Artists & Speakers
John Mark Pantana
John Mark is a singer-songwriter from Lynchburg, VA. He is the author of Love Secrets - a devotional companion to his album of the same title. John Mark sings and writes about the love of God, creatively exploring this theme through music, painting, pottery, and more. His albums can be streamed wherever you listen to music.
To read his full story visit JohnMarkPantana.com
Jesus Co.
Jesus Co. (formerly WorshipMob) is a gathering of worshippers from many churches, denominations, and backgrounds who love Jesus, and seek to creatively share His love with the world. Jesus Co. unites worshippers from across the region as they record and produce music in Colorado Springs. Their music and YouTube videos have reached a global audience and have become a soundtrack for worshippers worldwide. Their mission is simple – Jesus Co. wants to invite everyone to encounter God's love - to trust, surrender to, and adore Him.
To read their full story visit JesusCo.com
Chadash Contemporary Dance Movement
The Hebrew verb Chadash comes from a primitive root word that means to be new; to rebuild, renew, repair and restore. Chadash launched in 2016 and is a professional company, based in the Denver area, passionate about its mission. We tell stories through well-crafted dance and other media, to cultivate renewal, reparation and restoration in a broken world. We want to honestly acknowledge the world as it is, and as hope-bearers, through the aesthetic of dance, engage in the conversation of what it can be. Through transcendent, human choreography and art that cuts to the heart, is thought provoking and soul-stirring, we “stand in the ashes of the barn burned down, and point to the moon, one foot in suffering, one foot in hope.”
Lisa Koons
Lisa is the National Prayer Coordinator for 24-7 Prayer USA. Lisa lives as an urban missionary mobilizing prayer, mission & justice, efforting the work of diversity, & is a spiritual director to faith leaders around the globe. She has been a church planter, pastor, and activist while also being a wife and mother, not to mention a spiritual director to church leaders around the globe. Her greatest passion is to equip people to know God's heart, bear His likeness, and carry out His life's work in their corner of the world. To learn more about 24-7 Prayer Movement go to 24-7 Prayer.com
Ray Hughes (via video)
Ray Hughes lives in The Shoals Area of Alabama, a stroll and a half from the Tennessee River, better known as the Singing River, with all its history and lore. Having traveled the world for over 50 years as an author, storyteller, songwriter, and poet, he currently continues his work from the porch of their historic downtown home. He is passionate about homemade cornbread, old guitars, his beautiful, Denise and five dazzling grandchildren… but not necessarily in that order. If you want to gain knowledge, read a book. If you want to gain a knowing, take a slow walk in the rain – then write about it. RayHughes.org