Statewide Evangelism Conference

Steve Bezner has been the Senior Pastor of Houston Northwest Church since January 2013. His passion is to see Houston—and the world—become more like Heaven as people become more like Jesus.

Steve loves to preach, teach, write, and speak about the Bible in a way that is easy to understand but also challenges people to live the life that God has designed for each of them.

In Houston, Steve works to foster collaboration between local churches, serving on the board of the Houston Church Planting Network (to start new churches locally) and Houston Pastors United We Stand (to foster racial reconciliation). He also works through Glocalnet to build bridges with other faiths in the city, particularly Jews and Muslims.

Steve is passionate about training other pastors. He works with World Hope Ministries International to train pastors in remote global locations, coaches planters and pastors, and teaches seminary occasionally.

He is married to Joy and has two sons—Ben and Andrew. He holds his B.A. and M.A. from Hardin-Simmons University and his Ph.D. from Baylor University. If you’d like to receive Steve’s writing in your inbox as soon as it is published, you can subscribe here.

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Shane serves as the National Next Gen Director for the North American Mission Board (NAMB). He and his wife, Kasi, reside in Rockwall, TX with their six children – Raygen, Harper, Titus, Morris, Elliot, & Glory. He has been in ministry for over 18 years as a denominational worker, church planter, lead pastor, and student pastor.

Shane is also a traveling communicator, evangelist, and Bible teacher. Every year he speaks to over a hundred thousand people about the good news of Jesus Christ. He is the author of 9 Common Lies Christians Believe: And Why God’s Truth Is Infinitely Better, which is available everywhere books are sold. He has also authored many blogs and articles that have been picked up by RELEVANT, Christianity Today, The Christian Post, The Gospel Coalition, Church Leaders, The Baptist Press, and many others.

He is also the co-host of the podcast, Next Gen on Mission (available on podcast platforms), and is a monthly guest and contributor on the Point of View Radio Show that airs on over 300 stations nationwide. Shane and his wife, Kasi, were featured as ABC’s Nightly News “Persons of the Week” in August 2017.

Robert White is a pastor, public speaker, motivational coach and organizational leadership strategist. Robert is passionate about individuals understanding and living out their God given purpose. His passion for individuals to know and understand the gospel is seen in his passionate delivery of scripture and his strategic approach to evangelism and community engagement. Robert serves as the Lead Pastor of Freedom Church in Bedford, TX, a growing, diverse, and multi-generational church. Prior to planting Freedom Church, Robert served as the Youth and Young Adult pastor at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, TX

Robert studied Business Administration with a Finance concentration at California State University Dominguez Hills in Carson, CA. Robert is currently working on a Master of Divinity Degree from Baylor University’s George W. Truett Seminary. Robert is married to Marisha White and is the proud father of two daughters, Makenzie and Makayla.

Katie McCoy serves as Director Women's Ministry at Texas Baptists. She holds a PhD in Systematic Theology from Southwestern Seminary, where she also served on faculty for 5 years. Katie loves teaching on theology and culture as well as women's issues. When she's not writing or YouTubing, you can find her baking (or just making a mess in the kitchen). She is a political news junkie and the Container Store is her happy place.

Eric Hernandez is a dynamic evangelist and apologist with a heart for proclaiming the gospel and defending his faith on theological and philosophical grounds. He is a licensed minister, certified formation therapist, on the Denison Forum Advisory Board, and is the Apologetics Lead and Millennial Specialist for The Baptist General Convention of Texas. He has spoken and debated on a public level at university and college campuses where he adamantly and adequately defends the Christian faith against atheist, agnostic, and deistic professors of different worldviews. He holds an associate degree in social science, a bachelor’s degree in theology, and a certificate in apologetics from Biola University.