Bill Dallas lost his thriving real-estate business when he was charged with embezzlement and sentenced to five years at San Quentin State Prison. After his release in August 1995, he helped found Church Communication Network (CCN), which has become the world’s largest satellite-based training system for churches. Bill and his family live in Montara, California.

George Barna is the author of 41 books about faith and culture, which have sold roughly 2 million copies in the U.S. He is the founder and chairman of The Barna Group, the nation’s leading provider of faith-oriented research. He lives in Ventura, California.