January 7, 2009

Wednesday Dinner

Sponsored by Waterbrook Multnomah Group

Steven K. Scott

Steven Scott is the best-selling author of The Richest Man Who Ever Lived, Mentored by a Millionaire, A Millionaire's Notebook, and Simple Steps to Impossible Dreams. After failing nine jobs in his first six years after college, he learned the laws of life success by studying the Bible. He began creating companies and new products, and started marketing the products using a sales technique that had never before been tried on a large scale. Beginning with the American Telecast Corporation (ATC), Scott and his business partners have since built more than a dozen multimillion-dollar companies from scratch. His companies have generated sales of more than 2 billion dollars, making Scott one of the most successful marketing entrepreneurs in the history of direct-response television marketing. Scott has written, produced, and directed countless award-winning television productions and commercials featuring celebrities such as Kathy Lee Gifford, Charlton Heston, Tom Selleck, Chuck Norris, Michael Landon, and more than 70 other world renowned celebrities. He also is a popular speaker on the subjects of personal and professional achievement and corporate productivity.

Tullian Tchividjian

William Graham Tullian Tchividjian is the grandson of Ruth and Billy Graham. As a teenager he rebelled and ran from God, but in 1993 God radically saved him and he's never looked back. A graduate of Columbia International University and Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL, he has served on the pastoral staff of three churches. In 2003 he moved back home to start New City Presbyterian Church in south Florida. He is a popular conference speaker, Bible teacher, radio preacher, and the author of The Kingdom of God. An avid surfer, Tullian and his wife, Kim, have three children and live in Coconut Creek, Florida.

As the grandson of Billy and Ruth Graham, Tullian Tchividjian grew up hearing the Christian faith preached to millions. Yet he struggled to come to faith personally. His first book, Do I Know God? Captures the sincerity and intensity of his own spiritual quest, and shows the way for a new generation of seekers.

Dennis Jernigan

When you have at least half a dozen songs consistently listed in CCLI’s Top 100 Most Performed Songs list, the pressure to write “better” could become a burden. But in the nearly two decades since Dennis Jernigan began his ministry, he has never had a problem finding verse and melody for his feelings.

Dennis Jernigan’s new full-length recording, KINGDOM COME, features 15-new songs of praise, hope, celebration, healing and worship. KINGDOM COME will be available Fall 2008 on DennisJernigan.com and a Dennis’ concerts. Look for it in stores in first quarter 2009.
 
 
January 8, 2009

Thursday Worship

Thomas Miller & the Gateway Church Worship Band

CUTTING-EDGE WORSHIP FROM ONE OF AMERICA's PREMIERE WORSHIPPING CHURCHES!

The church that brought you Living For You is excited to announce the national release of Wake Up The World, available NOW!    Wake Up The World delivers an engaging mix of modern worship anthems, exciting songs of praise and deep intimate moments of worship in an experience that is sure to impact the body of Christ. The CD includes 14 powerful and transforming worship songs including Real, God of My Days and When I Speak Your Name.

Gateway Worship is cutting-edge music designed for the worshipper of God. The songs of Gateway Worship are totally fresh, unique and relevant. All the members of Gateway Worship are actively involved at Gateway Church, and the music is birthed out of a desire to serve the church. Launched in 2000, Gateway Church is one of the fastest growing congregations in America today. Located in the Dallas area, Gateway is a dynamic church characterized by its authentic worship, life-changing messages and passion for God and people.

 

Jim Seybert

Jim Seybert learned how to tell stories in 30- and 60-second increments as a radio announcer, talk show host, and producer of over 1,000 television commercials, radio ads, and industrial training videos. Jim’s corporate skills were honed during his years as business development vice president at an association of independent retail stores. Today, Jim Seybert maintains a private consulting practice and works with companies in many industries, helping them find new ways to do things. A frequent speaker and seminar leader, Jim has shared his ideas and expertise with the National Center for Database Marketing, Direct Marketing Association, Christian Management Association, Gospel Music Association, Ontario (Canada) Library Association, the Canadian Booksellers Expo, and Biola University’s Executive MBA program, where he is a frequent lecturer. Jim has a NEW release coming from Tyndale – Leadership RE:Vision

 

Thursday Luncheon

Sponsored by David C. Cook

Don Cousins

Former associate pastor and one of the founding leaders of Willow Creek Community Church, Don Cousins has been equipping leaders for more than thirty years. He is the coauthor of the Medallion award-winning, gifts-based curriculum study Network. Don resides in Holland, Michigan, with his wife, MaryAnn, and their three children.

 

 

 

Thursday Dinner

Sponsored by Crossway Books & Bibles

Harry Kraus, MD

Harry Kraus, MD is a practicing surgeon and a missionary with Africa Inland Mission, currently on home assignment. He is the author of eleven novels and two works of nonfiction, including Crossway’s Breathing Grace and The Cure.Kraus earned his MD degree from the Medical College of Virginia, completed his surgical internship and residency at the University of Kentucky, and formerly practiced in Virginia and Kenya. Visit his web site at www.harrykraus.com for more information.

 

Wintley Phipps

Wintley Phipps is a world-renowned vocal artist, pastor, motivational speaker, and education activist. He is the founder, president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Dream Academy, Inc. The Dream Academy is a non-profit organization that features a customized on-line curriculum to increase reading, math, English comprehension and proficiency; an enhanced capacity to navigate the Internet; and weekly one-to-one mentoring that focuses on values enrichment and character building, for children of prisoners and those falling behind in school. A humanitarian and visionary, Mr. Phipps inspires others to excellence and the realization of their life goals.

 
 
January 9, 2009

Friday Worship

Thomas Miller & the Gateway Church Worship Band

CUTTING-EDGE WORSHIP FROM ONE OF AMERICA's PREMIERE WORSHIPPING CHURCHES!

The church that brought you Living For You is excited to announce the national release of Wake Up The World, available NOW! Wake Up The World delivers an engaging mix of modern worship anthems, exciting songs of praise and deep intimate moments of worship in an experience that is sure to impact the body of Christ. The CD includes 14 powerful and transforming worship songs including Real, God of My Days and When I Speak Your Name.

Gateway Worship is cutting-edge music designed for the worshipper of God. The songs of Gateway Worship are totally fresh, unique and relevant. All the members of Gateway Worship are actively involved at Gateway Church, and the music is birthed out of a desire to serve the church. Launched in 2000, Gateway Church is one of the fastest growing congregations in America today. Located in the Dallas area, Gateway is a dynamic church characterized by its authentic worship, life-changing messages and passion for God and people.

Dannah Gresh

Dannah Gresh has sold over half a million copies of her books—including And the Bride Wore White and Lies Young Women Believe (co-authored with Nancy Leigh DeMoss)—, making her one of the most successful Christian authors targeting teens and tweens. She has long been at the forefront of the movement to encourage tweens and teens to be modest in their dress and to avoid premarital sex, a message now seen on TV shows such as The Secret Life of the American Teenager and in the popularity of teen celibacy vows and Father/Daughter purity balls. Her newest product line is Secret Keeper Girl, a collection of fiction books, Bible study tools and mother/daughter kits for tweens.

 

Friday Luncheon 

Sponsored by Standard Publishing

Tony Jeary

When many of America’s top executives seek a strategic communications expert they are eventually led to Strategic Facilitator, Tony Jeary. Jeary has invested his life and career in helping others discover new clarity for their vision, develop focus on direction and create powerful execution strategies that strategically impact achievement and results. It doesn’t matter if the meeting participants are business leaders, business development people, sales team members, reps, management groups, or the entire organization.

Tony was raised by entrepreneurial parents who thrived on identifying and pursuing new opportunities to serve others. Tony’s father taught him the powerful principle that has driven Tony’ professional and personal life: “Always give more than expected.”  Exceeding expectations is the common thread that every Tony Jeary client experiences first-hand.

The development of Tony’s Strategic Acceleration Process resulted from his obsession with studying distinctions that characterize top-performing high- achievers and organizations. From his study Tony discovered and proved that the foundational characteristic of great performers was mastery of their ability to communicate their vision and translate their vision into action. Tony labels this distinction Communication Mastery and it is the basis for his Strategic Acceleration Process. Communication Mastery is rooted in the concept that every form of communication is in fact a presentation, and to have impact it should not be left to chance. Tony’s signature book, Life is a Series of Presentations was published by Simon and Schuster in 2004.

Tony has been described as a ‘gifted encourager’ who facilitates positive outcomes for others. His list of personal and professional relationships approaches 20,000 people whom he connects with and nourishes out of his sincere interest and desire for their success. Tony’s clients include individuals and organizations who are involved globally. Tony personally coaches the presidents of organizations like Ford, Wal-Mart, Samsung, EDS, ASTD, New York Life, Firestone and Sam’s Club, to name a few.

Tony Jeary, America’s Master Strategic Facilitator, has personal experience with both success and failure. Tony made and lost several million dollars before he was 30. Today he walks the talk and practices the distinctions that characterize Communication Mastery and Success Acceleration both personally and professionally. He is blessed with a terrific marriage and two great daughters with whom he has co-authored. He lives and works from his estate (including his Success Acceleration Studio) in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.