(WASHINGTON, D.C.) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2025 — Eden Gordon Media and NewsTalk 105.9 FM, WMAL’s “The All-American Book Club,” are pleased to present powerful conversations with faith and thought leaders, best-selling book authors and additional featured guests at the National Radio Broadcasters 2025 International Christian Media Convention in Dallas, Texas, on February 24-27, 2025. Featured guests include Troy A. Miller, NRB President & CEO, Dr. Pamela Pyle, Işik Abla Ministries, Dani Pettrey, Inesa Ponomariovaite, and Pastor Barry Stallings.
Troy Miller stated, “We look forward to welcoming Christian media professionals representing every sector of the media marketplace to the 2025 NRB Convention,” says Miller. “This event will showcase the proven, enduring, and advancing reach and impact of Christian media. This snapshot of the state of Christian media is not to be missed.”
National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) President & CEO Troy A. Miller previews the 2025 NRB International Christian Media Convention, the leading global event for Christian communicators, which will welcome some 5,000 Christian media professionals from all over the world to Grapevine, Texas, February 24–27, 2025.
Troy Miller, President and CEO of NRB, stated, “The NRB Convention is the global relationship-building hub for Christian communicators. From networking events, to receptions, to our award-winning Exhibit Hall, there is unlimited opportunity to meet and connect with like-minded colleagues at every level of experience and leadership in the field.”
A senior executive with more than 30 years of management and business experience, Troy A. Miller was elected as President & CEO of NRB in July 2022. He had served as the interim CEO of NRB since March 2019. Under Miller’s leadership, the association has recaptured a strong financial position, grown its membership, and significantly enhanced programming, networking, sponsorship, and exhibition aspects of the annual NRB International Christian Media Convention. Miller is also currently President & CEO of NRBTV, where he has served since June 2005.
Dr. Pamela Pyle, Best-Selling Author of “Anticipating Heaven: Spiritual Comfort and Practical Wisdom for Life’s Final Chapters,” published by Thomas Nelson 2025Dr. Pamela Prince Pyle is a Board-Certified Internal Medicine physician, Chair of the Board of Africa New Life Ministries in Rwanda, Museum of the Bible Woman of Legacy, speaker, and best-selling author of “Anticipating Heaven: Spiritual Comfort and Practical Wisdom for Life’s Final Chapters,” published by Thomas Nelson 2025.In her latest article at The Christian Post, Dr. Pyle talked about how love isn’t just a feeling we experience. She stated, “We are designed to thrive in relationships rather than in isolation. Love is not just an emotion — it is a biological force that activates key systems in the body. When we experience love, our brain releases chemicals that impact heart function.” She speaks and writes nationally and internationally on evangelism, women’s discipleship, healthcare, health equity, and end-of-life care. She has been a featured speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast and the Refresh Women Global Conference. Her website, www.drpamela.com, is a resource for navigating the foreign world of healthcare by uniting faith and medicine with hope.
 Dani Pettrey: Patriotism Fuels New Suspense Thriller at NRB ConventionPublishers Weekly and #1 Amazon bestselling author Dani Pettrey has sold nearly one million copies of her novels to readers eagerly awaiting the next release. Pettrey infuses her writings with her patriotic roots as a veteran spouse and part of a sixth-generation military family. Service to this nation and love for her country are vital inspirations for her thrilling suspense installments and her latest showstopping series, “ JEOPARDY FALLS.” Pettrey will be available for interviews with her new title release in April 2025, “Two Seconds Too Late.” Pettrey is a frequent guest on talk radio and most recently joined “The All-American Book Club” on Washington, D.C.’s WMAL, LISTEN Here.Pettrey stated, “My new title release, ‘Two Seconds Too Late,’ touches on deeper topics like depression. The reality of depression is very close to my heart as my depression can be debilitating, but there is hope, and it’s found in our Savior.” “Dani Pettrey is clearly a master of her craft and can communicate her depth of knowledge in such a way as to engage and delight her audiences. Able to quickly and easily adapt to the mood of the room and the level of the attendees, I’d highly recommend this engaging and entertaining author be a guest at your next event.” Deborah Hackett, BBC Radio Correspondent & Professional Speaking Coach
Inesa Ponomariovaite stated, “Our nation witnessed the beginning of the Golden Age in America, as newly elected President Donald J. Trump said in his Inaugural address. He stated that our nation’s public health system hasn’t been delivering; I believe the change starts now in this new era of America for our national health, security, and prosperity. “
She concluded, “We are stronger than ever when our nation’s health is not a national security risk. Over the last 10 years, I felt I was fighting this industry alone. Still, seeing that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks my language and President Trump is the President of the United States, I hope for our country again. If we make America healthy again, we will have highly functioning people who will affect every sector and every area of our lives, including America’s economy.”
She highlighted the importance of this new administration and RFK Jr.’s pivotal role in one of her recent Daily Caller pieces.
LISTEN: Pastor Barry Stallings’ Christmas Feature “Christmas Gift for Esther” Series on “The All American Book Club.”
A Christmas Gift for Esther was published by Palmer Publishing, a Free Will Baptist Press division, Ayden, N.C. The book is now a series, with the second installment, “Esther’s Christmas Wish,” released in October 2022, and the third, “Esther’s Christmas Blessing,” released in September 2024.
“Esther’s Christmas Series” and “A Christmas Gift for Esther” comfort the soul. The story is ultimately a redemptive one, and its lessons can be absorbed by kids and adults alike. In a short narrative, Barry strikingly reminds us that, no matter how hard our hearts become, God’s grace is there to restore our joy in Him. Dive into this heartwarming read-aloud for families and be transformed by the surpassing love of Jesus Christ.
Barry Stallings answered the call to pastoral ministry in 1995. He has served as the Senior Pastor of Pleasant Grove Original Free Will Baptist Church of Pikeville, N.C., since December 2003. He has served on various boards and committees within the Original Free Will Baptist Denomination and as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of WHFL-TV, Goldsboro, N.C. He has written and recorded several Christian songs and is a member of the National Religious Broadcasters.
Işik Abla, President, and CEO, Işık Abla Ministries (IAM)
Işik Abla, a global beacon of hope and empowerment, is a visionary founder, president, and CEO who was born in Turkey, raised as a Muslim, and fled to America. Through her international leadership, Işık Abla Ministries (IAM) leverages the power of TV and radio broadcasting, social media, and innovation to preach the Gospel in Turkish, Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Indonesian, and English. Abla stated in The Christian Post, “I know what it is to live under the grip of radical Islam. I know the cruelty, deception, manipulation, and way words are twisted to justify evil. I lived it. I was part of it. But I also know this: Evil cannot hide forever.”
In Abla’s latest opinion article in The Daily Wire, she wrote, “President Donald Trump has done something no leader in recent history has dared to do — he has taken executive action to put an end to the rampant anti-Semitism that has been spreading like wildfire in universities across America. This is not just a policy decision. This is a battle for truth.”
Abla’s profound story of radically encountering Jesus while on the verge of suicide not only fuels her life and work but will resonate with a culture that is seeking purpose and struggling with the highest rates of mental health issues in a generation. Her work on the international stage gives her a broad view of the needs of Christians, the church at large, and how to reach isolated groups of people with the Gospel. Coming this April 2025, the “Broken Silence” Podcast with Anne Beiler and Işik Abla.
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