SARA FORHETZ
Sara is a familiar face to most of us and will be one of our keynote speakers for 2025.
Sara is a fervent follower of Jesus Christ. She speaks to churches around Southwest Missouri and Northern Arkansas, sharing her heart for personal evangelism. She has a passion for sharing the Gospel with people and urging Christians to be bold in our faith, because our friends, family, coworkers, and acquaintances desperately NEED us to be bold.
Sara resides in Ozark with her husband Ethan and their three children.
DAWN JACKSON
Dawn Jackson is the founder of This Wayfaring Life, LLC which offers faith-based growth coaching for life, leadership and spiritual formation. Dawn is also a Bible teacher and a member of the Propel Ecclesia coaching team. Prior to this she served thirty-three years on staff at a local church in Southern California. She is passionate about supporting women in the development of their gifts and talents. Outside of ministry Dawn can be found running, hiking and backpacking the trails of Southern California.
VIVIAN MAUBNI
Vivian Mabuni is a national speaker, author, bible teacher and podcast host. With over 30 years on staff with Cru, Viv loves teaching about the Bible and its practical application to ministry and life. She has been a keynote speaker at IF:Gathering, QCommons, Cru Winter Conferences, and Family Life’s “Weekend To Remember” marriage conferences. Her writing has appeared in Christianity Today, SheReadsTruth, Our Daily Bread, Propel Sophia and her teachings have been featured on the YouVersion Bible App’s “Verse of the Day”. Author of “Open Hands, Willing Heart”, she also serves on the Board of Trustees for Denver Seminary and is the founder & host of “Someday Is Here” a podcast for AAPI (Asian American PaciVic Islanders) leaders. She is passionate about helping raise up and equip the next generation of women leaders. Viv loves drinking coffee with her husband of 32 years, Darrin. They live in Mission Viejo, CA and have three young adult kids, a daugher-in-law, and a 115 pound German Shepherd dog. Connect with her on Instagram/Twitter @vivmabuni or on her website www.vivianmabuni.com