Conference Speakers

Kevin DeYoung

Rev. DeYoung is the senior pastor at University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan. He is a graduate of Hope College and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Kevin is the author of Freedom and Boundaries: A Pastoral Primer on the Role of Women in the Church (Pleasant Word 2003), co-author of Why We're Not Emergent, By Two Guys Who Should Be) (Moody 2008), and the newly released Why We Love the Church (Moody 2009). He and his wife, Trisha, have four children - Ian, Jacob, Elizabeth, and Paul - and live in East Lansing, Michigan. For more information on Pastor DeYoung, visit his blog at www.revkevindeyoung.com

Ted Kluck

Ted Kluck is a sports writer whose work has appeared in ESPN the Magazine, Sports Spectrum Magazine, ESPN.com Page2, and several small literary journals. A bi-monthly column for Sports Spectrum Magazine entitled "Pro and Con" won the Evangelical Press Association award for best standing column in 2003. Recently, Mr. Kluck co-authored Why We're Not Emergent, By Two Guys Who Should Be (Moody 2008) and the newly released Why We Love the Church (Moody 2009) with his pastor, Kevin DeYoung. Ted lives in Lansing, Michigan, with his wife, Kristin, and son, Tristan. For more information on Mr. Kluck, visit www.tedkluck.com.

Mike Wittmer

Dr. Wittmer is the associate professor of Historical and Philosophical Theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He is a graduate of Cedarville University, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, and Calvin Theological Seminary. Mike is the author of Heaven Is a Place on Earth (Zondervan 2004) as well as his latest book, Don’t Stop Believing: Why Living Like Jesus Is Not Enough (Zondervan 2008). Dr. Wittmer and his wife, Julie, have three children, Avery, Landon, and Alayna, and live in Ada, Michigan. For more information on Dr. Wittmer, visit his blog at http://mikewittmer.wordpress.com/