Dr. Todd Ahrend graduated from Northeastern State University, has a Masters from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Doctorate from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

He is the founder and international Director of The Traveling Team, a national missions mobilization movement.  He and his wife, Jessica, have spent almost two decades traveling both nation-wide and abroad, speaking to thousands of people about involvement in world evangelization. Todd has exposure in over sixty countries and has lived in the Middle East.

 He is the author of The Abrahamic Revolution and In This Generation. Todd and Jessica have five children.

Todd has been a guest speaker in more than 400 churches across all denominations.

Claude Hickman is the Executive Director of The Traveling Team. After marrying his wife Rebecca in 1999, they spent seven years traveling and speaking about missions in universities and churches across the country.

Today Claude oversees the three teams that continue to tour the U.S. challenging people to become the next 100,000 goers and senders. Claude is a graduate and guest chapel speaker at Dallas Theological Seminary and teaching pastor at Sandals Church. He is also former professional bmx athlete, a Guinness World Record holder, and author of Live Life On Purpose, It's All Backward, and an evangelistic book Rebel.

He lives with his family in Southern California, and continues to develop leaders, speak, and awaken God's people to God's purpose.

Claude has over two decades of public speaking experience. Speaking to crowds of all sizes, including those of 5,000 + listeners.

Tanner Callison has been traveling and speaking with The Traveling Team since 2014. Tanner graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Middle Eastern Studies and International Relations. Currently he is working on a Masters in Global Leadership from Western Seminary. Tanner is married to Amber and they live in Portland, Oregon. 

Tanner’s passion is not just for the world, but to see the church gain a fresh breath of vision when it comes to God’s global purposes. Specifically, Tanner is interested in mobilizing Generation Z along with helping older generations see Gen Z’s great potential!

SPEAKING HISTORY:

• Speaker for world-renowned Perspectives Class

• Missio Nexus Speaker 2020

• Grand Canyon Chapel

• California Baptist University Chapel

• Cru San Diego Summer Mission 2015

• Breakout Speaker for NWA for the Nations

• Eastern Washington Cru Retreat
  

Amber Callison has been mobilizing with The Traveling Team since 2017. Amber graduated from Biola University with a degree in Communication and Bible. She is graduated from Biola as one of the most influential mission leaders.

Amber is married to Tanner and they live in Portland, Oregon. She has recently moved into a new role with The Traveling Team, marketing director.

SPEAKER HISTORY:

• Perspectives on the World Christian Movement

• Biola University Chapel

• Eastern Washington Cru Retreat

• Journey Course Iowa

Jake a graduate of Kansas State has served with The Traveling Team as a Team Leader for 7 years, visiting hundreds of universities and churches and speaking to thousands. He’s traveled the country mobilizing God’s people into God’s mission. Recently married Jake and his wife desire to move cross culturally to make Christ known.

Seth has been on staff with The Traveling Team since 2018. He is a graduate of Illinois State University and is currently serving as the Office Director for The Traveling Team. He has a degree in communication and has spent the last three years traveling and speaking on college campuses across the country about God’s heart for the nations.

Prior to his time on staff with The Traveling Team Seth spent four years doing Youth Ministry before serving in East Asia. His passion is to mobilize churches to play a part in the Great Commission by encouraging them to Go and Send to the least reached places on the planet. He believes that the local church is the vessel that God will use to reach every tribe, tongue and nation with the gospel and his desire is to play a part in helping churches catch this vision.

SPEAKER HISTORY:

• Perspectives on the World Christian Movement