EXECUTIVE BOARD J. Kent Edwards, PhD, DMinFounder & CEOCrossTalk's Founder and CEO, J. Kent Edwards, also serves as the tenured professor of Preaching and Leadership at Talbot School of Theology. Kent earned a D.Min in preaching from Denver Seminary and a Ph.D. in intercultural education from BIOLA University. He has pastored and church planted across Canada and USA for 35 years and written two award-winning books: Deep Preaching & Effective First-Person Biblical Preaching.Beau Eckart, DMinSenior Pastor, Calvary Church, Lancaster, PAStephen Gunn, DMinRegional Director, Latin AmericaSenior Pastor of Crossroads Bible Church, Panama City Adjunct Instructor, Liberty University, Virginia Stephen E. Smith, J.D.SecretaryCounsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, VirginiaBruce Thrush, EMBAPresident & CEO, The Parallax Group International, CaliforniaDaniel BarnettFounder & CEO, Promotional Fulfillment Services, CaliforniaGreg LeithCEO, Convene, CaliforniaJohn P. Kalmikov, CCIM, MACATreasurerPresident, Kalvest, Inc., CaliforniaClaudia Kalmikov, MACAApologist, straighttalkwithclaudiak.com, CaliforniaNola Edwards, MBAConsultant, Sage Information Security, CaliforniaVicki HitzgesCSP | Executive Board Member, Motivational Speaker, Texas.