Pastor Eric Ludy Pastor Eric Ludy is the bestselling author of over twenty books with well over a million copies in print, including Wrestling Prayer, The Bravehearted Gospel, and When God Writes Your Love Story. He is the senior pastor of The Church at Ellerslie and the lead instructor at Ellerslie Discipleship Training - a Biblical training center in Colorado that draws students of all ages from all over the world. His weekly sermons are heard by tens of thousands of people across the globe, and his short films on the Christian life have been viewed by millions. His messages present a powerful wake-up call for the modern church, challenging believers to return to triumphant, Bible-centered, Christ-empowered Christianity. Eric and his wife, Leslie have been married over twenty years and live in Colorado with their six exuberant children. Visit Eric at www.ellerslie.comand www.ericludy.com.
Ryan Noble Ryan Noble is the Director of Media for The Urban Alternative, a national ministry dedicated to restoring hope in personal lives, families, churches, and communities. He also serves as a teaching pastor at Restoration Community Church in Dallas. Although his birthplace was in Tampa, FL, Ryan grew up in Dallas, TX. He was raised in a Christian home, accepting Christ and getting baptized at an early age. Even though he never envisioned pastoring, teaching or preaching as the Lord s calling on his life, Ryan discovered that he loved speaking and acting. He joined the drama ministry at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, TX, which introduced him to public speaking and communicating in front of large audiences. Through this experience, he realized there were many ways to communicate the gospel message. After earning his Bachelors of Science in Marketing and Management from Trinity University in San Antonio, Ryan returned to Dallas and continued serving in the Drama Ministry. However, he advanced from acting to Codirecting. He co-wrote, co-directed, and co-produced the church-wide productions for Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship for 7 consecutive years as well as numerous skits for the youth and adult drama ministries. While working full-time in Corporate America and co-directing, Ryan attended Dallas Theological Seminary and earned a Master of Arts in Media and Communication. Shortly after, he transitioned from the corporate environment to working in full time ministry as the Director of Media for The Urban Alternative. In 2014, Ryan followed the Lord s calling on his life to teach. He joined a church plant, Restoration Community Church in Dallas, as a teaching Pastor. Ryan was blessed to marry the love of his life Danielle in 2008. They have two beautiful daughters: Noah and Mathai, and one son: Ryan.
Marvin Walker After being led by the Lord to move to Dallas from Southern California in May of 2014, Marvin has been a Texas resident for three years as well as being married to his bride Amber for three years who he's known since the age of 14. It's the saving grace and unconditional love of Jesus Christ that fuels him day to day to walk in his passion of growing in the Truth, purposefully training athletes of all ages, and pointing the next generation to the God of all creation. Working full time in corporate America, being a part time seminary student and relentlessly serving under Dr. Tony Evans to impact the culture with the Kingdom, Marvin desires to daily imitate Christ in his marriage and in new and growing friendships.
Victor Marx After going into his first juvenile facility to share his story with a group of incarcerated kids in 2002, Victor founded All Things Possible Ministries (ATP), a faith based organization that works on a global scale to free children from abuse and the effects of its trauma. Victor s life story has been chronicled in his autobiography, The Victor Marx Story and in a documentary film of the same title. He also begins an online ministry through YouTube and Facebook. His World s Fastest Gun Disarm video reaches over 10 million views. Humanitarian, speaker, child & youth advocate speaking all over the U.S. as well as internationally, Victor s story crosses all boundaries, providing inspiration and encouragement to audiences of all types. In 2014 Victor began mission trips to children and families in Northern Iraq. He has now completed six high risk mission trips. He continues to seek ways to help these fractured communities and bring comfort to the hurt, broken, and trafficked youth in the region.
Ben Price Known as Australia s Best Impersonator, comedian Ben Price has his audiences rolling in the aisles with his spoton impersonations of personalities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Owen Wilson, Homer Simpson or Dr. Phil. A national talent at an international level, Ben has performed overseas on many occasions, most recently wrapping up a comedy tour of New York. A recent career highlight was performing a warm up gig for the Global Financial Education Summit in Sydney & Melbourne as the Terminator- in front of Arnold Schwarzenegger himself! You will have also seen him in a TV commercial with Arnold Schwarzenegger for realestate.com where Ben was his body double. Ben recently went to LA and featured in Ray Comfort s new movie, Audacity. This will showcase Ben as many of his characters in his first movie release. Since competing in the Grand Final of the 2011 season of Australia s Got Talent, Ben has become a highly sought after comedian, heard around the country on various FM stations. His recent one-man show, Celebrities Got Talent sold out every performance and now he s a regular guest on Kids WB on Go Channel. He was also a special guest on Channel 10 s Studio 10 and Planet unearth as Arnie on Go Channel.
James Craft James Craft is a husband, father, author, restored pastor and co-founder of The Novus Project. James has served as a Denominational National Youth Director, and pastored churches in California and Hawaii. He holds a Master s Degree in Executive Leadership and is a certified ACC Executive Coach. He and his wife Teri have dedicated their lives to leadership training, writing, speaking and bringing awareness to marriages, families and the next generation. James is the co-author with his wife Teri, of the book Exposed where they describe the journey of addiction and betrayal to a restored marriage and life. They co-founded The Novus Project, a nonprofit organization that brings training and awareness to schools and other organizations regarding the issues of media misuse and the impact of explicit material upon individual lives and relationships. For more information regarding James and Teri you can visit www.jamesandtericraft.com.