Forest Home provides a place, away from the distractions of the world, to hear the Word of God and encounter Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Abbie Smith

Abbie was born in the large state of Rhode Island, and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, where she attended Catholic High School and eventually went on to play tennis at Emory University. Through the influence of friends, she was introduced to a relationship with God during her freshman year. Long-story short, Abbie haphazardly ended-up compiling a book to this end, which released soon after her graduation in 2003. She has gone on to write a follow-up Study Guide and an updated edition of her first book. With personal involvements in ministry, local church and missionary roles across the world, Abbie brings a wide array of interests to the table. She has worked on various fronts with Passion Conferences and is currently doing a Masters in Spiritual Formation in Los Angeles. Abbie's schedule entails "life as a student," as well as writing and speaking as she is able.

Bart Campolo

Bart Campolo is a veteran urban minister and activist who speaks and writes about grace, faith, loving relationships and social justice. Bart is the leader of The Walnut Hills Fellowship, a local ministry in inner city Cincinnati. He is also founder of Mission Year, a Christian ministry which recruits committed young adults to live and work among the poor in inner-city neighborhoods across the country, and executive director of EAPE, which develops and supports innovative, cost-effective mission projects around the world. Born and raised in suburban Philadelphia, Bart graduated from Brown University in 1985. From 1986-1989 he worked with young people in South Minneapolis, where he met and married his wife, Marty. In 1989 Bart and Marty moved to West Philadelphia to found Kingdomworks, the urban ministry which later became Mission Year, and to begin raising their children, Miranda and Roman, who are now teenagers. In 2005, after nearly two decades of organizational leadership, the Campolo family moved from Philadelphia to the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, hoping to love their neighbors in a more personal way as part of an inner-city faith community.

Benjamin Shin

Benjamin has served in the ministry as a pastor, para-church leader, and professor for the last 18 years. He is a graduate of UCLA and Talbot School of Theology and enjoys reading, music, sports, and spending time with people. His vision and passion includes mentoring leaders, re-building churches, and teaching the Word of God. His interests also include Asian ministry and theology and helping the church to have impact in the world. Benjamin is married to his wonderful bride, Jen, and has a baby boy named Adam. He also currently serves as the English Ministry Pastor at L.A. Open Door Church.

Bryan Jennings

Walking on Water is a Christian non-profit organization dedicated to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with this generation's global surging community. Professional surfer Bryan Jennings started Walking on Water in 1995 with the vision of using his surfing abilities to share his faith with young people. His idea was to hold an overnight surf camp for junior high and high school students where he would not only teach students how to surf, but also focus on sharing his Christian faith. What started as a small camp of ten students has now grown into a worldwide ministry that reaches thousands of people through surf camps and films. Jennings was raised in San Diego and graduated from La Jolla High School. He continued to Point Loma Nazarene University. He is married to Korin, there are no kids yet.