COACHES & TOPICS
May 30, 2020
Aaron White
Topic: Communicating Justly and Prayerfully
Aaron White is the National Director of 24-7 Prayer Canada, a partner with the International Association for Refugees, Canada, and the Resident Theologian at the Jacob's Well community. He has been a pastor, missioner, justice worker and prayer instigator in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver for the past 16 years, where he lives with his wife and four children in a community home. He is the co-author of Revolution and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Kingdom of God; co-creator of The Creative Way Down discipleship resource; and author of the upcoming book Recovering: From Brokenness and Addiction to Blessedness and Community.
24-7prayercanada.com
Ashlee Eiland
Topic: Before The Platform: Mastering the Unseen Work of Prep and Practice
Ashlee Eiland serves as the formation and preaching pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church. She shares God’s message of redemption and reconciliation at conferences, colleges, and events around the country. She began her professional career working for Nestlé USA and left corporate America to pursue full-time vocational ministry. Ashlee earned a BA in international relations from the University of Southern California, completed her Master’s in organizational leadership at Judson University, and received a certificate in spiritual formation from Moody Bible Institute. She’s the author of Human(Kind), which released this past April and received a coveted Publisher’s Weekly starred review. For fun, Ashlee enjoys traveling, trying out new restaurants, reading, baking, and CrossFit. Ashlee and her husband, Delwin, have three children and live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Ashley Abercrombie
Topic: Writing Axioms, Book Proposals, and Podcasting 101
Ashley Abercrombie is a writer and speaker, and her first book, Rise of the Truth Teller: Own Your Story, Tell it Like it is and Live with Holy Gumption is available now, For more than 15 years, she has worked in non-profit spaces, leading faith-based initiatives, serving as a prison chaplain and pastor, speaking at conferences, churches, and events. Having worked on dozens of books with other authors, Ashley enjoys partnering with new writers to help them edit content, and write a winning book proposal. She is cohost of the hilarious and helpful podcast Why Tho, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two sons and baby girl. Purchase her book, read and watch content, or connect on her website: www.ashabercrombie.org.
Autumn Katz
Topic: Speaking Tools & Platform Practicals
Autumn is CEO of Women Speakers Collective, Divisional Director at Stonecroft and Co-Lead Pastor of Anthem Church in Long Beach
As a Worship Leader for over 20 years, Autumn calls a generation into the presence and power of our God through song.
As an International Speaker, Autumn powerfully mobilizes the masses to take action and make their lives count for the greater good. She is sought after to speak at Leadership Conferences, Outreach and Community Events, Churches, Youth Conferences and Training Events.
As a Marketing and Branding Coach, Autumn creates a “plan of action” with a model for sustainability to insure that their dreams get off the ground.
Autumn is a mother of 4 and married to Daniel for 14 years. She resides in California where she can always count on warm weather no matter where she’s flying from last! https://www.autumnkatz.org
Chris Westhoff
Topic: Being a Connected Speaker
Christine Westhoff is on the Communities Oversight team for 24-7 Prayer Internationally, helping to build, equip and strengthen the churches within this global network. She is also the founder of Akouo Missions, which works to help serve the persecuted church, and the founder of My Selah Groups, an international network of spiritual formation groups for women in leadership. She and her husband Craig have two adult sons, and live in in Tulsa Oklahoma. https://linktr.ee/CraigandChris
Craig Westhoff
Topic: Smell The Color 9: Surprise the Broca
Craig Westhoff retired in 2016 from a successful 30 year career in radio, with his last 4 years as morning show co-host for K-LOVE, a national contemporary christian music radio network. Since then he’s been serving with his wife Christine in the US and overseas with their own missions organization, Akouo Missions. They also serve on the 24-7 Prayer USA national oversight team.
Craig has a passion for people and loves the creative art of communicating well for the sake of nudging people to receptive insight into the love of Jesus and the Gospel. https://linktr.ee/CraigandChris
Daniel Katz
Topic: Church Leadership: Tools, Tips and Practicals for message prep
At the age of sixteen, Daniel’s life was dramatically transformed by an encounter with Jesus. As a teenager, he found himself steeped in drug abuse and soon became an influential drug dealer in Los Angeles. It was during this time that he came to believe in Christ for salvation. Daniel’s dramatic salvation experience has led him to devote the rest of his life to see those far from God come to know Him.
Daniel trained for ministry at a Master’s Commission in California. He holds a BA in pastoral studies from Moody Bible Institute and is pursuing an MA in intercultural studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. https://www.theanthemchurch.com
Hannah Gronowski
Topic: Influencer Strategies
Hannah Gronowski, Founder and CEO of Generation Distinct, Speaker, Preacher and Author has always been wired to abolish cultural complacency, unleash lasting justice, and join the wild adventure Jesus invites us all to live. A passionate movement-maker, social influencer and voice for her generation, Hannah had a jump start at speaking and writing, working full time in youth ministry, graduating college and launching Generation Distinct, all by age 20. Now a sought after speaker at Leadership Conferences, Churches, College Campuses and Youth Events around the globe, she is also the Host of The Generation Distinct Podcast and The Hannah Gronowski Leadership YouTube Channel.
Hannah’s latest book, Generation Distinct: Discover the Wrong You Were Born to Make Right releases on September 15, 2020. http://www.hannahgronowski.com
James Kelly
Topic: What Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon Teach Us about Communication & Identity
James Kelly is Founder and CEO of FaithTech, a global community of tech enthusiasts for Jesus. The work of FaithTech has been mentioned in The New York Times, Wired Magazine and Christianity Today. James has spoken live over 350 times in remote villages in South Sudan to Google HQ in Silicon Valley. He has been featured on 100 Huntley, 700 Club and Faith Today. James is married with two young children and lives in Waterloo, https://www.jameskelly.tech
Joanna la Fleur
Topic: Setting Up Your Home Studio
Joanna la Fleur is a speaker, podcaster, TV host, and digital expert. With business and theology degrees, she has been helping the local church communicate the best news in the world for over 15 years. You can catch her interviews with leading Christian creatives and communicators on the Word Made Digital Podcast and her Bible teaching on the Canadian TV show, See Hear Love. Joanna has travelled to 35 countries in search of coffee and calls downtown Toronto, Canada home.
Kathleen Cooke
Topic: Facing Disruptions and Leading Bravely in a Post-Covid-19 World.
Kathleen is writer, speaker, media producer, and former actress. She and husband Phil Cooke are co-founders of Cooke Media Group and nonprofit The Influence Lab. She created an online bi-monthly journal designed for media and entertainment professionals and is the author of the devotional, Hope 4 Today: Stay Connected to God in a Distracted Culture.
Follow Kathleen on: Twitter: @KathleenCookeLA, Instagram: @KathleenCookeOfficial, and FB: Kathleen Cooke Official. Learn more and read her weekly blog at kathleencooke.com. or sign up for her bi-monthly Influence Women’s Journal at: Influencelab.com/women.
Liz Forkin Bohannon
Topic: Social Enterprise & Creative Leadership
Liz Forkin Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs. Sseko is an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women to continue their education and become leaders in their country. In four years, Sseko has grown from three women making sandals together under a mango tree, to an international fashion brand that provides employment, educational opportunities and entrepreneurial training to over 50 women in East Africa.
Using her unlikely story of a journalist-gone-shoe-maker, Liz shares her passion for social enterprise, conscious consumerism, social justice, creative leadership, gender equity, risk-taking, and empowering women. She believes deeply that business is a powerful platform for social change and that girls are our future. http://lizbohannon.co
Mary Bielsky
Topic: Bridging Gaps within the Church: Catholic, Protestants, and Evangelicals all playing in the same sandbox
I’m an authentic, Holy Spirit-seekin’, coffe-lovin’, ginger with a passion for the Lord. And there is no greater joy than bringing the love of Christ and the freedom of the gospel to an audience in a real, relevant, and transformative way.
As a National Speaker and Life Coach, Mary has spoken to over 100,000 adults and youth globally, on a range of topics. Her mission to awaken the church to something more than Sunday school. Through engaging story telling, personal witness, and one-on-one coaching, she draws her audience, every person, to beauty of their faith, a deeper love for Christ, and the call to radical love. Be His. Be Brave. Be You.
For more information about Mary and her ministry go to www.marybielski.com
Micah Bournes
Micah Bournes is a poet and musician from Long Beach, California. His work often touches on themes of culture, justice, and faith. He is passionate about helping others nurture their creativity, convinced that creative power is essential in combating the destructive forces in the world. He is the co-editor of Fight Evil With Poetry Volume One, and will release his debut book of poetry "Here Comes This Dreamer" in the summer of 2020. https://micahbournes.com
Mike McDonald
Topic: Powerful Storytelling
Michael McDonald works on cultivating awareness and creating strategic relationships with churches, organizations and other non-profits that are looking to use BibleProject Videos in their context. He previously spent 11 years leading a global development organization as well as serving on several boards for international organizations with compassion and justice missions. In a previous life, he owned and operated restaurants in Canada and the US, and still loves enjoying a great meal in new cities with his wife, Melissa.
https://bibleproject.com
Natalie Frisk
Topic: Communicating to Kids!
Natalie Frisk is the curriculum pastor at The Meeting House Church in Toronto, Canada, where she and a team create kids’ and youth curricula used by churches worldwide. She also serves as lead pastor of one of the church’s 20 campuses. Frisk is author of Raising Disciples: How to Make Faith Matter for Our Kids. She has a master’s degree in theological studies from McMaster Divinity College and is presently working toward her Doctorate in Practical Theology pursuing research in the spiritual experiences of children. She serves on the board of Be in Christ Church of Canada and is the kids director for the Mennonite World Conference 2021. She lives in Hamilton, Ontario, with her husband, Sam, and their daughter, Erin.
Noemi Chavez
Topic: An Influential Voice in the Multiethnic World
Noemi and her husband, Joshua are the Lead Pastors at Revive Church a multi-site church in the greater Los Angeles area. She is an international conference speaker and is the cofounder of Brave Global, a movement which focuses on equipping the local church to connect with the most vulnerable girls, including girls that are on probation and in the foster care system. Noemi is committed to raising leaders and bridging generations to serve the future of the church and their communities.
Phil Cooke
Topic: How to Lead in Uncharted Territory
On the heels of COVID-19, churches, ministries, and nonprofits have been “off the map,” and we’re experiencing a challenge that has never happened in our lifetime. The question is: How do we lead when we’re in uncharted territory? As a pastor, professional communicator, filmmaker, or creative artist, what do we need to know to inspire our team? In this session, media producer and consultant Phil Cooke will share five critical keys that will help you inspire and motivate your team - even when we’re unsure of our destination.
https://cookemediagroup.com
Seth & Jackson Coleman
Topic: Stepping Into Your Story
Seth first went to Fiji on a short-term mission trip back in 2007. There he formed a profound bond with a local pastor. But after six weeks, the trip finished, and he left Fiji with no thought of going back. Years later, that pastor suddenly reached out and invited Seth to join him in the village. Seth took the leap and moved to Fiji. As he deepened his relationships, he felt inspired to share stories of the village. A nonprofit formed and Mission Fiji hosted trips and organized projects to empower local Fijians. It was out of this heart and mission that Seth and his brother Jackson stumbled on the wild coffee, and Fiji Wild Coffee was born…
http://missionfiji.org
https://www.fijiwildcoffee.com
Suzy Sammons
Topic: Brand Strategy & Clarifying Your Voice
Suzy Sammons is a brand strategy expert and leads her own agency providing creative and brand management consulting. She’s been CMO and Executive Editor for the GivingCompany brands, including dove.org, and the newly re-invented FamilyChristian.com online lifestyle magazine.
Suzy is an award-winning marketer, spending 25 years in major advertising agency management, leading brand strategy at world-renown agencies like TBWA\Chiat\Day and 180LA, serving Infiniti luxury automobiles, University of Phoenix, Toyota, and other consumer brands.
Suzy and her husband Steve live in Oregon and enjoy a blended, beautiful family of six children, two granddaughters and one playful retriever. https://www.hawkeye.pro
Tammy Dunahoo
Topic: Powerful voices from 1 Cor. 2:1-5
Tammy is passionate about mentoring, equipping and building bridges for emerging generations. With a value of lifelong learning, Tammy has earned a Master of Arts in Ministry Leadership from Portland Seminary. Her Doctorate of Ministry in Leadership with Global Perspectives is in progress with an anticipated completion date of April 2021. She serves as the Vice President of U.S. Operations for The Foursquare Church.
Tammy and her husband Gary have been married for more than 40. They pastored together for more than 35 years and now Gary is an executive coach, educator and speaker. The Dunahoo’s have two married children and three grandchildren with another arriving in November.
Tiana Spencer
Topic: Bible Teaching
I was born and raised in San Diego, California and I received Christ when I was 14 years old.
I quickly fell in love and developed a passion for the Word of God. I felt a call to ministry pretty early on and went on to get a Biblical studies degree from Biola University in Los Angeles where I got engaged to the love of my life and High school best friend, Brandan Spencer.After completing my degree, I went into full-time youth ministry with my husband and focused my attentions on making scripture come alive to teens in need. After leaving youth ministry and spending years discipling and mentoring young women in the Word, I am now a stay at home mom of 3 daughters, Jaeda, Jasmyn, and Caris.
I currently serve on the teaching team and as a worship leader at Fellowship Monrovia in Southern California. In addition to raising my daughters, I enjoy writing and traveling to preach the Word of God. https://tianaspencer.com