Ron Woods

Pastor Ron Woods is your host for the 2013 Preaching and Leadership Laboratory. Ron is a 1988 graduate of Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri, where he now serves on the Board of Directors. He holds a Master’s degree in Ministerial Leadership from Southeastern University. Having served churches in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee, Ron accepted Lead Pastor of The Assembly at Broken Arrow in February of 2009.

His visionary leadership and dynamic preaching style has motivated others to excellence in ministry and purpose in life. Ron is a speaker at conferences across the United States and has become a regular guest at the Dream Center in Los Angeles. He has a great passion to lead the local church in community and global impact through servant leadership and spirit-filled living.

Michael Hyatt

Michael is the former Chairman and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the seventh largest trade book publishing company in the U.S. His latest book, Platform – Get Noticed In a Noisy World, is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller.

Michael writes and blogs on personal development, leadership, productivity, platform, and publishing. He creates insightful, relevant content that you can put to work in your personal and professional life. He now writes, speaks, and consults full-time. He is married and has five daughters.

Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson is the Senior Pastor of The Oaks Fellowship located in Dallas, Texas. In the last three years, the church has experienced robust growth, nearly tripling in size—now ministering to nearly 3000 people each week.

Dozens of pastors and leaders have been strengthened to fulfill their destiny and dreams through Scott Wilson Consulting. The organization comes alongside church and marketplace leaders to enable them to achieve the full potential of what God has called them to do.

Scott is the author of several books. His latest release is “Act Normal: Moving Compassion from Niche to Norm” is a daily devotional through the book of Acts and help readers discover what God intended the normal Christian life to be – a full, rich Spirit-filled and led life as Jesus modeled for us. Scott’s previous titles include “The Next Level: A Message of Hope for Hard Times” and “Steering Through Chaos: Mapping a Clear Direction in the Midst of Transition and Change”.