Jamé Bolds, Ph.D. (Cand) was born of mixed parentage as a Tejano; his heritage is traced to when Texas was part of Mexico. As a first generation American he has lived a story of mixed language and culture.

Jamé is an economic theologian and the CEO of the Pathmakers Foundation, a venture philanthropic operating foundation that discovers, funds, and walks with leaders who create effective, self-funded organizations, revitalizing strategic and marginalized communities one zip-code at a time.

As lead pastor of Victory Church (Yorktown, VA), he led a five-year $4.5 million revitalization, and at completion, it will be a $30 million turnaround. At Victory, he developed a self-funded economic model for “A Church, in A Park, in A City” not reliant on Sunday morning offerings.

Jamé holds an MA, MAR from Gordon-Conwell, Harvard, MPAP Rutgers, and is a Ph.D. Candidate at Universiteit Stellenbosch as well as co-author, Life in 5D: A Vision for Discipleship.

He is a member of the Society of Pentecostal Studies and the American Economic Association

Crystal Agnew, MBA, has +20 years of experience in project management, capacity building, and strategic planning, with a primary focus on positive youth development and community development programs.

Since 2007, she grew the Trinity Church, Peacemakers Family Center from 1 federal youth program at $550K annually, with 3 full-time staff, to 6 programs at $4.8M annually with 45 staff, serving Miami, FL and New York City, NY. Through grant writing, she has successfully procured and oversaw more than $50M in federal, state, and local funding.

She currently serves as the Treasurer for the Academy 365 Board of Directors, has sat on the Jessie Trice Community Health Center Foundation Board and the North Dade Youth & Family Coalition nonprofit board, and has worked with more than 15 churches and nonprofits to conduct organizational assessments and strategic planning to help them provide impactful programming in serving their communities.

Crystal holds a BS in Business Administration from Ferris State University and an MBA from the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University.

Charlie Self, Ph.D. is a thought leader and trusted advisor to many leaders and organizations. For +40 years he has integrated leadership in the church and the academy, the public square, and mission-minded business. He is a contributor to Made to Flourish and was previously the Director of City Networks empowering an integration of faith, work, and economic wisdom for pastors and their churches leading to flourishing communities.

Dr. Self is celebrating over 40 years as an academic leader and is today a Visiting Professor with the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. He is in demand as a speaker and professor at several schools and networks. He has taught dozens of course in multiple disciplines and is a recognized leader in connecting personal growth and community transformation. He is currently advising several organizations and networks.

Charlie holds an M.A. from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA and the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from University of California, Santa Cruz.

Charlie is the author of three books, most recently his celebrated work, Flourishing Churches and Communities. He has two forthcoming books: Life in 5-D (co-authored with Johan Mostert and Jamé Bolds), and Thoughtful: The Pathway from Reaction to Response. His articles have appeared in several academic and popular journals.