Dr. Neil T. Anderson is founder and president emeritus of Freedom in Christ Ministries with offices in Canada, United Kingdom, Switzerland, India, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, and throughout the United States.  He was formerly chairman of the Practical Theology Department at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University in the USA.  He holds five degrees from Talbot, Pepperdine University and Arizona State University.  A former aerospace engineer, he has 20 years of experience as a pastor and has written over twenty books including several best-selling books on living free in Christ. Freedom in Christ resources have now been translated into more than 30 languages.

Neil has a place on the board of Freedom In Christ Ministries International.  You can read Neil's own story and get further information on the work of Freedom In Christ worldwide here.

Rev. Jerry L. Ferguson was elected district superintendent of the Los Angeles District in June 1999 after 24 years of pastoral service in the Church of the Nazarene.  His pastorates included Westchester and Atascadero on the Los Angeles District; Glendale on the Arizona District, Kailua-Kona on the Hawaii District; and Riverside Arlington on the Southern California District.  He also has extensive experience in law enforcement in Pasadena, South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Hawaii County, and Atascadero.

Dr. Christopher Shaw is the director of Desarrollo Cristiano Internacional (Christian Development International) and publishing editor for the magazine Apuntes Pastorales (Pastor’s Notes) with a circulation of 40,000. Dr. Shaw guides and encourages pastors and women in leadership across all of Latin America. He has extraordinary experience building leaders, including 10 years as a professor at the Bible Institute of Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in theology. He later received a master’s degree and a doctor of missiology at Fuller Theological Seminary in Los Angeles, California. Christopher and his wife Iris have three children. He lives with his family in Argentina.

Dan Struble Ph.D. is the president of Montreat College. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. He served in the Navy and Navy Reserve for 21 years, retiring as a Commander. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Southern California (USC).

In higher education administration, Dan has focused his efforts on institution building. At Occidental College, he was acting director of major and planned giving during its successful $65 million campaign. At the U.S. Naval Academy, he founded the Naval Academy Foundation, which increased funds raised annually from $5 million to over $30 million, and co-designed its successful $250 million campaign.

Dan has taught or lectured at USC, Occidental College, and the Naval Postgraduate School. He has prepared curriculum for the Naval War College, served as an analyst for its Global War Games, and published numerous articles in the Naval War College Review and Shipmate.

At Montreat College, Dan has focused on strategic and master planning. These efforts have defined an ambitious future for the college, and morale has skyrocketed among faculty, staff, students, and volunteers. The college has moved to record enrollment in its traditional program, and fundraising has increased to record levels. The multi-year strategic plan initiatives continue to drive indicators in the positive direction. The college is developing the staff, systems, and programs to realize its vision of becoming the leading provider of Christ-centered higher education.

Dr. Dallas Willard is a Professor in the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He has taught at USC since 1965, where he was Director of the School of Philosophy. He has also taught at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, UCLA and the University of Colorado.

His philosophical publications are mainly in the areas of epistemology, the philosophy of mind and of logic, and on the philosophy of Edmund Husserl. He has served on the boards of the C.S. Lewis Foundation and Biola University, and is a member of numerous evaluation committees for the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Recipient of numerous academic honors, Dr. Willard also lectures and publishes on religion. His books include:

• The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God (Book of the year 1999)
• Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ (Spirituality award 2003)
• The Great Omission: Rediscovering Jesus' Essential Teachings on Discipleship
• Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship With God
• The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives

John first became involved in disability ministry as a volunteer at Grace Community Church in 1978.  He met Joni Eareckson Tada and became a volunteer at Joni and Friends.  In 1990, John joined the full time staff and is involved in planning, developing and implementing several new programs:

• Regional Conferences on the Church and Disability.
• National and International Congress on the Church and Disability.
• Helped start Family Retreats which reached over 800 families in 2008 alone and is now international with over 1400 short term missionaries.
• Helped start Wheels for the World in 1994, growing to over 50,000 wheelchairs in 18 countries by 2008.
• Currently developing a new international program called Total Access, making homes, buildings and churches accessible to those with disabilities.