Pete Hise, a native New Yorker, is the Founding and Lead Pastor of Quest Community Church with campuses in Lexington and Frankfort, Kentucky. Over the last ten years, Quest has seen over 10,000 people come to Christ and has been named the 44th Fastest-Growing Church in the U.S. with over 3,500 in attendance. A featured speaker at the Ichthus Festival, Christian & Missionary Alliance General Council, or Asbury Theological Seminary, Pete most relishes speaking to and challenging the local church. His dynamic teaching, compelling leadership and authentic relational evangelism have shaped the heartbeat and DNA of Quest. Pete loves his wife, Jacki, and his boys, Corey and Carson. (But the Dallas Cowboys rank a solid 4th place!)
Blog: www.petehise.com
Twitter: twitter.com/petehise
Perry Noble is the Founding and Senior pastor of NewSpring Church with campuses in Anderson, Greenville, Columbia and Florence, South Carolina. At ten years old, the church averages over 10,000 people across all campuses. Perry is a gifted communicator and teacher, convicted about speaking the truth as plainly as possible. God has given him a vision and a passion for helping people meet Jesus, and each week he shares God’s word and its practical application in our daily lives. Perry, his wife, Lucretia, and their daughter, Charisse, live in Anderson, South Carolina.
Blog: www.perrynoble.com
Twitter: twitter.com/perrynoble
Lead Pastor of Courageous Church in downtown Atlanta, Shaun also serves as a regular social commentator on NPR, blogs at ShaunInTheCity.com, and is a grad student at Emory University. Shaun is often called “The Facebook Pastor” for his creative use of social networks and technology to promote courageous causes and the Gospel message. A happily married father of five, Shaun has a gift of making conservatives and liberals angry and then reconciling them.
Blog:www.shauninthecity.com
Twitter:twitter.com/shaunking
Pete is the founding pastor of Cross Point Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Cross Point is a 7 year-old church with 4 campuses located around the metro Nashville area. Pete’s a pastor, speaker, and author who resides in Nashville with his wife, Brandi, and their 3 boys, Jett, Gage, and Brewer. His highly-anticipated first book, entitled Plan B will be released in 2010 through Thomas Nelson Publishing.
Blog: www.withoutwax.tv/
Twitter: twitter.com/pwilson
Helen serves as Transformation Pastor at Quest Community Church, where she is the leader of Quest’s recovery ministry, The Mat, and also serves on the Lead Team, Teaching Team and Board of Directors. Prior to coming on staff at Quest, Helen was a nationally-known speaker with Youth Specialties, as well as a member of the faculty at Asbury Theological Seminary. She resides in Nicholasville, Kentucky, with her husband, John, and three children.
Sharon Clements is the Worship & Arts Pastor at Quest Community Church in Lexington, Kentucky. In addition to leading the Arts Department, she also serves on Quest’s Board of Directors, Lead Team, the Uprising Leadership Team, and has served as the Executive Director of Questapalooza, Quest’s annual outdoor “party for the city” since it’s inception in 2006. Sharon resides in Lexington, Kentucky, with her husband, Paul, and two children.
Twitter: twitter.com/sharonclements

Justin McCarty is the Assistant Pastor at Quest Community Church in Lexington, Kentucky. Justin leads the Communications Department, and also serves on the Teaching Team, Lead Team, Board of Directors, and Uprising Leadership Team. He resides in Lexington with his wife, Courtney.
Twitter: twitter.com/justinmac
Amber is the Creative Arts Director at Quest Community Church. Amber leads a number of Arts Teams at Quest that program and make the worship experiences happen. She resides in Lexington, Kentucky with her husband and two kids. She will be joined by other members of the Quest Arts Team for a special workshop and breakout entitled “Creating Irresistible Worship Experiences.”
Worship Director at Quest Community Church, Anyerin hails from Medowie, Australia. Anyerin is a gifted musician and songwriter, strongly influenced by Hillsong Church (Sydney). He, his wife, Jamie-Lea, and their son, Zev, live in Lexington, Kentucky.
Twitter: twitter.com/anyerin