Lawyers for Jesus

Louis Dooley is the Illinois regional director of Set Free Ministries, an organization that serves inmates in prisons and jails in Missouri and Illinois by teaching them God’s Word. Louis is also the author of Prison Saved My Life – I Recommend it for Everyone, a moving book about his struggles with the law, coming to faith in prison, and new life of ministry for Jesus as a free man.

Roy Stiff has been working for Cru for over 40 years. He is currently the Eastern Europe representative for the Global Church Movements ministry of Cru, which is still known as Campus Crusade for Christ or “New Life” internationally. Teams with Global Church Movements act as advisors to help existing churches plant new house churches with the goal to grow exponentially.

In the past, Roy was an undercover missionary and National Director for Cru in communist Poland. Soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall he and his family moved to Russia where he continued to minister and serve Cru as the National Director of New Life Russia for several years.

Patrick McCaskey is the Chicago Bears Vice President and Chairman of Sports Faith International, a non-profit Chicago-based initiative dedicated to inspiring and transforming culture through sports. Pat is also an author who has written a series of books and will be speaking at this year’s March for life Chicago on January 13th.

Mike Donnelly is Senior Counsel and Global Outreach Director for the Home School Legal Defense Association, an organization that defends the liberty of families who choose to homeschool. HSLDA’s primary goal is to bring together homeschooling families so that each can have a low-cost method of obtaining quality legal defense. Today, HSLDA gives tens of thousands of families the freedom to homeschool without having to face legal threats alone.

Brent McBurney is the President and CEO of Advocates International, a worldwide fellowship of advocates bearing witness of Jesus Christ through the legal profession with the mission to promote justice, rule of law, religious freedom, reconciliation, and integrity. In the past, Brent served the Body of Christ through the Christian Legal Society where he was Director of Legal Aid Ministries, Director of Attorney Ministries, and Editor-in-Chief of The Christian Lawyer magazine.

Kileen Albright is a junior in college studying nursing at Loyola University Chicago and has been involved in WeDignify, a pro-life mentorship program, since freshman year. She became a leader in the pro-life movement her sophomore year as her Chapter's activism chair and is currently President of her campus' WeDignify chapter. This semester she organized and spoke at the “Why I am Pro-life Panel” where students shared why they choose to be actively pro-life life with their peers.

Malissa Mackey is the Director of Faith & Work Chicago, a ministry of Holy Trinity Church that aims to equip believers to live out their faith through their daily work, ultimately transforming communities and industries alike for God’s glory.

Kevin Grillot is the Vice President of the March for Life Chicago and Executive Director of WeDignify, a mentorship program with a mission to grow college students into pro-life leaders. The March for Life Chicago is a yearly gathering of pro-life organizations, leaders, and advocates whose goal is to change perceptions in a society that thinks abortion is the answer. The March serves as a visual and vocal reminder that life in every stage matters.

Julian Reid is a member of the band “The JuJu Exchange,” a musical partnership of four childhood friends who use past experiences to create music that draws influence from hip-hop, jazz, classical, and pop. Their songs give the sense of looking to the future while dealing with the problems of the present.

Julian currently attends Candler School of Theology at Emory University and is in the Master of Divinity program with a concentration in Theology and Arts.

Eric Thurman is the author of Thrive in Retirement, a book about how to age gracefully and have a meaningful life after retirement.

In the past, Eric was a journalist with CBS, owned a television production company, planted churches and other ministry organizations, and led efforts to fight poverty as CEO of Hope International and Opportunity International.

In his own retirement, Eric Thurman has now focused his attention on helping adults over 50 who are looking for direction.