Featured Speakers

John Ellis
John Ellis Contact Info: Email: johnellis05 (at ) gmail.com Website: http://www.JohnWEllis.com Twitter: @johnwellis Facebook: http://facebook.com/johnellis Bio: John Ellis is CEO and Owner of Crescent Interactive, an online marketing agency specializing in search and social. John Ellis is a frequent search industry speaker and has spent most of his career as an “in-house” marketer. Working from… [Continue Reading]

Lane Gilbert
CONTACT INFO: Email: yplane (at) me (dot) com Twitter: @yplane Facebook: http://facebook.com/yplane Phone: (256) 458-0196 Lane Gilbert BIO: I am a UMC Youth Pastor in Fort Payne, Alabama. I didn’t grow up in church so I often refer to my faith story as “the long way around”. I have a passion toconnect kids with Christ and equip… [Continue Reading]

Eric Hendrickson
Eric Hendrickson Contact Info: Email: theuscerock (at) gmail (dot) com Website: http://www.uscerock.com Phone: (803) 794-8273 Twitter: @USCErock Facebook: http://facebook.com/uscerock Bio: Eric has served in youth ministry since 1997 beginning in part-time youth ministry and have been serving in Full-time Youth Ministry since 2002 in churches in the North Georgia, Western North Carolina, and South Carolina… [Continue Reading]

Rev. Andy Stoker PhD.
BIO: Growing up in El Paso, Texas, Andy Stoker learned to appreciate people from a variety of backgrounds, cultures and passions. With his grandparents living just two blocks away and a supportive blended family, he felt the love of God through lots of humor, love, humor, differences, humor, grace and humor. As a lifelong United… [Continue Reading]

Georgia Harrison
BIO: Georgia Harrison has been working with youth for over 20 years. She has a BS in Math from Mississippi College and an MS in Math from Clemson University and worked in the software development field for 20 years. She has a Masters of Divinity from Perkins School of Theology and has been Commissioned as… [Continue Reading]

Tiffanie Shanks
BIO: As a young, passionate, follower of Christ, I enjoy living in ministry for the God of the broken, redeemed, and restored. I love to share the message of the Gospel that has captured my heart and changed my life through the art of Spoken Word. Spoken Word is a form of poetry intentionally written… [Continue Reading]

Amy Valdez Barker
Amy Valdez Barker Contact Info: Email: amihanvb (at ) gmail (dot) com Website: http://amihanvb.wordpress.com Bio: Amy Valdez Barker is a PhD student at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary studying Christian Education and Congregational Studies. She has been in youth ministry for over 15 years and has enjoyed finding ways to engage biblical learning with young people…. [Continue Reading]

Carl Thomas Gladstone
Carl Thomas Gladstone Contact Info: Website: http://carlthomasgladstone.com Email: carl (at) carlthomasgladstone (dot) com Phone: (586) 295-3055 Speaker Bio: Carl Thomas Gladstone is a United Methodist Deacon focusing on ministries with music and young people. He is the creator of The Wesley Project, a collection of hymn texts written and compiled by Charles and John Wesley and… [Continue Reading]

Gavin Richardson
Gavin Richardson BIO: I classify myself as a misfit renaissance man. I’ve spent years as a firefighter/EMT, early childhood education trainer & consultant, caddie, web developer, board member, consultant, writer, and more. My passion for the past 16plus years has been youth ministry. From short term mission camps, large church volunteering & staffing, parachurch ministry… [Continue Reading]

Jacob Fields
BIO: Jacob is a Young and Exciting speaker with a Fresh voice and perspective on the Gospel. With International speaking experience Jacob’s passion for young people and for the Gospel is evident to all who hear. That passion comes out through speaking in a way that is captivating and inspiring. Jacob strives to present the… [Continue Reading]
















