Laurel Bunker has been a leader in the fields of higher education, nonprofit business management, and church leadership and para-church ministry for over 20 years. A writer, sought-after speaker, and minister of the Gospel, Bunker's love for the Lord and for people has led her across the country where she ministers to thousands of people in a variety of settings. In 2008, Bunker

joined the president’s leadership team at Bethel University, where she serves as the dean of campus ministries and campus pastor. In this role, she serves as a top-level administrator, overseeing the spiritual development initiatives of the campus as well as managing a team of gifted individuals who develop the missions, discipleship, prayer, outreach, and worship ministries for the university. She holds degrees from Hamline University and Luther Seminary and is pursuing her Ed.D. from Bethel University.

John Fea is professor of American history at Messiah College, where he has taught for 17 years.  He is the author of several award-winning books including, Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?: A Historical Introduction (2011) and Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump(2018).  His essays have appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, Times Higher Ed, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, USA Today, Christianity Today, and Christian Century.  He blogs every day at thewayofimprovement.com.

Justin Giboney is an attorney and political strategist in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Giboney has managed successful campaigns for elected officials in the state and referendums relating to the city’s transportation and water infrastructure.

In 2012 and 2016, Georgia’s 5th congressional district elected him as a delegate for the Democratic National Convention and he served as the co-chair of Obama for America’s Gen44-Atlanta initiative. A former Vanderbilt University football player and law student, Justin served on the Urban League of Greater Atlanta Board of Directors. Additionally, Justin has participated in LEAD Atlanta, Outstanding Atlanta and the Georgia Bar Association’s Leadership Academy. He’s written op-eds for publications such as The Hill and Christianity Today.

Shirley V. Hoogstra became the seventh president of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities in September 2014. In this role, Hoogstra combines her zeal for the rule of law and her passion for Christian higher education as she promotes the value and purpose of high quality, Christ-centered liberal arts education that shapes the heart, soul and mind.

Prior to the CCCU, Hoogstra served for 15 years as vice president for student life at her alma mater, Calvin College. She also spent more than a decade practicing law as a partner at a firm specializing in litigation in New Haven, Connecticut. She has served on the boards of several community organizations and schools, including the New Haven County Bar Association and Calvin College. She earned a bachelor’s in education at Calvin and a Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Best-selling authors, highly sought-after speakers, and best friends for over 40 years, Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray share their life/work experiences and their adventures as the backdrop for exploring the concepts of leadership, teamwork, relationships, and the power of the human collective. Despite Skeesuck’s progressive neuromuscular disease robbing him of the use of his arms and legs, the two struck out on a 500-mile wheelchair pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago across the vast terrain of northern Spain. This impossible journey between two best friends evolved into one of the most powerful representations of what humanity is capable of accomplishing when we come together.