Conference Speakers
Mark Batterson, Lead Pastor, National Community Church
Mark Batterson has served as lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC since 1996. Starting with a core group of 19 people, NCC has morphed into one church with three locations—the movie theaters at Union Station in Washington, DC and Ballston Common Mall in Arlington, VA and most recently Ebenezers Coffeehouse, NCC's coffeehouse on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Comprised largely of Capitol Hill staffers, NCC is 75% single and 75% twenty-something. The macro vision of NCC is to meet in movie theaters at metro stops throughout the DC area.
Mark is the author of In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day and ID: The True You, a weekly online evotional, and a daily blog. Mark lives on Capitol Hill with his wife Lora and three children Parker, Summer and Josiah.
Craig Groeschel, Senior Pastor, LifeChurch.tv
Craig Groeschel is Senior Pastor of LifeChurch.tv and author of Chazown and Confessions of a Pastor. LifeChurch is one of the nation's fastest-growing churches. Also one of the first multicampus churches, LifeChurch has 31 weekly worship experiences at eight locations. Craig, his wife, Amy, and their six children live in the Edmond, Oklahoma, area, where LifeChurch began in 1996. Craig and Amy's passion is to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ.
Tony Morgan and Tim Stevens, The Simply Strategic Guys
Tony Morgan and Tim Stevens are the Simply Strategic Guys from NewSpring Church and Granger Community Church. Tony and Tim have co-authored Simply Strategic Stuff, Simply Strategic Volunteers and Simply Strategic Growth where they share their insight on ministry, leadership and life.
Tony Morgan, Pastor and Chief Strategic Officer, NewSpring Church
Tony Morgan is a pastor and the Chief Strategic Officer at NewSpring Church, in Anderson, SC where he develops creative solutions for communications, technology and NewSpring Ministries—the church's ministry that equips other church leaders. In addition to the Simply Strategic series, Tony has also written several articles on staffing, technology, strategic planning and leadership for Outreach Magazine, Rev Magazine and Pastors.com. Tony and his wife, Emily, have four children. To join the conversation about innovation in the church, visit Tony's blog at http://tonymorganlive.com.
Tim Stevens, Executive Pastor, Granger Community Church
As the Executive Pastor at Granger Community Church, in Granger, IN, Tim Stevens helps develop Granger's vision, values and ability to make an impact in the community. He has played a major role in taking weekly church attendance from 400 and a staff of four to more than 6,000 with a staff of 80. The “point man” for the church's day-to-day operations, Tim has also been instrumental in completing major construction projects and developing Granger's nationally recognized Children's Center. Prior to serving at Granger, Tim served nearly 10 years with Life Action Ministries. He and his wife, Faith, have four children.
