Seminar Speakers - Saturday March 3, 2012
Nine Seminars Are Presented in the AM and Nine Different Seminars in PM
(speakers and topics are subject to possible change)
MORNING SEMINARS - 10:45 am - 12 noon
Stephen Kendrick (also keynoter)
Stephen is the co-director, co-producer, and co-writer (with his brother Alex) of the blockbuster movies: Courageous, Fireproof, Facing the Giants, and Flywheel. Stephen and Alex helped Sherwood Baptist establish Sherwood Pictures in 2003 and are also co-writers of the bestselling Love Dare. Stephen has served as Senior Associate Pastor of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany GA since 2001. Room: Worship Center - www.sherwoodbaptist.net
Marty Granger
Marty is Founder and President of Faith in the Family International in Charlotte NC. He’s also Chairman of Foundation for Manhood and of the National Coalition of Ministry to Men (NCMM) Advisory Committee. TOPIC: "A Look Under the (Man)hood".- Room C-214 Sudent Union - faithinthefamily.org
Steve Haynes
Steve serves on the staff of The Navigators in the DC Metro area. He served in the US Army Special Forces in Vietnam and was a technology consultant at the White House and the National Security Council. - TOPIC: "Advancing the Gospel" - Room A-211 - Steve Haynes
Lester Hicks
Les is the ministry relations representative and national conference speaker for Logos Bible Software in Billingham WA. Logos has been to all twelve of WACMM's Iron Sharpens Iron Conferences and WACMM recommends their computer-based bible study. TOPIC: "Empowered: What the Bible Says About Being a Man" - Room A-107 - www.logos.com
Dave Kubal
Dave is President and CEO of Intercessors for America in Purcellville VA. He previously served with The Fellowship of Christian Athletes as Vice President of Training and Leadership Development. He earned his Masters of Divinity at Asbury Seminary and is ordained in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. TOPIC: "Seeing Real Change in our Country and Your Family – How God has Shaped this Country Through Prayer" - Room B-207 - www.ifapray.org
Michael McKinley
Michael McKinley serves as pastor of Guilford Baptist Church in Sterling VA. Before then he was on pastoral staff at Capital Baptist Church. He is the author of “Church Planting Is for Wimps: How God Uses Messed-up People to Plant Ordinary Churches That Do Extraordinary Things” and his most recent book is Am I Really A Christian? Mike hails from the Philadelphia area and is a graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary - TOPIC: "How to Have Assurance of Salvation (and How NOT to!)" - Room A-206/208 - Mike McKinley
Richard E. Simmons
Richard is the Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Executive Leadership in Birmingham AL, where he teaches men's bible studies, counsels individuals, and oversees a talented group of professional and personal counselors. He is a frequent public speaker and author of The True Measure of a Man. He had a 28 year career in the insurance industry principally as CEO of Hilb, Rogal & Hamilton. TOPIC: "Life's Greatest Paradox" - Room W-102 Choir Room - thecenterbham.org
Rex Tignor
Rex is Founder of Man UP Ministries in Glen Allen VA. He serves as Eastern Director for People Matter Ministries. Rex is a popular conference and seminar speaker around the country and has co-authored Why Ministry to Men. Rex has been a construction inspector with Henrico County VA for thirty years.
TITLE: "Grabbing Hold of Who You Are" (A Special Seminar for Men 13-22) - Room A-207 - manupministries.net
Gary Yagel
Gary Yagel is the Men's Ministry Coach for the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and serves as the Executive Director of Forging Bonds of Brotherhood. He is a presenter of Man in the Mirror's No Man Left Behind Training and frequent men's retreat speaker. He is the author of Forging Bonds of Brotherhood and Grace Transformed Sexuality, Intimacy, God's Design for Marriage: Three Conversational Dates to Rediscover Intimacy In Your Marriage. TOPIC: "Solving the Intimacy Misconnect In Marriage" - Room B-203/205 - www.forgingbonds.org.
AFTERNOON SEMINARS - 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Randy Stinson (also keynoter)
Randy serves as President of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW), founded in 1987 by Dr. Wayne Grudem, Dr. John Piper and others. He is also Dean of the School of Church Ministries at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville Kentucky. Randy served as a local church pastor for ten years and is the author of A Guide to Biblical Manhood - Room Worship Center.- www.cbmw.org
George Escobar and Michael Snyder
George and Michael are co-founders of Advent Film Group (a Christian movie production & distribution company). Its productions include Come What May and the soon to be released film HERO. George is the former Sr. VP, Product Development for Discovery and Exec. Director, AOL/Time Warner. Michael is the former Sr. Vice President of Prison Fellowship and a partner in several law firms. TOPIC:"Hollywood: Meets The New Christian Film Movement" - Room A-206/208.- www.cbmw.org adventfilmgroup.com/
Tom Joyce
Tom is Pastor of Discipleship and Family at Immanuel Bible Church in Springfield VA. He is a graduate of the Naval Academy, a former Top Gun Aviator and served over twenty years in the U. S. Navy, including surviving the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon, which included his office. He is a frequent keynote speaker at Iron Sharpens Iron Conferences around the country, TOPIC: "Vision Casting".- Room W-102 - Tom Joyce
Steve and Leslie Mackiewicz
Steve and Leslie are founders of Living Hope of Maine, a marriage and family ministry in Mid-coast Maine. They are also field staff directors with Discipleship Network of America. Leslie had a 20 year career as a respiratory care practitioner; Steve was a paramedic and organ procurement transplant coordinator; founded his own company. They have been married 16 years and have 4 children. TOPIC: From Hearts of Stone to Hearts of Flesh”.- Room B-207 - livinghopeofmaine.org
Mike Minter
Mike is the founding pastor of Reston Bible Church in Dulles VA and currently the Teaching Pastor. He’s the author of A Western Jesus: The Wayward Americanization of Christ and the Church. He and his wife, Kay, live in Ashburn VA and have four grown children: Kelly (popular musical artist and author), Megan, Katie, and David. TOPIC: "Being in Between a Rock and a Hard Place" - Room A-207 - Mike Minter
Steve Reynolds
Steve is the Senior Pastor of Capital Baptist Church in Annandale VA and author of BOD4GOD- The Four Keys to Weight Loss. He’s also creator of the popular Losing to Live weight loss program. Steve has been featured on CNN, Christian Broadcasting Network, Washington Post and Chicago Tribune and FOX News, which labeled him the “Anti-Fat Pastor”.- TOPIC: "Making the Most of Your Health-Four Keys to a Better Body" - Room A-107 - bod4god.com
Lee Truax
Lee is President of the Christian Businessmen’s Connection (CBMC) headquartered in Chattanooga TN. He has served as field staff director for Discipleship Network of America. He had a 22-year career as an information technology executive, where he served in key product development and management positions for companies including Advanced Micro Devices, Hewlett-Packard, Memorex Telex and Zenith Data Systems. - "Integrating Your Faith in the Marketplace" - Room C-214 Student Union - cbmc.com
Chris Van Brocklin
Chris is WACMM's Training Director and serves on the Board of Directors of the National Coalition Ministries to Men (NCMM). He’s the former men's ministry director of the Evangelical Free Church of America. Chris also directs Men With a Purpose Ministry and coauthored 7 Keys to a Highly Successful Ministry to Men - TOPIC: “The Journey to Biblical Manhood – strengthening your church’s plan for discipling every man” - Room A-211 - wacmm.org
Wes Yoder
Wes is the founder of Ambassador Agency in Nashville TN, the oldest and most established Christian-based talent agency in the US. In the early 1970’s he was a pioneer in the formation of contemporary Christian music and helped launch the careers of artists such as Amy Grant and Michael Card. His book Bond of Brothers: Connecting with Other Men beyond Work, Weather and Sports has won critical acclaim.- TOPIC:"Bond of Brothers: Connecting with Other Men beyond Work, Weather and Sports" - Room B-203/205 - ambassadorspeakers.com
