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Biography Greg Surratt is the founding pastor of Seacoast Church, which was planted in 1988 with the goal of reaching un churched people in the Charleston area. Over the past sev eral years, Greg has grown increasingly concerned with the mental health of pastors, with studies showing as many as 42% of them are in various stages of burnout. In 2018 Greg founded The Pastors Collective to address this growing cri sis, and opened The Retreat at Church Creek in 2021 to pro vide a refuge for pastors to rest and make lasting connec tions with others. Greg is a co-founder of the Association of Related Churches (ARC), which is a global church-planting initiative that has established over 1,000 churches world wide since its founding in 2000. Saturday, September 27 | 10:45 AM Plenary 072 0.50 credit hours Continuing Education Accreditations applicable to this workshop: IBCC

powerful teaching. Paula reaches a worldwide audience through public events and her TV program, Paula Today, broadcast in 195 countries with a potential reach of more than 6 billion people. Paula is President of the National Faith Advisory Board (NFAB), America’s largest collaboration of faith leaders and organizations. Her distinguished tenure as an advisor to President Donald Trump for the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative, operating within the Office of Public Liaison and Domestic Policy Council in collabora tion with the Centers for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives, highlights Paula’s profound impact on policy and religious advocacy. At the America First Policy Institute, Paula chairs the Center for American Values. She and her husband, Jona than Cain, advance faith worldwide while promoting reli gious freedom, family values, and public service. Jennifer S. Korn is the Deputy Assistant to the President and Faith Director of the White House Faith Office af ter serving as Senior Advisor of National Faith Advisory Board, America’s largest faith coalition. Korn previously served President Trump all four years as Deputy Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison and during the 2016 Presidential Election leading Latino, Minority, Faith, Veteran and other coalition engagement for historic gains among these communities. Korn has served two decades working to elect officials and implement policies at the na tional and state levels to improve the lives of these impor tant constituencies. Korn is also a proud military spouse. Saturday, September 27 | 10:45 AM Plenary 073 0.50 credit hours Continuing Education Accreditations applicable to this workshop: IBCC Biography Jennie Allen, Bible teacher, author, and the visionary behind IF:Gathering, leads a new chapter as the founder and vision ary of Gather25, a 25-hour global prayer gathering. Driven by a deep love for God and an unyielding belief in the potential of this generation, Jennie’s mission is to disciple a generation of Jesus followers to live what they believe. Through her writ ing and teaching, Jennie seeks to convey a simple yet pro found truth: God sees you, loves you, and invites you to play your part in His unfolding story. She has witnessed firsthand the miraculous work of Jesus when people fully surrender to Him. Jennie is a passionate leader following God’s call on her life to catalyze a generation to live what they believe. Jennie is the New York Times’ best-selling author of Untangle Your Emotions , Find Your People and Get Out of Your Head . Jen nie has a masters in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary and lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband, Zac, and their four children. Jennie Allen IF: Gathering

Hon. Sam Brownback The Brownback Group

Paula White-Cain Senior Advisor to the President, and White House Faith Office

Jennifer S. Korn Deputy Assistant to the President, and Director of the White House Faith Office

Biographies Sam Brownback served as Ambassador at Large for Inter national Religious Freedom from February 2018 to Janu ary 2021. He served as Governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018. Prior to that he represented his home state in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives. While a member of the Senate, he worked actively on the issue of religious freedom in multiple countries and was a key sponsor of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. Prior to his public service, Ambassador Brownback practiced law and taught agricultural law at Kansas State University. He earned a B.S. from Kansas State Univer sity and a J.D. from the University of Kansas. Ambassador Brownback currently serves as co-chair of the Interna tional Religious Freedom Summit and chairman of the National Committee for Religious Freedom. He and his wife Mary have five children and 11 grandchildren. Paula White-Cain is President of Paula White Ministries, Pas tor at StoryLife Church, and Overseer of the City of Destiny near Orlando, Florida. She is a renowned best-selling author and educator who passionately shares God’s Word through

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