Smoky

Jan 14 – 16
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Conference Costs

Standard Housing near the conference site.

Prices include two nights, three days lodging, the conference registration fee and all the conference attractions. The prices do not include meals. Most hotels do offer a continental breakfast. Anyone choosing not to stay at a conference hotel will be charged $75 per person conference fee.

* Conference fee not subject to discount.

Local attractions: Free time attractions include outlet malls, go-carts, putt putt golf, ice skating, arcades and the mountains.

Speakers

Scott Dawson, speaker — Scott Dawson has been preaching the Gospel since he was a teenager. The ministry that began with simple testimonials and youth rallies has grown into an evangelistic association that reaches across age and denomination lines in evangelistic efforts to offer a unifying message of hope: the Good News of Jesus Christ. Scott makes it a priority to keep his presentations real, innovative, and contemporary. Scott is the author of Dear Lord Why?, The Complete Evangelism Guidebook and in 2009, released his third book, Evangelism Today. Scott lives in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, with his wife, Tarra, son, Hunter, and daughter, Hope.

www.scottdawson.org

David Nasser, speaker — David is the visionary behind D. Nasser Outreach (DNO), which allows him to speak to more than 500,000 people each year at revivals, citywide rallies, camps and concerts. David's first self-published book, A Call to Die (2000), has sold more than 120,000 copies. His third book, Glory Revealed: How the Invisible God Makes Himself Known, was released in 2007 with a companion worship music CD by the same name. David toured the U.S. in 2007 with Third Day's Mac Powell, Shane & Shane, Brian Littrell, Starfield's Tim Neufiled, Hyper Static Union's Shawn Lewis, Trevor Morgan and Candi Pearson-Shelton. He, his wife, Jennifer, their son, Rudy, and daughter, Grace, live in Birmingham, Alabama.

www.davidnasser.com

The Skit Guys, speaker — Tommy Woodard and Eddie James are The Skit Guys. They have been best friends since high school. Think of them as the wise guys in class who had everyone laughing and managed to make a career out of it. They've been teaching God's word using comedy, drama and whatever category talking action figures fit into for over twenty years. They recently released two new books through Zondervan called, Instant Skits and Skits That Teach.

www.skitguys.com

Ergun Caner, speaker — Raised as a devout Sunni Muslim along with his two brothers, Caner converted in high school. After his conversion, he pursued his call to the ministry and education. He has a Masters degree from The Criswell College, a Master of Divinity and a Master of Theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Theology from the University of South Africa. He has written numerous books with his brother, Dr. Emir Caner, who is the President of Truett-McConnell College, a Baptist college in Georgia.

www.erguncaner.com

Worship/Concerts

Kristian Stanfill, music — Worship leader Kristian Stanfill is emerging as one of this generation's most compelling singer/songwriters. A writer of rare insight and vulnerability, he has the unique ability to build bridges over boundary lines that separate the hurting from the Healer. "A great worship leader must first be a great follower," Kristian asserts. "In order to lead people in worship you must first know how to listen to and follow the Holy Spirit." Kristian's songs have appeared on numerous Passion CDs and when he signed with sixstepsrecords for his debut project, Kristian became the label's first new artist since it's inception in 2000. Joining the label home of well-known worship artists Chris Tomlin, David Crowder*Band, Charlie Hall, and Matt Redman is heady stuff, but rather than fostering pride it merely served to reinforce Kristian's conviction that worship of a holy God is serious business. Kristian and his wife, Kerri, live near Atlanta, Georgia with their children, Isaac and Norah.

www.kristianstanfill.com

Aaron Keyes, music — Aaron has served as the worship pastor at Grace Fellowship Church (outside Atlanta, GA) for the past seven years. His heart is to restore the Word of God to the foundation of corporate worship, and to see a shift in the next generation of worship leaders (who lead songs) to becoming more biblically empowered worship pastors (who lead people).

www.aaronkeyes.com/

Rush of Fools, music — Given the opportunity, Kevin Huguley will rattle off the personal accomplishments of his bandmates - lead vocalist/songwriter Wes Willis, guitarist J.D. Frazier, bassist Jacob Chesnut and drummer Jamie Sharpe - right alongside the professional ones his Alabama-based band has gone through. Because it's that intertwining of the internal and the external that made Rush of Fools' self-titled debut (and monster hit "Undo," ASCAP's most-played Christian song of 2007) so approachable and embraceable by a now- legion of fans. That fusion carries over into the band's second full-length release, Wonder of the World. "As we've been playing the title song already, we'll usually stop in the middle of it and talk about the lines 'Father, how can it be that you are Father to me?' as well as all the other things mentioned: Savior, Healer, one who shows favor on me," Willis says. "He's been so faithful to us, and at the very least, we should be that back to Him." Huguley concurs with his bandmate and co-writer. "We should be asking those questions in the song, because we don't deserve those things He's given us, but that's what makes it so wonderful.

www.rushoffools.com

KJ-52, music — In the past twelve months KJ-52 has surpassed 500,000 units for his career, won a Dove award, and been nominated for two more. KJ-52 has become one of the most trusted names in music as a songwriter, producer, minister, and comic poet, in spite of many seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Let's not forget: He is an unabashed follower of Christ, he is white, and he is a rapper. Most have said these things cannot be combined at all, let alone form an equation for success. But KJ has grown more than accustomed to facing his naysayers' head on. In fact, they fuel him: "I want people to tell me I can't do this. It's a big motivator. I love the challenge of proving critics wrong. I watched my own name mentioned on the 'Forty Least Hip-Hop Moments' on VH1' for writing a song to Eminem about who Christ was in my life. I actually love to hear things like that — I don't mind them talking about me because I am focused on a different goal than impressing those people. If I listened to critics it would distract me from reaching the kids who are in desperate need of help. My music, when you boil it down, is here for those in need."

www.kj52.com

LeCrae, music — From the south side of Houston, to a leader in the movement of urban reform, a rocky road provides a window into the grace he experienced through out his life--with every situation molding him into the artist and leader that he is today

www.myspace.com/lecrae

Newsboys, music — Bio coming soon.

http://newsboys.com/v09/

Although every person has been reserved by writing, we must express that all personalities are subject to change without notice. However, this is highly unlikely.


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