Mark Lawrence holds a B.A. from California State, M.Div. from Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry , and an honorary degree from Nashotah House and the University of the South, Sewanee.
He is the former Rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in McKeesport, PA and St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Bakersfield, CA. He became the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina in 2008.
Ashley Null holds an M.Div. from Yale Divinity School and a Ph.D. from Cambridge University.
He is the author of Thomas Crammer's Doctrine of Repentance: Renewing the Power to Love (Oxford University Press, 2007) and Divine Allurement: Crammer's Comfortable Words (2014). He has been a three-time Olympic chaplain, most recently in the 2012 London Games.
Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute's Center for Religious Freedom, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Marshall is also a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Religion at Baylor University; Senior Fellow at the Leimena Institute, Jakarta; and Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic Univeristy, Jakarta, Indonesia.
He is the author of hundreds of articles translated in over 15 languages and more than 20 books including Persecuted: The Global Assault on Christians (2013, with Lela Gilbert, Nina Shea), Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes are Choking Freedom Worldwide (2011, with Nina Shea), and Their Blood Cries Out (1997).
With degrees from the University of Manchester and York University, he has held professorships at the University of Toronto and the Free University of Amsterdam.
In addition to his appointment as Bishop of Egypt, Dr. Anis is a physician and amateur photographer and painter. He has degrees in medicine from Cairo University and the London School of Topical Medicine.
He has also studied at the University of California, at Moore Theological College (Sydney) and at the Diocese of Canterbury.
Bishop Michael was the 160th Bishop of Rochester in the Church of England after having served as Bishop of Raiwind, Pakistan, where he was born. He is the former General Secretary of the Church Mission Society and is currently the President of the Oxford Centre for Training, Research, Advocacy and Dialogue. He holds degrees from the University of Karachi, Cambridge, Oxford and elsewhere, and is on the faculty of the London School of Theology.
From 1999, he was a member of the House of Lords and took an active part on issues of national and international importance. In his present work, he helps develop leadership in churches which have experienced persecution. He is the author of 11 books and numerous articles on mission, ecumenism, the Anglican Communion, Christians in public life, and relations with people of other faiths, especially Islam. For many years, he has taken a leading role in the Mere Anglicanism Conferences held in Charleston, SC.
Former 6th Bishop of Pittsburgh & Bishop-in-Residence of St. Helena's Church
Bishop Hathaway graduated from Cornell University, became an officer in the US Navy, and then received an M.Div. form the Episcopal Theological School. After serving as chaplain to students at Ohio Northern University, he became one of the assisting clergy at Christ Church in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He went on to become Rector of St. Christopher's Church in the Diocese of Virginia, and then from 1981-1997 was the sixth Bishop of Pittsburgh.
He founded Solar Light for Africa, Ltd. and is widely recognized as a preacher and teacher specializing in missions.
Bill Hewitt is an active member of St. Michael's Church in Charleston, SC, where he has served in numerable positions in the Church, including Senior Warden. He is currently a member of the ALI Board of Trustees, and has served on the board of the Medical University of South Carolina and Water Missions International. He was Chair of the Spoleto Festival USA and Founding Chair of the Citadel School of Business Administration Advisory Board.
Bill has been Chairman of the Board of Polymer Grounp, Inc., a public global engineered materials company. He received the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's highest civilian award - bestowed by the Governor of the State. A graduate of the US Coast Guard Academy, he serves as President of the Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association.
A community leader, an entrepreneur and a businessman, Bill holds a Masters Degree in electrical engineering from the University of Connecticut and is the recipient of several honorary degrees.
A graduate of Rensaleer Polytechnical Institute and Harvard Business School, Gary DiCamillo has been involved at the leadership level in numerous major American corporations.
He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at the Polaroid Corporation, and also President of Worldwide Power Tools at Black & Decker Corporation. He was Vice President of Culligan, U.S.A., Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble Co., and a manager at McKinsey & Company.
Currently, he is Managing Partner for a “turnaround management and advisory firm” helping underperforming and distressed companies become successful. The company is called Eaglepoint Advisors based in Boston and San Francisco.
He serves on the boards of numerous well-known corporations, Whirlpool, Pella, Universal Trailer, Berkshire Manufactured Products, and the Sheridan Group, Inc.
With his wife Susan he was a major figure in founding a church in the Boston, Massachusetts area. Together they have three grown sons. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina and Boston, Massachusetts.
Professor of Old Testament & Hebrew at Beeson Divinity School, Birmingham, Alabama
Dr. Ross is the author of Introducing Biblical Hebrew, Holiness to the Lord: A Guide to the Exposition of the Book of Leviticus, Creation and Blessing: A Guide to the Study and Exposition of Genesis, Recalling the Hope of Glory: Biblical Worship from the Garden to the New Creation, and A Commentary on the New Psalms.
Allen is an Anglican who has taught at Dallas Theological Seminary and was the founding director of the Christian Leadership Center in Tallahassee, Florida. Widely admired as a gifted teacher, he is often in demand as a visiting speaker.
His degrees are from Bob Jones University and Dallas Theological Seminary, as well as a Ph.D. from Cambridge University. He is married to Dr. Jan Ross, who is completing an eight-volume set on the works of Thomas Traherne.
Anglican Chair of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School, Birmingham, Alabama
He is a noted scholar in the works of Jonathan Edwards on whoom he lectures and teaches courses. He also teaches courses on World Religions and on the History of Christianity, including the Reformation.
He is the author of numerous books and articles on scholarly publications, and is an ordained Anglican priest. One of his newest books is entitles The New Christian Zionism: Fresh Perspectives on Israel and the Land. He also taught at Roanoke College, Virginia.
He is a graduate of Wycliffe College, Toronto, and has been appointed by the Parliament of Kenya to direct the Anti-Corruption Commission of Kenya following his retirement.
During his studies in Toronto he served with Peter Moore at "Little" Trinity Anglican Church.
Former Dean and President of Trinity School for Ministry, Ambridge, Pennsylvania
He has recently returned to his native England where he is currently the Academic Dean at Wycliffe Hall at Oxford University. He is a graduate of the University of Oxford and also King's College, London from which he received his Ph.D.
He is an ordained priest in the Church of England and his publications include Five Phases of Leadership: An Overview for Christian Leaders; The Gospel According to Galatians: The Good News of Jesus Christ for Secular Age; and The Justifying Judgement of God: A Reassessment of the Place of Judgement in the Saving Work of Christ.
Former Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Egypt - Special Appointment to the Horn of Africa
A native of Canada, Bishop LeMarquand holds degrees from McGill University, Montreal, and Wycliffe College, Toronto from which he holds the Th.D.
He taught biblical studies at Trinity School for Ministry, Ambridge, Pennsylvania, and was Academic Dean there prior to returning to Africa where he once taught at St. Paul's Theological College, Limuru, Kenya. While teaching, he held assistantships in various parishes in Canada and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Global Businessman & Consultant in Healthcare Industry
He also serves on the boards of several charitable organization. He lives in Charleston, SC.
His wife, NANCY, who will also share her testimony, trained as a nurse, and is the owner of IMSCO, a company that serves a variety of industries in the transportation and distribution areas.
Both Ken and Nancy are involved at St. Michael's Church. Nancy is a Board member of Anglican Leadership Institute.
Peter Moore is the founder of FOCUS, youth ministry seeking to bring Christ to students attending independent Secondary Schools along America's East Coast/
He holds degrees from Yale, Oxford and the Episcopal Theological School, and was Rector of Little Trinity Anglican Church, Toronto. He then served as Dean/President of Trinity School for Ministry, before moving to Charleston, SC.
He is the author of several books, including A Church to Believe In. In addition to Directing the Anglican Leadership Institute, he is a Scholar-In-Residence at St. Michael's Church, Charleston, SC.
Evangelist, Author, Social Activist, Leader, Communicator & Mentor
Singled out by Time Magazine as “among the most influential preachers of an active Gospel,” Dr. Ford is president of Leighton Ford Ministries. He is author of 11 books, including the award-winning Sandy: A Heart for God, the biography of his son who died during heart surgery in 1981.
Author, Speaker, Historian, Pastor & Media Presenter
Dr. Dickson is a lecturer in Jewish Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia, and Founding scholar of the Centre for Public Christianity where he regularly lectures, gives TV appearances, and debates skeptics. He is a noted apologist and author and serves as Diocesan Missioner for the Diocese of Sydney. He is also Rector of St. Andrew’s Church in the Diocese.
XIV Bishop of South Carolina
Mark Lawrence holds a B.A. from California State, M.Div. from Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry , and an honorary degree from Nashotah House and the University of the South, Sewanee.
He is the former Rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in McKeesport, PA and St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Bakersfield, CA. He became the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina in 2008.