Mark Christian was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana. He graduated from Great Lakes Christian College in Lansing, Michigan and Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, MI. He served a 22 year ministry with the First Church of Christ in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. He has taught at Great Lakes Christian College for the past 17 years. In July of 2009, he joined the Christ’s Church of Oronogo in Oronogo, MO as Senior Minister.

Mark is married to Heather and they have two sons, Alex (16) and Braedan (5).

Danny Curry, with his wife and two children, serves in Greenfield, IN as Spiritual Development Minister at Park Chapel Christian Church. He started preaching at the age of 16. After serving his junior and senior years of high school, he attended Johnson Bible College in Knoxville, Tennessee for his formal ministry training. He is a passionate speaker who teaches God’s truth with a straightforward style, humor and real-life applications. Danny enjoys watching sports of all kinds, golfing, his kids, and on a good day, golfing with his kids!

Michael serves as Life Groups Area Pastor at Real Life Church in Santa Clarita, CA. Michael’s driving passion is to help people wrestle with who Jesus is and what it means to follow him today. He has been married to Beth for seven years and they are expecting their first child in June 2010 (a girl!). He loves Jesus, Beth, family and friends, learning, and the Lakers. He graduated from Ozark Christian College in 2005 and Fuller Theological Seminary in 2007.

Jason has been in youth ministry 9 years. He graduated from Nebraska Christian College. He is currently serving as the Director of Youth at First Christian Church, Champaign. He is also the chaplain for the University of Illinois basketball team.

Jason loves God and loves his family which includes his amazing wife and 2 sons Abe and Bo. He has a passion for missions and having students see Jesus.

Jenny Fay is a pastor at Canyon Ridge Christian Church in Las Vegas, NV. She has a passion for knowing God through His Word. She loves bringing the Bible to life for the people around her, whether they are kids, adults or somewhere in between.

Jenny and her husband, Garett, have been married for 7 years. They enjoy going on cruises and visiting their friends & family serving God across the world.

Three passions define Jayson’s life: his Lord, his family and fly-fishing. Jayson has spent over 16 years in Youth Ministry. He and his wife Janice have been married since 1992, and they have two boys, Justin and Levi and one girl, Sydney. Jayson joined CIY in 2002 and is the Director of Conferences. He has survived an IRS audit, blew up his brothers car, and ran over his own dog!

Scott Greer served in youth ministry for 22 years. For the last five years he has served as senior minister at New Hope Christian Church in Bartlett, Tennessee, a suburb of Memphis…home of Elvis and the University of Memphis Tigers.Scott has been married to his beautiful wife, Suzanne, for 33 years. They have three grown children who all love Jesus. One is on the mission field serving in Mexico, one is serving with a missions organization in Joplin, MO, and the third is a youth minister in Dallas. Scott and Suzanne have four gorgeous granddaughters, two handsome grandsons, who Scott says both favor him. Scott is a loyal Packers fan and delights in a cold Dr Pepper anytime of the day, but most of all he loves Jesus.

Jim has served as Lead Minister for Sunnybrook Christian Church for the past 4 years. Before coming to Sunnybrook, Jim served as a Professor of Preaching and New Testament at Ozark Christian College in Joplin, MO. God has created Jim with a passion for people and teaching. Along with preaching the majority of Sundays he meets with smaller groups throughout the weeks and months to further challenge their understanding of God.

Jim and his wife Andrea have been married for 19 years and have three boys, Matt, Mac and Max.

Johnathan Mast is the family ministry team leader at Hillside. He is on the board of Casas por Cristo. Johnathan loves to teach about Jesus and has been a speaker for CIY events, camps, training events, and retreats to both students and adults across the country. His passion for God and challenging approach is seen not only in his teaching, but in his life.

Johnathan and his wife Amanda have been married for over six years and have two kids, Mackensie and Jackson.

Rob has a passion to help people wisely live out their faith. He has worked as a youth minister, a missionary, a non-profit organizational consultant and a professor. He and his wife, Shannon (with their kids) live in Lincoln, IL. Rob has taught Intercultural Studies, Spiritual Conflict and Non-Profit leadership at Lincoln Christian University since 2007. Their whole family likes traveling, good books, music and lots of laughing.

As VP of Student Development for Lincoln Christian College, Brian Mills cultivates the Student Life culture for LCC students. Brian brings many gifts and skills to this role on campus. He is a passionate communicator and strategic thinker. He is a pastor to students, challenging them into mature Christian leaders.

While studying at Dallas Christian College, he served in the inner city of Dallas for 4 years and Denton Christian Church for 2 years. After graduating, he served at Valley View Christian in Dallas for 6 years as Associate Minister. In 2002, he moved his family to Lincoln to finish his M.Div. and to serve LCC’s campus. He loves being Chantell’s husband (13 yrs) & the dad of Ryder (11), Rylee (9), and Regan (6). He enjoys motorcycle riding. And he’s excited by the power of the Word of God to transform people and culture.

Chad lives in Webb City, Missouri along with his beautiful wife Katy and two "All-American" boys, Abram (3) and Micah (1). He has served in local youth ministry for over eight years now and is currently loving life as the Lead Student Pastor at Christ's Church of Oronogo. Chad's passion is to make the name of Jesus known through preaching, teaching and sharing life with students. He is also a huge fan of the Minnesota Vikings, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the Chicago Cubs!

Scott is passionate about helping people meet the real Jesus. Not the watered down, easy to digest commercialized version of Jesus that has been created by culture and sometimes the church, but the real Jesus we discover in the Bible. Scott is currently the teaching pastor at Flatirons Community Church in boulder county Colorado. He has been married to his high school sweetheart, Alison for 8 years. They have two children, a daughter Landrie who is 5 and a son Elijah who is 3, as well as another one on the way to be born in June of 09!

Rachel Oblon graduated from Johnson Bible College with a degree in Youth Ministry/Preaching and Bible. She serves as the High School and College Pastor at Parkcrest Christian Church in Long Beach, CA. She is passionate about Uganda, Africa where she lived for 3 months, the Word of God and empowering students to make a significant difference in their world. She enjoys Colts Football, Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt, and living across the street from the ocean!

Matt Proctor grew up planning to be a preacher. After high school he got sidetracked chasing his own intentions. But God’s call persisted, and eventually Matt listened. He transferred to Bible college to prepare for ministry and never looked back. He’s served as a youth minister, preaching minister, Bible college professor and is now president of Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri. He’s a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan, likes Lucky Charms, loves spending time with his wife Katie and their six kids, and is grateful to be a child of God.

Chad Ragsdale grew up as a preacher's kid in the Region, northwest Indiana. He graduated from Lincoln Christian College and now lives with his wife, Tara, and their three ridiculously amazing kids (Logan, Addy, and Ryane) in Joplin, Missouri. He has been blessed to teach at Ozark Christian College for the past five years mostly in the areas of New Testament and biblical interpretation. Chad absolutely loves any opportunity to share truth from the Word of God. He is particularly dedicated to inspiring students to pursue the things of God's Kingdom. Chad is also a still hopeful Cubs fan, a blues enthusiast (the two kind of go hand in hand), an avid reader, and a below average golfer.

Matt is the Student Ministry Pastor at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY. Matt has three boys, an incredible wife and a passion to Awaken a Generation to the Glory of God.

Mark presently serves as Academic Dean at Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri. He has taught New Testament and Preaching at OCC since 1983. He attended and graduated Ozark Christian College, Lincoln Christian Seminary, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Denver Seminary. He speaks outside the teaching ministry of OCC 35-50 times per year, and regularly teaches at CIY summer and winter conferences. He and his wife Carla have four children and five grandchildren.

After 17 years as an Associate Director at Christ In Youth, Robin is now the Senior Minister at the Carterville Christian Church in Carterville, MO. Robin has had the opportunity to travel all over the world to speak to students and adults alike. Robin uses humor and tears to bring home the message of grace and peace through Jesus Christ. Robin is married to Jayme and as a blended family they have 7 children with 2 son-in-laws. Robin is an avid Webb City & St. Louis Cardinals fan.

Damien was born and raised in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Currently he lives in Joplin, MO where he is a professor of preaching and ministry at Ozark Christian College. He and his wife Stacey have been married for over 12 years and have four amazing children: Lily, Haddon, Josie and Hudson. In his spare time he enjoys reading, watching and playing sports, and spending time with his family. Two of his greatest ambitions in life are to lead his intramural basketball team to the championship and to further the peace of Christ in the world (though the two are certainly not of equal value).