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Guest Speakers Perfect for Church-Wide Campaigns
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MARK MITTLEBERG Mark Mittelberg is a best-selling author, internationally acclaimed speaker and leading strategist and consultant in outreach and evangelism. He is the author of Building a Contagious Church: Revolutionizing the Way We View and Do Evangelism; co-author with Bill Hybels of the best-selling book and the primary author of the celebrated Becoming a Contagious Christian training course, which has been translated into 20 languages and taught to millions of people around the globe. Mark has been the evangelism director at Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago for eight years and for the Willow Creek Association for more than a decade. Mark has a Master’s Degree in Philosophy of Religion from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He lives in Southern California with his wife, Heidi, and their two children. FOR MORE DETAILS: EMAIL: events@outreach.com |
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RICKEY BOLDEN Rickey Bolden was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. The seventh of ten children, he was raised in a single-parent home after his father died at an early age. His family had a very difficult time staying immune from the violence and drug culture that pervaded his neighborhood. He had years of tough choices to make. Rickey’s escape was athletics. By high school Rickey was an All-American in football and an All-Metroplex in basketball. He was awarded a four- year scholarship to SMU where he continued his journey to the NFL. In 1984, Rickey was drafted in the 4th round to the Cleveland Browns. In his seventh season in the pros, he felt the call to go into ministry full-time. After completing seminary, Rickey accepted the role of pastor at Southeast Christian Fellowship, a church of six members in Washington D.C. Under Rickey’s leadership, the church experienced growth and developed a number of ministries that impacted the community. In August 2005, he became Senior Pastor at New Community Church in LaGrange, Georgia, where he and his wife Glenda now live with their three sons and one daughter; he has an older son who lives in Texas. FOR MORE DETAILS: EMAIL: events@outreach.com |
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NANCY GRISHAM Dr. Nancy Grisham launched Livin’ Ignited, a strategic evangelism leadership ministry. Prior to Livin’ Ignited, Nancy led evangelism for Dr. Stuart Briscoe in a church of 6,500 in Milwaukee. She has served as the assistant director of the Billy Graham Institute of Strategic Evangelism and as a faculty member at Wheaton College, where she continues to serve as adjunct faculty in evangelism. Nancy speaks across the US and internationally. She has an MA in evangelism from Wheaton College and a PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School with a focus on leading change in congregations in the area of evangelism. FOR MORE DETAILS: EMAIL: events@outreach.com |
KEVIN HARNEY Rev. Dr. Kevin G. Harney (B.A., Azusa Pacific University; M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary; D.Min., Western Theological Seminary) is the Teaching Pastor and Evangelism Champion at Central Wesleyan Church in Holland, Michigan, and at Faith Reformed Church in Dyer, Indiana. Kevin also serves on the teaching team of the University Chapel ministry at Grand Valley State University. From 1993 to 2006 Kevin served as the Lead Pastor at Corinth Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, during a season when the church grew from 300 worshipers to over 1,500. He is the author of Seismic Shifts, the little changes that make a BIG difference in your life. He also wrote the upcoming book, Leadership from the Inside Out, Examining the Inner Life of a Healthy Church Leader. He and his wife Sherry have written or co-written more than 40 small group study guides for Zondervan Publishing (Most in partnership with Bill Hybels and John Ortberg). He and Sherry have also written the outreach oriented book“Finding a Church You Can Love and Loving the Church You’ve Found.” Kevin has been married to his wife Sherry for23 years and they have three adult sons: Zach, Josh and Nate. FOR MORE DETAILS: CALL 866-400-2036 or EMAIL: events@outreach.com |
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MARK MILLER Mark Miller is the Vice President of Training & Development at Chick-fil-A, a sought-after speaker and trainer and a successful author. He is active in both supporting his local church as well as building the church around the world. He is a frequent teacher for the Willow Creek Association and has taught for the International Mission Board and the International Bible Society. Mark is currently partnering with John Maxwell and EQUIP to train more than 1 million Christian leaders in the international community. Mark teaches on a wide array of topics including: Leadership, Creativity, Team Building and Evangelism. Most recently, Mark and Ken Blanchard (co-author of The One Minute Manager) have teamed up to write The Secret! In this book, they share what Chick-fil-A has learned and practiced for many years regarding leadership. There are now more than 100,000 copies of The Secret! in print in the U.S. and 14 language translations are underway. Mark and his wife, Donna, have been married for almost 25 years, have two children, Justin and David and currently live in Fayetteville, Georgia. FOR MORE DETAILS: EMAIL: events@outreach.com |
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REV. BRAD MITCHELL Rev. Brad Mitchell (B.A., Wheaton College; MDiv., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is the Senior Teaching Pastor in a church of 3,500 at Trinity Church in Lansing, Michigan, and was previously on staff at Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago. Over the years, Brad has taught Becoming a Contagious Christian dozens of times around the country as well as in his own church. Recently he took his church through the six week BACC campaign culminating in a final Sunday attendance increase of over 40%. Brad draws on a wealth of talent and experience in communicating to a wide variety of audiences. His love for teaching God’s Word has earned him invitations to teach all over the world. He has spoken for numerous men’s retreats across the country and is often a repeat guest. Brad and his wife, Heidi, have been married for 24 years and have two daughters and an adult son. FOR MORE DETAILS: EMAIL: events@outreach.com |
