Pensacola, FL • April 27th, 2024

2024 Speakers & Performers

Chonda Pierce

Emmy-nominated® and best-selling comedian, Chonda Pierce, or “the country comic” as Billboard Magazine dubbed her, has been making audiences laugh for more than two decades with her winning combination of fierce wit and southern charm. A stand-up comedian, television hostess, author, and now actress, Pierce has channeled her life experiences into positivity, bringing laughter to audiences around the country. As the RIAA’s best-selling female comedian, her hilarious take on life is easily relatable as she publicly opens up to her listeners about times of darkness and depression in her own life, drawing humor and good from every situation. www.chonda.org

Margaret Feinberg

Margaret Feinberg, host of the popular podcast, The Joycast, is an well-liked Bible teacher and speaker at churches and leading conferences. Her books, including Fight Back With Joy and Taste and See: Discovering God Among Butchers, Bakers and Fresh Food Makers, and their corresponding Bible studies have sold more than one million copies and received critical acclaim and extensive national media coverage from CNN, the Associated Press, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and more. She was recently named one of 50 women most shaping culture and the Church today by Christianity Today. www.margaretfeinberg.com

Alli Worthington

Alli Worthington is the author of The Year of Living Happy: Finding Contentment and Connection in a Crazy World, Fierce Faith: A Woman’s Guide to Fighting Fear, Wrestling Worry, and Overcoming Anxiety, and Breaking Busy: How to Find Peace and Purpose in a World of Crazy. She is also a speaker, podcaster, and serves on the teaching team at Northeast Christian Church. Alli’s goal is to help women live the life God created them to live with encouragement and practical tools to make life happier, less busy, and with a fierce faith in the Lord. Her no-nonsense, guilt-free take on life, family, and balance led to appearances on The Today Show and Good Morning America. Alli, her husband, Mark, and their five sons live outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with the only golden retriever who refuses to retrieve. You can find her on her weekly podcast, The Alli Worthington Show. www.alliworthington.com

Shelene Bryan

Shelene Bryan is a former Hollywood Producer who left her job to start Skip1.org, a charity that builds kitchens and provides food and clean water to children and families in need. Her dream is to get everyone on the planet to skip one thing once in their lives for the sake of someone else. Shelene has appeared on the Steve Harvey Show, Home & Family, and Oprah’s Own show. She is an accomplished speaker, the creator of @thesplashpodcast, and is a best-selling author of Love, Skip, Jump: Start Living the Adventure of Yes and Ridiculous Faith: Experience the Power of an Absurdly, Unbelievably Good God. Shelene is a wife and mother of two and resides in Southern California with her husband of 30 years, Brice. www.shelenebryan.com

Elizabeth Woodson

Elizabeth Woodson is a Bible teacher, author, podcaster, and the Founder of The Woodson Institute, an organization that equips believers to understand and grow in their Christian faith. She loves helping people internalize their faith and connect it practically to everyday life. Elizabeth is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary with a Master's in Christian Education. She is the author of the book Embrace Your Life: How To Find Joy When The Life You Have Is Not The Life You Hoped For and From Beginning To Forever: A Study of the Grand Narrative of Scripture. www.elizabethwoodson.net

Julie Clinton

Julie Clinton is the President of Extraordinary Women Ministries, has spoken to hundreds of thousands of women as host of Extraordinary Women conferences all across America, and has authored five books with Harvest House. A woman of deep faith, she cares passionately about seeing women live out their dreams by finding their freedom in Christ. Julie and her husband, Tim, live in Virginia and have two children, Megan and Zach.