Tony Merida
Tony Merida grew up in the church but it wasn’t until an FCA service in college that he experienced a true conversion. After surrendering to Christ as Lord and Savior he soon was called into ministry. Several years later he began traveling full-time, preaching at various youth events and summer camps. In 2000, he left for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary where he met his mentor, developed a more comprehensive theology, developed a passion for God’s glory and the Christ-centered Scriptures.
He has served as Senior Pastor at First Baptist Kenner in New Orleans. He currently serves as the Dean of the Chapel and Assistant Professor of Preaching at New Orleans Baptist Seminary and is the interim Senior Pastor at Temple Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, MS.
He lives in New Orleans with his wife Kimberly and his dog Titus.
Dave Hunt
Dave Hunt has been leading worship for 13 years. Somewhere in the middle of all the worship leading he served as an associate student minister, a university minister, a worship pastor, and helped plant a church. Dave’s been nominated for a Dove award, has a cut on Casting Crowns Lifesong, produced an album or two, and wrote or co-wrote nearly every song on nearly every album he’s done.Dave has led at all sorts of worship gatherings, from congregations of 50 to crowds of 12,000. Dave gets out of the way and leads you straight to God.
Adam Thomason
Adam Thomason is the Spiritual Life Director at Crichton College and the Visionary/ speaker for Red Revolution ministries. He hold the Bachelor of Fine Arts from Savannah College of Ars and Design and the Masters in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. He and his lovely wife, Dawntoya, live in Memphis, TN.
Mike Licona
ike Licona serves as Director of Apologetics & Interfaith Evangelism at the North American Mission Board in Atlanta, Georgia. He received his Master of Arts Degree in Religious Studies from Liberty University and is a Ph.D. candidate in New Testament at the University of Pretoria. He co-authored with Gary Habermas the 2005 award-winning book The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus. His latest book Paul Meets Muhammad is a fictional ebate between the apostle Paul and the prophet Muhammad on the resurrection of Jesus and was recently called one of the “Top Twenty Recent Books on Islam.” Mike is interviewed by Lee Strobel in his most recent book The Case for the Real Jesus. Strobel writes, “Mike Licona combines the mind of a scholar, the heart of an evangelist, the clarity of a communicator, and the persuasive skills of a debater. His ministry is vitally important in answering objections currently being leveled against Christianity.”
