Band & Speakers

JACK EASTERBY
GUEST SPEAKER

Jack Easterby is one of the country’s most respected leaders in sports ministry and sports leadership circles. He is a chaplain, author, consultant and frequent speaker at conferences and seminars throughout the nation. Easterby is in his 4th season as a Team Character Coach as well as a special assistant to the head coach for the NFL’s New England Patriots in Foxboro, Massachusetts. In addition to his current role with the Patriots, Easterby has served in consulting roles for the National Football League, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Southeastern Conference, the University of South Carolina, Clemson University, the United States Olympic Teams (Basketball and Track), as well as being entrusted with over 50 head coaching searches at both power five and mid major universities for multiple sports. As a keynote speaker Easterby has spoken for hundreds of universities, at numerous graduations/ public banquet events, and has hosted charity fundraisers for countless causes around the United States and beyond! In the media, Easterby as been recognized by ESPN the Magazine, The State Paper (South Carolina), FCA Magazine, Christianity Today, The Conservative Tribune, and Boston.com, as a trendsetter in his field. In 2011, Easterby, along with his family and supporters in Columbia, SC established The Greatest Champion Foundation which has been contracted to develop curriculums, team building strategies and sport ministries all over the country. Through his local chaplaincy and national ministry, Easterby has set in motion a Kingdom Ethics philosophy of ministry that teaches God’s comprehensive rule over every area of life as demonstrated through the individual, family, team and society. Easterby is married to Holly (Greenville, S.C.), his wife and ministry partner of 10 years. The couple has two girls Houston (6) and Harriet (3).

REND COLLECTIVE

Rend Collective is an eclectic collective of multi-instrumentalists from the North of Ireland. An inherent desire for something spiritually substantive in our increasingly artificial world is exactly what brought the movement of friends together. United by a common purpose, these twenty-somethings began exploring the intersection between God, life and community.
After many years in Ireland, the band felt the call to step out again into the unknown as the core 5 of the collective felt they were being called to reach more people. They have now grown into an international success with major tours with Chris Tomlin, MercyMe, Tenth Avenue North and Lecrae under their belts. Their heart is to bring not only a fresh approach to congregational worship, but also a heart and message through the spoken word. Their partnerships and tours with church leaders like Francis Chan, Louie Giglio and Shane Claiborne certainly shows this.