Dewayne Rembert

Dewayne’s corporate background consists of being General Manager at Hilton Hotels. During the height of his career, he was led to leave the corporate world and start a ministry called Flatline Movement. He was Strong Tower at Washington Park’s first youth pastor where he developed their youth program which is known as iENGauge.

He is now the Lead Pastor of Flatline Church at Chisholm. He is a student at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also one of the chaplains of Lee High School football and basketball team. He is on staff with Montgomery Baptist Association as the Church Planting Strategist/Revitalization Coach. Dewayne is also on the “Committee on Committees” for the Southern Baptist Convention. Dewayne wrote his first book in 2018 called Flatlined 2 Ngauge. He is also featured in a documentary film entitled, “Fruit,” which is now on PBS.

Dewayne is a native of Linden, Alabama. He is married to his best friend of 21 years, Leslie, and they are proud parents of three children: Devin, Dorian, and Journi.

Learn More: flatlinechurch.org

Dr. Matthew Sleeth

Matthew Sleeth, MD, a former emergency room physician and chief of the hospital medical staff, resigned from his position to teach, preach, and write about faith and health. Dr. Sleeth has spoken at more than 1,000 churches, campuses, and events, including serving as a monthly guest preacher at the Washington National Cathedral.

Recognized by Newsweek as one of the nation’s most influential Christian leaders, Dr. Sleeth is the executive director of Blessed Earth and author of numerous articles and books, including Reforesting Faith and 24/6. His newest book, Hope Always: How to be a force for life in a culture of suicide, released in May 2021.

Dr. Sleeth lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with Nancy, his wife of more than 40 years. Their grown children serve with their families in full-time ministry and as medical missionaries in Africa.

Learn More: blessedearth.org

Loresa Stansell

Loresa holds a Master of Arts Degree in Mental Health counseling with an emphasis on Community Based counseling from the University of North Alabama. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Alabama and a National Certified Counselor. She served on the Chi Sigma Iota board for 5 years, including a year as acting president. She is the author of the book, No More Chasing Normal, that highlights the unique grief experience of parents with special needs children. She has made appearances on talk radio and on a PBS Television Network in the Greater South Florida area. She has recently hosted in a TEDx forum presenting her grief model on a Ted Talk platform that can be viewed on Ted.com. She also owns and operates a private practice in Florence, Alabama, where she provides training workshops to local agencies and provides mental health services to a wide client base in the Shoals area.

Learn More: www.stansellcounseling.com

Dr. Steve Wages

Dr. Steve Wages is Professor of Family Studies and Director of the Cloverdale Center for Youth and Family at Faulkner University in Montgomery. Dr. Wages obtained a Master of Marriage and Family Therapy degree from Abilene Christian University and a Ph.D. in Family, Child, and Consumer Sciences from Florida State University. He is certified as a family life educator (CFLE) by the National Council on Family Relations and was the 2015 recipient of the prestigious MooreBowman Award for outstanding and continuing support of family well-being in the state of Texas.

Dr. Wages is a frequent speaker on topics designed to strengthen marriage and family life including The DNA of a Sacred Marriage, The Emotional Roller Coaster of Parenting, and God’s Design for Human Intimacy among others.

Steve and his wife, Wanda, have two children, Dr. Alan Wages and Amy Wages, in addition to four grandchildren.

Learn More: www.faulkner.edu/additional-resources/ cloverdale-center-for-youth-and-family/

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