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City On A Hill Productions

Our City On A Hill production studio has been hard at work crafting new video content in collaboration with a team of teachers and thought leaders to bring you resources for those who are eager to have a more intimate relationship with Jesus, deeper knowledge of God, and authentic connection with a community of believers.

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John Bevere
Pastor & Author
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Revival: The Roundtable
Joel Busby
Pastor of Grace Fellowship
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Powerful and Kind: A Study of Genesis 1-3

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Rev. Austin Cagle
Executive Director for the Abbey Murfreesboro
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At the Table: Community, Blessing: The Path to Peace
Petey Crowder
Pastor at Christ Presbyterian Church
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Here and Now: The Kingdom of God

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Adam Donyes
Founder & President of Link Year Prep & Link Academy
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7 Pillars: Living and Leadership
Andy Erwin
Director, producer, and editor
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At the Table: Revival
Dwan Hill
Songwriter, producer, musician, writer, and church leader
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At the Table: Community
Andrew Hudson
City On A Hill Staff
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Bible101—Understanding Old Testament Structure

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Ryan Lampa
Founder & CEO of People Loving Nashville
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Let’s Grab Coffee
Matthew DC Larsen
Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen
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Nobody Liked Paul
Suzie Lind
Executive Pastor of Ministries and Teaching Pastor at Journey Church
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Let’s Grab Coffee
Flavius Mois
Business Owner
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Let’s Grab Coffee

John Bevere

Pastor & Author

John Bevere is a minister known for his bold, uncompromising approach to God’s Word. He is also an international bestselling author who has written more than 20 books that have, collectively, sold millions of copies and been translated into over 130 languages. Along with his wife, Lisa, John is the co-founder of Messenger International, a ministry committed to revolutionizing global discipleship. Driven by a passion to develop uncompromising followers of Christ, Messenger has given over 60 million translated resources to leaders across the globe. To extend these efforts, the MessengerX app was developed, providing digital discipleship resources at no cost to users in more than 120 languages. MessengerX currently has users in over 20,000 cities and over 235 nations. When John is home in Franklin, Tennessee, you’ll find him loving on his g-babies, playing pickleball, or trying to convince Lisa to take up golf.

Contributions:

Revival: The Roundtable

Rev. Austin Cagle

Executive Director for the Abbey Murfreesboro

The Rev. Austin Cagle is the Executive Director for the Abbey Murfreesboro, a collaborative community of entrepreneurs, artists, and ministers who practice spiritual rhythms together to create beautiful culture.Austin also serves as a priest in the Diocese of St. Anthony, a diocese of the Communion of Evangelical and Episcopal Churches, and is an oblate of the Order of St. Anthony.

He has worked in Christian ministry and Christian education simultaneously for most of his career, serving numerous churches, Christian schools, and higher educational institutions. Austin holds an M.A. in Classics from the National University of Ireland, Galway and an M.Div from Veritas College International. Austin also currently serves as a certified coach and the director of recruitment for Growability®, a business consultation and education firm helping business leaders to thrive in life and in work.

Contributions:

At the Table: Community, Blessing: The Path to Peace

Petey Crowder

Pastor at Christ Presbyterian Church

Petey Crowder is a Presbyterian pastor, husband, and father who lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota and leads Christ Presbyterian Church. He has a Master’s degree from Portland Seminary and a Doctorate in Contextual Theology from Northern Seminary, and is passionate about helping people learn how to pay attention to the grace of God in their lives and respond in the places they live, work, and play.

Some of the primary authors that have shaped Petey’s imagination include Eugene Peterson, Walter Brueggemann, Scot McKnight, and James KA Smith. He loves to read good fiction, run around the lakes and trails of Minneapolis, and travel with his family.

Having worked in ministry for almost two decades and lived in contexts all over the country, Petey believes that the local church is about the work of a community coming together to bear witness to the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in their midst.

Contributions:

Here and Now: The Kingdom of God

Andy Erwin

Director, producer, and editor

Andrew Erwin is a director, producer, and editor. In 2002, Andrew founded a production company with his brother Jon. The brothers soon were directing videos and producing concerts and television programs for platinum recording artists such as Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Casting Crowns, Switchfoot, Skillet, and others. They received 11 GMA Dove Awards nominations and 3 wins for Music Video of the Year.

In 2010, Jon and Andrew began exclusively developing dramatic feature films. In August 2018, they partnered with Kevin Downs and Tony Young to launch Kingdom Story Company, in an exclusive partnership with Lionsgate, which creates life-changing content from a variety of talented storytellers.

Their features have all opened in the top-ten box office and they have received the coveted A+ CinemaScore® three times. Early hits include OCTOBER BABY, MOMS’ NIGHT OUT, WOODLAWN, and the surprise hit I CAN ONLY IMAGINE, which became the #1 independent film of 2018, earning more than $86 million at the box office. Other movies include: I STILL BELIEVE, THE JESUS MUSIC, AMERICAN UNDERDOG, JOHNNY CASH: THE REDEMPTION OF AN AMERICAN ICON, and JESUS REVOLUTION.

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At the Table: Revival

Dwan Hill

Songwriter, producer, musician, writer, and church leader

Dwan Hill is a 3x GRAMMY award winner, a 2x Dove award winner, a 2x ASCAP Rhythm and Soul award winner, songwriter, producer, musician, writer, and church leader based in Nashville, TN.

He has toured worldwide as the music director for CeCe Winans and with artists such as Lauren Daigle, Jonny Lang, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, Tauren Wells.

Dwan spends much of his time in Music City writing songs for Integrity Music in partnership with his own publishing companies Big Buddy Music and Let Them Hear. His chart-topping songs as songwriter, publisher, or producer include two #1 gospel radio hits “Believe For It” by CeCe Winans and “He’s My Rock” by Bri Babineaux.

At the heart of his creativity and inspiration is Dwan’s love of teaching others. Whether leading a small group of young men, speaking to creatives on his Hey Wise Guys podcast, or serving in his home church, Dwan enjoys riveting conversation and the challenge of making complex ideas simple.

Dwan’s most prized treasures are his wife Laura and their children Tobin and Nyla.

Contributions:

At the Table: Community

Matthew DC Larsen

Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen

Matthew is an Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen, specializing in using archaeology to study the social world of the first Christians. Prior to Copenhagen, Matthew taught at Yale University and Princeton University. He is the author of the award-winning book, Gospels before the Book (Oxford University Press, 2018), which has been translated into Italian (Editrice Queriniana, 2022). His research is published in top academic journals and his scholarship has been featured in The Daily Beast, CHOICE, and Christian Century. He has recently begun leading a research project on the materiality of incarceration in the ancient Mediterranean, generously funded by the Carlsberg Foundation.

Contributions:

Nobody Liked Paul

Suzie Lind

Executive Pastor of Ministries and Teaching Pastor at Journey Church

Suzie accidentally stepped into church ministry in 2002 when she was looking for a part-time job that would allow her to stay home with her kids. It was then that she recognized her deep desire to help the Church become what it was always meant to be – a collective of broken people meant to bring hope and joy to a wounded world. She spends her time guiding people through their spiritual formation and developing leaders. Her greatest joy is seeing people’s love for Jesus fuel their daily rhythms of life.

Since joining the Journey staff in 2017, Suzie’s primary role is embody and implement the “tables and wells” culture of Journey. She’s also a member of the teaching team, and serves as an Elder of the church. Suzie holds a degree from Azusa Pacific University and is slowly pursuing an MA in Theology through Fuller Theological Seminary.

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Let’s Grab Coffee

Flavius Mois

Business Owner

Flavius was born in the Transylvania region of Romania in the 1970’s, during the time of communist rule. In the 1990’s he had the opportunity to travel to the United States with the mission group YWAM where he spent several years as a missionary in the States and overseas. He gained US citizenship and began working as an electrician, eventually forming his own electrical company which he has run since 2005.

As a business owner, Flavius is passionate about seeing each customer encounter as an opportunity to be a testimony of Christ’s love. If you spend any amount of time with Flavius, you will undoubtedly hear him speak of his love for his wife and his two precious daughters, as well as his commitment to keeping them his priority. Flavius believes that leading his family is his highest gift and calling, and he has unyielding faith that God will provide in every area of their lives, as he remains faithful to that calling. Flavius lives with his beautiful wife and daughters in middle Tennessee.

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Let’s Grab Coffee