Travis Kerns serves with the North American Mission Board (NAMB) as the Send City Missionary for Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born and raised in Greenville, SC, but has lived in the Salt Lake City area since 2013. He has a B.A. from North Greenville University and an M.Div. and Ph.D. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. His Ph.D. studies focuses on world religions, specifically, Mormon philosophy. Prior to serving with NAMB, he was a professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and taught in the areas of apologetics, world religions and philosophy.

Trent is a husband to a wonderful wife and father of two amazing boys. He Pastors a church that he helped plant, Epoch Fellowship Church, here in Owenton, KY. He is a missionary, a musician, an artist, a craftsman, and an avid health enthusiast. Trent and his family live on a small farm that we homestead, growing, hunting, and preparing our own food. "Our lives have become quite busier, yet much simpler and totally healthier since our journey began, and we love to encourage others in finding healthy, simpler ways of living as well."

Listen to a recent interview that Greg gave about the importance of Pastors taking care of their health on the Stan Rodda leadership podcast.

  Matt Adair is from Christ Community Church in Athens, GA, and came up with the 5 factors of leadership.

  Lebron Pinkerton is the Wellness Coordinator at North American Mission board.

  Judd Rumley, Pastor of Eagle Bible Church in Eagle Colorado is a Pastor and personal trainer who shares his exercise philosophy for busy Pastors.

Take a listen to Pastor Greg's phone interview with Pastor Brian Bloye from West Ridge Church.

Mac has a passion for developing leaders especially in the area of church planting.  He is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute (1984) and Dallas Theological Seminary (1990). In 1997, he planted Carolina Forest Community Church (Myrtle Beach, SC).  In 2004, he began serving as Leadership Development Pastor at Seacoast Church (Charleston, SC) where he served for over six years.  In 2011 Mac worked with Brian Bloye to start the LAUNCH Church Planting Network.  After five years Mac and Brian gave the North American Mission Board the church planting system they developed.  Today Mac serves as the Senior Director of Church Planting Development for NAMB’s Send Network. Mac and his wife, Cindy, live in metro Atlanta.  You can follow Mac on his blog.

Pastor Jeff Kapusta was named one of the top 10 Fittest Christian Leaders in America in 2015. Jeff had an amazing transformation (as you can see in his before and after pictures!). Tune in and hear what he has learned along the way. Before: After:

Interview with Pastor Mark Pangel from 4 Points Church in Greer, SC. who lost 70 pounds by making some lifestyle choices. Listen to learn the secret to his success.