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	Louie Giglio, with his creative, unique, and passionate style of preaching, is on the forefront of ministry to young adults. Louie founded the highly successful Passion Conferences, which have attracted tens of thousands of young adults throughout America. In addition, Louie has founded 7:22, a Bible study for single adults in the Atlanta area. Louie also heads sixsteprecords, which has artists Chris Tomlin, David Crowder Band, and Charlie Hall.
	Reggie Dabbs is one the most dynamic and sought after speakers at school assemblies and events. Born to an unwed teenager, who at one time considered abortion as a viable option, Reggie considers himself fortunate to be alive. He has become a popular public school speaker and a favorite at events across the nation. Reggie talks to the kids in a humorous style about choices each of them has when faced with drugs, alcohol, suicide, etc.
	Phil Joel is the former bassist of The Newsboys. Phil is now a solo artist and founder (along with his wife Heather) of Deliberate People, a ministry that is helping people turn their passion for the Lord into a deliberate plan to pursue Him. Phil was born in Auckland, New Zealand and adopted at birth. His engaging personality and focused message will challenge you. Phil is also touring across the US this spring with Teen Mania and “Acquire The Fire” conferences.
	Tony Nolan recently served as Tour Pastor and Communicator for Casting Crowns’ Lifesong Tour and Winterjam (the largest Christian Tour in America). The tours have visited 120 cities and experienced over 87,000 people making public professions of faith! Tony was also noted among our nation’s most influential spiritual leaders as one of America’s top gospel communicators.
	Phil Savage is Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Cleveland Browns. A 17-year veteran of the NFL, Phil is known as one of the league’s top talent evaluators and prior to joining the Browns, helped build the Baltimore Ravens (who won the Super Bowl in 2000). Phil and his brother, Joe, have partnered together in organizing Winners Influence Network. Their idea is to ‘influence the influencers’ across the nation by ministering to NFL coaches and scouts, business leaders and pastors.
	Paul Baloche has written some of this generation’s most compelling worship songs. His approach to his calling is simple, yet profound: “The best worship songs come as a byproduct of worship.” Paul has more than 10 songs on the top 500 songs performed in churches. His “Open the Eyes of My Heart” is at No. 2 on the list and “Above All,” which he co-wrote, is at No. 22 on the chart.
	Dr. Joe Savage is the President & Founder of the Winners Influence Network. Joe, while a pastor in Florida, caught a vision for reaching people in the NFL as he watched his brother’s Phil’s career and ministry develop. Thus emerged the idea for Winners Influence, a ministry devoted to encouraging the executives of the NFL and providing them the tools and opportunities to share their faith. Joe writes a weekly devotional for NFL front office staff and scouts and will be leading the Alive Sports Zone along with NFL players and staff.
	Greg Nettle a pastor of Rivertree Christian Church in Canton, Ohio, is passionate about his faith and has dedicated his life to sharing the gospel to as many people as possible in the most effective ways possible. Greg believes that the sign of a mature Christian is not how far they remove themselves from the world, but how deeply they penetrate the world with the "roar of God's love." Greg will be leading the “Live it” portion of the KNOW IT, LIVE IT, SHARE IT seminar series.
	Brady Quinn is a quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, born and raised in Dublin, Ohio. He played college football at Notre Dame, where he set many school records and won the 2006 Maxwell Award as the best college football player in the nation. Brady also won 29 games as a starter at Notre Dame, which is tied for the most in school history. In 2007, Brady was drafted by the Browns in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He will be participating in the Alive Sports Zone.
	Jason Wright is in his 3rd season as a runningback with the Cleveland Browns. Jason finished his college career at Northwestern University as the 4th all-time leading rusher with 2,625 yards, 3rd all-time all-purpose yardage leader with 4,030 yards, and 4th all-time leading scorer in Northwestern school history with 210 points. Jason, a Two-time first-team Academic All-America selection at Northwestern, will also be a part of the Alive Sports Zone.
	David Jay is an international lecturer, photographer, and saavy entrepreneur who is best known for award-winning photos, as well as his revolutionary “FreeStyle” shooting, marketing and workflow. One of the industry’s newest leaders, the Wedding Photojournalists Association named David one of the Top 15 Wedding Photojournalists in the world. David was recently featured on the cover of Professional Photographer Magazine, Studio Photography and Design, and People.com, all while completing a national speaking tour. He will be giving a workshop for photographers on Thursday, June 19.