Richard Blackaby was the president of the Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary in Cochrane, Alberta for 13 years. He continues his close relationship with the Seminary by serving as its Chancellor. Richard is the president of Blackaby Ministries International and resides in Cochrane, Alberta Canada.

Richard has written or co-authored with his father 18 books, including: Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God’s Agenda; Experiencing God: Day by Day; Hearing God’s Voice; Called to Be God’s Leader: Lessons from the Life of Joshua. Richard travels internationally speaking on spiritual leadership and the Christian life.

An internationally acclaimed speaker and author, Denton Lotz is recognized for his work as a missiologist who looks at how the context in which people live can best be used to bring them to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He currently serves as President of the International Religious Liberty Association. Formerly the General Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance from 1988 until 2007, Lotz began his long career of mission and ministry by serving in Eastern and Central Europe as a missionary of the Board of International Ministries of the American Baptist Churches USA. While in Europe, he taught for 11 years at the Baptist Theological Seminary, Rüschlikon, Switzerland. In 1970, he received the Doctor of Theology from the University of Hamburg, Germany. Lotz was honored by the BWA as the first-ever General Secretary Emeritus.