Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Session Speakers

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  Dr. Scott Hamm

  Dr. Scott E. Hamm is the Director of Mobile Learning Research at Abilene Christian University in the Adams Center for Teaching and Learning where he directs the mobile learning fellows research program. He teaches online and face-to-face and is a member of the Sloan Consortium's workshop faculty and presents workshops for the Sloan Consortium's online teaching certification and mobile learning mastery series. He is currently working on a Ph.D. in computing technology in education from Nova Southeastern University. Recent publications include a chapter in the Handbook of Mobile Learning and a forthcoming chapter in Mobile Pedagogy and Perspectives on Teaching and Learning, an IGI publication (In Press).

  Scott will be leading a session in the Education track entitled "Mobile Learning: Research, Trends, and Implications for the Christian University."

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  John Edmiston

  John Edmiston is the CEO of Cybermissions and is a transformational leader involved in developing other leaders both online, in the seminary classroom, and in and face to face mentoring. John has had a deep interest in technology and its uses for the Kingdom of God since the early 90's. He likes to stretch the boundaries of the mind with challenging presentations.

  John will be leading a breakout session in the Theology track entitled "The Ubiquitous Gospel: What Changes When The Gospel Goes Global?"

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  Paul Steinbrueck

  Paul Steinbrueck is co-founder and CEO of OurChurch.Com and the lead blogger at Christian Web Trends. Paul lives in Safety Harbor, FL with his wife and 3 children, where he serves as elder of Cypress Meadows Community Church. He also blogs at LiveIntentionally.org and serves on the board for SpringsOfHopeKenya.org, a home for children in Nakuru who have lost their parents to AIDS.

  Paul will be leading a breakout session in the Strategy track entitled "Grand Central: Making Your Website a Powerful Hub of Communication, Connection & Growth."

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  Carolyn Kim

  Carolyn Mae Kim has experience working with national and global clients on creative communication strategies. Her specialization is in social media and organizational relationship building on digital platforms. She serves as a full-time faculty member with Biola University, leading the public relations emphasis in the Journalism & Integrated Media department. A member of the Public Relations Society of America, Carolyn is an Accredited Public Relations professional (APR) and also a speaker and author for Social Media and Search Engine Optimization.

  Carolyn will be leading a breakout session in the Strategy track entitled "How To Ignite Your Pinterest Boards: Steps to Double Your Engagement & Measure Your ROI."

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  Dr. Rebecca Hong

  Dr. Rebecca Hong teaches in the graduate online program in the Biola School of Education. When Rebecca is not teaching research methods courses, she is examining ways in which to improve the online learning experience for students. Dr. Hong believes that all students have a desire to know and to be known, whether in-person or online. Based on this truth, her primary area of investigation in online learning is the leveraging of motivation in learning achievement by the creation of community and a sense of belonging.

  Rebecca will be leading a breakout session in the "Education" track entitled: "Building Relationships One Tweet At A Time."

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  Georgia Joseph

  Georgia is the Director of Production, and Content Strategy & SEO Subject Matter Expert at Five Q. Before joining Five Q, Georgia was Marketing, Communications, and Research Manager at Copesan in Menomonee Falls, WI and the Director of Communications at Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, WI, where she was responsible for developing and managing the 6,000-member church’s first Communication Department. She graduated from Biola University with a degree in Business Administration and recently completed SEO certification with Bruce Clay. Georgia, her husband Bobb and their daughter live in Atlantic, IA.

  Georgia will be leading a breakout session in the Education track: "Beyond Trends: Web 4.0 and the Future of Learning."

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  Beau Aguon

  Beau is a strategist and account manager at Monk Development where he's helped some of the largest and most influential churches, ministries and non-profits in North America. Beau's passion is to help organizations use digital as a tool to do good, foster community and create meaningful human connection.

  Beau will be leading a session in the Strategy track entitled: "Human-Centered Content & Design Strategy: Creating Analog Connections in a Digital World."

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  David Rogers

  David Rogers is a respected thought leader in the area of mobile learning and development and heads MobileGov's development lab in Orlando, Florida. He also serves as the CEO for the social enterprise Allogy, which provides mobile learning solutions for students throughout the world. David serves as a research associate at the Institute for Simulation & Training at the University of Central Florida (UCF), where he performed his doctoral research in the Text & Technology program.

  David will be leading a session in the Education track entitled: "M-Learning and a return to Classical Education."

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  Jason Caston

  Jason Caston is a Creator, Innovator, Author and Internet Church Expert. He is more than a man on mission; he's a man with a calling, having worked with major ministries and built websites and social media properties that reach over three million people daily. In 2012 Jason Caston authored The iChurch Method Vol 1 (ichurchmethod.com), and followed that up in 2013 with The iChurch Method Vol 2 and How to Get One Million Social Media Fans.

  Jason will be leading two breakout sessions in the Strategy track: "The iChurch Method: How to Advance Your Ministry Online" and "How to Get One Million Social Media Fans: Take Your Social Media to the Next Level."

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  Dr. John Mark Reynolds

  John Mark Reynolds is the provost of Houston Baptist University. Prior to joining HBU, he was the founder and director of the Torrey Honors Institute, and Associate Professor of Philosophy, at Biola University.

  John Mark will be leading a session in the Education track entitled "The importance of creating digital place."

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  Neil Perlin

  Neil Perlin is an internationally known consultant, strategist, trainer, and developer for online content ranging from online help and books to mobile. Neil helps clients design content, select outputs, understand the coding, and select and learn authoring tools. To do this, he brings 34 years experience in technical communication, 28 with online outputs in many formats and tools. Neil has been a columnist for several professional journals and is a popular conference speaker. He is the founder of Hyper/Word Services of Tewksbury, MA, www.hyperword.com.

  Neil will be leading two breakout sessions in the Strategy track: "Mobile 101: Understanding What Your Ministry Needs to Do Now!" and "A Deep (But Non-Techie) Dive Into Mobile."

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  Dr. Ryan Bolger

  Ryan Bolger is Associate Professor of Church in Contemporary Culture in the School of Intercultural Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary. For the last few years, his missiological focus has been the intersection of faith and technology. Each year, Bolger teaches a course on "Church in the Age of Facebook" to MA, D.Min, and PhD students. Bolger is currently writing a book on faith and technology for Baker (due later this year) and wrote a chapter on life online for churches and teens in an upcoming Eerdmans volume on Mission to Teenagers. Before coming to academia, Bolger served both as a systems programmer/analyst and a church planter.

  Ryan will be leading a breakout session in the Theology track entitled "Christ-followers in the Network Society: Loving the Other in Mediated Contexts."

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  Dr. Ron Hannaford

  Ron Hannaford currently serves as the Director of Distance Learning at Biola University as has been tasked with assisting all 6 schools at the university with developing and offering online programs that effect holistic education. He has previously served Fuller Theological Seminary in a similar capacity. Ron’s strategic envisioning of new programs and comprehensive implementation experience have resulted in innovative programs being offered to students who serve in global church and mission contexts with outstanding results.

  Ron will be leading a breakout session in the "Education" track entitled: "Using Social Media in Education: Connection or Isonection?"

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  Dan Saugstad

  Dan Saugstad serves as a web strategy consultant at Trinet Internet Solutions, an industry-leading full service web firm specializing in strategy consulting, web design and development along with ongoing web management, support and analysis. Saugstad has a background in online marketing strategy and implementation, and currently runs campaigns for large non-profit and faith-based clients including ADRA, Fred Jordan Missions and Classical Conversations. He also has a background in local church ministry and Biblical Counseling and currently teaches in the Education and Discipleship ministries at his local church.

  Dan will be leading a breakout session in the Strategy track entitled "Persona & Purpose: Who are you reaching and what are you doing with those you reach?"

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  Eric Brown

  Eric serves as a digital strategist and consultant for Five Q. An early adopter of the Web, his experience in broadcast, content, marketing, and e-learning fuel his passion for integration and collaboration. Before Five Q, Eric owned WeirdGuy Creative Solutions and was Vice President of Training Outreach for In Touch Ministries. He has worked with such companies as Chick-Fil-A, Hilton Hotels, and Rockwell-Collins. A board member for several startups, he currently serves on the Board of Lifetime Ministries. Eric, his wife, and two children live in Atlanta, Georgia. You can find him at WeirdGuy blog where he writes about learning, leadership, community, and creativity.

  Eric will be leading a breakout session in the Strategy track entitled: "Strategic Integration: Smashing Silos with the Power of Collaboration."