Ben Cachiaras

​​Ben Cachiaras has been Lead Pastor at Mountain Christian Church since 1997, carrying on a rich family legacy of ministry. He loves preaching, mentoring pastors, and building Jesus-shaped communities that help people experience God’s love. Mountain is a vibrant, multi-site church making a big impact locally and globally, with a heart for reaching the unchurched and serving families in need through its EPICENTER outreach. Ben and his wife Karla have three grown kids, and when he’s not cheering (sometimes irrationally) for the Minnesota Vikings, he enjoys skiing, pickleball, and time with family.

Ken Idleman

Ken Idleman, BA, MDiv, DD, is the Vice President of Leadership Development at The Solomon Foundation. Ken is responsible for mentoring gifted pastors and equipping them with the resources they need to lead their churches to the next level. In his 20s, Ken began teaching at Ozark Christian College in the areas of Bible and ministry. At age 29, he was named President-elect and at age 31, he became the fourth president of OCC. After a colorful career in Christian higher education, Ken began a ten-year ministry as Senior Pastor of Crossroads Christian Church, a 4000 active member mega-church, located in southwest IN. In Ken’s words, “College presidents don’t retire; they go out to pastor!” He has personally mentored or counseled hundreds of Christian leaders over the years. Ken has been a Certified Church Health Consultant with the Thom Rainer Institute since 2005. He was president of the North American Christian Convention in 1992. Throughout his professional life he has consistently been an avid supporter of the mission of Christ through the local church. Ken’s ministry focus has been to raise up, equip, send out and faithfully support Christian leaders. Ken and his wife of 57 years, Kaylene, have raised three children, who are all Christian leaders, along with their spouses, at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY. The Idleman’s have eleven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Rhonda Paulson

Ronda Paulson is the Founder and Executive Director of Isaiah 117 House, a nonprofit organization that provides physical and emotional support in a safe and loving home for children awaiting foster care placement. A native of East Tennessee, Ronda lives in Elizabethton with her husband Corey and their four children. While training to become foster parents in 2014, Ronda learned that children removed from their homes often wait in offices — scared, alone, and with little to call their own. The question “What if there was a home?” was planted in her heart. One year later, when she picked up their first foster son in those same conditions, that question became a calling. In June 2018, the first Isaiah 117 House opened its red doors in Carter County, TN. Today, Isaiah 117 House has 61 locations across 13 states and has served more than 10,000 children. Under Ronda’s leadership, the organization continues to expand, bringing hope and healing to children on one of the hardest days of their lives.

Rick Rusaw

​Christian Leader, Entrepreneur, Pastor and Author -- Rick Rusaw continues to blend his talents and heart for service to influence corporate and faith-based leaders around the world. Rick also serves on the executive team at Gloo, a Boulder, Colorado data and technology company that is connecting the non-profit and faith-based community globally. Rick also founded the Spire Network, a national digital engagement platform, conference and innovation community focused on equipping and inspiring Christian leaders. For more than 28 years, Rick served as Lead Pastor at LifeBridge Christian Church in Longmont, Colorado. Rick has assisted churches and denominations worldwide in developing an external focus to ministry and has authored several books and resources including the best-selling missional-book Externally Focused Church, as well as Life on Loan, Externally Focused Quest, 60 Simple Secrets Every Pastor Needs to Know, The Neighboring Church and The Neighboring Life. Rick speaks for business and ministry conferences around the world, has consulted with, raised capital for and guided numerous start-ups, and shares his leadership on several corporate and nonprofit boards. Rick and his wife Diane have three children and eight grandchildren.

Marty Solomon

​Marty Solomon grew up in the Reformed tradition before attending Boise Bible College and getting his B.A. in Christian Ministries. In 2008 he studied in Israel with Ray Vander Laan and was challenged to grapple with his own Jewish heritage. As he learned more about the wider conversation surrounding the Bible, especially through a Jewish context, he began to develop BEMA Discipleship as a way to share his experience with others. He found his way into Impact Campus Ministries, seeing college students as in the perfect stage of life to experiment with the methods he saw in Jesus. Marty began leading trips of his own to Israel and Turkey in 2014. After a few iterations of his BEMA material, The BEMA Podcast was launched in 2016, making it accessible to a global audience. He and his wife, Becky, currently live in Cincinnati; they are committed to the work of ministry together and of raising their two kids, Abigail and Ezekiel.