Joel L. Alvis, Jr. has a passion to work with churches experiencing transition in leadership or other circumstances. Since 2003 he has served as an interim (or transitional pastor). He provides coaching and consulting services to congregational leaders and clergy as an Authorized Interpretive Consultant for Holy Cow! Consulting.

Dr. Charles Arn is a professor of Outreach at Wesley Seminary in Marion, IN. His latest book: Heartbeat! How to Turn Passion into Ministry in Your Church introduces readers to the exciting process of building "missional side-doors."

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Jerome Daley, ACC, DPM is a leadership coach, www.purposecoach.net, author of five books, and Publisher of Christian Coaching Magazine.

Bill Easum is co-founder of Easum, Bandy & Associates - one of the premier consulting firms in North America.

John Ewart is associate VP of project development at Southeastern Baptist Seminary and is a board member and instructor in the Society for Church Consulting's training program. John was a church consultant with The Rainer Group, served in more than a dozen church starts, and spent 20 years as a pastor.

Jason Hanselman is the Senior Pastor at Caldwell Christian Church. He has 15 years in church work, higher education, and ministry.

Tom Harper is president of Networld Media Group, a publisher of online trade journals and events for the banking, retail, restaurant and church leadership markets. He is the author of Leading from the Lions' Den: Leadership Principles from Every Book of the Bible (B&H).

Mark Howell is the founder of SmallGroupResources.net and blogs at MarkHowellLive.com and StrategyCentral.org.

Josh Hunt is the world’s #1 Bible Study Lesson writer. He has written more Bible Study lessons than any human, living or dead. He has written 4 lessons a week for 20 years and counting. His lessons are not like other lessons. They consist of 20 ready-to-use questions that spark discussion, create controversy and get groups talking.

Jeff Johnson is a coach/consultant with 15 years experience in the ministry. He has served in large, traditional churches as well as church plants and wants to use that experience to partner with church leaders as they find and fulfill God's vision for their community.

Pastor Brian Kluth lives in Denver, CO and has been a popular guest speaker (www.BrianKluth.org and www.GenerosityPledge.org) for hundreds of churches, conferences, colleges, seminary, and leadership events. He is a pastor, bestselling author, researcher, and radio speaker.

Chuck Lawless is Dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism at Southern Seminary, president of the consulting firm The Lawless Group, and author of Discipled Warriors and several other books. You may read his blogs and articles at www.chucklawless.com.

Doug Lawrence, internationally recognized speaker, author, and advisor, helps churches assess and improve their skillfulness in creating engaging worship experiences by utilizing his more than 35 years of "deep trench" worship leadership in prominent mainline churches.

@JasonLewisCFRE leads the advancement efforts at Logos Academy, an inter-cultural, Gospel-centered, community school located in York City, Pennsylvania. Jason and his family are members of the City Church community. In addition to his full-time ministry, Jason speaks to groups about Christian stewardship, generous giving, and effective ministry advancement.

Charlie Lyons has worked in and had a passion for youth ministry and non-profit administration for more than ten years. He is currently a youth ministry consultant and administrative assistant at Word of Life Fellowship Canada in Owen Sound, Ontario and is heavily involved in coordinating ongoing leadership development and outreach events for the ministry.

Will Mancini emerged from the trenches of local church leadership to found Auxano, a first-of-kind consulting ministry that focuses on vision clarity. As a “clarity evangelist,” Will has served as vision architect for hundreds of churches across the country including the leading churches within Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran and non-denominational settings.

Rev. Margaret Marcuson works with churches that want to create a ministry that lasts and clergy who want more impact on the people they serve best. She is the author of Leaders Who Last: Sustaining Yourself and Your Ministry (Seabury, 2009). She served as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Gardner, Massachusetts for thirteen years.

As Chairman of Capstone Alliance, Gordon Marcy assembles teams to assist organizations with their telecommunications projects. He is also an online missionary with Global Media Outreach. Marcy spent nearly twenty years with Salem Communications as General Manager of ten stations. Currently, he is working with a team that is building a new 24/7 Christian Internet television syndication platform.

Gary McIntosh is president of the Church Growth Network and a professor of Christian ministry and leadership at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. He is the author of 18 books on church growth and writes a monthly newsletter called Growth Points.

Gregory K. Morris, Ph.D., is the founder and president of Leadership Dynamics, a non-profit corporation committed to the training and development of Christian leaders and their organizations and is available for new clients. He has authored the book, In Pursuit of Leadership, a study of leadership principles in the life of Moses.

J. D. Payne serves with the North American Mission Board and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He blogs regularly at www.jdpayne.org.

Thom Rainer is the president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. He is also a former pastor, seminary dean, and leader of a church and denominational consulting firm. Rainer is the author or co-author of 22 books, including his latest, Transformational Church.

As a pastor, university professor, leadership consultant and author, Matthew has been dedicated for over three decades to proclaiming the gospel and Encouraging Achievement in Godly Leaders by Emphasizing Servanthood (EAGLES). As founder and executive director of Eagles In Leadership, he has taught leaders and followers of Christ across North America and Israel, as well as touching lives around the globe through blogs, interviews and the Transformed! podcast, hosted by Farpoint Media.

Mitch Todd is an ordained United Methodist pastor, serving a satellite congregation in Kansas. A former campus minister, his background is in music, writing, leadership, and preaching. He has been sending out weekly devotions for more than a decade.

Mark Waltz is pastor of connections and multisite pastor at Granger Community Church in Granger, IN. He is the author of First Impressions: Creating Wow Experiences in Your Church and Lasting Impressions: From Visiting to Belonging. He consults and trains in the areas of guest services and relational connections in the local church.

Hal West spent the last thirty-three years as a pastor with an emphasis on creating effective change and transition in a traditional church setting. He is currently a church consultant and pastoral coach in association with Macedonian Call Ministries. Hal has authored three books. His latest book is The Pickled Priest and the Perishing Parish: Boomer Pastors Bouncing Back (CrossBooks Publishing, 2011).

Dr. Bob Whitesel is a consultant on the organic church, church management and church growth. A recipient of the Donald McGavran Award, he serves as Professor of Christian Ministry and Missional Leadership for Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University, and has written seven books including two companion volumes: Spiritual Waypoints: Helping Others Navigate the Journey (2010) and Waypoint: Navigating Your Spiritual Journey (2010).