Dr. Tony Evans is the founder and senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, founder and president of The Urban Alternative, former chaplain of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks & NFL's Dallas Cowboys, author of over 125 books, booklets and Bible studies. The first African American to earn a Doctor of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, he has been named one of the 12 Most Effective Preachers in the English-Speaking World by Baylor University.

Dr. Evans also holds the honor of writing and publishing the first full-Bible commentary and study Bible by an African American.

His radio broadcast, The Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, can be heard on more than 1,400 US outlets daily and in more than 130 countries.

Dr. Evans launched the Tony Evans Training Center in 2017, an online learning platform providing quality seminary-style courses for a fraction of the cost to any person in any place. The TETC currently has over 40 courses to choose from and has a student population of over 2000.

Dr. Tony Evans was married to Lois, his wife and ministry partner of over 50 years until Lois transitioned to glory in late 2019. They are the proud parents of four, grandparents of thirteen and great-grandparents of three. Learn more about Dr. Evans at TonyEvans.org.

Christy Wright is the #1 bestselling author of Business Boutique, Take Back Your Time, and Living True. She is a certified business coach, dynamic speaker, and personal development expert. Christy served for 12 years as a Ramsey Personality with Ramsey Solutions before just recently taking a leap of faith to follow God’s call to preach. Christy has been featured on the Today show and Fox News, and in Success, Entrepreneur, and Woman’s Day magazines. Whether she’s running around on stage or running after her kids, challenging leaders or changing diapers, Christy lives out her faith and loves to help others do the same. Christy lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband, Matt, and their three children Carter, Conley and Mary Grace. Learn more about Christy at Christy-Wright.com.

Erinn Watkins is a mentor, speaker and teacher from Fort Worth, Texas. During his college years, he was discipled by Lecrae. Since then, he has led mission trips, written poetry and songs, and led teaching sessions impacting multiple generations.

Erinn is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary with a Master of Theology in Christian Leadership and serves as the Single Life Coordinator at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship. He continues to use his gifts to impact young adults, small groups, couples, and singles. Erinn enjoys spending time with his beautiful bride, Caitlyn, when he is not ministering. Learn more about the Single Life Ministry at OCBFChurch.org/Singles.

Melvin Crispell III comes from a rich musical legacy. His father, world-renowned musician Melvin Crispell, Jr., composed and played on award-winning songs for some of gospel music’s biggest artists. His mother, Tunesha Crispell, was a celebrated gospel singer whose voice was featured on several well-known choir recordings along with a critically acclaimed solo project. It was Melvin’s strong relationship with God and love for music that helped him overcome the loss of his parents at such an early age.

Melvin carried the Crispell legacy onto the national stage and became BET’s Sunday Best winner in 2019. He hopes that winning Sunday Best will allow him to use his dynamic voice to lead others to a closer relationship with God and to continue his family’s legacy while also creating his own. At 23 years old, Crispell garnered his first Grammy nomination for Best Gospel Performance/Song with his hit “Wonderful Is Your Name,” a song written by his late father, Melvin Crispell, Jr. Learn more about Melvin at MelvinCrispell.com.

With her dad as an original Richard Smallwood singer and her mom as a professional drummer, Niya Cotton was destined to find music as a way to communicate. She began singing in church at age 2 and has never looked back. She has acted and danced in several plays under the direction of Mike Malone and Debbie Allen and singing with artists like Michael Jackson, Michael Bublé, Chance the Rapper, Kirk Franklin and many others. In addition to performance art, Niya has written music for tv and film with Warner Brothers in Burbank, CA, and television and film composer Kurt Farquar. Niya and her college sweetheart and husband, Roy, are the proud parents of three amazingly hilarious children, Rocco, Eric Stone and Nyla Jade. Learn more about Niya at NiyaCottton.com.

Sean's musical influence started with Quartet legends like The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Fairfield Four and The Canton Spirituals. Growing up in a family of singers, Sean spent Sunday dinners singing along to the The Winans, The Clark Sisters, and Sam Cooke. As Sean’s musical palette expanded, he began to gravitate to soul-inspired artists such as D'Angelo, The Roots, John Legend and Anthony Hamilton. Falling in love with the essence of these sounds, Sean melded these genres to form his own brand of neoteric soul music.

Sean has received national recognition as a ground-breaking artist of his generation. He was named one of the top 10 best albums by Soultracks.com, received Album of the Year and Singer of the Year by Kingdom Choice Awards and Album of the Year by Gospel Blue Mic Awards. Sean has placed his mark on the music industry as an artist to closely watch. Sean C. Johnson continues to create music that changes hearers into doers and leaves a lasting impression on his fans. Learn more about Sean at SeanCJohnson.com.

Damon Sumner has been bringing laughter to people’s lives before he held a mic on a stage. He continues to hone his craft with hilarious stories about his upbringing and witty, high-energy observations of everyday life. Damon has shared the stage with headliners, like Iliza, Brent Morin, Todd Glass, Sarah Tiana, George Wallace, and more.

He appears on The Weather Channel’s Weather Gone Viral, EPIX’ Unprotected Sets and heard on Sirius XM. He co-hosts the hilarious podcast, Forth and Ten and created the YouTube Channel Better Dad. In 2012, Damon toured China for a year and was a part of the team that opened Kungfu Comedy Club, the first full-time mainland comedy club in China. Damon has also performed in illustrious comedy festivals around the U.S., including the Dallas Comedy Festival, Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival, Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, Hell Yes Comedy Festival and was a semi-finalist for the American Black Film Festival's Comedy Wings. Learn more about Damon at DamonSumner.com.