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Jason “Smiley” Abrams is an inspirational speaker and poet. He has been in full-time ministry since 2008. He is the author of Curing the Midas Touch and Curing the Whitewashed Black Man. He currently resides in Mississippi, serving as an Area Ministry Director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship supervising college ministry in the entire state of Mississippi, Memphis, and West Florida. Smiley is also the co-founder of The Andy Abrams Foundation, a nonprofit in honor of his late father. His first spoken word album, entitled 3:13 AM, is available now on all music streaming platforms. Smiley is available for public speaking, spoken word performances, and preaching or teaching events.

Rev. Jeff M. Liou, PhD is the National Director of Theological Formation for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA. He leads the department responsible for creating and delivering foundational theological training for InterVarsity staff.  Jeff is also an affiliate assistant professor of Christian ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, where he received his Ph.D. in Theology and Culture.  His research and writing interests include race and justice, church and culture, Asian American Christianity, theological ethics, and political theology. Ordained in the Christian Reformed Church of North America, Liou has served as a campus minister, local church pastor, and university chaplain. 

Emily Hill Boyd has a Ph.D. in Theological Ethics from the University of Aberdeen and is the author of Marketing & Christian Proclamation in Theological Perspective. Her research interests include economics, church marketing, and how cultural systems affect our life and worship. She currently serves as the Associate National Director for Theological Formation at InterVarsity.