Atheist-turned-Christian Lee Strobel, the former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune, is a New York Times best-selling author of more than twenty books and has been interviewed on numerous national television programs, including ABC, Fox, PBS, and CNN.

Mark Mittelberg is a best-selling author and sought-after speaker. His newest book, The Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask, deals with the ten issues believers most want to avoid — but must not! His prior release, a story-driven devotional he wrote with his ministry partner, Lee Strobel, is called The Unexpected Adventure.

Doug Groothuis, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy at Denver Seminary, and adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Metro State College of Denver. He is the author of ten books, including several on the New Age worldview, such as Unmasking the New Age and Jesus in an Age of Controversy. His comments have been quoted in The New York Times, Time Magazine, US News and World Report, and other secular periodicals.

Blake serves as our Pastor of Evangelism and Midpoint. Blake joined the staff at Cherry Hills in August 2008. He brings many years of experience in reaching our local community with the life-changing message of Christ. Blake is involved in teaching, strategy, events and training that reflect his gift and passion for evangelism.

Randall Niles is an attorney and educator who spends most of his time pursuing his passion -- developing cutting-edge media to spark critical thinking and truth-seeking in a new generation. For the last seven years, Randall has served as co-founder and director of operations at All About God where he's written articles on comparative worldviews and Christian apologetics. When he's not writing or speaking, Randall teaches courses at Colorado Christian University in the areas of business, law, ethics, and philosophy.

Ryan is passionately pursuing his calling in Christ by using every opportunity to call people out of the moral relativism of today’s society and into “the ultimate adventure” of following Christ. The son of Dr. James Dobson, many pushed him to follow in his father’s footsteps, but after college, Ryan found his natural talent for public speaking and combined it with his passion for youth. In 2010, Ryan joined his father on-air for the radio show My Family Talk. Ryan also hosts his own show Grounded with Ryan Dobson, continues to speak, write books, lead short-term missions trips and host men’s retreats. Ryan has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Biola University and is currently pursuing a master’s degree at Southern Evangelical Seminary.