Mainstage Speaker : CHIP TAYLOR

Chip Taylor is a captivating speaker with a contagious love for Jesus and a huge heart for young people.  He is passionate about empowering leaders, caring for hurting students, and impacting the world.

Chip enjoys sports, coaching, wood working and date nights with his wife. He is agraduate of MACU and a 25-year veteran in student ministry, currently serving as the Student Pastor at McDowell Church. He is also the Director of the Intern Academy, a non-profit building a pipeline of leaders through a network of ministry internships. He is the proud father of Leah and Caleb and resides in Fountain Hills, AZ with his wife Lori.

Breakout Speakers

AUSTIN FURMAN
Austin Furman grew up in Punxsutawney, PA where he attended the First Church of God with Mike Hammer as one of his Youth Pastors. He has been married to his beautiful wife for 7 years. They have a 3 year old daughter, Sullivan, and twin boys, Baron and Westin, who are 2 years old. Austin has been the Student Ministry Director at Tri County Church for four years. He loves spending time with his students in Velocity. He loves all Pittsburgh sports and he’s a huge superhero movie nerd, in case you see this red-bearded man and want a conversation idea.
DAVID J HARDIE

David J Hardie is a 14 year youth ministry veteran who now spends his days traveling all over the country speaking to teenagers, training youth workers and selling Christian T-Shirts that he designs and produces. His storytelling abilities are as epic as his beard game.
KENTRELL SKEENS
Kentrell currently resides in the metropolitan area of Columbus.  Since the age of 16, Kentrell knew he would have a career in communications. After giving his heart to the lord, his greatest passion became to communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ in a powerful and compelling way. Kentrell is a dynamic speaker and spoken word artist who blends these 2 skill sets together so that he can convey the love of Jesus in an awe inspiring way. Kentrell’s secret hobby is that he loves to do Disney jigsaw puzzles, he literally has a room in his home dedicated to puzzling. So if you enjoy doing puzzles then this is your guy to talk to!
MATT SNEDDEN

Matt and his wife Tasha are from Clarion, PA. Life is crazier than ever with 3 kids all 5 and under. Matt has been the Youth Pastor at Trinity Point Church of God for the last 4 years. He’s passionate about sharing the truth of God’s word in a simple and practical way. In his free time, Matt likes to golf, play Fortnite and he’s 99% sure that he can beat you in a Ping Pong match.