Speakers

Larry Fowler is the founder of the Legacy Coalition. His 40 years plus of ministry leadership, including experience as youth pastor, missionary and senior executive for Awana, has prepared him for this significant new calling in life. Larry has authored several books on children’s and family ministry including Raising a Modern-Day Joseph and his most recent, Overcoming Grandparenting Barriers. In 2012, he was presented with a lifetime achievement award by the International Network of Children’s Ministry. Larry and his wife, Diane, live in Riverside, California. They have two children and seven grandchildren.

Dr. Tony Evans is one of the country’s most respected leaders in evangelical circles. As a pastor, teacher, author and speaker, he serves the body of Christ through his unique ability to communicate complex theological truths through simple, yet profound, illustrations. While addressing the practical issues of today, Dr. Evans is known as a relevant expositor. New and veteran pastors alike regard him as a pastor of pastors and a father in the faith.

Dr. Mark Yarbrough began his tenure as the 6th president of DTS on July 1, 2020. He also serves as Professor of Bible Exposition. Along with his responsibilities of leading DTS, he serves as an elder of Centerpoint Church in Mesquite and travels extensively leading tours and speaking at conference centers. Mark has authored several books, including, How to Read the Bible Like a Seminary Professor, Jonah: Beyond the Tale of a Whale, and Tidings of Comfort and Joy. He has been married for over thirty years to Jennifer, his high school sweetheart. They have four adult children, one son-in-law, and reside in Sunnyvale, Texas.

Dr. Crawford Loritts is founder and president of Beyond Our Generation, a ministry committed to encouraging and helping shape the next generation of Christian leaders. For 15 years, he served as senior pastor of Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, Georgia and has authored nine books including Your Marriage Today … and Tomorrow. He travels the world as a featured speaker and is the host of two radio programs, Living a Legacy and Legacy Moments. He serves on the boards of several ministries including Cru, FamilyLife and Chick-fil-A. He and his wife Karen have four grown children and eleven grandchildren.

Dr. Gillies is trained jointly in psychology and theology and retired from private practice after 25 years of clinical counselling focused primarily on individuals struggling with complex traumatic stress as a result of chronic childhood sexual abuse. She is an ordained pastor, international speaker, author, and founder of Restoring the Mosaic a ministry that seeks to educate and inform politicians, community leaders, and pastors across Canada to Restore the Mosaic of our God-given identity: individually and nationally. She's authored a number of books with more on the way.

Mike Singletary is perhaps most recognized as the Chicago Bears' Middle Linebacker with the ferocious eyes peering across the line into the opposing quarterback's face. He participated in Super Bowl XX where the Bears defeated the New England Patriots and made 10 trips to the Pro Bowl in his 12 years of professional football. He also led the NFL as Defensive Player of the year three times, and was Bears' team captain for 10 years. Since his retirement from professional football, Mike Singletary has been a regular on the Fortune 500 company lecture circuit. As a motivational speaker, he's known for dynamic talks on leadership, teamwork, and corporate diversity--a very hot topic today.

Samuel Rodriguez, lead pastor of New Season, one of America’s most influential megachurches according to Newsmax, is the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, one of the world’s largest Christian organizations. Rodriguez stands recognized by CNN, FOX News, Univision, and Telemundo as America’s most influential Latino/Hispanic faith leader. Charisma magazine named him one of the 40 leaders who changed the world. The Wall St. Journal named him one of the top 12 Latino leaders and he was the only faith leader on that list. He has been named among the “Top 100 Christian Leaders in America” (Newsmax 2018) and nominated as one of the “100 most influential people in the world” (TIME 2013). Rodriguez has advised Presidents Bush, Obama, and Trump and frequently consults with members of Congress to advance life, religious liberty, and biblical justice initiatives including immigration and criminal justice reform. He is the best-selling author of “Be Light” and executive producer of three films including BREAKTHROUGH. Rodriguez is the recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award presented by