Lawyers for Jesus

David Nammo has been the executive director and CEO of the Christian Legal Society since 2012. He has worked closely with conservative leaders, attorneys, and political candidates from across the country.

David started and engaged in regional and national conferences reaching record numbers of law students and has been involved with CLS attorney and law student chapter members across the country.

The mission of Christian Legal Society is to serve Jesus through the practice and study of law, the defense of religious freedom and life, and the provision of legal aid to the needy. One way they do this is through the Center for Law and Religious Freedom, America’s oldest Christian advocacy ministry for religious liberty.

Chris Lesner is the Founder and CEO of Project World Impact, the leading nonprofit hub providing innovative ways for people to connect with and support nonprofits.

Chris founded Project World Impact several years ago at the age of 20, and since then the organization has grown to reach millions of people through the non-profits they help. Chris is also the president of the PWI Foundation, which raises funds and support for nonprofits that partner with them.

Project World Impact features nonprofits that represent causes such as poverty, family, religion, human rights, education, and more.

Beth Rockouski is the president of Caring Network Illinois, formerly known as CareNet Dupage, a Christian non-profit organization that has been used by God since 1981 to save thousands of lives.

Caring Network is the first step for women facing an unplanned pregnancy. Their mission is to provide emotional support, spiritual counsel, and practical help through many resources such as free consultations and ultrasounds. No matter the need, the Caring Network team welcomes women with compassion and unconditional love.

In addition to her efforts at Caring Network, Beth has been integral in training churches and ministry volunteers how to better prevent women from feeling compelled to choose abortion, and to foster healing for those who have chosen it in the past.

Tony Dale is a former physician from Great Britain and the founder of Sedera Health, a faith-based medical cost sharing community aimed at making healthcare more affordable and accessible for members and their families.

Sedera Health has been revolutionizing the healthcare industry since 2014 similarly to how Uber created new options for transportation, or how Airbnb improved hospitality. Their values include being consumer-driven, community-focused, and above all, Christ-centered.

Autry Watkins has been the lead pastor of Transformation Church in South Chicago Heights since November of 2017. He has a heart for his community and strives to love his church family like Christ loves us. This love takes form in the church’s many community ministry and outreach programs including prayer walks, block parties, community trash pickup, free clothing giveaways and more.

Through other activities such as prayer, worship, youth ministry, and weeknight Bible study groups, Transformation strives to keep an upward focus on God and an outward focus on the community.

Jeff Koch is the Vice President of residential lending with Draper & Kramer Mortgage Corp., and has been a mortgage consultant since 2002. For over 14 years, Jeff has maintained an emphasis on character, clarity and courtesy for his clients. He sees his role in the mortgage and home buying process as part of caring for the whole person, not just a number.

Jeff’s spiritual journey began with him growing up in a Jewish home, abandoning faith altogether as a teen and young adult, then finally coming to know and follow Jesus after longing for “something more”.

John and Mary Jo Dunleavy are the founders of Affordable Recovery Housing, a faith-based recovery housing organization striving to end homelessness by providing overnight lodging, meals, job training, medical help, and other services to men fighting drug and/or alcohol addiction.

Their vision is to help individuals reach their full potential through guidance, discipline, and direction, with their main focus being that relying on God is the most necessary part of recovery.

Pastor Esdras Ferreras is the senior pastor and Pastor Sergio Nava is the associate pastor at Sonido de Alabanza (meaning sound of praise), a Mennonite church in Cicero. What started as a small church of 150 people has now grown into a large congregation of 1,200 active members.

Their mission is to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the Hispanic community of Chicago and all suburbs, proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord through the simplicity of the Gospel of the Kingdom, through the ministry of excellence and service.

Mary Hallan FioRito is an attorney, public speaker, and commentator on issues involving women’s leadership and administration in the Catholic Church. She is a passionate advocate for human life issues, especially dealing with abortion and has been published in numerous publications, such as the Wall Street Journal.

She currently serves as the Cardinal Frances George Visiting Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a leading conservative advocacy group based in Washington D.C.

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