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Speakers

Who We Are

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Datha Whitfield

Datha was born a southern preachers kid and vowed to never marry a minister. 
After falling in love and marrying her high-school sweetheart, he followed the call to ministry in 2000. Thus began her lifelong journey of the unexpected! 
Jason & Datha have been married 35 years and spent 20 years as Senior Pastors of Summit Life Church in Bessemer, Alabama.
Datha is mom to 3 children, mother-in-law to two, and “Deetah” to three grandchildren. 
In 2014 she left her nursing career to follow her passion of entrepreneurship and reached the very top of her Health & Wellness Company in a record 13 months. Desiring to expand her Leadership she became a certified Life Coach in 2020 through Principio Life Coaching Academy and recently expanded her portfolio by opening a retail boutique in her community and in Vicksburg, Mississippi. 
Datha has a passion for coaching woman to live their very best life by helping them discover the passions God placed within them.
Datha is an avid reader, loves to be outdoors, preferably at the beach. But her favorite thing is  slow mornings with coffee and her husband.

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Leah Ann McCollins


Leah Ann McCollins is a 47 year old mother of three. She is southern through and through.  Leah experienced significant trauma in her childhood years which resulted in 15 years of drug addiction. Leah has a deep experiential understanding of God’s love and mercy because of the depths of sin that she was brought from. She believes that her greatest purpose in life is to facilitate increased intimacy between God and man. This is the focus whenever she is given the opportunity to share her story. 

Leah completed her associates degree in physical therapy, her BA in criminal justice, and her MS in counseling. However, she describes her most significant accomplishment in life as her completion of  Teen Challenge in 2005.

Working under the umbrella of Dove Renew You, her private practice contains a coffee shop that serves healthy drinks and snacks and a gym. Her purpose in creating this space is to demonstrate that gains can and should be experienced spirit, soul, and body!

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Rynn Edwards

Rynn Wilson Edwards, is a wife, and Mother of two who lives in Kingwood , Texas. She currently serves on staff at Grace Church in Humble, Texas as a Member of their Worship team and also as Church receptionist. As a teenager She travelled around the Country performing with a choir, often as a soloist. She has lent Her talent to many friends, and Family members in the Music industry. She is passionate about Her Faith, Family, Friends and oh yes Her 3 dogs! 

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