Andrew Pack
Pastor / Professor / Speaker
Andrew is the Assistant Professor of Christian Formation and Associate Dean at Western Seminary. He has ministered in the Pacific Northwest for over 15 years serving in preaching, teaching, discipleship, missiology, and church planting roles. He is married to Tanya and they have seven wonderful kids. He lives outside of Bellingham, WA and is a member of Living Word Bible Church.
Blair Linne
Poet / Author / Speaker
Blair Linne is an author, speaker, actress, and Christian spoken word artist. Blair has toured globally and is known as one of the originators of the Christian Spoken Word genre. She is the author of Finding My Father and is a main contributor to the Glo podcast. Her and her husband Shai live in Portland, are members of Hinson Baptist Church where she disciples women. She has three children-Sage, Maya, and Ezra.
Bryan Winchester
Pastor / Artist / Speaker
Born and raised in Portland, OR - Bryan’s roots run deep in the NW and hip-hop culture. After receiving Christ as a teenager, Bryan had minimal discipleship and spiritual formation for the first decade of his life as a Christian. God sustained his faith through those years of extensive touring and unexpected losses. In his late 20s, he was exposed to expository preaching and began seeing the Christ-centered emphasis of the Bible. Eager to learn, he began searching the Scriptures more intently than ever before and sharing the word with all who would listen. This birthed in him a desire and willingness to serve in pastoral ministry and a greater love for the local church. Bryan was discipled as a member of Trinity Church of Portland, and in 2014, he completed an internship at Capitol Hill Baptist Church with Mark Dever. After his training, he served as an elder of Trinity Church of Portland until he was sent in 2018 to lead a church revitalization, which became Saving Grace Church. Bryan lives in Milwaukie with his wife, Deva, and their three children.
Michael Lawrence
Pastor / Author / Speaker
Michael is the Lead Pastor of Hinson Baptist Church in Portland, OR where he has served for the last 13 years. He is a board-member and workshop teacher for the Charles Simeon Trust which equips preachers in biblical exposition. He has authored several books including Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church (2010), Conversion: How God Creates a People (2017), Ezekiel: A 12-Week Study (Knowing the Bible), and with Mark Dever, It Is Well: Expositions on Substitutionary Atonement. He is passionate about fostering healthy churches in the Pacific Northwest and investing in current and future pastors. He and Adrienne have been married 30 years and have five children — Michael Jr., Christian, Samuel, Sarah, and James.
Shai Linne
Artist / Author / Speaker
Shai Linne is a recording artist and author. He has put out numerous Christian hip-hop albums, including The Attributes of God and The Atonement. As an author, his first book, God Made Me and You, was published in 2018. His latest book is The New Reformation: Finding Hope in the Fight for Ethnic Unity. He also had the privilege of helping to plant Risen Christ Fellowship in September 2015 in his hometown of Philadelphia, PA. Shai now lives in Portland, OR and is a member at Hinson Baptist Church. He is happily married to Blair and they have three children.
Thomas Terry
Pastor / Artist / Speaker
Thomas Terry serves as the Lead Pastor at Trinity Church of Portland. He is also the founder and executive director of Humble Beast, a record label and ministry in Portland, OR. He co-authored Images and Idols: Creativity for the Christian Life (2018) with J. Ryan Lister. As a spoken word artist and a member of Beautiful Eulogy, he seeks to bring creativity and theology together to glorify the Lord who created them both. He is happily married to Heather and they have two boys — Tobin and Kuyper.
