TGC Atlantic Canada proudly announces the addition of Mary Kassian and Brent Kassian to the already great line up of speakers for our August 5-7, 2014 conference. Our conference this year includes the addition of a dedicated womens track.

Mary Kassian is an award winning author, popular speaker, and a distinguished professor of women’s studies at Southern Baptist Seminary. She has published several books, Bible studies and videos, including: Girls Gone Wise, In My Father’s House: Finding Your Heart’s True Home, Conversation Peace, Vertically Inclined, and the Feminist Mistake.

Mary graduated from the faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine from the University of Alberta, Canada and has studied systematic theology at the doctoral level. She has taught courses at seminaries across North America She is a popular conference speaker and has ministered to women’s groups internationally. Mary has appeared on numerous radio and television shows, including Focus on the Family, Family Life Today, and Marriage Uncensored.

Mary was born and raised in Edmonton, Canada. She and her husband, Brent, have three adult sons and one daughter-in-law. Mary has mastered the art of cheering after spending countless hours in rinks, arenas, and gyms:

Brent is chaplain for a professional football team, her two older sons play ice hockey, and her youngest, volleyball. The Kassians enjoy biking, hiking, snorkeling (when they can find some warm water!), music, board games, mountains, campfires, and their family pets: Miss Kitty and black lab, General Beau.

Brent Kassian works with the Athletes in Action ministry of Power to Change as the chaplain for the Edmonton Eskimos football team.

As quoted from the official site of the Edmonton Eskimos:

"He’s at every game, has access to the most intimate details of players’ lives and the impact of his work can last a lifetime. His name is Brent Kassian, but you can call him Chappy, as nicknamed by the players. He is the Eskimo team chaplain. The role of the team chaplain is, in my opinion, vitally important to our team,” says Eskimo Head Coach Kavis Reed. “Besides providing much-needed spiritual services for the players and staff, the chaplain is able to provide counselling to players and their families, if necessary.”

His pastoral duties include, but are not limited to, prayer and encouragement, leading a weekly Bible study and providing training and resources for character development and life management.