Featured Speakers

Song of Solomon Bible Conferences

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			Featured Student Speakers

			Goodie Goodloe A graduate from the University of New Mexico and Golden Gate Seminary, Goodie’s passions have moved him to professionally engage adults and youth in both structured and organic conversations surrounding the areas of leadership, racial reconciliation, strategic planning, social justice, and mentoring. These experiences led to his involvement as a national speaker for The Song of Solomon, a biblical discussion with teens on attraction, dating, courtship and marriage, as well as for Leadnow- a national conference for church and ministry leaders designed to unleash the latent divine potential of young adults. Goodie has most recently been invited to continue exploring and investing his talents as a member of the staff at Mosaic - a community of faith, hope, and love in Los Angeles led by Erwin McManus. A Compton, California native, Goodie is currently pursuing a PH.D in leadership at Dallas Baptist University. He has been married to Lucy since 1997, and lives in the Los Angeles area with their two children, Hannah and Joshua. To find out more about where Goodie is invested, visit: www.Mosaic.org www.LeadNow.com

			Derwin Gray "Dewey" is a man of great passion. For six seasons in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers, he played with a contagious enthusiasm that led to two Pro Bowl nominations. Dewey's zeal is for evangelism, discipleship (understanding one's identity in Christ), and relational apologetics. He is a graduate of the Billy Graham Institute of Emerging Evangelists and also attends Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, NC. He lives in the Charlotte area with his wife Vicki and their children, Presley and Jeremiah.

			Pete Newman Pete has over 15 years of experience in youth ministry and speaks to thousands of students and parents yearly. Since 2005, he has been a Kamp Director at K-Kountry, one of the Kanakuk Kamps, where he began working in 1995 as a counselor and joined leadership team in 1998. He also started the Kanakuk Father & Son Retreats. He is a graduate of Auburn University. Pete and his wife Katie have a daughter, Rylie. www.petenewman.org

			Matt Orth Matt is a very gifted Bible teacher who has the ability to make the scripture come alive for students He is a graduate of Toccoa Falls College and travels year round as the main stage speaker at Crossroads Worldwide events for which he is the Ministry Director. He has served in full-time youth and college ministry and leads a variety of discipleship retreats to different audiences. He lives in Shelby, NC with his wife Shannon and daughter Micah.

			Keith Smith A teaching veteran for the Song of Solomon Bible Conferences, Keith serves as the Family Pastor at Pantego Bible Church in Arlington, TX. In addition to directing the intergenerational ministries of the church, Keith has been a featured communicator with Aim for Success, a nationally recognized, education based abstinence program. Keith uses a transparent and conversational style to present students and their parents with a fresh and biblical approach to love, dating, and sex. Keith speaks to students and also at the Parent Track. He lives in the Dallas/Ft Worth area with his wife, Denise and their two children, Jordan and Alex.

			Featured Parent Track Speakers

			Mike Taylor In the midst of this Myspace generation, it is the cry of his heart for teenagers to live a life of purity. Mike has served as a Student Minister for the last 23 years, and is currently the Student Pastor at Fellowship of the Woodlands in The Woodlands, TX. He has a passion to reach unbelieving and uncommitted students, to grow and deepen them in their faith, and to send them out to impact their world for Jesus Christ. Mike and his wife, Kookie, live in Spring, TX with their four children.

			John Wills John has worked as a student and family minister for over 25 years and currently serves as the Executive Pastor at the Heights Baptist Church in Richardson, TX. He also served for several years as the chaplain for the Houston Astros. He speaks to youth and adults across the country and has a passion for helping parents raise godly children whose lifestyle and commitments cause them to be and stay pure sexually before marriage. John and his wife Kelly live in McKinney, TX and have two children in their early 20's.