Dr. Michael Licona
Mike Licona is the Apologetics Coordinator at the North American Mission Board. He was interviewed by Lee Strobel in The Case for the Real Jesus and appeared in Strobel's The Case for Christ (DVD). He has engaged in public debate on Jesus' resurrection with Bart Ehrman (UNC), Elaine Pagels (Princeton), and numerous others. He is the author of Paul Meets Muhammad (Baker, 2006) and co-author of the award-winning book The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus (Kregel, 2004). Mike has a Ph.D. in New Testament Studies which he completed with distinction from the University of Pretoria and is a member of the Evangelical Philisophical Society, the Institute for Biblical Research, and the Society of Biblical Literature. He is a frequent speaker on university campuses, churches, and has appeard on dozens of radio and television programs.
Mark Mittelberg
Mark Mittelberg is a best-selling author and sought-after speaker. His newest book, which he wrote with his ministry partner Lee Strobel, is called The Unexpected Adventure. His previous book, Choosing Your Faith, is a great resource to give to friends who are figuring out what to believe -- and he's just released a DVD study course based on the book called Faith Path: Helping Friends Find Their Way To Christ. Mark is also the main author of the recently updated Becoming a Contagious Christian training course, through which more than a million people around the world have learned to talk about their faith in natural ways.
Mark was the evangelism director at Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago for many years. He and Lee Strobel have been ministry partners for more than twenty years. Mark lives in Southern California with his wife, Heidi, and their two teenage children.
Dr. Nabeel Qureshi
Nabeel Qureshi is a former devout Muslim who was convinced of the truth of Christianity through apologetics and a spiritual search for God. Since his conversion, he has dedicated his life to spreading the Gospel through teaching, preaching, writing, and debating. He has participated in 12 public debates and is currently co-director of Acts 17 Apologetics Ministries. He holds an MD from Eastern Virginia Medical School and an MA in Christian apologetics from Biola University. Nabeel is currently a youth pastor in Southeastern Virginia, where he lives with his wife Michelle.
Dr. Craig Hazen
Craig J. Hazen is a Professor of Comparative Religion and Christian Apologetics at Biola University and Founder and Director of the Master of Arts Program in Christian Apologetics. Prof. Hazen holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Religious Studies, a B.A. in Biological Sciences, and has studied at the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. His academic work has been recognized with multiple awards for excellence from the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Religion. For a number of years he taught biology, chemistry, and computer science and ran a comparative animal physiology research lab at the California State University. As an instructor at the University of California, Prof. Hazen was nominated three times as teacher of the year and co-taught one of the largest single classes in the University of California system. Prof. Hazen has lectured to audiences around North America and Europe on the evidence for the Resurrection, the historical reliability of Scripture, religion and science, and Christianity among world religions. Hazen has lectured in the White House and in the U.S. Capitol. He and his wife, Karen, live in southern California with their four children.
Dr. James Swanson
R. James Swanson is a University Professor and Professor of Biological Sciences at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, where he has taught since 1975. His specialties include exercise physiology, nursing, and biomedical sciences. He earned his Ph.D. from Florida State University in 1976. Dr. Swanson has been a strong defender of creationism and intelligent design for decades, having given seminars and led discussions on the controversy. Dr. Swanson has come under fire multiple times for his faith in the university setting, and has invaluable experience standing his ground as a Christian in academia. Currently he lives in Norfolk with his wife, Gloria.
Rev. Tony Costa
Tony Costa has earned a B.A. and an M.A. in the study of religion from the University of Toronto. He is currently a Ph.D candidate with Radboud University in New Testament studies. Tony is also a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Evangelical Philosophical Society. His area of expertise is biblical and systematic theology, cults, the New Age Movement, and comparative world religions. Tony is a professor of apologetics at the Toronto Baptist Seminary. As a defender of the faith, Tony has engaged in debates with Muslims, Mormons, atheists, secular humanists, and other groups that challenge the historic Christian faith. Tony is also an ordained minister. As a Christian apologist, Rev. Costa gives reasons for the valid belief in Christianity, and also advocates the unique claims of Jesus Christ. Tony is happily married to a wonderful wife and resides in Toronto, Canada
Rob Lundberg
Rob Lundberg is a Christian apologist, Bible teacher, and director of Stand4Truth ministries. He is a Certified Apologetics Instructor with the North American Mission Board. Rob holds a B.A. in Religious Studies from Oklahoma Baptist University and a Masters of Divinity from Mid America Baptist Theological Seminary. Rob is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Evangelical Philosophical Society, and the International Society of Christian Apologetics. He resides in Virginia with his wife Kathy, and their daughter Christine.
Tom Gilson
Tom Gilson is Director of Strategic Processes for Campus Crusade for Christ. He has consulted with multiple Christian ministries, including InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, International Cooperating Ministries, and Southern Evangelical Seminary. He offers training in apologetics and strategy to local ministries as well as over the internet through podcasts and blogging. Tom's areas of interest include intelligent design and post-modernism. He has a graduate degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. He resides in York County, Virginia.
Christian Speaker and Debater:
David Wood
David Wood is a teaching fellow in philosophy at Fordham University, where he teaches philosophical ethics and philosophy of human nature. A former atheist, David became a Christian after examining the evidence for God’s existence and the historical facts supporting Jesus’ resurrection. Since then he has been in more than 25 public debates with Muslims and atheists. David is co-host of the television talk-show Jesus or Muhammad, which is broadcast throughout the world. He is currently co-director of Acts 17 Apologetics Ministries and lives in the Bronx with his wife Marie and his sons Lucian, Blaise, and Reid.
Atheist Debater:
John Loftus
John Loftus is a former Christian who has three master's degrees in the area of the Philosophy of Religion along with some Ph.D. work. He earned a Th.M. degree at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in 1985, before becoming an atheist. He is the founder of the Debunking Christianity blog, author of the book Why I Become an Atheist, and the editor of the forthcoming work titled The Christian Delusion.