Day 9 - January 23, 2012
6AM // David Branker
Celebration Church, Jacksonville, FL
David Branker began his leadership career at American Express where he spent ten years leading technology and performance initiatives. Having been called into full time ministry, David left his career and joined the pastorate. He now serves as the Executive Pastor of Celebration Church in Jacksonville, FL; a multi-site church that reaches over 12,ooo people throughout 10 locations nationally & internationally. He is a gifted leader and teacher and beyond his role at the church, actively serves on advisory boards for leadership and ministry development, as well as consulting and speaking with a focus toward strengthening the local church. He is married 18 years to wife, Consuelo, and together they have two boys Joshua 15 and Jonathan 10 – who he considers his greatest treasures from God.
12PM // Dino Rizzo
Healing Place Church, Baton Rouge, LA
Dino Rizzo is the founding pastor of Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana - a church with over 8,200 people in 8 campuses. HPC has been named one of America’s Top 25 Most Innovative Churches - a reflection of his overwhelming drive to reach the unreachable and to engage with others to show God’s love to the poor and hurting – wherever they are. His book, SERVOLUTION, exposes his passion to see believers join together in a revolution of serving others – Jesus style. Dino and his wife DeLynn have three children.
7PM // Herbert Cooper
People's Church, Oklahoma City, OK
Herbert Cooper is the founder and Senior Pastor of People’s Church in Oklahoma City. People’s Church is a fast growing, multi-cultural and multi-generational church; it is one church with two locations. Herbert is a sought after speaker who has a unique ability to effectively communicate the Gospel to young and old alike. His humorous, straight-forward and creative style of speaking captures his audience’s attention as he drives home life-changing biblical principles. Herbert has a great passion to see the church become more diversified and unified at the same time. Herbert, his wife Tiffany, and their four children, Cale, Cade, Caris, and Case, live in the Oklahoma City metro area.