J. Nick Pitts serves as the Executive Director of the Institute for Global Engagement at Dallas Baptist University. Previous to this he held the position of Director for Cultural Engagement at Deni...

Stephen Baldwin (“Graham Staines”) is an actor, producer and author, who landed his breakthrough role in the double Academy Award-winning film “THE USUAL SUSPECTS.”(1995) Additionally, his more than 1...

Stephen Baldwin (“Graham Staines”) is an actor, producer and author, who landed his breakthrough role in the double Academy Award-winning film “THE USUAL SUSPECTS.”(1995) Additionally, his more than 100 film roles include “BIO-DOME” (1996) and Barney Rubble in “THE FLINSTONES IN VIVA ROCK VEGAS.” (2000) Currently, Baldwin can be seen hosting his latest docu-series, The Great American Pilgrimage, on RT News Network where he embarks in an RV with his three dogs on a journey across the USA to speak with everyday people about what America means to them. Baldwin has also produced and can be seen in the film “CHURCH PEOPLE,” a comedy starring Thor Ramsey, Joey Fatone, Donald Faison and William Baldwin.

Kerby Anderson is host of Point of View Radio Talk Show and also serves as the President of Probe Ministries. He holds masters degrees from Yale University (science) and Georgetown University (governm...

Kerby Anderson is host of Point of View Radio Talk Show and also serves as the President of Probe Ministries. He holds masters degrees from Yale University (science) and Georgetown University (government). He also serves as a visiting professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and has spoken on dozens of university campuses including University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, Princeton University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Colorado and University of Texas.Books by Kerby Anderson He is the author of 25 books including Christian Ethics in Plain Language, A Biblical Point of View on Islam, A Biblical Point of View on Homosexuality, A Biblical Point of View on Intelligent Design, A Biblical Point of View on Spiritual Warfare, Managing Your Money in Tough Times, Christians and Government, Christians and Economics, Technology and Social Trends, Understanding Islam and Terrorism and Arts, Media, and Culture. He is also the editor of many books including: Marriage, Family, & Sexuality and Technology, Spirituality, & Social Trends. He is the host of the two hour daily Point of View Radio Talk Show (over 180 stations) and also hosts Viewpoints, a daily commentary heard on over 480 radio stations. He has appeared on numerous radio and TV talk shows including the “MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour,” “Focus on the Family,” “Fire Away,” and “The 700 Club.” He produces a daily syndicated radio commentary and has written editorials that have appeared in the Dallas Morning News, the Miami Herald, the San Jose Mercury, and the Houston Post. His radio commentaries have been syndicated by International Media Services, United Press International, American Family Radio, Moody Radio, and the USA Radio Network. Kerby is married and the father of three grown children and one grandchild. He and his wife Susanne reside in Allen, Texas.

Hal is a graduate of Taylor University (‘71), and Dallas Seminary (ThM,‘78) and Denver Seminary (DMin,‘88). In his first ministry at First Baptist Church, Dallas, Hal taught the Medical-Dental Sunday...

Hal is a graduate of Taylor University (‘71), and Dallas Seminary (ThM,‘78) and Denver Seminary (DMin,‘88). In his first ministry at First Baptist Church, Dallas, Hal taught the Medical-Dental Sunday School class and found himself immersed in a full-time ministry with medical and dental students, residents, faculty, and physicians and dentists in practice. During this ministry, he learned of the Christian Medical Society (CMS) through his mentor Haddon Robinson who was then part-time General Director of CMS while teaching at Dallas Seminary. Through his friendship with Joe Bayly, who followed Dr. Robinson as General Director of CMS, Hal then transitioned from the work at First Baptist Church to a full-time ministry with CMS. He first served as a regional director for TX, OK, KS, and NE, then as national staff director. He completed his tenure at CMS (now CMDA) by serving for 7 years as the General Director. He is a Lifetime Member of CMDA. In 1993 God led them to leave CMDA to become pastor at Dallas Bible Church when he served as senior pastor for 21+ years. Completing that ministry in 2015, Hal launched Finishing Well Ministries (FWM). FWM is a preaching, teaching, discipling ministry to seniors in churches and senior living facilities primarily in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. FWM is a 501c3 approved organization, an ECFA member, and operates under the authority of an excellent board. Through his friendship with Joe Bayly, who followed Dr. Robinson as General Director of CMS, Hal then transitioned from the work at First Baptist Church to a full-time ministry with CMS. He first served as a regional director for TX, OK, KS, and NE, then as national staff director. He completed his tenure at CMS (now CMDA) by serving for 7 years as the General Director. He is a Lifetime Member of CMDA. In 1993 God led them to leave CMDA to become pastor at Dallas Bible Church when he served as senior pastor for 21+ years. Completing that ministry in 2015, Hal launched Finishing Well Ministries (FWM). FWM is a preaching, teaching, discipling ministry to seniors in churches and senior living facilities primarily in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. FWM is a 501c3 approved organization, an ECFA member, and operates under the authority of an excellent board. Hal and his wife, Vicki, have been married for 43 years. They have 3 grown children (Jennifer, Bethany, and Jonathan) and 6 grandchildren. Hal has served as a pastor for all their years together in three different Dallas-based ministries.

Dr. David F. Allen studied medicine at St. Andrews University Medical School in Scotland, and Psychiatry and Public Health at Harvard Medical School where he was a Kennedy Fellow. He studied theology...

Dr. David F. Allen studied medicine at St. Andrews University Medical School in Scotland, and Psychiatry and Public Health at Harvard Medical School where he was a Kennedy Fellow. He studied theology under Dr. Francis Schaeffer at L’Abri Fellowship in Switzerland, and did further work in Religion, Psychiatry and Ethics under Professor Arthur Dyck at the Harvard Divinity School. He was a visiting professor at Yale Divinity School where he was mentored by Fr. Henri Nouwen. In Washington, D.C., he was mentored by Dr. Gerald May of the Shalom Institute. Since then, Dr. Allen has taught Psychiatry and Religion at Harvard, Yale and Georgetown Medical School. In 1987 he was awarded the Bennett Commonwealth Prize for his outstanding work in cocaine addiction. He was featured in the P.B.S. special, The Drug Wars, which documented his discovery of crack cocaine and its epidemic in 1985. Dr. Allen has established cocaine treatment centers in The Bahamas and Washington, D.C., and is a recognized expert in all types of addictions and their causes. Dr. Allen has taught at the Chautauqua Institution with Dr. Ross McKenzie and psychoanalyst Janet Gibbs in the field of Psychiatry and Religion and has been a regular facilitator for Young President Organization Group Forums. Dr. Allen has published widely in the areas of Addiction, Spirituality and Psychiatry. Dr. Allen's widely acclaimed marriage, grief, and shame seminars have been hosted by churches as diverse as Dallas Bible Church in Texas and St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, Washington, D.C. Broadcast throughout the Bahamas, his weekly radio program “Coming Home: Facing our Heart” and weekly television program "People Helping People" explore themes relating to anger, community, forgiveness and acceptance. Dr. Allen has a international private practice in Psychiatry and individual therapy in Nassau, Bahamas. As director of the Renascence Institute International and the Allen Institute of Training and Research, Dr. Allen works with a team of psychiatrists, professional counselors and researchers.

Chelsey Youman, Esq., is Chief of Staff & Counsel for First Liberty Institute, concentrating on religious liberty matters and First Amendment rights. She joined First Liberty Institute after workin...

Chelsey Youman, Esq., is Chief of Staff & Counsel for First Liberty Institute, concentrating on religious liberty matters and First Amendment rights. She joined First Liberty Institute after working for a law firm in private practice, where she successfully litigated corporate fraud matters, complex commercial litigation, and consumer rights issues in both federal and state jurisdictions. Youman received her Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University, where she was a Dean’s Scholarship Recipient. She was also a member of the Board of Advocates, where she successfully argued in off-campus mock trial competitions, and was a member of the Aggie Law Society and SMU Christian Legal Society. During law school, she clerked for the Consumer Protection Division in the Office of the Attorney General of Texas and Liberty Institute.