John C. Maxwell

John C. Maxwell is an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor who has written more than 50 books, primarily focusing on leadership.He is probably one of the most important and influential teachers on leadership in the world. He is the founder and chairman of The INJOY Group, a coterie of organizations that he created to spread the leadership message around the world. Each year John Maxwell speaks to more than a quarter of million people in the religious, business and political realms.
Maxwell was born into a church family. His father was a pastor in the Wesleyan Church and very early in his life, John knew he was to pursue the same calling. After attending Circleville Bible College in Ohio he moved with his new wife Margaret to Hillham, Indiana to pastor a small Wesleyan Church there. It was in Hillham that many of Maxwell’s principles of growth, leadership, and personal development began to germinate.

Francesca Battistelli

Francesca Battistelli is a Christian musician from New York City. She was originally an independent artist and had released an independent album, Just a Breath, in 2004. Her first studio album on Fervent Records, My Paper Heart was released on July 22, 2008. Her first single, "I'm Letting Go", was released to radio stations in spring of 2008 and has charted on national Christian CHR charts since then. Francesca Battistelli has received her first Grammy Award 2009 nomination for "Best Gospel Performance" with her single ‘Free To Be Me’.