Sam Allberry is a pastor, apologist and speaker. He is the author of a number of books, including Is God Anti-Gay?, Why Bother with Church?, 7 Myths about Singleness, and What God Has To Say About Our Bodies.

Sam grew up in England where he became a Christian and eventually a church pastor.  Currently, he serves as Associate Pastor at Immanuel Nashville, is a Canon Theologian for the Anglican Church in North America, and a Fellow at the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics.

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Dr. Jamaal Williams is the lead pastor of Sojourn Church Midtown in Louisville, Kentucky. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Jamaal graduated from Michigan State University and holds a Doctor of Educational Ministry (DEdMin) in Black Church Leadership from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he also serves as an adjunct professor in Leadership and Discipleship. Additionally, Jamaal serves as the President of Harbor Network, a church-planting organization dedicated to launching, leading, and multiplying thriving churches.

Jamaal co-authors the award-winning book “In Church as It Is in Heaven” with Timothy Paul Jones and is a contributing author to “Ministers of Reconciliation: Preaching on Race and the Gospel,” published by Lexham Press. He has written numerous articles on church leadership and discipleship. Jamaal has been married to Amberly for 15 years, and they have five children together. Outside of ministry and family, he enjoys following the 90s Chicago Bulls, embracing slow days, pursuing a more joyful life, and cultivating greater intimacy with Jesus. 

Lainie Montgomery is the Director of Spiritual Formation at ACSI. She oversees staff care through the elevation of God’s Word, prayer, and community engagement and is currently working to develop the ACSI Flourishing Family Institute. Prior to joining ACSI, Lainie served for 14 years as the Director of Campus Ministry at Prestonwood Christian Academy’s Plano and North Campuses where she implemented a comprehensive PreK-12th grade Spiritual Formation plan. Parent and student discipleship has been her passion for over 25 years. Lainie serves on the Board of Directors for Sky Ranch Family Ministry and enjoys co-teaching a young marrieds class at her church. She is married to Chris, and they have five college-aged children.

Krista Boan is the co-founder of the international nonprofit Screen Sanity,  host of the Screen Sanity podcast and a former middle school teacher. Her current work is developing simple social media discipleship resources for tweens, which she shares through the Road to Social newsletter. 

Krista has been featured in Christianity Today, Wall Street Journal, NBC with Diane Sawyer, and the New York Times. She lives in Kansas City with her husband and four t(w)eens.