Tyler McKenzie is the Lead Pastor at Northeast Christian Church, also known as “The Love the Ville’ Church”. He is known for his real-time preaching on pressing issues, his love for teaching the Bible in culturally relevant and accessible ways, and his deep passion to see peace and justice for all people in Louisville.

He has coproduced seven seasons of a fun podcast for elementary kids called The Preacher and the Piano Man in which he plays the Preacher, the hamster, Scary Gary, Queen Sparkle-Shimmer-Puffy-Poo, Lars the Lava Lamp, and many other characters. He writes the monthly Engage column for the Christian Standard and serves as a Contributing Editor. He also volunteers as a little league baseball and basketball coach.

He has an MDiv in Biblical Studies from Cincinnati Christian University and a D.Min at Wheaton University focused on passing down the faith to the next generation. He is married to Lindsay and is the father of Palmer (11), Larkin (8), and Olsen (5).

As a journalism student at the University of Iowa, Matt Proctor heard God’s call to ministry. Now, instead of broadcasting bad news, Matt proclaims the good news of Christ. He has served as a youth minister, preaching minister, Bible college professor, and is now president of his alma mater, Ozark Christian College. A past president of the North American Christian Convention and contributing editor for Christian Standard, Matt’s writing includes two books, Finish-Line Faith (OCC Press, 2024) and Victorious Forever (OCC Press, 2025). He and his wife Katie instilled in their six children (and now three grandchildren) a love for Jesus, the St. Louis Cardinals, and sunny days on the lake.

After more than four decades of ministry, George Ross retired from local church leadership three years ago after serving 24 years as Pastor of Northside Christian Church in New Albany, Indiana. 

George and his wife Sue Linn have been married for 48 years and have two children who continue the family's legacy of ministry. Their daughter, Rachel, founded Forget Me Not Ministries, serving the Roma people in Tinca, Romania, and their son, Nathan, founded Moments to Movements, equipping church and business leaders through coaching and strategic development. They are also blessed with five grandchildren.

Today, George continues investing in God's Kingdom through Finishing Well, a ministry that encourages pastors and equips adults in the second half of life to live with purpose and finish their race faithfully.

For forty years, Gary has served as lead minister, the last thirty years at Indian Creek Christian Church (The Creek); Indianapolis.  He now serves as the executive director of e2: effective elders, a ministry that he co-founded in 2008. Gary has spoken to over 15,000 elders and church leaders in conferences across the country and around the world. After receiving his doctoral degree, Gary taught as an adjunct professor for five colleges and seminaries and has served on various ministry boards of directors. He is committed to equipping leaders, both in the United States and overseas, and has made over 100 short-term cross-cultural mission trips. He has co-authored thirteen books on elder training, and has written additional books on succession planning, personal finances, retirement, and heaven. 

Gary and his wife Leah have been married 48 years and have two sons serving in the ministry. His pursuits outside of church life have included distance running, climbing mountains and travel. Yet, one of his greatest joys in life is in being called “grandpa” by six children.

Peter Heck is a writer, speaker, and teacher from Kokomo, Indiana, and the creator of Dashboard Jesus, a ministry dedicated to the discipleship of believers through clear, biblically grounded teaching. The ministry includes a fast-growing podcast reaching a wide and expanding audience.

For more than two decades, he has served as a public high school teacher, teaching American history and government, where he is known for his engaging and thought-provoking approach.

Peter is also a prolific writer and serves as Lead Opinion Writer at Not the Bee. His work has appeared in the Washington Times, Washington Post, and USA Today, and he has provided commentary on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News.

Didi was born and raised in Zimbabwe, Africa. He came to Christ through the work of American missionaries. In 1988, he and his family left Africa to study for the ministry in England. He came to the USA in 1990 to complete his studies at the Cincinnati Bible College. There he met the love of his life, Shannon. They have four children and soon to be 10 grand children! In 1994, he was called to serve as Youth Minister at Bethel Church of Christ. Three years later, he joined the staff at Mount Carmel as Family Life Minister and became Senior Minister in 1999. He came to Christ through American missionaries, now he is a missionary for Jesus to America!

Garrett is the Young Adult Pastor at North Madison Christian Church where he has been serving "the next generation" as a staff member since 2017. He is passionate about leading young adults and equipping men to live in a wholehearted relationship with Jesus. Garrett is currently pursuing his Master's Degree through Lincoln Seminary as an opportunity to grow in his love for the Lord and equip himself to better serve those around Him. Garrett enjoys sitting around campfires, building things, drinking black coffee, and spending time with his wife, Sydney, and two kids, Elias and Piper. 

Darin grew up in Wabash, IN and came to the Cincinnati area in 1997 to attend Cincinnati Christian University. He finished undergraduate work there in 2001 and then graduated in 2004 with a Master of Arts in Counseling degree. He has been a pastor at First Church of Christ in Burlington, KY since 2001 serving in the areas of youth, young adult, serve, campus pastor, and lead pastor. He has been in the lead pastor role since 2016. Darin has been married to Emilee for 12 years and they have a son, Levi (8) and daughter, Amelia (5).