Speaker, Worship, & Entertainment

Jared Wilson

Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry, Author in Residence

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Jared Wilson is Pastor for Preaching and Training at Liberty Baptist Church in Liberty, MO, and Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry at Midwestern Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the author of over 20 books, including The Imperfect Disciple, the YA novel Echo Island and Go Outside . . . and 19 Other Keys to Thriving in Your 20’s. Jared also hosts the popular For The Church Podcast which drops weekly. He and his wife Becky have been married for 30 years, and they have two college-aged daughters.

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Shama Mrema

Comedian

After the success of “Veggie Tales Remix,” TBN created a spin-off show based on the song for Yippee TV. Where Shama starred and co-wrote music for the entire season, this was the beginning of a relationship with TBN that would culminate in Shama hosting the pre-show for the 52nd Annual Dove Awards and K-Love Fan Awards. With over 500 million combined views on his hilarious comedy sketches and music videos, Shama has been featured in publications such as Hope Nation, Relevant Magazine, Rapzilla, and many more.

Known for his top-notch videos, hilarious characters, and observational humor, Shama has entertained the internet since first uploading to YouTube in 2012 and gained 400,00 combined followers across social media. While Shamaen enjoys his time spent as a comedian, content creator and social media personality his most important role in life is husband to his wife, Grace, and father to their three kids, Ezra, Zoey and Lucy.