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Dr. Tony Merida is one of the founding pastors of Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, N.C, and is the vice president of Planter Development for Send Network. He also serves as a Board member for The Gospel Coalition. Tony has written several books including, The Christ-Centered Expositor, Love Your Church, and multiple volumes in the Christ-Centered Exposition commentary series. He’s happily married to Kimberly, and they have five children.
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Byron has been the lead pastor of Redemption Church since 2004. He received his M.Div. in Expository Preaching and his Ph.D. in Preaching from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Byron’s passion is to faithfully teach God’s Word so people will see the greatness of God and the amazing truths found in His scripture. You will often hear Pastor Byron say, “Do you see it?!!” He desires to preach and lead in such a way that the people of Redemption Church will Delight in God, Declare Jesus, and Disciple all People. Byron and his wife Liz have been married for 25 years and have four children.
(BA, Samford University; M.Div., Th.M, Ph.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary).
