Rediscover God In America

SPEAKERS

Mike Huckabee is the former governor of Arkansas and the host of the number one rated weekend hit "HUCKABEE" on the Fox News Channel, and is heard three times daily across the nation on the "Huckabee Report" syndicated by the Citadel Media Network, it has been the fastest growing new program on the Citadel Media Network in recent years.

He is the author of 7 books, the most recent being A Simple Christmas, which was a regular on the New York Times Bestseller list for weeks when it was released. This is his second book on the New York Times Bestseller List joining Do the Right Thing which was released in 2008.

A significant part of his early adult life was spent as a pastor and denominational leader. He became the youngest president ever of the Arkansas Southern Baptist State Convention, the largest denomination in Arkansas. Huckabee led rapidly growing congregations in Pine Bluff and Texarkana. He said those experiences gave him a deep sense of the problems faced by individuals and families.

Newt Gingrich is well-known as the architect of the "Contract with America" that led the Republican Party to victory in 1994 by capturing the majority in the U.S. House for the first time in forty years. After he was elected Speaker, he disrupted the status quo by moving power out of Washington and back to the American people.

As an author, Newt has published twenty-one books including 12 fiction and non-fiction New York Times best-sellers. Recognized internationally as an expert on world history, military issues, and international affairs, Newt serves as a Member of the Defense Policy Board. Newt is the longest-serving teacher of the Joint War Fighting course for Major Generals. He also teaches officers from all five services as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Professor at the National Defense University. Newt serves on the Terrorism Task Force for the Council on Foreign Relations. He is an Editorial Board Member of the Johns Hopkins University journal, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, and is an Advisory Board Member of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. Recently, Newt was named co-Chair of the UN Task Force, a bi-partisan Congressional effort to reform the United Nations.

Newt Gingrich is Chairman of the Gingrich Group, a communications and consulting firm that specializes in transformational change, with offices in Atlanta and Washington, DC.

He serves as General Chairman of American Solutions for Winning the Future (www.americansolutions.com), a "tripartisan" grassroots organization designed to rise above traditional gridlocked partisanship, to provide real, significant solutions to the most important issues facing our country.

Gingrich also is Honorary Chairman of Renewing American Leadership (www.torenewamerica.com), a not for profit organization dedicated to restoring America's Judeo-Christian heritage by promoting faith, freedom, and free-enterprise.

	Congresswoman Michele Bachmann was elected in 2006 and is the first Republican woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota. She is a leading advocate for bipartisan earmark reform and tax relief and is a staunch opponent of wasteful government spending. She is among the leaders in the U.S. House pushing for increased energy exploration in the U.S. to provide much needed relief at the pump for hard-working Americans and put our nation on the path to energy independence. Congresswoman Bachmann currently sits on the Financial Services Committee. This committee is tasked with the oversight of numerous financial sectors including housing, real estate and banking. This also gives the Congresswoman keen insight into the housing crisis and credit crunch, leading her to be a staunch opponent of the taxpayer-funded bailout of Wall Street. The Bachmanns have five children and have opened their home to 23 foster children, which has inspired Congresswoman Bachmann to become one of Congress’ leading advocates for foster and adopted children, earning her bipartisan praise for her efforts.
	George Barna has filled executive roles in politics, marketing, advertising, media development, research and ministry. He founded the Barna Research Group in 1984 (now The Barna Group) and helped it become a leading marketing research firm focused on the intersection of faith and culture. His research has focused on a wide variety of topics, including faith dynamics, leadership, cultural trends, family and child development, spiritual transformation, and church health. To date, Barna has written (or co-authored) more than 40 books, mostly addressing leadership, social trends, spiritual development, and church dynamics. They include best-sellers such as Revolution, Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions, The Frog in the Kettle, Pagan Christianity?, and The Power of Vision. He has been hailed as 'the most quoted person in the Christian Church today" and has been named by various media as one of the nation’s most influential Christian leaders.
	David Barton heads WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization that presents America's forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on our moral, religious, and constitutional heritage. David is the author of numerous best-selling books, with the subjects being drawn largely from his massive library-museum of tens of thousands of original writings, documents, and artifacts from early America. He also addresses well over 400 groups each year. His exhaustive research has rendered him an expert in historical and constitutional issues. He serves as a consultant to state and federal legislators, has participated in several cases at the Supreme Court, has been involved in the development of social studies standards for numerous states, and has helped produce some popular history textbooks now used in schools across the nation. A national news organization has described him as “America’s historian,” and Time Magazine called him “a hero to millions – including some powerful politicians.” In fact, Time Magazine named him as one of America's 25 most influential evangelicals.
	Pastor Jack Hibbs is the Founder and Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills located in Southern California. Jack began Calvary Chapel as a home fellowship church plant from Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa and today, with God's blessing, the church ministers to thousands each week through live studies and world-wide radio and internet broadcasts. Jack has a great passion for the prophetic study of the Bible, youth outreaches and the expositional teaching of God's word and to date the church has seen over one thousand people go out into the foreign field to serve the Lord Jesus Christ. Pastor Jack and his wife Lisa reside in Southern California with their two daughters.
	Bob McEwen is Senior Advisor with the nationally recognized law firm of Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald. As such he maintains offices in Cincinnati and Washington, DC. An Ohio native, Bob McEwen represented Ohio in the United States House of Representatives for six terms. Prior to his Congressional service, he operated a successful Ohio Real Estate and Development firm as well as serving three terms in the Ohio General Assembly as the Senior Republican on the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee. McEwen was selected by the Democratic leadership of the U.S. Congress as the chief spokesman for the United States in discussions with European Green Party and other Environmental Organizations. An outstanding communicator, Mr. McEwen is a leading advocate for pro- family interests and free- market economics. As such, he maintains an active international speaking schedule.
	John Stemberger is an AV Rated Orlando, Florida attorney who has worked in the pro-life, pro-family movement for over 25 years. In addition to the private practice of law he serves as the President and General Counsel of the Florida Family Policy Council where he regularly advises pastors and churches on legal issues. Stemberger has a unique understanding of law, government, and the media from his extensive political background having served as a consultant to state, federal, and presidential campaigns. In 1992, he was appointed as the Political Director of the Republican Party of Florida during the final campaign of former President George H. Bush. Stemberger's legal and political work has appeared on ABC News Nightline, Fox News, C-SPAN, MSNBC, and Court TV, and he has been quoted in the New York Times, The Economist, The Chicago Tribune and on National Public Radio. In 2001 and again in 2005, Governor Jeb Bush appointed Stemberger to the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) for the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida, the body which screens new judge candidates in Central Florida. Most importantly, he has been married to his wife Olivia for fifteen years and has four young children under the age of nine.
	Pastor Larry Stockstill was called into the ministry at the age of 16 and immediately responded to that call. After graduating from Oral Roberts University with a degree in theological and historical studies and a year as associate chaplain at ORU, Pastor Stockstill and his wife Melanie moved to West Africa to serve as missionaries in Nigeria and Ghana. In 1978 they returned to Louisiana, where Pastor Stockstill joined the pastoral staff of Bethany World Prayer Center, the church his father, Roy, had founded in 1963. In August 1983, Roy Stockstill retired as senior pastor of Bethany, and the mantle of leadership passed to his son, Larry. Both Stockstills emphasized simplicity, sincerity, and sacrifice as the guiding principles for the church. In addition to his role of senior pastor, Pastor Stockstill is president of Heartbeat of Louisiana, a coalition of pro-life ministers. He also serves on the board of directors of Global Strategy Missions Association, a fellowship of missions-oriented local churches linked together for the purpose of world evangelization, and on the board of directors for Church Growth International in Seoul, Korea. Pastor Stockstill also hosts two television programs.