Shane Pruitt

Shane Pruitt serves as the National Next Gen director for the North American Mission Board (NAMB). He and his wife Kasi reside in Texas with their five children. He has been in ministry for over 20 years as a church planter, lead pastor, and student pastor. Shane is also a traveling communicator, evangelist and Bible teacher. Every year he speaks to over a hundred thousand people about the good news of Jesus Christ. He is the author of Reaching Generation Alpha, 9 Common Lies Christians Believe: And Why God's Truth Is Infinitely Better, Calling Out the Called: Discipling Those Called to Ministry Leadership, Revival Generation: Awakening to a Movement of God, Not My Jesus, and Not My Jesus-Teen Bible study. He is also one of the hosts of The Gensend Podcast.

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Shelly Melia

Shelly Melia serves as associate dean and program director for the Master of Arts in Children's Ministry and the Master of Arts in Family Ministry in the Graduate School of Ministry at Dallas Baptist University. She speaks throughout the nation at children's and family ministry conferences, such as Lifeway's ETCH, Children's Pastor Conference, Heart of the Child, Early Childhood Christian Network, the Child Discipleship Forum, and D-6 Family Ministry conferences. She has been featured on podcasts with Lifeway and D-6 and has been a speaker for Baptist conventions in Oklahoma, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Missouri, and Texas. She is a board member of the Disciple Leaders Network, served as the President of the Board for the Early Childhood Christian Network and is a consultant for Single Parent Ministries. She is the author of Reaching Generation Alpha and Children and Salvation: Biblical, Theological, and Practical Considerations.