Nancy Alcorn, (PureLife 2008 Keynote Speaker), spent the first eight years of her career working for the State of Tennessee focused on juvenile delinquent girls, investigating child abuse cases, and supervising foster care. She witnessed first-hand the inadequacy of these programs to offer real transformation in the lives of troubled individuals. Out of this experience came a driving passion for broken young girls, a passion that led to the birth and founding of Mercy Ministries in 1983 in Nashville, TN.

Since that time, numerous residential and outreach programs have been established and hundreds of lives have been transformed in various locations across America and other nations around the world. An author, Nancy Alcorn frequently speaks at conferences around the world. Her vision is powerful and her life story challenges every one to make a difference.

Michele Jones is the Founder and President of the “Time To Fly Foundation” (TTF) -- a faith-based organization helping families overcome the devastation of domestic abuse. 

Born in Brooklyn, she is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology. Michele's professional experience includes corporate strategic sales, project management, and designing training programs.  She is the author of "Your Call To Freedom!" and has shared the mission of TTF's journey with Joyce Meyer, James & Betty Robison, and many others. 

Michele Jones and the work of TTF have been featured in the Department of Justice's Annual Report to President Bush as an effective faith-based model for addressing domestic violence.

Sheila Schmidt's life is a powerful story of overcoming devastation and grief.  She frequently speaks on topics such as "Turn Your Pain into Gain," "Who Told You That?" and "How to Live Debt Free."

Sheila and her husband Jim also known as "Armadillo Jim," co-developed the  "I Cried Too" grief recovery project chosen by the Pentagon as the official bereavement  project of 9-11 and for children of soldiers lost to the war in Iraq. They just released a new resource titled: "Helping Public Schools...Bridging the Gap." The book is a community outreach tool for churches and civic organizations. For more information on Sheila Schmidt, visit http://www.sheilaschmidt.com/

Jim Laffoon serves on the International Ministry Team of Every Nation, a worldwide family of ministries and churches. He travels throughout the United States and around the world ministering prophetically at both churches and conferences. In the past, he has served the Body of Christ as a foreign missionary, bible college dean and a senior pastor. He is the author of three books, including a daily devotional published by Zondervan entitled Our Daily Blog.

He resides in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife Cathy and daughter Katie. He has three grown sons, Andrew, Peter and Robert. He attends Bethel World Outreach Center, where he also serves as an associate pastor and elder.