Voddie Baucham wears many hats. He is a husband, father, pastor, author, professor, conference speaker and church planter. He currently serves as Pastor of Preaching at Grace Family Baptist Church in Spring, TX.

For over a decade, Chuck has traveled the world teaching biblical financial principles to the affluent, middle class, poor and ultra poor. As host of the daily national radio broadcast, My MoneyLife™, Chuck connects with all generations and inspires his audience with a strong scriptural emphasis.

Child of God... Wife of Greg... Mom of 4... Grandmother of 2 (one is still in her mommy's tummy!)... Creator of HOMESCHOOLOPOLY® Board Game... Author of Homeschooling | The Journey is The Reward... and Speaker.

Larry Blythe, Teacher, Apologia Academy Director

Larry was raised in a Christian home in California. He became a Christian around the age of 9, and later committed to seeking full time ministry. He studied Pastoral Theology at Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in Southern California where he received his B.A. in 1982. He pastored for about 15 years as an Associate Pastor/Student Ministries (Youth Pastor).

Carlita Boyles is a homeschooling mother of three children and has been joyfully married to John Boyles for over 20 years. Early in her homeschool journey, Carlita developed a method of teaching math that used life experiences instead of textbooks.

Producer/Director Ken Carpenter has been making award-winning film and video projects for over twenty years. He founded Franklin Films, which has produced numerous projects for the leading names in Christian media and ministry, and more recently, he founded Franklin Springs Family Media, which produces films designed to entertain and edify families.

Since his first campaign for Congress in 1998, Jim DeMint has proven to be a principled leader that has fought to secure America’s freedoms for future generations.

ANN DUNAGAN lives with a passion for the LORD and the lost. She is a homeschooling mother of 7 children (ages 10 to 24), an author, and an international minister alongside her husband, Jon Dunagan.

CHRISTI DUNAGAN, the Dunagan's oldest daughter, is a fun and dynamic speaker.  During her high school years, Christi helped to estabish Harvest Ministry's orphan outreach, which is now caring for 700+ children.

American Family Radio and Matt Friedeman will broadcast his show from the exhibition floor at the Convention. The Matt Friedeman Show is broadcast through the AFR Network in 33 States and over 150 cities.

Jeannie is a mother of four with a love for God's Word, her family, homeschooling, science, and encouraging homeschool parents. After graduating from the University of Texas in 1991, she married her husband Jeff, who is an attorney in Georgia.

The president and CEO of Answers in Genesis and the highly acclaimed Creation Museum, Ken Ham is one of the most in-demand Christian speakers in North America.

Mark Hamby (M.S., M.Div., Th.M., D. Min. cand.) is founder and president of Lamplighter Ministries. There are five branches of Lamplighter in which Mark oversees: Lamplighter Publishing, Lamplighter Theatre, Lamplighter Guild, Lamplighter Life-Transforming Seminars, Lamplighter Moments Daily Radio Broadcast.

Jessie Hawkins is a traditional naturopath and the Founder / Executive Director of Vintage Remedies and the Vintage Remedies School of Natural Health, which educates aspiring herbalists and wellness professionals around the globe.

Matt Herbster has been on staff at THE WILDS since 1997, serving on Program Staff, and is currently the Program Director.

Author of "The Mystery of History".  She is a mother, a motivator, a mentor, and a former missionary. With 17 years of homeschooling three children, 17 years of ministry with Campus Crusade for Christ, and a sense of God's calling on her life, Linda brings enthusiasm, warmth, and inspiration to the subject of world history.

Laura House is a Registered Nurse and Accomplished Instructor with the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Through the many years of homeschooling three children, Laura developed a passion for teaching writing.

Scot and Rebecca Keliher are the founders of Home Educating Family Publishing, but more importantly, parents to five unique, humorous, and fun-to-hang-with kids. With three girls in the lead and two boys following close behind, life in the Keliherd is never boring.

As a child, Stephen's hobby was shooting movies with his brother Alex.  After in love with the Lords as a teenager, Stephen took his love for video making into ministry.

Heather Laurie, founder of the blog www.specialneedshomeschooling.com, has been married for 15 wonderful years and blessed with 5 children, and 3 angels awaiting us in Heaven.