Shawn Wood is the Experiences and Creative Communications Pastor and a Teaching Pastor for Seacoast Church, a trendsetting multi-site church with 25 weekend experiences at 11 campuses across South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. Seacoast is ranked among the top 10 most innovative churches (Outreach magazine) and the top ten most influential churches (Church Report), as well as in the top 100 fastest-growing churches in America, with over 8,500 worshipers each weekend and around 2,000 more participating in worship online. Through his work leading a team of designers, videographers, communications professionals, and many other very talented people, Shawn helps campuses create compelling experiences in the areas of weekend, web, and word-of-mouth to help people become fully-devoted to Christ. He’s also the author of a new book, 200 Pomegranates and an Audience of One: Creating a Life of Meaning and Influence (200pomegranates.com). More from Shawn: shawnsblogspot.com

Elevation Church was founded on the faith of 8 families who risked everything—sold houses, quit jobs and moved to Charlotte believing that God would turn Charlotte upside down for his glory through the local church. That risk has resulted in a remarkable return. At the two year mark, Elevation has grown to more than 3,500 in attendance each week between its two campuses.  In 2007, Elevation Church was named one of the 10 fastest growing churches in America. The heart of their message is revolutionary faith and how to approach every component of life from a visionary perspective.  As a leader under 30 years old, Pastor Furtick's unique passion for seeing God's purposes fulfilled is igniting a fire in Charlotte and beyond. He attended North Greenville University, received a B.A. in communications and went on to complete a Master of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. More from Steven: stevenfurtick.com

Bobby oversees the LifeChurch.tv Open, Network and United operations as well as the Communications/Public Relations and Digerati teams. Prior to joining the LifeChurch.tv team in 2001, he started and sold two technology companies, consulted with start-ups on venture capital funds, and even traveled and performed with a Christian rap group. His focus now is completely on LifeChurch.tv and the incredible things that God is doing in the lives of people through the ministry each day. More from Bobby: swerve.lifechurch.tv

Jerry is responsible for the Team and Personnel Development of all staff members at LifeChurch.tv. He directly oversees the Human Resources and Training & Development teams in addition to helping shape the overall direction and leadership of the church. Prior to joining the LifeChurch.tv team in 1998, Jerry was a District Team Leader with Target, where he led multiple stores to maximum profitability, consistent performance and exceptional guest and team member satisfaction. There he gained a broad knowledge of personnel management and leadership of multiple teams in various locations while motivating the stores to consistently deliver high performance and outstanding service. More from Jerry: swerve.lifechurch.tv

Kevin Penry is responsible for the overall Operations of LifeChurch.tv. He is instrumental in guiding the decision making process as it relates to operational excellence, maintaining the highest level of integrity in regards to church finances, construction and design, and improving overall efficiency within the organization. Kevin joined the LifeChurch.tv team in 2000. Before working at LifeChurch.tv, Kevin was a gifted architect and home builder. In addition, he has his Commercial Pilot's License and enjoyed spending his time teaching others to fly.

More from Kevin: swerve.lifechurch.tv

Sam Roberts is responsible for the Campus Operations of LifeChurch.tv. The Campus Operations team, comprised of the Regional Campus Pastors, the Host Team Director, and the LifeKIDS Ministry Specialist, reports directly to Sam and he also is responsible for the direction of external marketing for all of LifeChurch.tv. Sam plays an important role in the leadership of all campuses and their staff, as well as the overall direction of LifeChurch.tv and its initiatives that are implemented at the campus level. Before coming to work at LifeChurch.tv in 1998, Sam was employed with the headquarters of Mardels where he did marketing and promotions. More from Sam: swerve.lifechurch.tv

Five ways to describe him: Visionary. Gifted communicator. Committed to Christ. Passionate about his family. And as normal as your next door neighbor (but only if that's a good thing).  What he does for Granger: No, not everything. He's the first to admit that. Instead, he focuses on the areas in which he excels (have you heard him speak?) and gives Granger's leadership team the freedom and encouragement to do what they do best, without micromanaging them. In 1986, Mark and his wife, Sheila, planted the seeds of Granger Community Church in their living room, with fewer than 10 people. Their dream was to reach out to those who weren't currently attending church for whatever reason and share the truth that they mattered to God. And though it began without fanfare, Granger flourished at a phenomenal rate to become one of the top 30 fastest growing churches in the country. More from Mark: markbeeson.com

For 13 years, Tim’s leadership has helped Granger connect with people who think church is irrelevant. He has done this through the creative blending of architecture, strategy and technology. He’s acutely tuned in to popular culture and is instrumental in balancing operations, building creative teams and inspiring artists to brand each message series and sharpen the weekend experience. He’s the author of the recently released book Pop Goes the Church (popgoesthechurch.com) that asks the question, “Should the Church engage pop culture?” He’s also co-authored the Simply Strategic book series using humor and practical principles to equip churches and ministry leaders. More from Tim: leadingsmart.com

As teaching pastor (with good reason - can you say passionate?), Rob oversees the New Community services and after Mark Beeson, is the featured speaker at the greatest number of weekend services. Along with teaching, he spends a hefty portion of his time in Granger missions work - both here in our own back yard and around the world - planting churches, developing partnerships, equipping leaders, assisting the poor, caring for the sick and educating the next generation. Rob also leads Core Class 401 which helps people discover their unique mission. He has taught Purpose-Driven Church to church leaders throughout the world and has been a main session speaker at Saddleback’s Purpose-Driven Church Conference. More from Rob: robwegner.org