Lineup Information

After over a decade of making music with the David Crowder Band, David Crowder embarked on a new musical journey as a solo artist. Since then, Crowder has released 5 studio albums that have charted #1 on Billboard, won many Dove Awards, K-Love Awards, and received Grammy nominations.

Lysa TerKeurst is president and chief visionary officer of Proverbs 31 Ministries and the author of six New York Times bestsellers, including Good Boundaries and Goodbyes, Forgiving What You Can't Forget, and It's Not Supposed to Be This Way. She writes from her family's farm table and lives in North Carolina.

Katy Nichole’s debut album, Jesus Changed My Life (Centricity Music), is an 11-track odyssey filled with the unabashed honesty and vocal clarity that have made the 22-year-old one of Christian music’s fastest-rising artists. In just a short time, the collection’s opening track and viral TikTok smash, “In Jesus Name (God of Possible),” has propelled Katy to heights rarely experienced by a brand new act. The song reached No. 1 quicker than any other debut single from a female artist in the history of the Billboard Christian Airplay chart and went on to become the biggest hit of the past decade on the Hot Christian Songs chart, crowning the list for a record-breaking 20 weeks.

Candace Payne is a viral sensation whose video of trying on a Chewbacca Mask became the most-viewed Facebook Live video to date (175+ million views). She has been featured in more than 3,000 media outlets and has interviewed with major media such as “Good Morning America,” “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” The New York Times, PEOPLE and Cosmopolitan. Candace released her first book, Laugh It Up: Embrace Freedom and Experience Defiant Joy, and simultaneous small-group curriculum, Defiant Joy: What Happens When You’re Full of It (both Zondervan), in fall 2017. Candace Payne lives in Texas with her husband, two children, and ornery pugs.

Dr. Lori Salierno-Maldonado works as a passionate keynote speaker, is the author of several books and is the co-creator of the Teach One to Lead One philosophy. She is an avid spokeswoman for the cause of transforming at-risk youth into responsible citizens. Dr. Lori balances her time between the management of her successful non-profit organization and invitations to speak to audiences throughout the world. Dr. Lori lives with her husband, Jose Maldonado, in the Atlanta, GA area.

Ginny Owens has spent the past two decades sharing her heart with listeners and readers as a singer/songwriter, author, teacher, and advocate. Her unique musical style and inspirational lyrics have transcended genre definition and taken her to diverse venues that include the White House, the Sundance Film Festival, Lilith Fair and the National Day of Prayer in Washington, D.C. Ginny has also been an adjunct professor at her alma mater, Belmont University, served as a worship leader, partnered with non-profits, and authored two books.

CAIN quickly became a household name ever since their debut single, the RIAA Gold^® certified "Rise Up (Lazarus)," was released in early 2020. Raised in Hartselle, Alabama as pastor's kids and now residing in Nashville, the sibling trio comprised of Madison Cain Johnson, Taylor Cain Matz, and Logan Cain, got their first break opening for Dave Barnes and Andrew Ripp at a show in 2012. Since then, the Sony Music/Provident Entertainment award-winning act has released four projects and shared the stage with artists such as TobyMac, Zach Williams, and Casting Crowns, while also performing on the famed stages of The Grand Ole Opry, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and Ryman Auditorium.

Micah Tyler is the honoree of multiple Dove Award & KLOVE Award nominations, two BMI Top 25 Christian Songs, an appearance in a major motion picture movie, and five #1 songs. From Buna, Texas, Micah travels 200 days per year, ranging from performances at youth and college aged camps to conferences to touring with other artists. His impact and understanding of his younger audiences was immortalized on a viral parody video titled “Millennials,” which has over 65 million cumulative views on YouTube and Facebook. He has toured with big name artists such as MercyMe, David Crowder, Jeremy Camp, Phil Wickham, and Big Daddy Weave.

Karen Kingsbury, #1 New York Times bestselling novelist, is America’s favorite inspirational storyteller, with more than twenty-five million copies of her award-winning books in print. Karen is also an adjunct professor of writing at Liberty University. In 2001 she and her husband, Don, adopted three boys from Haiti, doubling their family in a matter of months. Today the couple has joined the ranks of empty-nesters, living in Tennessee near five of their adult children.

Kelly Minter is an author, Bible teacher, and podcaster. Her most recent Bible study from Lifeway publishers is called Encountering God: Cultivating Habits of Faith Through the Spiritual Disciplines. Kelly speaks around the country and also works closely with Justice & Mercy International in the Amazon jungles of Brazil as well as the Eastern European country of Moldova. When she’s not writing, traveling, or speaking she enjoys time in her garden, cooking, and being with her friends and family.

Joy Greene is a Carolina girl from North Carolina. In 2012, she founded a women's radio/speaking ministry, Joytime Ministries. Joy now writes and produces "Joytime”, a one minute radio segment that airs on over 150 radio stations worldwide where she encourages women through God's Word. Joy also speaks regularly at women's events across the country and uses her real life experiences to speak a word of Godly encouragement into the lives of women all over the country.

Again this year, we have our amazing Favored Worship team that will be with us at every session, led by Allie Kaetlyn and Holly! We can’t wait to join together for 3 days in praise and worship and be led by this awesome team!