Francisco began his ministry as a teenager and has preached in several countries around the world during the last 20 years. He is the lead pastor of Casa de Libertad in Guatemala City and has a passion to reach others with the gospel through church planting as the Global Regional Director of Acts 29 Latin America. He lives in Guatemala with his wife Carol and his four children.

Matt Chandler is a husband, father, pastor, elder, and author whose greatest desire is to make much of Jesus. He has served over 20 years as the Lead Pastor at The Village Church in Flower Mound, TX which recently transitioned its five campuses into their own autonomous churches. He is also the Executive Chairman of the Acts 29 Board.

Matt is known around the world for proclaiming the gospel in a powerful and down-to-earth way and enjoys traveling to share the message of Jesus whenever he can. He lives in Texas with his beautiful wife Lauren and their three children, Audrey, Reid, and Norah.

Jim Essian planted The Paradox Church in Downtown Fort Worth, TX, in 2011 and serves as Lead Pastor. He is the author of four books: Send: Loving Your Church by Praying, Giving, and Going, Anchored: A Theological Vision for the Local Church, Jesus For You: He Became Like You So You Could Become Like Him, and
Like Father, Like Sons: Meditations on God as our Father. Jim played eight years of professional baseball in the Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Detroit Tigers organizations, prior to planting a church. Jim and his wife, Heather, have three girls, Harper Grace, Hollis Jane, and Hadden Faith.

J.D. is the pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, NC, the author of several books and the founder of J.D. Greear Ministries. He also is the pastor of Summit Life, a daily broadcast and weekly TV program, and the Ask the Pastor podcast.

Brian Howard has over 30 years of proven leadership experience as an executive coach, non-profit executive, church planter, lead pastor, consultant, and business owner. He has successfully started multiple businesses and several non-profit organizations and is in his fifth year as the President of Acts 29. Brian has coached thousands of leaders as the founder of Context Coaching and has worked as an organizational consultant across a wide range of industries. Brian holds a Master's degree from Talbot School of Theology and is an adjunct professor. Brian is also a doctoral student working toward a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership. Brian has been married for 30 years, has four adult children, and lives in Southern California.

Steve Bang Lee is grateful to teach God's Word, equip leaders, and shepherd God's people as a Teaching Pastor, Lead Pastor (North Irvine), and Regional Multiplication Pastor at Mariners Church in Southern California. He has been happily married for 16 years to his best friend Angela and is a proud father to Isaiah, Elizabeth, Aaron, and Ezra. Bang (as some call him) enjoys writing down his thoughts as an inconsistent blogger (stevebanglee.com) and is an author of two published resources through the Rooted Network: On the Table: Questions Confronting the Christian Faith and Image of God: A Holy Design for Human Dignity.

Joby Martin is the founder and lead pastor of The Church of Eleven22 in Jacksonville, Florida. Since launching the church in 2012, he has led a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. In addition to providing The Church of Eleven22 with vision and leadership, Pastor Joby is an author, national and international preacher and teacher. He has been married to his wife, Gretchen, for over 20 years and they have a son, JP and a daughter, Reagan.

Jamin Roller is Lead Pastor of Citizens Church in Plano, Texas. He and his wife, Carrie, have three children. Jamin loves the local church, being with his family, and cheering for Dallas sports.

Sam Allberry is the Associate Pastor at Immanuel Nashville. He is the author of various books, including What God Has to Say About Our Bodies and Is God Anti-Gay?; and the co-host of the podcast You’re Not Crazy: Gospel Sanity for Young Pastors. He is a Fellow at the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics.

Ryan Baitzel is a husband, father of 5, follower of Christ, and lead pastor at Emergence Church. Emergence Church was planted as an independent church in December 2011 and in that time has grown to 3 campuses, with 2000 plus weekly attenders across Northern NJ.

Dwight and his wife, Jessica, live in Montréal with their four children. In 2011, they began Church 21, a multi-location church in the province of Québec. Dwight has a great desire to see churches planted all throughout Canada. He enjoys baseball, running, reading, U2, and playing in the city with his family.

Andrea has 21 years of experience on The Village Church staff and primarily supports Lead Pastor Matt Chandler. She brings invaluable institutional knowledge, proactively managing administrative tasks to help him scale his time and resources, serving as a key spokesperson and insightful resource for his external ministry endeavors.

Cory has been in student ministry for 30 years, all over the U.S. and even parts of Europe, proving he'll go pretty much anywhere for Jesus and good coffee. He currently serves as one of the pastors at Citizens Church in Plano, TX. Cory has been married to his amazing wife Meredith for 18 years, and together they’re raising three rad kids. Cory is passionate about building up leaders, discipling students, and reminding people that student ministry is way more than pizza and dodgeball.

Melissa serves as the Next Gen Director at Citizens Church, as well as a leader on their Campus Execution team. She is a wife, mother, and has 14 years of experience in Kids Ministry. Melissa loves teaching God's Big Story to the Next Generation, playing games with her family, and being on a boat in the ocean.

Jen is the Women's Ministry Director at Stonegate Church in Midlothian, Texas. She has almost 20 years of experience in Women's ministry in different contexts including athletics, college ministry, early church plants and now a large church setting. Jen believes the women have a vibrant, needed place in the local body and she loves to see women step into their gifts to support all areas of the church. Jen is married to Brandon, who is a pastor at Stonegate, and they have 3 kids.

Justin Dean
Justin is the Director of Corporate Marketing & Events at Tithely, driving brand growth, customer acquisition, and large-scale events. With a background that includes leadership positions at The Home Depot, Autotrader.com, and Mars Hill Church, he excels in marketing, branding, and crisis management across many different industries. A bestselling author and entrepreneur, he has founded and sold multiple companies while consulting churches on strategic growth.

A thought-leading writer and recognized champion of the Multiethnic Church Movement, Mark planted the Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas in 2001 where he continues to serve as directional leader. In 2004, he co-founded the Mosaix Global Network with Dr. George Yancey, and today serves as its CEO/president.

Mark has written seven books including The Coming Revolution in Church Economics (Baker, 2019) and Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church (Jossey-Bass, 2007). He is a columnist and contributing editor at Outreach magazine, and directs the Mosaix Institute at Wheaton College Billy Graham Center.

Adam is married to Kristen, and they have two children. He has been a pastor for over 25 years and has a doctorate from Reformed Theological Seminary and a Master of Divinity from Columbia. Adam loves anything outdoors: surfing, fly fishing, and hunting. He came into Acts 29 when he planted The Crossing Church, and currently serves as Vice President of Church Planting for Acts 29, and as a pastor at The Church of Eleven22.

Dave Hanson and his wife Kathy founded Decorator’s Warehouse in 1989, transforming it from a living room operation into the largest Christmas store in Texas. Beyond his entrepreneurial endeavors, Dave has served as an elder at Stonegate Church, has the gift of faith, and is deeply invested in seeing churches (and church planters) flourish. He’s passionate about church planting and, with over 40 years of real estate experience, has partnered with dozens of churches to help them find their home base for their mission.

Matthew has been in pastoral ministry for over 30 years. He is the founder and lead pastor at The Well since 2015 in the DFW area. Previously, Matthew was a University Pastor at several churches in the Southeast U.S. He has been married for the last 30 years to Jennifer, and they have two children and two grandchildren. Matthew holds a PhD and DMin. in Historical Theology and Church Leadership.

Rodney planted Stonegate Church in 2009, a thriving church on the south side of Dallas. He's been deeply vested in church planting, sending multiple church planters across the DFW area and beyond. He has over 20 years of ministry experience and loves to leverage that experience to serve pastors and planters. He's married to Laura, his bride of over 20 years, and they have three children.

After graduating from UNC Chapel Hill in 1997, Tyler and his wife Kimberly moved to Raleigh, where they now continue loving their city with their three kids. Tyler planted Vintage Church in the fall of 2002, which has now grown to five locations in the Triangle. Serving in a myriad of leadership roles with Acts 29 since 2003, he is driven by his passion for planting and growing churches to advance the gospel across the US and the world.

Harry Li, PhD, is the Senior Pastor of Mosaic Church • Little Rock where he has served for over 22 years. He has a heart for bringing some 30 nations together, and building a multiethnic, economically diverse church in an under-resourced, urban setting. He regularly provides Cultural Intelligence (CQ) Training for a variety of faith-based educational institutions, houses of worship, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Harry has a heart for prayer ministry; having led a citywide prayer movement in Little Rock and facilitating many worship-based prayer retreats for pastors, churches and ministries. Harry and his wife, Melanie, reside in Little Rock.

Jeanine Martínez de Urrea is the founder and former director of Instituto Reforma in Guatemala and serves as a deacon at Iglesia Reforma. She was sent by International Baptist Church as their first missionary. With over a decade of experience as a civil engineer, Jeanine has been a full-time missionary since 2009, focusing on Bible teaching and discipleship across South and East Asia and Latin America. She holds a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from SBTS, a Master of Science in Sanitary and Environmental Engineering from INTEC, and is currently pursuing a D.Ed.Min at SBTS. Jeanine has authored four books with Lifeway Women in Spanish and enjoys cooking, music, and connecting with diverse cultures. She is married to Alex and a mother through adoption of two young adults.

One, his wife Confidence, and their two daughters live in Pretoria, South Africa. He leads Rooted Fellowship, a gospel-centered, disciple making, and transcultural church, planted from a partnership with LIG.punt and Bryanston Bible Church. One’s desire is to see more churches planted in Pretoria and beyond.

Philip Moore is married to Rachel and they have five children. In 2006, Phillip moved to France to pastor a church in the eastern suburbs of Paris. The church has since planted three daughter churches and trained and sent a couple to plant a church in the centre of Paris. He is now starting a new church in the 5th Arrondissement of Paris. Philip is the Director for Acts 29 Europe.

Jared Musgrove is a nationally recognized voice on groups discipleship and the co-author of Groups: The Art of Leading Community. With more than 20 years of ministry experience as an Acts 29 pastor, church elder, and nonprofit executive, he brings both theological depth and strategic insight to leadership in the local church and beyond. Jared now serves on the executive team of Beta Upsilon Chi (BYX), the largest Christian fraternity in the United States, representing nearly 15,000 lifetime members across the country. He is the host of the Man to Men audio journal podcast, offering practical and spiritual insights to tens of thousands of listeners pursuing godly leadership. Jared and his co-author, Justin Elafros, have shared their expertise on groups ministry at Acts 29 Advance Conferences, seminaries, and churches nationwide.

Elisha is an Executive Assistant at The Village Church. Elisha supports Lead Pastors Josh Patterson and Nick Crawford, leveraging 13 years of experience that has earned her a reputation for her strong organizational skills, strategic thinking, and ability to foster collaborative partnerships and effective communication.

Jimmy Needham serves as the teaching and worship pastor at Stonegate Church in South Dallas, where he is completing his master's degree at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, speaker, and co-host of the Clearly podcast with his wife Kelly. Jimmy and Kelly have five children.

Shelley serves as the Executive Assistant to Pastor and Executive Director of Missions, Trevor Joy, and also as a Ministry Assistant for Church Planting and Español at The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas. With eight years on staff, she expertly manages communications, oversees budgets and calendars, and coordinates events for the Missions department.

Adam Ramsey leads Liberti Church on the Gold Coast, Australia and also serves as the director for Acts 29 Asia Pacific. The author of several books, including 'Truth on Fire' and ‘Faithfully Present', his favourite parts of life include being married to Kristina, making memories with their five kids, and preaching good news. Adam holds two masters degrees in theology and leadership, and is presently a PhD candidate at Queensland Theological College. He is quite serious about joy and an avid practitioner of laughter.

John Rinehart is the author of Gospel Patrons and founder of the Gospel Patrons organization. For over a decade, he and his wife Renée have been inspiring business leaders and professional people with the unique part they play in God’s kingdom. They travel and speak widely at conferences and events and have gone on to produce short films and other online content to equip men and women to live with extravagant generosity and extraordinary purpose. You can learn more or subscribe to their weekly email newsletter at: gospelpatrons.org.

Sidney serves as the Lead Kids Minister at Citizens Church. She has eight years of experience serving with the Kids Ministry. Sidney loves getting a front row seat to seeing God change the hearts of the youngest of our church and playing with her dog Winnie.

Jason Shepperd planted Church Project, a Church of House Churches, in 2010 in The Woodlands, TX. Jason has also started and oversees Church Project Network, House Church Network, GOOD CITY, START WITH 7 and GOOD GOD GOSPEL.

Rebecca Wall, the Executive Director of With Ministries, has spent over a decade in education and parachurch ministry where she catalyzes churches to become communities where people of all abilities are known, beloved, and belong.

Carrie has over 20 years of ministry experience at Mosaic Church in Winter Garden, FL. Her passion is people - inviting them into the story God is writing for their lives and the purpose He has for them in His local church. Her favorite phrase in ministry is ‘surprise and delight’ - if we can better demonstrate the extravagant love of Jesus, let’s do it! She’s led ministry in a variety of areas, including Hospitality, Connect, Kids, Community Groups, Events, and more. She champions volunteers, overseeing hundreds, and develops leaders to serve in their areas of giftedness, where they flourish and bless others.

Renaut van der Riet is the founding and lead pastor of Mosaic Church in Winter Garden, Florida, a gospel-centered church he planted in 2002 with a vision to make the hope of Jesus known both locally and globally.
Renaut is the co-author of What Great Ministry Leaders Get Right (with Jimmy Dodd) and the creator of The ReStory, an initiative that calls believers to rediscover the freedom found in Christ through gospel clarity and Spirit-led living. His ministry reflects a deep commitment to theological faithfulness, kingdom multiplication, and equipping leaders for church planting and renewal around the world.

Bruce Wesley is the founding and Lead Pastor of Clear Creek Community Church in League City, TX, and the co-founder and President of the Houston Church Planting Network. Bruce and his wife, Susan, invest in three key areas for community transformation: planting churches, strengthening marriages, and raising up leaders for the church of tomorrow. They have three married daughters and a growing number of incredible grandchildren.