Speakers
Dwight Nelson
Senior Pastor, Pioneer Memorial Church
Nelson has been the senior pastor of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University since 1983. He presented the Adventist satellite evangelistic series The NeXt Millennium Seminar in 1998. He is the speaker for a weekly radio and television program, New Perceptions.
Derek Morris
Editor, Ministry Magazine
Morris currently serves as the editor of MINISTRY, an international journal for pastors. His sermons are viewed in the US on the Hope Channel, DIRECTV 368, and worldwide on the Hope Channel network. He teaches workshops on preaching around the world. His greatest joy is found in helping people to experience a life-changing encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Jon Henderson
Senior Pastor, Grand Advent Church
Pastor Jon has been in ministry for the last 20 years. He's a graduate of Pacific Union College with a degree in Theology. He enjoys traveling throughout the world sharing about the character of God. He has been the lead pastor at the Grand Advent Church since May of 2003. Henderson also likes using art, his first love, to encourage and teach the gospel.
Karl Haffner
Senior Pastor, Kettering Adventist Church
Haffner is committed to preaching God's Word, and when you hear him, you'll be amazed at his creative and unique style of capturing the attention of young Christians and that of more seasoned followers as well. He pastors the Adventist Church on the campus of Kettering Hospital. Dr. Haffner is a teaching pastor and is an award-winning author of eight books including Pilgrim’s Problems, The Cure for Soul Fatigue, Out of the Hot Tub, Diaper University, and Peace Like a Spider. He has written hundreds of articles and is a regular columnist for three publications: Insight, Gleaner, and Perspective Digest.
Randy Roberts
Senior Pastor, Loma Linda University Church
Roberts is the senior pastor for the Loma Linda University Church and has no secrets that he shares with his local congregation alone. What he says each Sabbath morning travels thousands of miles into North, Central, and South America, as well as around the world via the Internet through the Loma Linda Broadcasting Network (LLBN). His audience has grown to expect his self-deprecating humor and bits of personal experience woven into a remarkably listenable preaching style.
Elizabeth Talbot
Founder / Speaker, Jesus 101 Biblical Institute
Talbot presents the Jesus101 telecast on Hope Channel and CrossTalk on LLBN Television. Jesus101 airs three times each week and CrossTalk airs every day. She also travels throughout the United States and internationally as a lecturer and revival/motivational speaker.
Carlton Byrd
Speaker / Director, Breath of Life
The Breath of Life telecast is dedicated to sharing the healing Gospel of Jesus Christ in the context of the Three Angels' Messages of Revelation 14. This is done through the production and distribution of Christ-centered quality television and media programs and support materials that are intellectually stimulating, Bible-based, and designed to help people choose a quality of life found only in following Christ. Dr. Byrd is currently the senior pastor of the Oakwood University Seventh-day Adventist Church in Huntsville, Alabama.
José Rojas
Volunteer Ministries, North American Division
José Vicente Rojas serves as the Director of the Office of Volunteer Ministries for the North American Division. Based at the Office of the Secretariat, the Office of Volunteer Ministries brings together church, institutional, and supportive organizations for shared goals in volunteer ministries, including student missions, taskforce missions, literacy programs, community projects, Bible work, evangelism, and a host of other outreach activities.
Ron Halvorsen
Evangelist
Halvorsen was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was a gang leader in the turbulent 50’s. His book From Gangs to God tells his conversion story. He went on to become a well-known evangelist who helped thousands come to Jesus. Halvorsen was one of the rough people when Jesus found him, and he has always had a heart for reaching people for Jesus who don’t seem to hold much promise until Jesus changes them.
Mike & Gayle Tucker
Mad About Marriage
Mike Tucker is the speaker/director for Faith For Today Television, the oldest religious television broadcast in the world. He has directed Faith For Today since 2004 and is co-host of the ministry’s flagship program, Lifestyle Magazine. Mike and his wife, Gayle, live in Mansfield, Texas. They have two adult daughters and a son-in-law. They are currently focusing on their newest television and seminar project, Mad About Marriage.
