SPEAKERS
TOD BOLSINGER
Executive Director of the De Pree Center Church Leadership Institute, a Senior Fellow of the De Pree Center for Leadership, and Associate Professor of Leadership Formation at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Tod Bolsinger, MDiv, PhD, was the founder of the Fuller Leadership Platform, an innovative approach to online formation and leadership development and served as a Vice President of Fuller Seminary for six years.
He is the author of five books, including the Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year in pastoral leadership, Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory, Leadership for a Time of Pandemic: Practicing Resilience and most recently, Tempered Resilience: How Leaders are Formed in the Crucible of Change.
Tod served as a pastor for 27 years. Bolsinger speaks, consults and is an executive coach for corporate, non-profit, educational and church organizations in transformational leadership. His blogs and other resources can be found at depree.org/church.
Tod is married to Beth, an executive coach, consultant and professional artist. They have two adult children, Brooks and Ali, and a son-in-law, Ben. An avid outdoor lover, if he hadn’t taken biology after lunch in high school, Tod would have been a National Park Ranger. When he retires, he is going to do hiking trail maintenance, trout rescue, and be a ski host who makes sure there are four people on every quad chair lift.
He can be reached at Bolsinger@fuller.edu
MANNY ARANGO
Teaching Pastor and International Itinerant Preacher
Manny Arango is a Bible nerd, a storyteller, a troublemaker, an overcomer, and a revivalist. Passionate about fighting for people who have lost their voice, Manny strives to inspire those who have lost hope or have settled for mediocre. Based in Durham, NC but born in Boston, MA, He is now a teaching pastor at World Overcomers Christian Church where he was the youth pastor from 2014-2019. He is also a full time itinerant preacher as of January 2020. Manny graduated from SouthEastern University in Dec 2019 with a Masters and is continuing his education at Northern Seminary for a Doctorate in New Testament studies. He deeply values Bible literacy and recently co-founded SpeakEasy + ARMA, both tools that reflect his heart to equip and champion God's people.
KEVIN MYERS
Author and Senior Pastor of 12Stone® Church
Kevin Myers is the Senior Pastor of 12Stone® Church in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Kevin and his wife Marcia sold everything in 1987 and left Michigan to plant a church for spiritually unresolved people. Having no contacts or core group, they worked toward a November launch in a movie theater. After a very slow start, this story is more about ministry endurance than ministry explosion. After 7 years and their first building, they broke through serving 200 a weekend. By the 11th year they had gained momentum in the community and were reaching 1,000. Within a couple of years, John Maxwell came alongside Kevin and forged a life-changing. leadership mentoring relationship
Near the 20th year, they launched a second campus and soon moved into the 2,500 seat 12Stone® center on 70 acres. Now there are 8 campuses, serving 18,000 a weekend. But the story is not in the numbers; it’s in the lives being changed – one person, one family at a time! We love God, value people and serve our county!
Life to the Full:
Kevin is married to his college sweetheart, Marcia – after buying her in the freshman auction! They have 3 adult children and one in college and are blessed with three grandchildren. Motorcycles are the only way to ride – Harley Davidson obsessed! Got the coolest job with amazing people at 12Stone® and a high-end staff team!
Kevin’s first book was published in 2014, “Home Run: Learn God’s Game Plan for Life and Leadership,” coauthored
with John C. Maxwell. Since then, he has authored two more books; “Grown Up Faith” in 2019
and “The Second Happy: How to Make Your Marriage Better Than Your Honeymoon” which he co-author
in 2020 with his wife, Marcia.
Contact Information
12Stone® Church
1322 Buford Drive
Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043
678.990.8100 | PK@12stone.com
Twitter: @KevinMyersPK
JERRY MADDEN
Senior Pastor, Praise Cathedral, Greer, South Carolina
Pastor Jerry Madden has served as the Senior Pastor of Praise Cathedral (Greer, SC) since January 1, 2002, having previously served in Associate Pastor roles at Praise Cathedral beginning in 1994. During his tenure the church has grown to over 3,0000 members.
Pastor Madden also is currently serving as:
-Chairman of the South Carolina Church of God State Council
-a member of the Lee University Board of Directors
-a member of the Church of God Council of 18.
Pastor Madden holds a B.S. degree in Pastoral Studies from Lee University, as well as an A.S. degree in Business/Computer Science from Greenville Technical College.
Pastor Madden and his wife Jan have been married since 1983. They have two sons: Bo (Jen) who serves as Youth Pastor at Praise Cathedral, and Justin who is a decorated Deputy Sheriff in Greenville County.
The Maddens have three beautiful granddaughters, Natalie, Julia, and Riley.
KEITH GILLIAM
Lead Pastor, Living Hope Church, Lenoir, North Carolina
Rev. Keith Gilliam was born and raised in Marion, North Carolina. He received the Lord as his Savior at age 8 and answered the call to become a minister in his late teens.
After graduating high school he attended Emmanuel College. Upon graduation in 1985 he accepted the pastorate of the Living Hope Church in Lenoir, North Carolina where he continues to serve. During this time the church experienced significant growth, and in 1998 the church relocated to the current campus.
In addition, Keith currently serves as the World Missions Director for the Cornerstone Conference and on the World Missions Council for the IPHC. He also serves on various boards and committees in the Western North Carolina region.
In 1985 Keith married Lana Holloway and they have two children Jennifer (Bradley) Decker and John (Sydney) Gilliam.
JAMIE GRISHAM
Lead Pastor, Compassion Church, Dickson, Tennessee
Born and raised on a rural farm in Southeast Missouri, Pastor Jamie’s dream was to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps and become a farmer. He followed and fulfilled that dream until he felt the Lord calling him to ministry. Pastor Jamie and his wife, Jill, surrendered to the call of God to pastor a church in 2005. They have been in full-time ministry ever since. In December of 2007, Pastor Jamie & Jill felt led to move to Tennessee to become part of Compassion Church. Over the years they have seen thousands of people come to Christ, led powerful moves of God within the local church, and continue to faithfully serve their local community.
Pastor Jamie has a passion for helping other pastors and churches. He is a Regional Director for Compassion Church and oversees 12 of the current 34 churches within the Compassion Network. He also serves as a leadership consultant for Compassion Network, EVUSA, and local churches. Pastor Jamie travels across the U.S. helping pastors, leaders, and churches reach their fullest potential.
DWIGHT DUNNING
Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor; Lead Pastor of Clinton Community Church, Clinton, NC
Dwight Dunning is an ordained minister and has pastored for more than four decades. Since 2006, he has served as Lead Pastor at the Clinton Community Church in Clinton, North Carolina. He has also served three terms on the North Carolina IPHC Conference Executive Council. He is a North Carolina Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, has worked in clinical and family counseling, and has taught college psychology. He holds degrees from Holmes Bible College (Th.B.), N.C. Wesleyan College (B.A. Psychology), Liberty University (M.A. Counseling Psychology), and the University of Sarasota (Ed.D. Counseling Psychology). Dr. Dunning is a recognized authority on the study of and developing healthy church leaders.