(2011 CGDCProgram_2011.pdf in PDF can be downloaded here)

Os Hillman - Keynote Speaker (Mind Track)

"Os Hillman is arguably the most broadly informed individual in the faith and work movement today. God is using Os to cast the vision for the church and the workplace for this new move of God in the body of Christ." – Dr. Peter Wagner

CGDC is proud to welcome Mr. Hillman to speak on The Seven Mountain Prophecy and the mountain of Arts & Entertainment

Marketplace Leaders

Gary Barkalow - Keynote Speaker (Heart Track)

Gary has been studying and speaking on the subject of calling for 25 years. He is the author of the book, "It's Your Call" and founder of The Noble Heart ministry, Gary's mission is to help people recover their heart, walk with God, interpret their life, offer their glory, and persevere with joy, equipping people to interpret their life as God instructs them in the way chosen for them. (Psa. 25:12)

The Noble Heart

Jeff Gerke

Jeff Gerke has published six novels under the name Jefferson Scott, with two that he has published to his own credit. He is also the founder and publisher for Marcher Lord Press, the premier publisher of Christian speculative fiction.

Marcher Lord Press
Where The Map Ends

Tim Johnson

An entrepreneur, consultant, columnist and musician, Tim Johnson brings a passion for discovering how the Way of Jesus plays out in work to all the projects he encounters. Tim has worked at both Big Idea Productions and Phil Vischer's Jellyfish Labs managing businesses and production for the companies. He has also managed the operations for a software development firm providing solutions to Fortune 500 companies like McDonald’s and Harley Davidson.

Tim is presently providing media consulting and working on product development through his company, ideakindler, located in Wheaton, IL where he lives with his wife and four children.

Idea Kindler
Twitter

Lance Priebe

As a veteran game designer, artist, inventor, and entrepreneur, Lance Priebe offers both experience and passion that is sure to inspire. In 2005, Lance created and co-founded a virtual world for children called "Club Penguin" (successfully selling it to the Walt Disney Company.) Behind all his dealings is a firm belief that great businesses should also be socially responsible - something Lance continues to pursue with his new studio, RocketSnail Games, in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, where he resides with his wife and three children.

Club Penguin
RocketSnail Games

Mark Soderwall

Mark Soderwall has been successfully creating games and interactive entertainment for 20yrs. He's worked with leading industry veterans: George Lucas, The Wachowski Bothers and Arnold Schwarzenegger including directing at AAA game developers like LucasArts, ATARI, Electronic Arts and Virgin Interactive Entertainment. Mark has over 41 published gaming titles most notably for Game Art Direction and Design on the PS3, XBox 360, Wii, Hand held platforms and Mobile. His game design experience, visual innovations, and best practices have been applied to some of the most reputable and defining titles in the industry (e.g., Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, LEGO Star Wars Saga, LEGO Indiana Jones, Fracture, Enter The Matrix, Terminator 3, Unreal 2, Dungeons & Dragon, Neverwinter Nights 2 and the NBA LIVE Franchise).

Mark's conviction and love for the industry coupled with strong passion moves to see the gaming mountain flooded with imagination and innovation! This heart cry is continually inspired by a Heavenly Realm, Holy Spirit and fellow Believing colleagues who bring a veritably untapped wealth of intensity, epic immersion and fierce creativity! Mark expresses passionately and unapologetically how co-laboring with the Holy Ghost is the most empowering and furiously intense way of influencing the gaming mountain and the lives of the creatives that compliment it.

Game Creators Vault

Kyle Garner

Working on titles such as Star Wars: The old Republic and The Bourne Conspiracy, Kyle graduated SMU Guildhall studying level design 2007 and is now employed as a world designer for Bioware Austin. With five years experience modifying existing games, he has twenty years past experience with interactive story-telling, role playing, CCGs, and game design.  Specializations include immersive scripting, storytelling environments, and non-player characterization.

bioware.com

Joan Ball

Joan Ball is a professor of marketing in the Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John's University. She has extensive professional experience in public relations and marketing communications working for small, medium and Fortune 500 professional services firms. She blogs on "Everyday Ethics" at Beliefnet.com and is the author of Flirting with Faith: My Spiritual Journey from Atheism to a Faith-Filled Life

Joan's Book Flirting with Faith

Joan's Blog

Dr. David Mcdonald

David describes himself as a "world traveler, storymaker, theologian, photographer, artist, dad, husband, son, trickster, friend, and servant of the Servant". He is the teaching pastor at Westwinds Church in Jackson, Michigan and a Dissertation Advisor for The George Fox Evangelical Seminary. He also thinks of himself as a gaming pastor. David is also the author of Monsters: The Imagination of Faith and Fear

David's book Monsters: Monsters: The Imagination of Faith and fear