Greater Things - 2027 Annual Conference

David Kinnaman has directed interviews with millions of individuals as the president of Barna Group, a leading research and communications company that works with churches, nonprofits, and businesses from film studios to financial services. Author of Faith for Exiles, Good Faith, You Lost Me and unChristian, David and his wife have three adult children and live in Texas.

Named by Forbes Magazine as one of 20 speakers you shouldn’t miss, Jeff Henderson has become a trusted voice for nonprofit organizations. He has authored two best-selling books, Know What You’re FOR and What to Do Next, and currently serves as the Executive Director of Leadership Innovation and Strategy at Chick-fil-A. Jeff previously spent 17 years as a lead pastor in Atlanta.

Nicole Massie Martin serves as president and CEO at Christianity Today and founded and directs Soulfire International Ministries. She holds degrees from Vanderbilt University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and has authored several books, including Nailing It: Why Successful Leadership Demands Suffering & Surrender. In addition to roles on various boards and councils, Nicole participates in her local congregation in Maryland, where she and her husband, Mark are raising two daughters.

Wilfredo “Choco” De Jesús serves as the U.S. Missions Director of the Assemblies of God. For almost 20 years he pastored New Life Covenant Church in Chicago where more than 75 ministries reached out to the most disenfranchised, including those experiencing poverty, homelessness, and drug addiction. In 2013, TIME magazine named “Pastor Choco” among the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013, recognizing his leadership and influence within the evangelical and Latino communities.