SPEAKERS
PLENARY SPEAKERS
Andy Crouch
Andy Crouch is the partner for theology and culture at Praxis, a venture-building ecosystem awakening redemptive imagination, and a teaching fellow for Practicing the Way. His writing explores faith, culture, and the image of God in the domains of technology, power, leadership, and the arts. His work and writing have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and several editions of Best Christian Writing and Best Spiritual Writing—and, most importantly, received a shout-out in Lecrae's single "Non-Fiction."
Luann Riley
Luann Riley is an Alabama girl who grew up in church, went her own way, and made a big, holy mess until Jesus showed up and changed everything. She is a pastor and Bible teacher at The Woodlands Methodist Church with a master of arts in theology, known for opening Scripture with clarity, warmth, and hospitality. Her seasons of infertility, chronic illness, and loss have formed a steady, gentle voice for the hurting, the overlooked, and the worn out. With a background in business and decades of leadership experience, she equips disciples and leaders through transparent community and intentional relationships.
Amy Orr-Ewing
Dr Amy Orr-Ewing is an international author, speaker and theologian who addresses the deep questions of our day with meaningful answers found in the Christian Faith. Travelling internationally Amy is a regular speaker across university campuses, businesses, parliaments, churches and conferences as well as on TV and radio. She holds a PhD in Theology from the University of Oxford and is the author of multiple publications and books including ‘Where is God in All the Suffering?’ and bestselling, ‘Why Trust the Bible?’
Jon Thompson
Jon Thompson is the senior pastor of Sanctus Church, a multi-site church in the Greater Toronto Area and online where he has served for twenty-five years. Passionate about engaging seekers, skeptics, and believers about the Christian faith, Jon has authored four books: Convergence, Deliverance, Perseverance, and most recently, Presence.
Mark Benjamin
Mark Benjamin serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Seedbed and is the co-creator and author of Seedbed’s model of Discipleship Bands. Mark’s doctoral work studied the transformative potential of banded discipleship among 300 students at Asbury University back in 2018.
J. D. Walt
Renowned Bible teacher and prolific author, John David (J.D.) Walt is the founder and sower-in-chief of Seedbed, which founded the New Room Conference and exists to gather, connect, and resource the people of God to sow for a great awakening. He serves as pastor of the Gillett Methodist Church in Gillett, Arkansas, and writes and records daily on the Wake-Up Call, available via e-mail, podcast, and YouTube.
Bishop Kyle Searcy
Bishop Kyle Searcy and his wife, Apostle Kemi Searcy, oversee the Fresh Anointing House of Worship in Montgomery, Alabama, which has a congregation of 2,000 members. In addition to his role at the church, Kyle Searcy serves as the presiding bishop of nine Fresh Anointing House of Worship locations across the United States and the Fresh Oil Fellowship of Churches. He also oversees 230 international churches in Ghana, Nigeria, and Liberia.
PRE-CONFERENCE & BREAKOUT SPEAKERS
Anna Grace Legband
Bud Simon
David Thomas
David Watson
Holly Culhane
Ian Dunn
Jeremy Summers
Jess Gracewski
J. T. Thomas
J. T. Reeves
Kevin Watson
Lo Alaman
Luke Smith
Mark McGovern
Matt LeRoy
Shelbi Shutt
