Jack Graham
Prestonwood Baptist Church

Dr. Jack Graham is the pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church, one of the nation’s largest, most dynamic congregations.

When Dr. Graham came to Prestonwood in 1989, the 8,000-member congregation responded enthusiastically to his straightforward message and powerful preaching style. He challenged the Prestonwood family with a vision for a larger outreach, and in 1999, the church moved from its Dallas location to a new 7,500-seat auditorium in west Plano.

Thriving with more than 27,000 members, Prestonwood continues to grow with five weekend worship services, a midweek service, Bible Fellowship classes and multiple outreach and community ministries that reach thousands. In 2006, the church added a second location—Prestonwood North—in a burgeoning area about 20 miles north of Plano. In October 2008, Prestonwood North moved into its new facility, located on 127 acres near the Dallas North Tollway and U.S. Highway 380.

Dr. Graham has served two terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest American Protestant denomination, with 16 million members and as president of the SBC Pastor’s Conference.

He is a noted author of numerous books, including You Can Make a Difference, Lessons from the Heart, A Hope and a Future, Life According to Jesus, and Courageous Parenting, co-authored by wife, Deb, and based on their experiences as parents. His most recent book, Are You Fit for Life?, was released in January 2008. Jack Graham’s passionate, biblical teaching is also seen and heard across the country and throughout the world on PowerPoint Ministries. Through broadcasts, online sermons and e-mail messages, he addresses relevant, everyday issues that are prevalent in our culture and that strike a chord with audiences worldwide.

Dr. Graham was ordained to the Gospel ministry in 1970, and has a master of divinity degree with honors and a doctor of ministry degree in Church and Proclamation from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

He and Deb live in Frisco. They have three children, Jason (married to Toby), Kelly, and Joshua (married to Kaytie), and one grandson, Ian James Graham.

www.prestonwood.org
www.jackgraham.org

David Jeremiah
Shadow Mountain Community Church

Dr. David Jeremiah is the Senior Pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, Calif. He felt God’s calling on his life at a very early age. Born in Toledo, Ohio, he was raised in a family deeply committed to ministry. His father, Dr. James T. Jeremiah, was a pastor and later became president of Cedarville College in Cedarville, Ohio.

As Dr. Jeremiah was sensitive to God’s leading in his life, he followed in his father’s footsteps. In 1963, Dr. Jeremiah received a bachelor of arts from Cedarville College and then earned a master’s degree in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and a doctor of divinity degree from Cedarville College.

In 1969, Dr. Jeremiah began Blackhawk Baptist Church in Fort Wayne, Ind., and developed a Christian school for grades kindergarten through 12. He also launched The Bible Hour television program.

Dr. Jeremiah heeded God’s call and moved his family to California in 1981, where he became the Senior Pastor of the Scott Memorial Baptist Church, now Shadow Mountain Community Church. Shadow Mountain is one of the largest churches in San Diego County. It is also the home of San Diego Christian College and Christian Unified Schools.

As Dr. Jeremiah began his ministry at Shadow Mountain, he felt God’s calling to continue the broadcast ministry he started in Fort Wayne. In 1982, Turning Point Ministries became a reality. Today, the Turning Point radio program is heard nationally and internationally on more than 1,800 stations, and Turning Point is seen in all 50 states and in Europe.

Along with his speaking schedule around the country, Dr. Jeremiah also finds time to fulfill another passion in his life, writing. Some of his recent books include Life Wide Open; Searching for Heaven on Earth, a book that he co-authored with world renown artist Thomas Kinkade; Signs of Life and the bestseller Captured by Grace.

A dedicated family man, Dr. Jeremiah and his wife, Donna, live in Southern California. They have four grown children and 10 grandchildren.

www.shadowmountain.org
www.davidjeremiah.org

Kerry Shook
Fellowship of The Woodlands

Kerry Shook is one of today’s most gifted communicators, offering a clear, contemporary and creative teaching style. He is senior pastor of Fellowship of The Woodlands, one of the fastest-growing churches in America.

Pastor Kerry and his wife, Chris, founded Fellowship of The Woodlands just outside of Houston in 1993; and since then, the church has grown to 15,600 in average attendance each weekend. Fellowship of The Woodlands is a multi-site church with its main campus in The Woodlands, and a satellite campus in the Humble/Kingwood/Atascocita area. Future satellites are in the planning stages.

Pastor Kerry believes that church should be engaging and fun, calling it “The Best Hour of Your Week.” He strives to eliminate the barriers of boredom, unfriendliness and fear that keep people from experiencing not just religion, but a relationship with Jesus Christ. His messages are relevant and his illustrations memorable.

Kerry Shook Ministries is a worldwide television ministry that broadcasts to a local, national and international audience. Pastor Kerry can now be seen by millions of people in 50 states and 200 countries worldwide.

His first book and New York Times bestseller (coauthored with Chris), One Month to Live: Thirty Days to a No-Regrets Life, was released in February 2008. The book encourages readers to face their own mortality and live life to the fullest. The OneMonthtoLive.com website supports total life fitness and allows people to take the 30-Day Challenge. In addition, the One Month to Live Nationwide Church Growth Campaign is designed to help pastors unleash their church’s potential.

Pastor Kerry graduated from Baylor University and later attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. He and Chris have been married for nearly 25 years and have four children.

www.fotw.org
www.kerryshook.org

Greg Laurie
Harvest Christian Fellowship

Greg Laurie is the Senior Pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, Calif. He began his pastoral ministry at age 19, leading a Bible study of 30 people. Since then, God has transformed that small group into a church of some 15,000 people. Today, Harvest is among the eight largest churches in America, as well as the third largest in California.

In 1990, Pastor Greg began holding public evangelistic events called Harvest Crusades, contemporary, large-scale outreaches that local churches organize nationally and internationally. Since that time, well over 3 million people have attended Harvest Crusades in California, Seattle, Oregon, Philadelphia, New York, Hawaii, Florida, and in Australia.

Pastor Greg is the featured speaker of Harvest Ministry’s nationally syndicated radio program, A New Beginning, which is broadcast on more than 500 radio stations. He has also authored several books including the Gold Medallion Award winner, The Upside-Down Church, as well as Losers and Winners, Saints and Sinners and The Best Is Yet to Come. His most recent book, the autobiography, Lost Boy: My Story, has helped minister to countless— resonating with all who have been lost and searching for meaning.

He has also appeared on CNN’s Larry King Live, ABC’s World News Tonight, FOX News and MSNBC, sharing how the Bible is relevant for people today.

Whether speaking or writing, God has gifted Pastor Greg with the ability to apply biblical principles to current events in a way that is relevant and easily understood by people of all ages, from all walks of life. The trademark of a Greg Laurie sermon, book, or broadcast is his contemporary, yet straightforward, style and format. He resides in Southern California with his wife, Cathe.

www.harvest.org
www.greglaurie.org

Jonathan Falwell
Thomas Road Baptist Church

Jonathan Falwell is the Senior Pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va. He served at Thomas Road under the leadership of his father and founding pastor, Dr. Jerry Falwell, from 1995 until his father’s death in May 2007. He was called to be the Senior Pastor on June 3, 2007, by a unanimous vote of the 20,000-member congregation.

Rev. Falwell also serves as the Executive Vice President of Spiritual Affairs at Liberty University, the world’s largest evangelical Christian university with more than 37,000 students. He oversees all spiritual aspects of the university, guiding the 12 full-time pastors who minister to the student body. The goal of the university is to reach 50,000 students in the next 10 years.

Before joining the staff at Thomas Road, he was involved in numerous business ventures including starting one of Virginia’s largest video and film production companies that still thrives today. An accomplished photographer, his work has appeared in Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, the Washington Post and other national and international publications. Rev. Falwell also serves on the boards of several organizations including the Board of Trustees for Liberty University.

Rev. Falwell preaches on television weekly on numerous national outlets as well as through satellite and Internet delivery formats. He has also appeared on numerous national television and radio programs including Oprah, CNN and FOX News. He also writes a weekly column titled Falwell Confidential for WorldNetDaily and NewsMax.com.

Rev. Falwell earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Liberty University and his Master of Arts in Religion from the Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He earned his law degree (Juris Doctor) from William Howard Taft University in Santa Ana, Calif.

Rev. Falwell and his wife, Shari, have four children, Jonathan Jr., Jessica, Natalie and Nicholas. They reside in Lynchburg.

www.trbc.org
www.liberty.edu

Josh Hamilton
Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers All-Star outfielder Josh Hamilton will share his powerful testimony of life change. A former #1 pick in the draft, he was ready to throw it all away for the highs of cocaine—until Jesus changed his life. He was pulled from the depths of addiction to the lush ballparks of Major League Baseball, and has since shared his story nationally on some of the greatest platforms in sports—including the final All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium.