Speakers
-
James White
James A. White is the Senior Pastor of Christ Our King Community Church in Cary, North Carolina. He also serves as a Senior Vice President of Leadership Development for the YMCA of The Triangle area (www.ymcatriangle.org). Before this he spent many years working with Campus Crusade for Christ. He has also served as an adjunct fellow for the Welfare Policy Center at the Hudson Institute.
A dynamic Bible teacher, James makes the Scriptures come alive and excels at relating biblical principles to everyday Christian living. He has served as a chapel speaker for the NFL Pro Bowl as well as 6 NFL Teams. He is also an author for several publications including the African American Devotional Bible, published by Zondervan Press. James and his wife Cynthia have 3 children. -
Stephen Um
Dr. Um is a graduate of Phillips Academy at Andover, and Boston University where he read Sociology and Philosophy. After receiving a call to ministry, he entered Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary where he received a M. Div. and a post-graduate degree (Th. M.) in Biblical Theology. He received his Ph.D. in New Testament studies at St. Mary's College (University of St. Andrews) in Scotland. Furthermore, since the fall of 2002, Dr. Um has been teaching New Testament studies as a faculty member of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is also the pastor of CityLife Church in center city Boston which is an ethnically diverse group of professionals and creative urbanites. Dr. Um and his wife have three children, Noel, Adeline, and Charlotte.
-
Ben Burns
Ben Burns is the Director of Campus Crusade for Christ's College Prep Seminars. Ben has given over 90 College Life 101 seminars to high school students across the country about being spiritually prepared for the moral and spiritual challenges of college life.
His article on "Helping Seniors Finish Strong" appeared in the Networker Magazine . He was also a a featured guest on the radio program Family Life Today < http://www.familylife.com/fltoday/overview.asp > .
Ben has ministered to college students since 1986 at large university campuses ( University of Washington ) and smaller colleges ( Lewis and Clark College ). He has an MA in Exegetical Theology from Western Seminary and is a professional improv comedian with Comedy Sportz.
Ben and his wife Janet are also conference speakers at Family Life's Weekend To Remember marriage conferences around the country. They have three children and make their home in Portland, Oregon.
