Joseph surrendered to full-time vocational ministry in 2010. He currently serves as the Adult Pastor at New Vision in Murfreesboro, TN. In 2022, Joseph began serving as the Director of Institutional Effectiveness at Williamson College in Franklin, TN. Joseph is involved in various networks, including Disciple Leaders Network, where he has served as the Chair of the Board and is now the Co-Executive Director. His passion for growing marriages and strengthening the local church has provided him with opportunities to speak, consult, and write.
Find out more about Disciple Leaders Network at www.discipleleaders.com

Allan Taylor is the Executive Pastor of Ministries at First Baptist Concord in Knoxville, Tennessee. Previously, he served as Director of Sunday School & Church Education Ministries at LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville, TN. Allan conducts many Sunday School and Leadership conferences both nationally and internationally and mentors, instructs, and encourages Christian Educators and Sunday School leaders. He has written two Sunday School books: The Six Core Values of Sunday School and Sunday School in HD.

Rick spent thirteen years as an author, trainer, coach, and consultant at LifeWay Church Resources, three years with NavPress, and five years aiding churches for the Kentucky Baptist Convention. Prior to these experiences, he served as a Campus Minister on two campuses, a Teaching and Groups Pastor at a thriving church, and planted The Bridge Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Most recently, Rick served as the Central Groups Pastor at Lakepointe Church in Rockwall, Texas, a church with a weekly attendance of over 25,000, where he set the pace for the Groups Ministry.

Rick has authored or co-authored multiple books, studies, and leader training resources including The Perpetually Growing Church: Best Practices of America’s Most Influential Churches, Disciples Path: A Practical Guide to Disciple Making, Deacon Ministry Handbook: A Practical Guide to Servant Leadership, A Different Kind of Tribe: Embracing the New Small Group Dynamic, Destination Community: Small Group Ministry Manual, The Gospel and the Truth: Living the Message of Jesus, Small Group Life Ministry Manual: A New Approach to Small Groups, Redeeming the Tears: a Journey Through Grief and Loss, Small Group Life: Kingdom, Small Group Kickoff Retreat: Experiential Training for Small Group Leaders, Great Beginnings: Your First Small Group Study, and Countdown: Launching and Leading Transformational Groups.

Rick’s varied ministry experiences as a pastor, teaching pastor, church planter, small group pastor, collegiate minister, elder, full-time trainer, and church consultant and having been a successful church planter gives him a perspective of church life that is all-encompassing and multi-dimensional. Rick is a highly sought-after communicator and trainer.

Check out A Different Kind of Tribe:
https://www.buildgroups.net/tribes

Craig Walker is the founder of Craig Walker Coaching, where he helps men struggling with self-doubt discover that God created them as masterpieces. After years of battling self-doubt and shame-based living, Craig discovered freedom by embracing the identity God gave him in Christ and living according to who God says he is, rather than who his doubts told him he was. Craig spent the majority of his ministry as a pastor and church planter. He now resides in East Texas with his wife, Debbie, and has six children and a whole lot of grandchildren.

For more information on Craig’s coaching, visit: craigwalkercoaching.com