Dexter Howard is a faithful pastor, international speaker, author and kingdom builder. His passion is developing leaders and inspiring believers to reach their God-given potential in order to change the world. Pastor Howard is a mobilizer, a gifted and dynamic motivator, as well as a masterful teacher of God’s Word.

He is the founder of Howard International Ministries and senior pastor of Restoration Church of Northwest Arkansas and The Restoration Place in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Pastor Howard’s compassionate leadership has impacted the lives of countless people through domestic and international initiatives. He travels extensively in Haiti and Africa as a speaker, teacher and humanitarian.

He is a native of Little, Arkansas, where he was raised as the only child of a single mother. He earned a full athletic scholarship to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville where he was a football letterman with the Arkansas Razorbacks and graduated in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. After the death of his father and other major setbacks, Dexter surrendered his life to Christ and began to pursue his calling in ministry.

He also has served as a chaplain for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks men’s basketball team and Razorbacks football team.

Dexter Howard’s most important roles are son, husband and father. He is married to his partner in ministry, Genette, and is the father of six daughters: Alexa, Bethany, Celeste, Destiny, Eden and Faith. They live in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Miranda Nelson, a model, motivational speaker, revivalist, and author, has nearly 10 years of experience in the fashion industry. She has graced the runways of New York, Paris, London, and Milan, as well as various other international platforms, such as Cannes, Shanghai, Dubai, and Madeira. She has been published in world-class magazines, including Harper’s Bazaar and Elle, and having walked the catwalk for countless designers, Miranda is well acquainted with the ins and outs of the fashion world. She seeks to be a voice for purity within the industry and an example of Jesus to all those around her. With ample testimonies of healing miracles, prophetic encounters, and salvations within the fashion world, Miranda is one of many whom God has raised up as a reformer in this generation.

Steven is the Founder and Senior Leader of Global Presence Ministries, headquartered in Madison, WI, with a Transformation Center in Ghana, Africa. Steven and his wife Rene provide apostolic oversight to churches and ministries in the USA and Ghana, which are part of the Global Presence Apostolic Network (GPAN). They are given to the vision of “Bringing God’s Presence, Advancing His Kingdom, Transforming Nations.”

In Madison the Springers host a regional equipping center and a dedicated place of God’s presence with prophetic worship, prayer and creative arts. Steven and Rene journey in close community with a family of believers who pursue God’s presence together. They impart vision for personal and societal transformation as they train and equip people to live 24/7 lifestyles of worship and moving in the power of the Spirit. Rene disciples young ladies in their journey to wholeness as they discover their beauty in Christ and their unique callings.

On an international level the Springers collaborate with leaders of government, marketplace, and the Church to disciple nations. They have been invited as guest speakers to minister in nations including Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, Israel, India, Russia, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong, Italy, Malaysia, UK, and Honduras. Steven prophesies over nations, over leaders of nations, and concerning world events.

Rebecca is co-founder of Christian Harvest International and Strategic Prayer Action Network (SPAN).

From the time she was a young girl, Rebecca felt a drawing of the Lord that she would be used by Him. Her mother used to tell Rebecca she was blessed and her father loved to sing a song entitled Far Away Places to she and her sister when they were small girls. Little did her parents know they were speaking her destiny into her heart and mind even from the time she was a young child.

In a prayer time in 1990 she felt a strong presence of the Spirit in which she was overcome. During this time the Lord showed her a vision of thousands and thousands of souls from many nations. He challenged her saying, Becca, will you be accountable for the souls I have assigned to you? Will you reach them for Me? Her heart captivated by this experience, she seriously responded to the mandate of the Lord to the nations. Since this Kingdom encounter, her passion has been seeing the lands of the world impacted for the Glory of God and reaching people with the gospel and setting the captive free. Her heart cry has become, Lord give me the nations. . As a result, prophecy, prophetic intercession, transformational spiritual warfare prayer, spiritual mapping, deliverance and teaching the word of God extensively in the many lands of the earth are the main thrusts of Christian Harvest.

Over the past 24 years, she has ministered in and participated and led in spiritual warfare prayer journeys to 34 countries such as Egypt, Nepal, Italy, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Ireland, Spain, China, and to many cities and locations throughout the United States in which measurable breakthrough of transformation have been realized.

Having a heart for lost souls, Rebecca has seen many saved and set free. She ministers in transparency from her personal experiences of overcoming fear, depression, rebellion and anger into freedom. She is committed to equipping in scriptural truths on how to live an overcoming life of purpose, fulfillment and destiny. And to equip people and churches to have a Jesus captivated and authoritative prayer life in which change and transformation are realized.

While she loves to travel the world and partner with the Lord in touching people’s lives, Rebecca’s favorite and most cherished times are with her husband Greg and their three beautiful daughters: Kendall, Rebecca and Katie. They reside in Colorado Springs, CO and are members of Freedom Church.

Rebecca has been a guest on TBN, Its Supernatural, God Knows and the Harvest Show. She has written for publications such as Charisma, Pray! Magazine and Spirit-Led Woman. She graduated with a Doctorate of Practical Ministry from Wagner Leadership Institute where she also serves as a core faculty member.

Matt Sorger is a prophetic minister who carries a unique anointing that fills entire rooms with the tangible glory of God, with many saved, healed, set free and filled with God’s presence. Matt is a strong preacher and teacher of God’s word, mentoring and equipping the body of Christ to live in the realm of God’s power and glory. He has impacted the globe ministering in over 35 nations and has reached over 200 nations by television and media. Matt and his wife Stephanie oversee Rescue1, rescuing children from trafficking around the world. Their vision is to see at least 1,500 children set free.

Ken Fish is a native of the Los Angeles area and an honors graduate of Princeton University with a degree in History and Philosophy of Religion. He subsequently earned his Master of Divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary with emphases in theology and intercultural communications. Ken had a 25-year career as a Fortune 500 executive after earning an MBA in finance and strategy from UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management.

Throughout his life, Ken has worked with parachurch ministries and in the church. In the 1980s he worked full-time for John Wimber for several years at Vineyard Ministries International (VMI). Since 2010, his ministry has taken him to over 40 countries on all six inhabited continents, working alongside churches of varying denominations and great diversity.

Ken’s work includes vision-casting, teaching on leadership, equipping the saints in healing, prophecy and deliverance to further the advance of the Kingdom of God, and releasing fresh anointing in the midst of visitation. He has worked alongside of national leaders in many countries, led training events for the International Association of Healing Rooms in different parts of the US, and been interviewed on nationally-syndicated radio and television shows such as The Eric Metaxas Show and Premier Christianity. His meetings are often accompanied by manifest signs and wonders that include prophetic ministry and healing of many types.

Patricia King is a respected apostolic and prophetic minister of the gospel, successful business owner, and an inventive entrepreneur. She is an accomplished itinerant speaker, author, television host, media producer, and ministry network overseer who has given her life fully to Jesus Christ and to His Kingdom’s advancement in the earth. She is the founder of Patricia King Ministries and co-founder of XPmedia.com.

Larry Sparks serves as publisher for Destiny Image (destinyimage.com), a Spirit-filled publishing house pioneered by Don Nori Sr. in 1983 with a mandate to publish the prophets. Larry has been a leader in the Christian publishing industry for over 10 years, first serving with the Adrian Rogers Pastor Training Institute, overseeing the development of resources and training curriculum for the late Dr. Adrian Rogers, and then at Destiny Image, helping authors take their messages and books to the next level. Larry’s primary role as Publisher is to help bestselling authors continue to amplify their messages through innovative publishing expressions, and also, provide platform and visibility to new, emerging prophetic voices. Working with all of Destiny Image’s authors, Larry has overseen the successful identification, development, publication and distribution of hundreds of books and resources.

Larry is a regular contributor to Charisma Magazine, he conducts seminars on revival, hosts regional Renewing South Florida gatherings, and has been featured on Sid Roth’s It’s Supernatural, TBN, CBN, the ElijahList, and Cornerstone TV. He is author of Breakthrough Faith, The Fire That Never Sleeps with Michael Brown and John Kilpatrick, compiler of Ask for the Rain, and co-author of 
Accessing the Greater Glory with Ana Wener. Larry hosts a TV program on GOD TV called The Prophetic Edge, he earned a Master of Divinity from Regent University and enjoys life in Texas with his beautiful wife and beloved daughter. (larrysparksministries.com)

Ward Simpson is a businessman, Bible teacher and media executive. He was appointed President and CEO of GOD TV on 1 October 2016. Originally from Barbados, he has lived in the United States for 20 years.

Simpson is the son of Barbadian businessman and philanthropist, Sir Kyffin Simpson and his wife, Lady Roberta Simpson. After growing up in Barbados, he became a senior executive with the Simpson Group of companies, managing an international automobile distribution corporation.

During the Brownsville Revival, which started in 1995 with John Kilpatrick and Steve Hill, Simpson attended the Brownsville Revival School of Ministry (BRSM) in Pensacola, Florida and became its executive director. As part of the leadership team at Brownsville, he saw hundreds of people lining up daily to attend church and developed a desire to see more people come to faith.

Simpson is a member of Church of His Presence led by John Kilpatrick, where he is often a featured speaker. He also a Director of Shake The Nations Ministries headed up by Evangelist Nathan Morris and is a board member of Together In The Harvest Ministries founded by Steve Hill, now headed by his wife, Jeri Hill.

He joined GOD TV in October 2015 as global operations manager and now serves as the network’s president and chief executive officer. The announcement was made by GOD TV founder Wendy Alec in a live broadcast marking the network’s 21st Birthday. Simpson hosts ‘Today With Ward’ on GOD TV.

Simpson is married to Lydia and they have three children, Rafael, Netanya and Nathan.

Rakesh Kurian is the founder and CEO of Crosspay Group. He has over 20 years experience in the payments industry having extensive knowledge in foreign exchange, remittances and cross-border payments. Prior to Crosspay, Rakesh was responsible for the establishment of a global payment institution and had a successful exit which later become a bank in the United Kingdom. Rakesh was instrumental in building successful cutting-edge cross border money transfer products across the world for large payment institutions. Rakesh believes that Fintech is the future for the Payment industry and is passionate about transforming the Church Payment processes using digital technology.

Rakesh is an ordained Christian minister and along with his wife Preethy are the founding pastors of Capstone Church, an established, growing and influential church in London, England

With over 30 years as a successful business owner and entrepreneur, Sam brings a wealth of business experience focused on building successful wellness enterprises that give back. His thorough knowledge of science and innovative product technology combine to guide Evolv Health’s efforts to find only the best and most advanced technologies to support health challenges.

His heart is focused on addressing the needs of malnourished children across the globe, and he founded MannaRelief 18 years ago, a non-profit organization now supporting malnourished people in over 85 countries. A visionary entrepreneur and social business expert, Sam has made it his life’s work to cultivate partnerships designed to address the impact of global malnutrition, and he is constantly spearheading new research to expand the sustainability and reach of Evolv’s Buy 1, Nourish 2™ initiative. He and his wife, Linda, lead a busy life with five children.

SUE AHN is a Holy Spirit filled lover of Jesus, wholly committed to pouring a biblical foundation of the kingdom of God, nature and character of God the Father into others and making disciples. Her passion includes building strong marriages and families, unlocking truths of identity in Christ, and releasing children and women into greater kingdom potential. She speaks naturally of the love of God in a real, down-to-earth manner, with prophetic insight and wisdom. She is the co-founder and co-Apostolic Leader of Harvest Rock Church and has been a prophetic voice, not only for the local church, but also in the international sphere through Harvest International Ministry (HIM).

She has been married to Ché Ahn for 40 years and they currently reside in Southern California with their four adult children; Gabriel and his wife, Monica, Mary and her husband, Steve, and their daughter Keziah, Joy and her husband, Kuoching and their daughter, Annabelle Joy and their son, Caleb Judah and Grace and her husband, Steve and their sons Justice Daniel and Levi Jackson and daughter, Valora Grace.

For over 22 years, Terry and Pamela Davis have served as lead pastors of Christ Community Church, a non-denominational congregation representing over thirty-four different nations. Christ Community is located in Philadelphia on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.

Terry holds a bachelor’s degree from Christian Leadership University, a master’s degree from Wagner University, and recently he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from St. Thomas Christian University. 

Fueled by the compassion of the Father, Terry’s life goal is to inspire others to experience the joys of an intimate relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

 As a graduate with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Massachusetts, Pamela’s background as a scientist in pharmaceutical research has given her an affinity for detail. Her in depth approach to teaching the Word of God and empowering individuals is helping many to reach their potential in God. Pamela also recently graduated from Wagner University with her master’s degree in Apostolic Leadership and Practical Ministry.

Terry and Pamela have been married for 32 years and are the proud parents of three sons two of whom are married and are grandparents to their beautiful one-year old granddaughter. 

Together, they offer an authentic approach to unity in the Body of Christ. Their desire is to see city, regional and global transformation through the fulfillment of Jesus’s prayer “Father, make them one”.

Pastor Daryl grew up in Waipahu, HI. He is a graduate of Waipahu High School and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He has obtained an M.A. in Marital & Family Therapy and M.Div. in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a Master’s of Apostolic Leadership and Practical Ministry from Wagner University.

 Pastor Daryl has a passion for marriages and families and desires to see them strengthened, built up and impacting every area of society.  He believes that families are the nucleus of society and in order for our society to thrive, we need our families to thrive. Daryl longs to see generations of families knowing their identity in Christ, fulfilling their call and purpose, and leaving a legacy for the Kingdom of God.

Pastor Daryl began serving as the Senior Pastor of Excel Church in 2007, formerly Mililani Missionary Church. He and his wife, Claudie, have been happily married since 1984, and have three children, Micah, Christi-Ann & Charissa.

Arleen Westerhof is, together with her husband Dick, the Lead Pastor of the God’s Embassy Church in Amsterdam. In the 14 years since they started “Embassy” it has grown to become a cutting-edge Apostolic Center with an anointing for Reformation and Transformation. They have seen measurable positive change come to the Red Light District of Amsterdam through listening to God’s voice and doing what He says.

Arleen is an International conference speaker and the Founder of the Living In Your Destiny Schools of the Prophets. These schools train people to operate in the prophetic in very sphere of society. She is also the Founder of the Netherlands Prophetic Council and the Economic Summit which exists to provide (divinely) inspired solutions for global economic transformation. Since its inception in 2014, the Economic Summit has become a respected partner for governments and leading CEO’s on strategies to ignite economic transformation in the nations.

As an International speaker, Arleen trains people from all walks of life to discern the voice of God for their own lives, ministries, businesses and the spheres of influence. Her studies (a Ph.D. in chemistry) and  experience in the business world, ministry, consultancy and education all combine to give her unique insights into how to effect change and make her a gifted communicator. Her prophetic insight and balanced teaching have caused her to become respected voice on the prophetic and an advisor to leaders worldwide.

Arleen is the author of the book “IMPACT. Prophesy and Change the World.”

Dick and Arleen live in Amsterdam.

JAMES W. GOLL is the President of God Encounters Ministries, formerly known as Encounters Network, and has founded numerous ministries including Prayer Storm and Women on the Frontlines. He is a member of the Harvest International Ministries apostolic team and an instructor in the Wagner Leadership Institute and Christian Leadership University.
With great joy James has shared Jesus in more than 50 nations teaching and imparting the power of intercession, prophetic ministry, and life in the Spirit.

James is the prolific author of numerous books including The Seer, The Lost Art of Intercession, The Coming Israel Awakening, Finding Hope, and the award winning The Lifestyle of a Prophet. He has recorded multiple classes with corresponding study guides and full curriculum kits.

In the spirit of revival and reformation, James desires to facilitate unity in body of Christ by relationally networking with leaders of various denominational streams. His passion is to “win for the Lamb the rewards of His suffering.” Praying for Israel is a burden of his heart, as Israel fulfills her role in the consummation of the ages.

James and Michal Ann were married for 32 years before her graduation to heaven in the fall of 2008. James has four adult children who are all married: Justin, GraceAnn, Tyler, and Rachel and a growing number of grandchildren. James makes his home in the rolling hills of Franklin, TN.

Doug Addison is a prophetic speaker, author, and coach. He is known for his Daily Prophetic Words, Spirit Connection webcast, podcast and blog.

Doug’s message of love, hope and acceptance reaches people around the world! His powerful, lighthearted style of teaching and coaching helps open people to discover their spiritual identity and personal destiny as they experience God’s supernatural love and power.

He and his wife Linda live in Los Angeles, California.

Charles and Anne encountered God in 1972 in the Jesus Movement and married that same year. Their passion for God’s presence and His Word led them to Bethany Bible College, a ministerial internship, evangelizing with the Jesus people, pastoring a community church in Northern California, and an adventure to Pennsylvania to ultimately pastor Life Center in 1988. It is their privilege to inspire and lead young radicals and the devoted faithful augmented by their friendships with many great ministries. Not that many people get the opportunity to do what Charles and Anne do, and they never forget that! Their desire is that their love will always be generous, their exploits impacting, and that their lives will always be “stuck on full.”

Charles serves on the Harvest International Ministries Apostolic Team with Che Ahn and has a doctoral degree from Wagner Leadership Institute. Their great joy is their two daughters and seven grandchildren. Read Charles’ book Glow in the Dark for more of their journey and a life theology of joy.

Born in 1976, David Chang has a Doctor of Theology from Pacific International Theological Seminary. He is committed to helping the next generation of young people to restore their self-image, emotional counseling, potential development, and fostering leadership. He often speaks at churches, campuses, and businesses across Asia, and has been invited to the U.S. President’s Breakfast.

He is currently the Pastor of Fight.K Church, director/consultant of Baby Rabbit Dental Clinic, president of Dear Dreams Society, founder of Meet Me, as well as a writer, speaker, and venture capital advisor.

Dr. Brian Simmons is a Bible teacher, linguist, minister, and former missionary. As a missionary, he and his wife, Candice, pioneered church plants in Central America. As a linguist, Brian co-translated the Kuna New Testament for the Paya-Kuna people of Panama.

After a dramatic conversion to Christ in 1971, Brian answered a calling from God to leave everything behind, become a missionary, and bring the gospel to unreached tribes. Taking their family of three children to the jungles of Central America, he and his wife pioneered and shepherded church plants among the Kuna people group for many years. While serving as missionaries Brian witnessed firsthand God’s powerful gospel-movement among the nations through spiritual revival. As a linguist, Brian also served as a co-translator for the Kuna New Testament, providing this unreached people group with a copy of God’s Word for the first time.

After their ministry overseas, Brian and Candice returned to North America, where Brian began to passionately work toward helping people encounter the risen Christ and His story of redemption. Brian and Candice birthed numerous ministries, including a dynamic church in Connecticut. They also established Stairway Ministries under which they travel full-time as Bible teachers in service of local churches throughout the world with the gospel.

Brian is the author of numerous books that promote the redemption and reconciliation of the nations through Christ and extension of His kingdom. His best-selling book, The Journey of the Bride, has been translated into Korean and French and has now been reprinted as The Sacred Journey. Other titles include: The Wilderness: Where Miracles are Born, Prayer Partners with Jesus, The Dreamer, The Stairway, The Prophet of Zion, Moses the Deliverer, I Hear His Whisper volumes 1 and 2, and The Image Maker.

Brian and Candice have been married for over forty-five years and have three children, six grandchildren, and two precious great-granddaughters. Their passion is to be loving examples of a spiritual father and mother to our generation.

Bishop Chito is the Coordinator of the Transformation and Revival Ministry focusing on prayer for the Nation, a commission of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC). He is also one of the Bishops of PCEC. In addition, he is appointed as the Regional Apostolic Coordinator of the Harvest International Ministry in the Philippines. 

He is a revivalist by heart and is passionate about being intimately in love with Jesus Christ and the lost through evangelism and discipleship. 

He spearheads the Transformation and Revival Commission of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) and conducts a series of free conferences and monthly revival meetings called Soaking in the River that has been running for more than ten years already. He is the bishop and overseer of more than three hundred River of God churches and affiliates here and abroad and also heads a network of apostolic and prophetic churches in the Philippines under Harvest International Ministry. His message is clear, the genuine love that we have for Jesus will spark the great flame of transformation and revival from within ourselves, then it will spread to the entire nation of the Philippines and the rest of the world.

Shara Lea Chalmers has vowed her life to love Jesus the way He deserves & be as close to Him as humanly possible, while loving others with the very love of the Father. She loves preaching on intimacy and has ministered in over 35 nations. She is also the Producer, Director and Writer for Iris Global Film’s first feature length documentary “Compelled by Love,” as well as the Casting Director for Bethel TV. See her Film History.

Shara helped write Compelled by Love with Heidi Baker after serving as her personal assistant for nearly five years, and is also featured on the film Finger of God. She wants to love Jesus so lavishly that she takes an ocean of people home to heaven – so that the Lamb might receive the just reward of His sufferings.

Dr David Herzog is the co-founder of David Herzog Ministries. His passion is to live in the Glory Realm equip believers to do the greater works and to bring the gospel to as many souls as possible in every nation of the world. David has also authored 8 books.

Dr. Herzog has ministered in evangelistic campaigns, conferences, revivals and outreaches worldwide across every continent in over 70 nations. He has seen revivals break out for weeks up to 6 months at a time. God uses him evangelism and revival services often moving in healings, creative miracles and signs and wonders along with a solid revelatory and teaching mantle to equip believer show to live and operate in the supernatural and glory realm and reach the lost.

Dr. Herzog has been in full time ministry for over 26 years and also lived 12 years overseas ministering to the nations of the world. David along with his wife Stephanie and their 3 children are based out of Arizona. He is also a graduate of Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas.

Greg Wallace is the U.S. Dean for Wagner University in Claremont, California. He also leads KG Ministries, his own contribution to equipping apostolic leaders and building apostolic ministries. Greg regularly speaks, writes, teaches, and consults on church reformation, societal transformation, and apostolic governance. His latest book, Apostolic Governance in the 21st Century was Amazon’s number one new release in Christian church administration. He has been married to his wife, Linda, for more than 22 years and together they parent a blended family of four adult children and six grandchildren.

Dr. Jung Shik Hong started New Seoul Church (now Bethel Church) in 1982. During a Sabbatical year in 1993, he received a new mission for worship renewal. God gave him a gift of praise so that he has composed more than 200 new songs since that time.

He has also served as the Chancellor of Wagner Leadership Institute Korea since 2004 and is actively initiating the flow of Holy Spirit’s power and realities in Korean churches. In 2006, he was commissioned as a Representative of Harvest International Ministry (HIM) Korea and started to form church networks that can help to fulfill the Great Commission on the earth today.

Dr. Hong is the Pastor Emeritus of New Seoul Church (Bethel Church). He is also the Representative of HIM, KWN and ARN (Apostolic Revival & Reformation Network) Korea.

Gaius Lawrence is the Senior Pastor of Church of Praise International, a congregation of believers meeting in Osaka, Japan. Gaius teaches the message of the Kingdom of God with power, insight, and makes it practical for daily living. He believes that through the knowledge of the principles of the Kingdom of God, every believer can become a victorious overcomer in every situation.

Gaius is also the president of a Bible School, Apostolic Center, and is the leader of KCI (Kingdom Connection International) which is a gathering of pastoral and marketplace leaders who want to extend the Kingdom of God. He resides in Osaka, Japan with his wife, Pastor Jaycie, and their two children, Asher and Jedidiah.

Ché Ahn and his wife, Sue, are the Founders and Senior Pastors of Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena, CA, since 1994. Ché is the Founder and President of Harvest International Ministry, a global revival and reformation movement in over 65 nations with the common vision of “Changing Lives, Transforming Cities, and Discipling Nations.” He is also the International Chancellor of Wagner University, an international network of apostolic training centers established to equip the saints for Kingdom ministry. Ché received his M.Div. and D.Min. from Fuller Theological Seminary and has played a key role in many strategic local, national, and international outreaches. He has authored numerous books, including Say Goodbye to Powerless Christianity, How to Pray for Healing, The Grace of Giving, God Wants to Bless You!, and Modern-Day Apostles. Ché ministers extensively throughout the world, bringing apostolic wisdom with a Holy Spirit impartation of revival, healing, and evangelism. His greatest desire is to see society transformed through Christians who understand and fulfill their destiny. Ché and Sue have been married for over 40 years. They have four adult children and six grandchildren.

Shannon Grove was born and raised in Kern County, and is thankful for the sacrifices her single mother made to ensure she grew up in a loving environment.

After graduating from high school, Shannon served in the United States Army and was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany where she witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. This experience solidified her passionate patriotism and appreciation for the freedoms our country offers to all people.

Following her service to our nation, Shannon worked for two temporary staffing agencies.  This led to her establishing her own staffing company, Continental Labor and Staffing Resources, with her sister-in-law in 1993. Grove currently serves as the CEO of the company which serves Bakersfield and Ridgecrest.

Prior to her election to the State Senate, from 2010 to 2016, Shannon served as the State Assemblywoman from the 34th District. While in the Assembly, she focused on supporting the disabled community with additional funding, fought for water funding, and increased job growth in her district.

Shannon currently lives in Kern County with her husband, Rick. They are the proud parents of five children and six grandchildren.

Elected in November 2018, Senator Shannon Grove is the first woman veteran elected to serve in the California Legislature, and is proud to serve as the Vice-Chair for the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. Grove will also serve as a member of the Senate Committee on Health.

The 16th Senate District encompasses large portions of Kern, Tulare, and San Bernardino Counties including Bakersfield, Barstow, California City, Exeter, Frazier Mountain, Joshua Tree, Mojave, Needles, Ridgecrest, Rosamond, Taft, Tehachapi, Twentynine Palms, Tulare, Visalia, Yucca Valley and portions of Kern River Valley.

David Lane energizes Evangelical pastors and pews across the nation through the American Renewal Project. Educating pastors to mobilize their congregations to register and vote their faith. Twenty thousand pastors, plus spouses, have participated in the Pastors’ Policy Briefings across 20 states since 2005. The American Renewal Project spent $9M in the fall of 2016 in 6 states: FL, OH, MO, NC, VA, and IA. Besides mobilizing pastors and pews events in these 6 states (the transmission mechanism for Voter Registration, GOTV and Voter Guides), American Renewal Project’s Ground Game knocked on 1.7M doors and phone calls to low-propensity Evangelical voters in September and October. The project is named Issachar Training: the Men and Women of Issachar. Mr. Lane’s pastor Rob McCoy was sworn in on November 11, 2018, as Mayor of Thousand Oaks, CA. David and Cindy live in the Thousand Oaks area and have four children. All four are following the family tradition in political activism. David is an Elder at Calvary Chapel-Godspeak.