Platform Speakers

Rev. Stan Key, Evangelist

Stan Key speaks frequently at churches, conferences, retreats and camps in the U.S. and abroad. Throughout his ministry, Stan has served as a missionary to France, senior pastor and president of the Francis Asbury Society. In 2022, he joined the OneWay team to continue sharing God’s Word in spoken, written and other media formats.

He has authored eight books, including Cross Purposes: Dying to Get a Life, which will be published in September.

“Life is composed of seasons, and this, for me, is the season to write,” Stan says. “After four decades of reading and learning, preaching and teaching, it’s time to pull together my thoughts and passions and articulate for others my major life messages.”

When not writing or teaching, Stan reads theology for himself and Dr. Seuss to his grandkids. He also enjoys listening to symphonies and watching movies. He describes his favorite movie, What About Bob?, as “pure delight.”

Dr. Chris Bounds, Evangelist

Dr. Chris Bounds is Professor of Theology at Asbury Theological Seminary. Previously he served as the Dean of the School of Theology & Ministry and Professor of Systematic Theology at Indiana Wesleyan University. He is an Ordained Elder in The Arkansas Conference of The United Methodist Church, where he served as an appointed pastor for eight years.

He has published articles in popular and scholarly venues, including Aldersgate Papers: Theological Journal of the Australasian Centre for Wesleyan ResearchAsbury Theological JournalCatalyst: Contemporary Evangelical Perspectives for United Methodist SeminariansEast-West Church and Ministry ReportExpository TimesGood News Magazine; Religious Studies ReviewStudia PatristicaWesleyan Life: The Magazine of the Wesleyan ChurchThe Wesleyan Theological Journal; and Wesley and Methodist Studies.

Dr. Bounds has also co-authored four books: Holiness: A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Theology with Matt Ayars and Caleb Friedeman; Holiness: The Power to Transform You, Your Church, and Your World with Jim Garlow, Christy Lipscomb, and Joann Lyon; Selecting Worship Songs: A Guide for Leaders with Constance Cherry and Mary Brown; and Unholiness: Overcoming the Forces that Attack Your Soul with Jim Lo.

He and his wife Tamara have been married for almost 30 years. They have two children, a daughter – Maris, a son – Morgan, and daughter-in-law – Alyse.  Chris loves Arkansas Razorback basketball; Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football; and Ben and Jerry’s Heath Bar Crunch Ice Cream.

Rev. Jim Slone, Bible Teacher

Rev. Jim Slone serves as president of Beulah Holiness Camp and has served several congregations in southern Illinois over the past 60 years.

His association with Beulah Camp is more than 50 years and he is widely sought as a Bible teacher in camp meetings as well as providing a weekly Bible Study at Aldersgate Methodist Church in Marion, Ill., where he was directing pastor for 25 years.