Leading the Way

Meet the speakers and artists who are bringing the Word and worship at this year’s Freedom Conference.

KB

KB will perform a concert at Freedom Conference. He is a Dove Award-winning rapper, speaker, author, and podcaster. He won the Dove Award for Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year for his 2020 album, His Glory Alone. KB is cohost of the popular podcast Southside Rabbi. He published his first book, Dangerous Jesus: Why the Only Thing More Risky than Getting Jesus Right Is Getting Jesus Wrong, in 2023. Although KB wears many hats, his greatest joy is being a husband to Michelle and a father to their three children.

Musical Guest

Jonathan Pokluda

JP is the Lead Pastor of Harris Creek Baptist Church in Waco, TX. He is an author and the former leader of The Porch in Dallas, TX, which grew to be the largest weekly young adult gathering of its kind in the country. He has a desire in him to inspire young adults to radically follow Jesus Christ and unleash them to change the world. JP's partner in ministry is Monica, his wife of seventeen years, and together they disciple their children, Presley, Finley, and Weston.

Speaker

The Lead Pastor of Community Bible Church in San Antonio, TX, Pastor Ed has a background in evangelism and student ministry, and desires to speak to students and adults on revival, evangelism, and discipleship. In addition to leading CBC, Ed is an author of multiple books, including his most recent, Why Not You? book, podcaster, husband, dad, and hooper. Pastor Ed is married to the amazing Stephanie Newton, and they have four incredible children.

Speaker

ED Newton

Rorisang “Rori” Thandekiso is a speaker, author, actress and Wheel of Fortune host from South Africa. Rori is the author of the best-selling book in South Africa, Disciple: Walking with God. She also leads a revival ministry called “Jesus This, Jesus That” where she travels across Africa and hosts events in soccer stadiums. Through this ministry she has seen hundreds to thousands of people come to know Jesus. She is a dynamic speaker with a heart for revival and travels all over the globe preaching the gospel.

Speaker

RORI THANDEKISO

Worship

CBC Worship

CBC Worship was birthed out of Community Bible Church in San Antonio. Their latest album, The Crown in Yours, was released in 2025 and is available to download on all streaming platforms.