Nathan Akin serves as the Executive Director of Baptist21 and lives in Wake Forest, NC. Nathan also serves as the Associate Director of the Pillar Church Planting Network.

Nathan earned a Masters of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Bachelor’s degree in political science from Murray State University. Nate is married to Kelsey and together they are expecting their first child.

Dr. Jedidiah Coppenger is the lead pastor of First Baptist Church of Cumming, GA. Jedidiah earned his B.S. from North Greenville University, Masters of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Ph.D. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

His first book, “21 Days to Childlike Prayer: Changing Your World One Specific Prayer at a Time,” was released Jan 18, 2022 (Harvest House). Jed’s second book, “Fake Christianity: 10 Traps of an Inauthentic Faith (and How to Avoid Them)” came out March 4, 2025 (Moody). Jed has worked in Christian publishing, Christian higher education, started a church, served on mission trips around the world, and preached for a wide range of camps, retreats, and events. He love preaching, coaching, and helping people follow Jesus. Jed is married to Melanie and has three kids. Jedidiah also blogs at jedcoppenger.com.

Dr. Ronnie Parrott is the Lead Pastor at Christ Community Church in Huntersville, NC, a suburb of Charlotte. He holds a degree in Family Ministry from Boyce College, a Masters of Divinity in Evangelism, Missions, and Church Growth and a Doctorate in Executive Leadership from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Ronnie is married to Marci, and they have six children. His passions are making disciples, training pastors, and planting churches through the local church.