Peter Greer

CEO, Hope International

Author, Rooting for Rivals

Peter Greer is President and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered microenterprise development organization serving in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Prior to joining HOPE, Peter worked internationally as a microfinance advisor in Cambodia and Zimbabwe as managing director of Urwego Community Bank in Rwanda. He is a graduate of Messiah College and has a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School. Peter has coauthored over 10 books, including Mission Drift, which was selected as a 2015 Book Award Winner from Christianity Today. More important than his occupation is his role as husband to Laurel and dad to Keith, Liliana, and Myles.

Greg Holder

Lead Pastor, The Crossing

Author, The Genius of One

Greg Holder is the Lead Pastor of The Crossing, a multi-site church in St. Louis, Missouri.  He is passionate about the local church and the notion that God designed us to thrive in healthy community. Greg holds degrees in psychology and counseling bringing unique insight into the development of God-honoring relationships. 

Greg is also co-creator of the Advent Conspiracy movement and has contributed to many writing projects including Advent Conspiracy and The Voice scripture translation. Most notably though, Greg is the Author of The Genius of One. In this book, you see his passion for God-honoring, unified relationships. Greg and his wife, Robin, have two adult daughters who are married and live in St. Louis. They recently welcomed their first grandchild.

Reggie McNeal

City Coach, GoodCities

Author, Kingdom Collaborators

Dr. Reggie McNeal enjoys helping people, leaders, and Christian organizations determine and experience epic wins with Kingdom impact. He currently serves as City Coach for GoodCities of Minneapolis MN. He is also the author of many books, the most recent being Kingdom Collaborators. He works with community leaders around the country to build cross-domain efforts that can move the needle on big societal issues.

Reggie has also served in the local church for over 20 years, including being the founder of a new congregation. He has lectured or taught as adjunct faculty for multiple seminaries around the country. Reggie’s education includes a B.A. degree from the University of South Carolina and the M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Cathy make their home in Columbia, South Carolina.

Khalia Collier

Owner/General Manager

The St. Louis Surge

An entrepreneur, pioneer and trailblazer Khalia Collier is the owner  and general manager of St. Louis' professional basketball team, the St. Louis Surge. At 23 years old, she took on the challenge of building the first sustainable basketball franchise in St. Louis. As the Surge enters its eighth season, they are two-time National Championship winners with an extensive history of other wins under her leadership. She is a St. Louis native with a deep commitment to the city.

Collier values leadership, community engagement, hard work, education and excellence - all reasons she believes the Surge will succeed as both an organization and a professional team. She is the recipient of St. Louis Business Journal’s 30 Under 30, Power 100, Glamour Missouri Woman of the year awardee, and as a prestigious Jack Buck Awardee for her community impact as well as other prominent community awards.

David Hawkins

Lead Pastor

Living The Word Church

David Hawkins is the Lead Pastor of Living The Word Church in East St. Louis and Collinsville, IL. He has an undergraduate degree in business from the University of Missouri and a master’s degree in exegetical theology. When he took on the role of lead pastor, the church had two members and was bankrupt. Living The Word has since grown to over 650 people in attendance per weekend and multiple locations. He is widely known for his practical and dynamic teaching style, which helps people apply the timeless truths of Scripture to their everyday lives. Church growth is his passion but Kingdom expansion is his purpose.

John Inazu

Professor of Law & Religion

Washington University

John Inazu is the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion at Washington University in St. Louis. He teaches criminal law, religion and law, and various First Amendment courses. He writes and speaks frequently to general audiences on topics of pluralism, assembly, free speech, religious freedom, and other issues. Inazu is the author of Liberty's Refuge: The Forgotten Freedom of Assembly (Yale, 2012) and Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference (Chicago, 2016). He is also the executive director of The Carver Project.

Amy Inman

President

Spirit of St. Louis Women's Fund

Amy Inman is passionate about bringing women together to invest collectively in innovative and impactful nonprofits in St. Louis. Amy is also Board Vice President of the Global Learning Exchange Initiative, a non-profit focused on training teachers and bringing educational curriculum to children in Guatemala. She also has served on numerous boards and committees for educational and mental health organizations such as Great Circle. Professionally, Amy founded her own video production company after many years in the software and technology sector.

Bishop Antwain Jackson

Senior Pastor

Equation Church

Antwain Jackson is a creative voice in the Church and an innovative leader gaining the respect of business owners and corporate executives. He has the ability to take complex principles and teach them in such a way that inspires individuals to apply them to every sphere of their lives. He is known to be cutting edge, yet down-to-earth, and encourages each person he encounters.

Antwain Jackson has been in ministry for 20 years, and most of those years having served in leadership capacities. Currently, he is the Senior Pastor of the Equation Church in St. Louis, Missouri where he oversees and mentors pastors and leaders throughout the country. He is also known in the public arena, heavily involved in community outreach, and often seen in the city gates influencing and building relationships with politicians and officials, ensuring that every leader has a cheerleader.

Benjamin Wayman

Christian Unity & Assistant Professor

Greenville University

Benjamin Wayman is the James F. Andrews and Leona N. Andrews Chair in Christian Unity at Greenville University. He is also a pastor at St. Paul’s Free Methodist Church in Greenville, IL. He is the author of Make the Words Your Own: An Early Christian Guide to the Psalms and has a range of scholarly and pastoral interests which include early Christian studies, biblical interpretation, women in ministry, Christian education, political theology, justice ministry, and ecumenical theology.