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Dr. John Trent is President and Founder of StrongFamilies.com, a ministry committed to building strong relationships in these stressful times. Dr. Trent’s main focus includes writing and speaking at retreats, conferences, business settings, churches and seminars across the country. In addition to building family teams, Dr. Trent regularly speaks to corporate America on teambuilding, recruiting and retaining outstanding employees.

You’ll remember Michael “Scoop” Skupin from CBS’s hit reality show SURVIVOR “THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK”. This popular show became the most watched show in the history of television. Mike was the guy who was headed for the winning circle when he tragically passed out into a fire and was medi-vaced by helicopter to the 2 different burn centers in Australia. Mike was seen by five different burn surgeons told Mike he’d have to have a series if 3 skin graft surgeries to repair his hands. He was told his hands would still have badly scarred hands and limited mobility of them. After 10 days in the intensive care unit, as Mike was being wheeled to surgery, the chief of surgery removed his bandages and said “I’ve been the Chief of Surgery in the number one burn center in Australia for 35 years and what’s happened to your hands is medically inexplainable

Phil Valentine is heard on 50 radio stations through Westwood One. One of Talkers Magazine’s Heavy Hundred, Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America

Angela Thomas is a best-selling author, gifted teacher and story-teller who transparently shares life experiences that draw her and others into a deeper passion for knowing her God.

Through numerous relationships and two failed marriages I quickly lost all hope and fell into the pit of despair. It was at that moment that God spoke to me, asking me to surrender all and return to the purpose for which I was created. That night I gave my life to Him and became a willing vessel from which his spirit could flow.

Duffy Robbins, Chairman of the Department of Youth Ministry at Eastern College, St. Davids, Pennsylvania, is a twenty-two year veteran of youth ministry, having gained extensive experience as a youth minister in both para-church and local parish positions. A graduate of the University of North Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Duffy graduated Magna cum laude with a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts.