A visionary, a prolific author, and recently affirmed an Apostle of Faith, Frederick K.C. Price has influenced a generation of believers.

Apostle Price is the Founder of Crenshaw Christian Center (CCC) in Los Angeles, California. He began CCC in 1973 and, since then, the church has grown to become a world-renowned ministry which boasts the prodigious FaithDome. Being one of the largest sanctuaries in the country, the FaithDome is a refuge of hope and an oasis of beauty in South Los Angeles with a congregation of about 22,000.

After more than 35 years of service, the Apostle has stepped aside as Head Pastor to formally install his son, Pastor Frederick K. Price Jr., as his successor. He continues to serve at the helm as the Chairman of CCC’s Board of Directors, but has relinquished the daily duties of the pastorate to his son. Apostle Price not only ministers in the FaithDome, but travels the world, mostly in the United States, teaching the uncompromising Word of God.

Born on January 3, 1932 in Santa Monica, California, Apostle Price is the older of two sons of Winfred and Fred Price. He has one sister, Dr. Delores W. Jones.

Apostle Price graduated from Dorsey High School and attended Los Angeles City College for two years. He received an honorary diploma from Rhema Bible Training Center in 1976 and a Doctorate of Divinity Degree from Oral Roberts University in 1982.

Apostle Price is believed to be the first African American minister to broadcast on television with his powerful “Ever Increasing Faith” program. Today, “Ever Increasing Faith” reaches an estimated 15 million households each week, and airs in 15 of the 20 largest markets throughout the United States via “Ever Increasing Faith Television” (EIFTV). The ministry also hosts podcasts and publishes a quarterly magazine.

In 1990, Apostle Price founded the Fellowship of Inner City Word of Faith Ministries (FICWFM). Members of FICWFM include churches from all over the United States and various countries. The Fellowship meets regionally throughout the year and hosts an annual convention here at the FaithDome. Their mission is to provide standards of excellence in ministry.

In 2001, Apostle Price established an East Coast church – Crenshaw Christian Center East. The current membership is almost 1,000. Apostle Price travels to New York regularly to teach the weekly Bible Study and Sunday service.

The author of some 50 books on faith, healing, prosperity, and the Holy Spirit, Apostle Price has sold over 2.1 million books since 1976.
A devout husband, Apostle Price has been married to his wife, Dr. Betty Price, since 1953. He is also the proud father of four children and nine grandchildren, most of whom work in the ministry.

His daughters work alongside Apostle Price in ministry. The eldest, Angela Evans, serves as the President and COO of CCC; his second, Cheryl Price, is the Executive Vice President; the youngest, Stephanie Buchanan, is the Executive Administrator; and son, Pastor Frederick Price Jr. is now Pastor. In addition, Apostle Price and Dr. Betty have nine grandchildren: Alan Michael Evans (married to Carrie Evans) and Adrian Marie Evans, who all work in the ministry; Nicole Denise and Allen L. Crabbe, III; Tyler Stephen, Justin Eric and Sidney Trinity Buchanan; and Frederick Price V. They have two great grandchildren, Kamari Drake Stewart-Crowley and Akira Makai Evans.

With degrees in philosophy, theology and chemistry, Dr. Moreland has taught theology and philosophy at several schools throughout the United States.

He has authored or coauthored over forty books, including Kingdom Triangle, The God Question, In Search of a Confident Faith, Philosophical Foundation for a Christian Worldview, Scaling the Secular City, The Lost Virtue of Happiness and Body and Soul.
He is coeditor of Jesus Under Fire and a frequent contributor to popular Christian magazines and scholarly journals. Dr. Moreland served ten years with Campus Crusade for Christ, planted two churches, and has spoken on over 200 college campuses, in hundreds of churches, and over 25 debates.

The Rev. Stanley S. Harakas, is a priest of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and is Archbishop Iakovos Professor of Orthodox Theology Emeritus in the field of Orthodox Christian Ethics at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, Mass., U.S.A.

He received his undergraduate and theology degrees from Holy Cross. In 1965, he earned the degree of Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) from Boston University. In 1966 he began teaching at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. He has been Visiting Professor at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary in New York, Boston University School of Theology, John the 23rd Center in New York City, Boston College Department of Theology, and Emmanuel College in Boston and has lectured at the University of Thessalonike, Greece.

In 1986 he was appointed to the first endowed chair at Holy Cross as “Archbishop Iakovos Professor of Orthodox Theology.” He served as Dean of Hellenic College for five years, and Dean of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology for ten years, (1970 to 1980). During this time, both schools were accredited and new degree programs established.

A member of numerous professional societies, he has served some of them as an officer. He has been President of the Orthodox Theological Society, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Society of Christian Ethics. In 1988 he was elected to membership in the American Theological Society. Fr. Harakas was the inaugural recipient, in 1981, of the “Archbishop Iakovos Faculty Award.” In 1986 he was honored as a “Distinguished Alumnus” of Boston University School of Theology. In May, 2000 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology.

Fr. Stanley was a Plenary Speaker at the Seventh General Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Canberra, Australia, and from 1990 to 1998 served as a Commissioner of the WCC Unit III on “Justice, Peace and Creation.” He served as co-chair of the Orthodox Studies Group of the American Academy of Religion from 1992 to 1998. Fr. Harakas is the author of five pamphlets and fifteen books, both scholarly and popular, and over one hundred twenty published scholarly articles.
Since 1985 he has authored the article on the “Orthodox Church” in the annual supplement to The World Book Encyclopedia and, from1992-1999, wrote a similar article for the Encyclopaedia Britannica. For twenty-one years (1980-2000), he was a weekly columnist in the national Greek-American newspaper, The Hellenic Chronicle. In 1989 he received a grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities and in 1990 a grant from the Association of Theological Schools to work on an unpublished Greek manuscript. He has been a columnist and is a contributor to the Orthodox Observer. From 1997 to 1999 he was Editor of The Greek Orthodox Theological Review, published by the Faculty of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. He was elected Courtesy Associate Professor by the Religion Department of the University of South Florida for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 academic years. As of October 18, 1997, he is a columnist for the weekend English section of the national Greek Language daily, The National Herald. He is a member of the Educational Committee of the American Foundation for Greek Language and Culture and in March, 2000 was appointed Honorary Professor of the Interdisciplinary Center for Hellenic Studies at Tampa’s University of South Florida.
Rev. Harakas has served as pastor of parishes in Lancaster, PA, Peabody, MA, Lexington, MA and Newburyport, MA. In each there were significant building programs. He has also served as Sunday supply priest at Holy Trinity Church in Lowell, MA, St. Nicholas Church in Enfield, CT. and the mission parish of St. Gregory the Theologian, in Sharon, MA. On January 13, 2001 he was assigned as the priest of Christ the Savior Greek Orthodox Church (the “Hellenic Orthodox Mission of Hernando County”) of the Metropolis of Atlanta, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

He is married to the former Emily G. Maniates of Boston, MA. They have had five children (four surviving), three grandsons, and three grand-daughters. The Harakas’ retired to Florida in July of 1995.

In 1996, Dr. Hunt served as President of the Pastors’ Conference of the Southern Baptist Convention. Dr. Hunt is currently serving as President of the Southern Baptist Convention for the term 2009-2010.

Dr. Hunt received a BA Degree-Religion in 1979 from Gardner-Webb College, Boiling Springs, North Carolina and was also voted ministerial student of the year in 1979. In 1981, he received a Master of Divinity Degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina. The Chair of Church Growth at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary was named in Dr. Hunt’s honor on March 11, 1997. Dr. Hunt received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Immanuel Baptist Theological Seminary of Sharpsburg, Georgia, and also Doctor of Sacred Laws and Letters from Covington Theological Seminary. He also received an honorary Doctor of Divinity at Tennessee Temple University.

Dr. Johnny M. Hunt was born July 17, 1952, in Lumberton, North Carolina. He is married to Janet Allen Hunt of Wilmington, North Carolina. They have two daughters: Deanna Hunt Carswell and Hollie Hunt Hixson. They also have three granddaughters: Hope Savannah Hixson, Addie Lee Hixson, Katie Hunter Carswell and one grandson, Carson John Carswell.

Bryan Wilkerson has served as Senior Pastor at Grace Chapel since September of 2000, having previously served for 16 years as Senior Pastor at Shelter Rock Church in Manhasset, New York.

Bryan is a graduate of Wheaton College and Denver Seminary. Additionally, he holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. Bryan is a frequent contributor to Preaching Today and The Leadership Journal and enjoys speaking at Camp of the Woods and other conferences.

Bryan’s life mission statement is “to lead as many people as possible to a joyful and growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church.” He is passionate about communicating God’s truth with clarity, warmth, and relevance to our daily lives. He enjoys the challenges of leading a large, vibrant church, and of working with a gifted, dedicated staff.

When he isn’t in meetings or preparing messages, Bryan can be found running or biking the back roads and trails of New England.

He and his wife, Karen, live in Bedford and have enjoyed 29 years of marriage. They have four children.

Dr. Steve Harper is vice president of the Asbury Theological Seminary, Florida campus and professor of Spiritual Formation.

He received a B.A. from McMurry University, 1966; a M.Div. from Asbury Theological Seminary, 1973; and a Ph.D. from Duke University, 1981.

Dr. Harper served as professor of Spiritual Formation at Asbury Seminary from 1980 to 1992. From 1992 to 1996, he and his wife, Jeannie, launched and developed a ministry to ministers called Shepherd’s Care, where they served until 1996, when The Upper Room in Nashville invited Steve to become the founding director of The Pathways Initiative, a ministry to spiritual leaders. He served with The Upper Room from 1996 to 1998 when he was invited back to Asbury Seminary to become founding vice president and dean of the Florida campus.

Dr. Harper has served as a youth pastor, evangelist, pastor and professor from 1966 to the present. He was an elder in the Northwest Texas Conference, United Methodist Church from 1972 to 2004 and then transferred to the Florida Annual Conference.

He is a member of the Theta Phi Honor Society and the 2004 recipient of the Francis Asbury Award (GBHEM). He has authored 12 books and co-authored six others. His latest book is Talking in the Dark, Praying When Life Doesn’t Make Sense.

Dr. Harper and his wife, Jeannie, reside in Winter Springs, Fla. They have two adult children and two grandchildren.

Christian author and speaker Doug Batchelor has experienced great extremes. His journey from anti-social, drug-using hermit to soul-winning evangelist has helped shape him into an engaging, popular speaker whom audiences all over the world can identify with and understand clearly even on the most complex Bible topics.

Today he is the senior pastor of the Sacramento Central Church in Sacramento, California and the president of the international media ministry Amazing Facts. He hosts the weekly television program Central Study Hour and the Bible Answers Live radio program, which broadcasts live every Sunday. He can also be seen weekly on Amazing Facts Presents and heard Monday through Friday on the Wonders in the Word radio program.

But as the teenage son of aviation tycoon and philanthropist George Batchelor and show business mother Ruth Batchelor, even though young Doug Batchelor had everything money could buy — he couldn’t find true peace and happiness. A troubled youth, he fought at school, entertained suicidal fantasies, and eventually ran away from home by the time he was just 15 years old.

Disgusted with his life and convinced it had no real meaning, Doug was determined to experience the humanistic lifestyle with reckless abandon. He turned to drugs, committed crimes, and spent time in jail, while also living on high adventure from stormy seas to blistering deserts. But years later, a remote cave high in the mountains above Palm Springs became his home. And even though his father owned a yacht, a jet, and a Rolls-Royce, Doug found himself scavenging for food in garbage bins.

The happiness Doug searched for continued to elude him for years — until the day he found a dust-covered Bible someone left in his cave. What happened next can only be described as a miracle! As he read, he believed in and accepted Christ as his Savior! You can read about his remarkable conversion story in the best-selling book The Richest Caveman.

Today, Pastor Doug Batchelor is an energetic speaker of vision and deep spirituality, with an unusual ability to communicate not only to church-oriented people, but also the secular-minded. His spontaneous, lively humor and down-to-earth approach to living the Christian life engages and reaches hearts in a way that few others are able.

As president of Amazing Facts, he can be seen on national cable networks and heard on more than 125 radio stations across the United States. He is also becoming increasingly popular around the world by those who see him on international satellite and cable stations.

Doug and his wife Karen have five children. Currently living in Sacramento, his hobbies include guitar, scuba diving, and racquetball. Like his father, he is also an aviation enthusiast and pilot. His other books include To See the King, How to Survive and Thrive in Church, and The Truth About Mary Magdalene, The Woman at Jesus’ Feet.

Michael has served as Senior Pastor of Sherwood Baptist Church, Albany, Georgia since 1989. The church has 3,000 members and has averaged one hundred baptisms each year.

Thousands have joined the church from Albany and 29 surrounding communities. The church has changed from a neighborhood church to a regional, multi-ethnic congregation with members from eleven nations. Sherwood has three campuses covering 130-plus acres—the main church campus, the lower school campus and the upper school campus. An 82-acre Sports Park is currently being developed with tennis courts, soccer fields, baseball fields, equestrian center, fishing pond, pavilion and other facilities to reach the community through sports and recreation.

“Path to Truth,” the weekly broadcast of Sherwood’s services, is seen in over ninety markets around the country and is also available on the web and via podcast at www.sherwoodbaptist.net.

In 2003, Michael began a conference focused on revival and the victorious Christian life. ReFRESH™ is held annually in Albany, Georgia, and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Pastors from all over the country have attended these conferences.

Michael frequently contributes to his blog and you can find more information about his ReFRESH™ book series at www.michaelcattbooks.com. Michael is the editor of www.2ProphetU.com, a resource website developed with Warren Wiersbe designed to encourage pastors and lay leaders. Because of his heart for pastors and churches, he is a frequent speaker at conferences around the country.

Michael is also the editor of two websites established to maintain awareness of the ministries of Vance Havner and Ron Dunn.

This ministry of Sherwood began with a conversation between Michael and Alex Kendrick on a back lot tour of Disney World. That conversation birthed a very “out of the box” church outreach.

Michael’s goal is to change the world from Albany, Georgia. While that may seem like a radical, even ridiculous, statement from a pastor in Southwest Georgia, it has, in fact, become a reality through Sherwood Pictures. Michael has served as the Executive Producer of Flywheel, Facing the Giants and Fireproof, as well as several music and video projects.

In order to help churches use movies as a resource, Michael, along with Stephen Kendrick, has worked with Provident Films, Outreach and LifeWay Resources to develop Bible studies in conjunction with Facing the Giants and Fireproof.

Michael has been interviewed by magazines and newspapers including Christianity Today, Leadership Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Journal Constitution and other print media. He has appeared on Dr. Phil, The Fox News Channel, CNN Headline News, The Glenn Beck Show, Janet Parshall’s America, American Family Radio, The 700 Club, TBN and Richard Land Live!.

Sherwood Pictures, has been featured in over 400 articles and features including The Drudge Report, Baptist Press, AP Radio, American Family Radio, Focus on the Family, Good Morning America, Agape Press, Christianity Today, CNS News, National Public Radio, Purpose Driven Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Laura Ingraham Show, The Michael Reagan Show and The Conservative Voice.

Michael is the author of six books, including the best selling Fireproof Your Life and Prepare for Rain. Fireproof Your Life was the fastest selling book in the history of CLC Publications. Most recently, he has released the three-part ReFRESH™ book series with Broadman & Holman, including The Power of Desperation (released May 2009), The Power of Persistence (released September 2009), and The Power of Surrender (to be released in March 2010). He has also co-authored the Love Dare Curriculum. Michael is the author of numerous articles and a contributor to several collections of sermons and a book on evangelism. A prolific writer, Michael wrote a weekly column, “From the Cluttered Desk,” for many years which was read by thousands of believers and leaders around the country.

Michael served as the President of the 2008 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference, representing over 42,000 churches. He has spoken at conferences, colleges, seminaries, rallies, camps, NBA and college chapel services, well as The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove. He was also honored to be the sole Southern Baptist representative at a small group meeting with President George W. Bush in the oval office in 2002.

Michael has served the Southern Baptist Convention as an IMB Trustee, President of the Georgia Baptist Convention’s Preaching Conference and as Vice President of the Georgia Baptist Convention.

He is currently a Regent at the University of Mobile. He has served as a Life Coach for other ministers under John Maxwell’s ministry. He is the recipient of The Martin Luther King Award, The MLK Unity Award and a Georgia Senate Resolution in recognition of his work in the community and in racial reconciliation.

Michael’s life verse: “For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake.” (2 Corinthians 4:5)

Michael’s vision statement: “Whoever wants the next generation the most will get them.”

Michael holds degrees from Mississippi College, Luther Rice Bible College and Seminary and Trinity Seminary.

FAMILY: Michael and his wife Terri have been married since 1974. They are the proud parents of two grown daughters, Erin and Hayley.

James Merritt is the Senior Pastor of Cross Pointe Church in Deluth, Georgia. He was born and raised in Oakwood, Georgia and surrendered his life to Christ as a 9-year-old boy. At age 21, he committed to full-time Christian ministry, and went on to pastor five churches.

He has preached around the world to hundreds of thousands of people through television and radio.

As a popular Bible teacher and respected voice of the Christian faith, James has been interviewed by media outlets including 60 Minutes, The New York Times, ABC World News Tonight, Time Magazine, and Hannity and Colmes. Each week, Merritt’s messages are broadcast in all 50 states and 122 countries around the world through Touching Lives, a television and media ministry.

From 2000-2002, Dr. Merritt served as President of the Southern Baptist Convention, the world’s largest Protestant denomination, as well as serving in other key denominational positions.

Dr. Merritt earned his bachelor degree from Stetson University and his Master of Divinity degree and Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He has published several books including Friends, Foes and Fools and How to Be a Winner and Influence Anybody with Broadman and Holman publishers. His heart for pastors has also resulted in PastorsEdge.com, a ministry resource and PastorsEdge Mentoring Conferences.

James and his wife, Teresa, have been married for more than 30 years. They have three sons and one grandson.

Cardinal Justin Rigali is the Archbishop of Philadelphia, Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was born in Los Angeles on April 19, 1935, one of seven children born to Henry Alphonsus Rigali and Frances Irene White. He was ordained a priest by Cardinal James
Francis McIntyre in the Cathedral of St. Vibiana in Los Angeles on April 25, 1961.

In October 1961, he began graduate studies in Canon Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome from which he obtained a doctorate in 1964.

From 1964 to 1966, he followed the course of studies at the Pontifical
Ecclesiastical Academy, while serving in the English-language section of the Secretariat of State of the Vatican.

From September 1966 to February 1970, he served at the Apostolic Nunciature in Madagascar, which also was the Apostolic Delegation for the islands of Mauritus and La Reunión. During this time in July 1967, he was named a Papal Chamberlain (Monsignor) to His Holiness Pope Paul VI.

In February 1970, Monsignor Rigali became the director of the
English-language section of the Vatican Secretariat of State, and the
English-language translator for Pope Paul VI. Monsignor Rigali served as a professor at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome from 1972-1973. He also accompanied Pope John Paul II on a number of international pastoral visits, including the Holy Father’s first two major journeys to the United States in 1979 and 1987. The 1979 trip included a visit to Philadelphia.

On April 19, 1980 he was named a Prelate of Honor of His Holiness. He became a magistral chaplain in the Knights of Malta on October 25, 1984. On October 13, 1986, he became a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre.

On June 8, 1985, he was named President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and Titular Archbishop of Bolsena. Pope John Paul II ordained him to the episcopacy on September 14, 1985 in the Cathedral of Albano.

From 1985 to 1990, he served as President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. On December 21, 1989, he was named Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops and on January 2, 1990 he became the Secretary of the College of Cardinals.

On January 25, 1994, Pope John Paul II appointed him the eighth Bishop and seventh Archbishop of St. Louis. He was formally installed on March 15, 1994. In January 1999, he hosted the Pastoral Visit of Pope John Paul II to the Archdiocese of St. Louis, the only such visit to a single diocese in the United States during the pontificate.

On July 15, 2003, Pope John Paul II appointed Archbishop Rigali as the
twelfth Bishop and eighth Archbishop of Philadelphia. On October 7, 2003, he was installed as Archbishop of Philadelphia in the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Two weeks after his installation, he was formally created a Cardinal by Pope John Paul II on October 21, 2003.

The successor of Saint John Neumann, the fourth Bishop of Philadelphia
(1852-1860) and the first canonized male American saint, Cardinal Rigali is the spiritual leader of almost 1.5 million Catholics in the City of
Philadelphia and the surrounding counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery.