About Us
Serving families in over 20 countries globally, we’re helping coaches like you prepare the next generation for real influence.
Our Vision
To enlarge a global community empowering next generation Christians to influence today’s culture.
Our Mission
Helping Christians get ready to speak.
How We Do It
Curriculum
Curriculum
Award-winning speech curriculum designed for students of all ages.
Community
Community
Small local and online family groups or classrooms to put leadership training into practice.
Events
Events
World-class training events held around the globe for students, educators, and parents.
Global Reach
For 25 years, ICC has coached students, parents, and teachers to embrace the calling of becoming extraordinary leaders of the next generation. Now serving over 20 countries, we see student and adult leaders saying yes to the ICC journey to empower next generation Christians – not someday, but Today.
Churches and Organizations
Do you lead or represent a company, ministry, or other organization? Invite one of our featured speakers or teams to come to you! Check out our most popular conferences and workshops we can bring your way.
Stories of Transformation
“The ICC community has helped me be with like-minded Christian families sharing the same vision to impact the culture around us, creating safe and encouraging environments for my kids to learn to be better communicators.”
“The skills ICC taught me are vital in our lives, and yet, many adults in our community that I’ve spoken to lack these skills. I see a need for these skills in the UK!”
“ICC helps students build the skills necessary for success: the fundamentals of communication, bringing a business plan to life, creating change, and more! The training is invaluable!”
Our Board Members
Dr. Teresa Moon
Founding President/CEO
Teresa is founding President and CEO of the Institute for Cultural Communicators, where students are getting ready to speak. Despite her own phobia of public speaking as a student, she is now an internationally recognized seminar speaker, education consultant, author, and leadership coach. Curriculum she designed is equipping next generation Christians to influence culture through relevant communication and extraordinary leadership in 25+ countries. Teresa’s students have been invited to speak on tens of thousands of platforms to influence audiences for Christ—including the White House, Congress, the G8 Summit, the United Nations, and for churches, schools, and heads of state in more than twenty nations. Teresa and her husband, Robert, call Tennessee home. Her 4 grown children and five grandchildren fuel her passion for empowering the next generation of transformational collaborators and influencers.
Lisa Kays
Vice President
Lisa Kays is passionate about equipping Christian communicators to influence culture. As a strategic advisor, Lisa has supported the ICC mission for decades, inspiring both students and coaches. Lisa’s experience as a documentarian and leader help guide the next generation in problem-solving and collaborating with excellence and integrity. Lisa Kays has served as the Vice President of ICC’s Board of Directors since the Institute was founded.
Dr. Stacey Campbell
Professor, Consultant, Writer, Entrepreneur, ICC Board Member
From television production to art ministry, film festivals to community theatre, Dr. Stacey Campbell has a passion for the power of story and empowering others to find the best version of themselves designed by the greatest Creator. With his doctorate in Strategic Leadership and ten years experience as an Executive Pastor, Dr. Campbell uses his professional experience and mission of restorative grace to help launch and lead nonprofits and organizations to increase their impact globally. Dr. Campbell lives with his wife, three kids, and two sign-language-literate dogs.
Dr. John McLean
Physician, Entrepreneur, and ICC Board Member
Dr. John McLean sees a better future — he’s a visionary, an entrepreneur, and an ER physician. Over the past decade, he’s built and run several medical facilities, including a unique neighborhood hospital. He also enjoys developing real estate projects with his brother in Florida. Southeast Asia is special to him; three of his children are of from this area, and he has done years of work with a Philippine orphanage. As a professional in the business and medical world, he immediately saw how the skills the Institute trains would benefit the next generation. All six of John’s children received years of training at the Institute, and now he serves as a member of our Board. His extensive professional experience has convinced him that those with the Institute’s training are better prepared for their futures than most of their peers. Dr. McLean is one of the Institute’s biggest supporters and biggest fans.
Joshua Boulden
Actor, Acting Coach, Fight Director, and ICC Board Member
Hailing from Annapolis, MD, Joshua Boulden trained at the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy at The George Washington University in D.C. and has been working in the theatre industry for over 10 years in both classical plays and musicals. He currently serves as the Fight Director for Sight & Sound Theatres in Branson, MO. Josh attended his first ICC conference at the age of 12 and has been serving and supporting the Institute in some capacity ever since. After his own 2011 Ambassadorship, he and his wife, Charis, served as the Student Ambassador Stewards in 2020. He’s continued coaching interns and looks forward to helping further the mission of getting Christians ready to speak.