J. Warner Wallace is a Dateline featured cold-case homicide detective who became a Christ follower at the age of thirty-five after using his skills to investigate the claims of the Gospels. This experience led him to write the best-selling book, Cold-Case Christianity. More recently, Jim co-wrote So the Next Generation Will Know: Preparing Young Christians for a Challenging World which shows how to share biblical truth with a generation that desperately needs to hear it in a way that draws them in instead of pushing them away.

Matt Branaugh is an Editor for Church Law & Tax, a ministry of Christianity Today which serves as a practical resource for churches and clergy. Church Law & Tax provides comprehensive and easily accessible information on legal, tax, financial, and risk management matters.

He is also a current law student at the University of Denver and a chapter leader for the Christian Legal Society.

Karl Vaters is the author of Small Church Essentials: Field-Tested Principles for Leading a Healthy Congregation of Under 250. Karl’s book debunks some of the myths about small churches while encouraging pastors of smaller congregations to lead effectively. Being a small church pastor for over 30 years, Karl has lots to share with others who might be insecure about the size of their congregation.

Nancy Valko is a registered nurse, Advanced Legal Nurse Consultant, and a spokesperson for the National Association of Prolife Nurses. As someone who has worked in critical care, hospice, and other specialties for 45 years, Nancy is well versed in the legal, ethical, and biblical concerns that go along with assisted suicide and other controversial medical procedures.

Heather Rice-Minus is Vice President of government affairs and church mobilization at Prison Fellowship, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving prisoners, former inmates, and their families. Through advocacy initiatives and partnerships, Prison Fellowship helps to transform the many lives affected by incarceration.

Lata Nott is the Executive Director of the Freedom Forum Institute’s First Amendment Center. The mission of the First Amendment Center is to provide resources to help the public understand how their freedoms of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition work, and how they can be protected. Lata regularly provides information and commentary on issues involving these rights.

Mary Kate Knorr is the Executive Director of Illinois Right to Life, a pro-life non-profit combining research and educational outreach to advocate for legislation that protects the unborn. Illinois Right to Life also serves and supports women and men facing crisis pregnancy situations to help more parents choose life.

Dr. Corey Miller is the President and CEO of Ratio Christi, a global movement that equips university students and faculty to give historical, philosophical, and scientific reasons for following Jesus Christ. Ratio Christi combines apologetics and evangelism to combat the objections that are pulling Christian youth away from the church.

Bob Lambert and Jennifer Villarreal are the hosts of Faith Marketplace, a radio show on AM 1160. The mission of Faith Marketplace is to inspire, equip, and encourage Christians in the business realm. Bob and Jennifer do this by inviting business leaders to share their stories of faith and how they live it out through their interactions with employees, customers, vendors, and colleagues.

Brandon O’Brien is the author of Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom. In his book, Brandon unveils the historic struggle of how religious liberty in the United States came to be, following the efforts of Baptist pastor Isaac Backus who strived to secure freedom of religion and conscience for all.