, Honduras, Pakistan, Jamaica, Kenya, Russia, Romania, and Armenia. Dave’s vision is to make fully committed disciples through healthy local churches led by gifted leaders. He serves on the board of several missions organizations and is a keynote speaker at numerous retreats, leadership training events, conferences, and camps. Dave and his wife Christy are the parents of two married children and five grandchildren.

Olga Petrosyan is an Armenian refugee who lived in Russia where she encountered God through American missionaries. Since graduating from Bethel University (Mishawaka, IN), she has focused on serving God with everything she has. She started a café outreach ministry and has served as a missionary and worship leader all over the world. Olga currently serves as a worship pastor at Southeast Christian Church (Kentucky) pastoring worship leaders across 11 different campuses.

Garrett is the Teaching and Prayer Pastor at Asbury Church in Madison, AL. With a background in itinerant speaking and college campus ministry, Garrett is passionate about telling the story of the gospel in a fresh way. Outside of ministry, his hobbies include reading fiction, eating Mexican food, exercising, and watching the MCU.

Encounter Worship Collective exists to unite the Body of Christ through real, Holy Spirit–led encounters with the Living God. Worship is a meeting place with the Lord that changes us and leads to a deeper, lifelong walk with Christ. The heart of Encounter is to create space for people see Jesus clearly, respond to Him, and leave transformed.

Brock is the High School Pastor at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY. From worship ministry to middle and high school ministry, the Lord has been faithful and gracious in Brock’s journey of following Christ. Brock and his wife Aurora have two crazy kids.

Southeast Collective is made up of worship staff and volunteers from Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY. Nick, John, Chaynee, and Adam serve various local and international ministries and love reuniting to support familiar and new ministry partners. Nappanee is one of their favorite places to worship.

Corinne is a KidMin curriculum creator, author, speaker, and kid’s pastor. She and her husband Sean have two sons. She loves being creative, especially when it involves KidMin curriculum set designs!

In his show Xtreme Obedience, Justin Coffey uses his trained dogs to help share gospel truths. His highly skilled, obedient dogs perform tricks and follow commands illustrating biblical truths in a uniquely entertaining way!

On the go! God has different names that remind us of who He is and what He’s like. During Fanning the Flame, preschoolers will travel the globe to discover different names for God and how we can know Him in different ways.