Yana Jenay Conner (MDiv, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a writer and Bible teacher who seeks to help others think well about faith and culture. By God’s grace, she has served in full-time ministry for fifteen years. She has contributed to Jude 3 Project’s Through the Eyes of Color, Swing Low, Vol. 2: An Anthology of Black Christianity in the United States, and SheReads Truth Devotional. She is the host of the podcast Living Single with Yana Jenay, and co-host of Shalomies, a podcast that explores the theology of shalom and how believers are called to live as shalom-makers in God's world. She currently serves as the adult ministry director at Vertical Church in Hillsborough, NC, where she creates disciple-making communities and develops leaders for transformative ministry. Her debut book, Living Beyond Offense: Doing the Hard Work of Forgiveness God’s Way, releases November 4, 2025.

Carlos Whittaker is a best-selling author, expert storyteller, and impactful speaker to all kinds of audiences– from foster parents to pastors to non-profit leaders to conference-goers. No matter who you are, his message is for you.

With his person-oriented talks, How to Human, Moment Maker, and Kill the Spider, Carlos will remind your community that when we are connected to God and good to ourselves, we can be even better for others. Humans do not exist in a vacuum, so when we address every facet of our lives, we create a greater capacity for relationships, ministry, work, creativity, and patience. 

He and his wife Heather live in Nashville, Tennessee, with their three amazing children, where you can find them working on the family farm, planning trips around the world, and dancing to Single Ladies (seriously, Google it).

Faith has been a gospel preacher since she was 19-years-old. Currently, she is a pastor, church planter, author, and founder of a nonprofit. The mission of her life is for all to know and enjoy the gift of the gospel, which is the Presence of God. She holds a Masters of Divinity with a concentration in Global Studies from Rawlings School of Divinity at Liberty University (now also known as Liberty Theological Seminary).

Alongside her husband, Pastor David Cho, she is the co-founder and co-pastor of Mosaic Covenant Church of NJ. She is an author and founded The Honor Summit, a nonprofit organization that equips and activates Asian American women for the mission of God. Her most precious role, however, is being a mom to her 4 children— Moriah, Elias, River and Adalynn.

Renee is a speaker, coach, and founder and visionary of Even If Ministries. Renee was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at the age of two and has experienced the joy and sorrow of disability. She has a passion to see the disabled transformed by the power of the Gospel. She believes God allowed disability for His glory and her good. Renee has a passion for sharing that suffering is never the end of the story and helping individuals find purpose and freedom in hardship. Furthermore, she finds joy in coming alongside church leaders to make their churches and communities more accessible. 

​​Mariah Humphries is a Mvskoke Nation citizen, writer, and speaker. Through her experience navigating the tension between Native and White American culture, she writes and speaks on the intersections of Christianity and racialized identities. She challenges and encourages the American church to lead at the intersection of faith and justice.

She has been featured on several podcasts and is a contributing author in Need to Know: Empowering Female Leadership and Why it’s Essential for the Future of the Church, Voices of Lament: Reflections on Brokenness and Hope in a World Longing for Justice, Justice Looks Like…Reflections on Living the Gospel in an Unjust World, and the forthcoming works We Follow Christ: A Women’s Guide for Discerning God‘s Call. 

Pricelis Perreaux-Dominguez (MSW, MSEd) is a Black Latina and daughter of immigrants who’s committed to truth telling and helping the body of Christ be pro-neighbor. She is the founder and CEO of Full Collective and creator of the annual Sowers Summit in New York City. She is the author of Being a Sanctuary: The Radical Way for the Body of Christ to Be Sacred, Soft, and Safe and is pursuing a master’s in biblical and theological studies from Denver Seminary. She is on staff at the NYC chapter of Safe Families for Children and is an associate pastor at Renovation City Church in the Bronx, New York, where she lives with her husband and son.