Blake Lawyer gave his life to Christ a little over 25 years ago and submitted to God’s call to being a shepherd of his sheep (Ezekiel 34) in 2004. Blake met his bride Katelyn at Campbellsville University and they have served at Christ Community Church in Shelbyville, Kentucky since 2013. Blake is dad to Tinley (11), Preston (9), and Magnolia (5), and when he’s not discipling them, he loves to lead others to join Jesus in going out to make disciples.

Anibal Figueroa is the Lead Pastor of Nuevo Amanecer Church. He’s happily married to his wife of 19 years, Johana Figueroa, they have one son, Ian Caleb Figueroa. Pastor Anibal has been leading Nuevo Amanecer Church's ministry since 2014. He is a student at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, finishing up his Masters in Theology.

Nathan A. Whisnant has served as the Associational Mission Strategist for the Daviess-McLean Baptist Association since January 2020. Before then he ministered as a pastor for 35 years in churches in Kentucky, Indiana, and Virginia. Nathan has an amazing wife, Tammy Whisnant, who helped him write the book Imagine Not as Much, a Christ-centered weight loss strategy to help people lose weight and live healthier lives. They have two married daughters and six wonderful grandchildren.