Speakers

Anita Renfroe

It's been a wild decade going from "stay-at-home-mom" to "YouTube comedic Phe-mom-enon" but Anita Renfroe doesn't mind. With her unique brand of estrogen flavored musical comedy and blend of sass, edge and slightly offbeat takes on All Things Female, audiences at her comedy concert tours, viewers of Good Morning America appearances and the YouTube masses who enjoyed her William Tell version of everything a Mom says would say that Anita just tells it like it is. Some would say she just says what everyone else is thinking, but won't say out loud. "I'd rather people laugh because they relate to something I say than because I wrote a clever punchline, " Anita says. "All my stuff is about my life - it's real and it connects people - and that's a wonderful thing."

Candace Cameron-Bure

Many of you know Candace Cameron Bure from ABC's hit television series, Full House, where we affectionately knew her as "D.J. Tanner." Still running in over 100 countries in syndication, Candace will forever be part of TV history through Nick At Nite and ABC Family network lineups.

Her philanthropic spirit has given support to the Sheraton House, Compassion International, Children's Hunger Fund, Make-A-Wish and the Starlight Foundation. She also continues to travel the country speaking at various churches, colleges and outreach events as well as being a contributing columnist for Christian Women Online Magazine.

Karen Kingsbury

USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury is America's #1 inspirational novelist. There are more than 10 million copies of her award-winning books in print, including two million copies sold in the past year. Karen has written more than 30 novels, nine of which have hit #1 on national lists, including award-winning Ever After, Oceans Apart, and One Tuesday Morning. Karen has also written many best selling series including The Redemption Series and the Firstborn Series. Several of her recent novels, including; Like Dandelion Dust, A Thousand Tomorrows and Gideon's Gift are currently under production as full-length movies with major motion picture companies and will be appearing in theaters soon. Karen lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Don, and their six children, three of whom are adopted from Haiti.

Nancy DeMoss

A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nancy grew up in a family that was deeply committed to Christ and to the mission of world evangelization. At an early age, she surrendered her life to Christ and to His call to serve His Kingdom. Nancy graduated from the University of Southern California, with a degree in piano performance. After completing college, she served as the Primary Children's Ministries Director at Thomas Road Baptist Church, in Lynchburg, Virginia. Since 1980, Nancy has served on the staff of Life Action Ministries, a revival ministry based in Niles, Michigan. Until 2001, she served as the Director of Women's Ministries and as the editor of Spirit of Revival magazine.

Stormie Omartian

Stormie Omartian is a bestselling author who personally connects with readers by sharing experiences and lessons that beautifully illustrate how God changes lives when we learn to trust in Him, seek His will, and follow His lead no matter what the circumstances.

The strength and transparency of Omartian's message has driven her books to the top of bestselling lists and earned many prestigious awards. More than eight million copies of The Power of a Praying Wife, The Power of a Praying Parent, The Power of a Praying Husband, The Power of a Praying Woman, and The Power of Praying Together have been sold and the collection has spun off more than 40 ancillary and licensed products. In May 2002, The Power of a Praying Wife broke a 21-year industry record by claiming the number one spot on the CBA Marketplace bestsellers list for 27 consecutive months. It has stayed on the bestseller's list for over 5 years. In 1998, it was named a Gold Medallion Finalist and in 2001, 2002, and 2003, for an unprecedented three years in a row, it was named a finalist for The Charles "Kip" Jordan Christian Book of the Year Award. In addition to spending 32 consecutive months on the CBA Marketplace bestsellers list, reaching the number one position, The Power of a Praying Husband was honored in 2002 with a Gold Medallion Award. Omartian's other bestselling books are Stormie, Just Enough Light for the Step I'm On, and her latest book, The Prayer That Changes Everything^TM.

Amy Grant

Conventional wisdom has it that Amy Grant put Contemporary Christian music on the map. She surely did that, achieving such breakthroughs as being the first Contemporary Christian artist to have a platinum record, the first to hit #1 pop and the first to perform at the Grammys. Yet perhaps her greatest accomplishment was to open the door for a flood of other artists in pop as well as rock to sing about faith and soul and family and still grasp stardom. With that, her legacy as one of the most influential artists of the past couple of decades is assured.

Charles Billingsley

Charles Billingsley sang his first solo in church in 1987 and the rest, as they say, is history. He began his fulltime ministry in 1992 after graduating from college. For two years, he sang with Newsong, an award-winning Contemporary Christian music group. Since then, he has had a successful career as a solo artist, singing in as many as 200 or more concerts a year. He recently co-wrote a song with Don Koch and Brian White that reached No. 1 for three consecutive weeks, entitled "A Loss for Words" from his latest project, Secret Conversation.

When he is not traveling, Charles currently lives in southern California where he serves as the Pastor of Music & Praise at Shadow Mountain Community Church, with his wife Shae, and two sons, Caleb and Cooper.