Speakers

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Coming to Honolulu 2013:
(Subject to change)

Honolulu 2013 general session speakers:
Jim Burns, Tony Campolo, Dan Chun, Francis Chan, Gary Chapman, Nancy Duarte, Don Piper, and Jeff Schulte.

Also speaking at Honolulu 2013:
Brandon Ahu, Elwin Ahu, Ron Arnold, Dave Barr, Rick Bundschuh, Fernando Castillo, Jim Cook, Scott Cormode, Don Cousins, Kirk and Kyle Cousins, Frank de Gracia, Jack Deere, Pami Ellis, Jeff Feldhahn, Shaunti Feldhahn, Doug Fields, Sim & Mimi Fulcher, Troy Gall, Sarah Hill, Mackey Hironaka, Sheldon Lascina, Veronica Lamb, Kaye Lawrence, Kenny Luck,Karen Makishima, Bob Marette, Carl Moore, Norman Nakanishi, Aaron and Shauna Niequist, Janice Ogoshi, Steve Peich, Patti Pierce, Eva Piper, Kara Powell, Brenda Schulte, Jordan Seng, Paul & Meredith Sheppard, Juanita Smith, Fr Gladstone “Bud” Stevens, Gideon Strauss, Sam Webb, Jim White, Paul White, Cory Willson, and Danny Yamashiro.

Special Guests Include:
Shawn Welcome
Tenth Avenue North
Rodrigo Rodrigues
Worship led by Cory Oliveros
Youth Worship led by Chevas Band

 

BRANDON AHU
Brandon is assistant pastor at New Hope Metro in Honolulu and the young adults pastor at New Hope Leeward in Waipahu. A graduate of Kamehameha Schools, Brandon went on to receive a bachelor’s in communication from the University of Southern California. He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Global Leadership through Fuller Theological Seminary. Brandon formerly served as high school pastor at New Hope Leeward and later helped launch Fuse, New Hope’s multi-campus young adults ministry. Brandon has been married to his wonderful wife Jamie for four years and enjoys surfing, golf, motorcycles, playing with his dogs, and inviting people over for football games and barbeques. [newhopemetro.com/fusehawaii.com]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• God, I Don’t Get It — Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? (Going Deeper) • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 323 B
• Love Them? I’d Rather Slap ‘Em! — Loving Difficult People • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 317 B

ELWIN AHU
Elwin is senior pastor of New Hope Metro, located on the waterfront at Honolulu’s historic Aloha Tower Marketplace. In 1995, while sitting as a Judge for the State of Hawai‘i, Elwin experienced a radical transformation in his heart and accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Elwin’s defining moment in his life was when he left his promising judicial career to respond to God’s higher call in full-time ministry. Elwin is currently pursuing a Master’s in Global Leadership through Fuller Theological Seminary. He is passionate about surfing and can’t live a week without riding the swells of the South Shore of O‘ahu. He and his wife, Joy, have two children –Brandon, assistant pastor of New Hope Metro, and Jared, who loves baseball and football. [newhopemetro.com]
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Defeating Dysfunction in Families • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 315

 

RON ARNOLD
Senior pastor of Kaimuki Christian Church (KCC) in Honolulu since 1993, Ron has served in ministry since 1974. With a big vision in mind, KCC has seen God impact the community and the world in powerful ways as they have reached out with the tangible love of Jesus. Ron also serves on the boards of the Hawai‘i Pastors Roundtable, Common Grace and the Kaimuki Business & Professional Association. He and his wife, Dee, have been married for 41 years and have two sons and three grandchildren. [kaimukichristian.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Putting the “OUT” in Outreach • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 319 B

 

 

DAVE BARR
Dave is senior pastor of New Hope Windward Christian Fellowship in Kane‘ohe. Founded in January 2000, New Hope Windward has become a multi-site church. A motivational speaker for businesses and civic organizations, Dave teaches about time management, building healthy marriages, parenting, team building and navigating teams successfully through difficult changes. Prior to full-time ministry, he led a multi-million dollar international company in Hawai‘i. Dave lives in Kane‘ohe with his wife, Lisa, and three daughters. He enjoys watching movies, playing golf, riding motorcycles and spending time with his family. [nhww.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Experiencing Joy in Problems • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 323 A

 

RICK BUNDSCHUH
Rick is a pastor, veteran youth worker, writer, speaker and cartoonist based on Kaua‘i. Known for his creativity, over the top imagination and trouble making tendencies, Rick has introduced numerous innovative ideas in ministry, resulting in a steady stream of pagans, trolls and other wild converts into the Kingdom. Rick serves as the teaching pastor for Kaua‘i Christian Fellowship, a church he helped start 21 years ago. His many books include Soul Surfer and Deep Like Me (or another failed attempt to walk on water). [kauaichristian.com]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• How to Teach So That People Remember • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 317 B
• Creating a Kingdom Culture • Friday, 8:30 pm, Rm 305 AB

 

JIM BURNS
Jim is president of HomeWord and executive director of the HomeWord Center for Youth and Family at Azusa Pacific University. Each year, Jim speaks to thousands of people around the world. His 1.5 million print resources come in more than 25 languages, and his radio broadcast can be heard worldwide. Recent books include: Faith Conversations for Families; Teenology: How to Raise Great Teens, Closer: Devotions to Draw Couples Together, Confident Parenting, The Purity Code and Creating an Intimate Marriage. Jim and his wife, Cathy, live in Southern California. [homeword.com]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Creating a Media-Safe Home • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 323 C
• Creating an Intimate Marriage • Friday, 8:30 pm, Rm 323 B
• One Last Word • General Session No. 6 • Saturday, 1:30 pm, 4th Floor Ballroom

 

TONY CAMPOLO
Professor emeritus at Eastern University, Tony is an internationally recognized speaker and prolific author. A former professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Tony holds a Ph.D. from Temple University and is an ordained Baptist minister. Founder of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education, he has provided leadership to create, nurture and support programs for at-risk children in cities across North America, and has helped establish schools and universities in several developing countries. He is highly sought after as a media commentator on religious, social and political matters, and has authored 38 books and counting, including his latest: Choose Love Not Power, Connecting Like Jesus, and Stories That Feed Your Soul.  [tonycampolo.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• The Church Has Left the Building • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 315
• What in the World Is God Saying? • General Session No. 3 • Friday, 1:30 pm, 4th Floor Ballroom
• The Red Letter Revolution • Friday, 8:30 pm, Rm 320

 

FERNANDO CASTILLO
Fernando has been happily married to his bride, Karen, since 1999. They have two sons, Daniel (11) and David (10). In 2004, Fernando and a small group of like-minded leaders planted New Hope Diamond Head, now a vibrant multi-site church with two campuses and more than 1250 people in weekly attendance. Following Fernando’s strong missionary heart, New Hope Diamond Head has ongoing ministry in India, Haiti, Japan, and Taiwan. In 2011, Pastor Fernando sponsored the church plant of New Hope Taiwan Church in Taipei City. Fernando is also the current district supervisor of all Foursquare churches in Hawai‘i, which includes the New Hope and Hope Chapel movements.
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Stamping Our Ministry with the Spirit of Excellence • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 317 B
FRANCIS CHAN
Francis Chan is the author of best-selling books Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and host of the BASIC.series (Who Is God & We Are Church). He has also written the children’s books Halfway Herbert, The Big Red Tractor and the Little Village and Ronnie Wilson’s Gift. Francis is the founding pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California, and is the founder of Eternity Bible College. He also sits on the board of directors of Children’s Hunger Fund and World Impact. Currently, Francis is working to start a church planting movement in the inner city of San Francisco and also launching a country-wide discipleship movement. Francis lives in northern California with his wife, Lisa, and their five children. [francischan.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Living With Courage • General Session No. 1 • Thursday, 6:30 pm, 4th Floor Ballroom
• The Future of the Church • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 311
• Getting Rid of Guilt • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 311
• Living by Faith • Youth Plenary Session No. 4 • Friday, 6:30 pm, Rm 313

GARY CHAPMAN
Gary is senior associate pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and the president of Marriage & Family Life Consultants, Inc. Traveling internationally and throughout the U.S., he speaks on marriage, family, and relationships. His book The Five Love Languages earned the Platinum Book Award, selling millions of copies in many languages. He has also published many other books as well as video series. Dr. Chapman holds aB.A. and M.A. degrees in anthropology from Wheaton College and Wake Forest University, a Ph.D. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and completed additional studies at Duke University and the University of North Carolina. He and his wife, Karolyn, reside in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They have two adult children and two grandchildren. [garychapman.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Anger: Handling a Powerful Emotion in a Healthy Way • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 310
• The Five Languages of Apology • Friday, 8:30 pm, Rm 315
• The Five Love Languages • General Session No. 5 • Saturday, 8:00 am, 4th Floor Ballroom

 

DAN CHUN
Dan is president of Hawaiian Islands Ministries (HIM), which he founded with his wife Pam in 1983. He has been senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu (FPC) since 1994. Prior to that he was associate pastor with singles at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church from 1985 to 1992, and also served previously at FPC as associate pastor (1980-1985). Born and raised in Hawai’i, Dan left an early career in television broadcast journalism with the Hawai’i CBS affiliate KGMB-TV to commit to full-time Christian ministry. Dan holds M.Div. and D.Min.degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary, where he is also a trustee. [fpchawaii.org / himonline.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• President’s Address • General Session No. 1 • Thursday, 6:30 pm, 4th Floor Ballroom
• How to Choose a Spouse • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 305 AB

 

SCOTT CORMODE
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Healthy Transitions in Church Leadership • Friday, 8:30 pm, 318 B

 

DON COUSINS
President of Team Development, Inc. (TDI), Don consults, coaches, speaks and writes. He is a native of Chicago and received his B.A. in biblical studies from Trinity International University. He is a founding leader of Willow Creek Community Church, where he served on staff for 17 years. In 1992, he began TDI, a ministry designed to guide Christian leaders and organizations in transforming their vision into action. Don also currently serves as the director of ministries at Discovery Church in Orlando, Florida. He has written several books including Experiencing Leadershift and Unexplainable: Pursuing a Life Only God Can Make Possible. He and his wife Maryann have three adult children, Kyle, Kirk and Karalyne, [doncousins.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Your Heart, the Key to Your Life • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 311
• Finding Your Calling • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 310
• Life Verse • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 320

 

KIRK COUSINS
A quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, Kirk played college football at Michigan State University (MSU), where he was the Spartans’ starter from 2009 to 2011. Kirk is the winning-est quarterback in Michigan State history and, holding most of the all-time records at the school, Kirk is only the second three-time team captain in over 115 years of MSU history. He received the Lowe’s Senior Class Award in 2011 as outstanding scholar athlete. Kirk is deeply committed to Jesus Christ. While he is passionate about football, his life is not built on football but on Jesus and the truth of His Word.
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• The Word • Youth Plenary Session No. 3 • Friday, 1:30 pm, Rm 313
• Separating the Men from the Boys – with Kyle Cousins (Youth Guys) • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 313

 

KYLE COUSINS
The oldest son of Don and MaryAnn Cousins and brother to Kirk and Karalyne, Kyle holds a degree in business from Calvin College and is pursuing an M.A. in Biblical Studies from Moody Theological Seminary. He currently works for Neurocore, a behavioral health company specializing in brain-based diagnostics, and lives in Orlando, Florida where he works exclusively with the NBA’s Orlando Magic organization on behalf of Neurocore.
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Separating the Men from The Boys – with Kirk Cousins [Youth Guys] • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 313

 

JACK DEERE
Jack is an equipper and trainer for the body of Christ. He has planted three churches, taught as seminary professor, traveled the world speaking at conferences, and authored best selling books. He holds a master and doctorate in theology from Dallas Seminary, and taught there nearly ten years before joining the Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church staff in Anaheim, California. Jack served with John Wimber and traveled around the world doing conferences on intimacy with God and the Holy Spirit. He started his own conference and writing ministry in 1992. Jack is currently senior pastor of Wellspring Church in North Richland Hills, Texas, which he started in 2004. The church’s three-fold mission is to: help people cultivate an intimate friendship with Jesus; help people discover and effectively use their spiritual gifts in significant ways in the church; then, use their gifts in the marketplace, where they spend the majority of their time. [wellspringdfw.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• The Contemporary Supernatural Ministry of the Holy Spirit, Part 1 • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 320
• The Contemporary Supernatural Ministry of the Holy Spirit, Part 2 • Friday, 8:30 pm, Rm 310
• The New Testament Reasons for Going to Church • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 315

 

FRANK de GRACIA
Frank de Gracia is the youth pastor at Hope Chapel West Oahu with a high school youth ministry called Revolution. He’s a San Francisco 49ers fan, enjoys listening to Jazz and looks forward to his wife giving him a list of things to do at home. He has a passion to see students fall in love with Jesus. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Julie, and his three sons, David, Alex, and Franklin Jr.
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Tearin’ It Up! • Youth Plenary Session No. 5 • Saturday, 8:00 am, 313

NANCY DUARTE
Nancy is a communication expert who has been featured in Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Wired, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Economist, LA Times and on CNN. Her firm, Duarte, Inc., is the largest design firm in Silicon Valley and the global leader behind some of the most influential visual messages in business and culture. She has influenced how the world perceives some of the most important brands and entities, including Apple, Cisco, Facebook, General Electric, Google, Hewlett-Packard, TED Technology, Education & Design), Twitter, and the World Bank. She speaks frequently at Fortune 500 companies and business schools, and she teaches at Stanford University. She has authored two award-winning books: Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences and Slide:ology:The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations. A PK (pastor’s kid), Nancy has three grown children who walk in their destiny and a husband who has loved her for more than 30 years. She two grand-dogs Bear and Necessity, and a grand-frog named Hubert. [duarte.com]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• She Did What? • Youth Plenary Session No. 2 • Friday, 8:00 am, Rm 313
• The Physics of Communication: How Story Structure Shifts Beliefs and Behavior • General Session No. 5 • Saturday, 8:00 am, 4th Floor Ballroom
• How to Put a Heart Beat Into Your Presentations and Conversations • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 323 C

 

PAMI ELLIS
Pami is a missionary nurse with Action International Ministries and serves at a birthing home for the neglected poor in Manila. Born and raised in the Philippines as the daughter of missionaries, Pami was exposed to the heart of foreign missions. Deciding to be a “sender” rather than a “goer,” she struggled with and questioned the tugging on her heart to return to the Philippines as a missionary herself. Through a journey of faith and trust, she continues to discover what it means to surrender and identify the call.
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Stepping Into the Fog (Senior High) • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 313
• Stepping Into the Fog • Friday, 8:30 pm, Rm 304 AB

 

JEFF FELDHAHN
An average guy who used to find it difficult to understand his wife and make her happy, Jeff connects with all the other average guys out there who wonder the same thing. Jeff and his wife Shaunti prepared for their book For Men Only: A Straightforward Guide to the Inner Lives of Women by spending a year interviewing and surveying thousands of women to investigate half a dozen realities that most men just don’t “get” about the woman about the things most men just don’t “get.” Armed with documented truth, Jeff now tells men, that believe it or not it is possible to understand their wives and make them happy: “It’s not rocket science.” An attorney by training, but a technology entrepreneur at heart, Jeff has a degree from Harvard Law School. With his new software company, World2one, He hopes toto transform advertising. and that, believe it or not, “its not rocket science.”
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Decoding Women: You Can Figure Her Out and Make Her (and You) Happy • Friday, 8:30 pm, Rm 301 B
• Helping Those Who Help Marriages: A Short Training on What Men and Women Most Need to Know About Each Other (with Shaunti Feldhahn) • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 310

SHAUNTI FELDHAH
A wife and mom first, Shaunti started out on Wall Street equipped with a graduate degree from Harvard, but now applies her analytical experience to uncovering little changes that have big impacts on our lives, marriages, families and workplace relationships. Her eye-opening books, including For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men, and For Men Only: A Straightforward Guide to the Inner Lives of  Women, have sold more than two million copies in 22 languages. Shaunti has also tackled biblical life balance for busy modern women, and how young girls can look to God for affirmation instead of friends, guys, clothes, or food. She has uncovered game-changing knowledge for talented, high-potential women in the workplace as well as for men who want to cultivate positive work relationships and champion female players for advancement. Shaunti and her findings have been featured in media as diverse as The Today Show, Focus on the Family, The New York Times, Cosmo and Lifeway’s Living With Teenagers magazine. Based out of Atlanta, she and her family are intensely grateful for the crazy but wonderful life God has given them.  [shaunti.com]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• What the Storybooks Won’t Tell You: The Secrets of the Opposite Sex (Going Deeper) • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 323 B
• Following Your Dream and De-Stressing Your Life • Friday, 8:30 pm, Rm 324
• Helping Those Who Help Marriages: A Short Training on What Men & Women Most Need to Know About Each Other (with Jeff Feldhahn) • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 310

 

DOUG FIELDS
Doug has been a pastor to teenagers and a ministry leader for more than thirty years. Former youth and teaching pastor at Saddleback Church in Orange County, California, he now spends most of his time speaking, writing, teaching youth ministry at Azusa Pacific University, and providing leadership and resources on the Youth Specialties Team. His more than fifty books include the award-winning Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, a youth ministry textbook used all over the world. In many ways, Doug is a pastor to youth pastors. His weekly podcast, YouthMinistryGarage answers youth ministry related questions from all over the world. Doug keeps his huge heart for teenagers beating through his Student Leadership Conference at which teenage leaders from all around the world learn how to be influential in their homes, churches, schools and communities. Of all these things, Doug’s greatest accomplishment is marrying way out of his league to Cathy, his incredible wife of 25 years, and having amazing children: Torie, Cody, and Cassie.
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Ministry and Your Own Marriage • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 323 B
• Behind the Curtain: Tending to the Private Life of a Public Person • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 323 C
• Raising Your Own Kids While Doing Ministry • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 323 A

 

SIM & MIMI FULCHER
A Presbyterian pastor for 48 years and presently an associate pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu, Sim has counseled couples in marriages for a long time. Mimi, a retired bank manager, has been enthusiastic about helping marriages ever since God spoke to her more than 30 years ago. While running a kindergarten, Mimi heard God’s call “to teach young women to love their husbands and their children” (Titus 2:4). Sim and Mimi have three grown married children, nine grandchildren, and a dog named Malasada.
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Six Musts for AaGood Marriage: Practical and Basic • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 301 A

 

TROY GALL
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Don’t Waist Your Life (Middle School) • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 312

 

ROBIN GUNN
Robin Jones Gunn is the best-selling author of more than 80 books, including the award-winning Christy Miller series for teens. Her newest non-fiction book, Victim of Grace releases in April from Zondervan Publishers. A frequent international speaker, Robin serves on the Board of Directors for Media Associates International. She and her husband, Ross, have two grown children and live on Maui.
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• God’s Will for Your Life (Going Deeper) • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 323 B

 

ROSS GUNN
A professional counselor and Christian therapist with Skyview Counseling, Ross counsels men, women, couples and students on a variety of issues from a biblical perspective, and specializes in working with men in the area of sexual addiction. Ross has a B.A. from Azusa Pacific University, an M.A. from Talbot Seminary, and master’s degree in counseling from Western Seminary. He and his bride, Robin Gunn, live on Maui. To contact Ross for more information, visit www.SkyviewCounseling.com.
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Victorious Secrets – Living Holy and Blameless Before God • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 318 B

SARAH HILL
Portrayed by Carrie Underwood in the commercially-released movie “Soul Surfer,” Sarah was instrumental in helping surfer Bethany Hamilton endure a tragic shark attack that left her with one arm. Sarah’s own past, which include suffering a broken neck and back in a surfing accident, helped prepare her and equip her in ministry. Sarah serves as a missionary on Kaua‘i where she leads one of the largest student ministries on the island. Her grounded devotion, love for Christ, and training has helped her recognize those in need and reach out to them. After growing up in a tough and abusive home, Sarah continues to impact lives for God’s kingdom as she travels, sharing her story on Kaua‘i… and beyond.
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• The Less Desired Gift (Middle School) • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 312
• Being Comfortable in Your Own Skin (Youth Girls) • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 312

MACKEY HIRONAKA
Senior pastor of Refresh Ministries, Mackey began his service to the Lord at Hope Chapel Honolulu and later helped plant One Love Ministries at Kaimuki. At the end of 2006, feeling called to leave One Love Ministries, he and three others committed to praying and seeking the Lord together. By God’s grace, the group increased and led to the beginning of Refresh Ministries. Passionate about making disciples, Mackey emphasizes following the example of the first century Church in the Book of Acts, which devoted themselves to the Word, prayer, fellowship, and lifestyle evangelism in their sincere attempt to live obediently. Mackey absolutely loves his wife, Leilani, and is a huge fan of her attitude of service and generosity to the Lord. He also considers his daughter Abby and his son Asa the cutest things he has ever seen and enjoys giving both of them many hugs and kisses. He enjoys watching God take nothing (and “nobodies”) and command something good into existence. [refreshhawaii.org / momentumhawaii.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• The Young and the Restless • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 318 A
• Friends fo’ Real (Senior High) • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 313

 

SHELDON LACSINA
Sheldon is senior pastor of New Hope Hilo, a church that spans the generations and invites everyone, regardless of age, to use their gifts and talents to serve God and reach the community. Prior to assuming the role as senior pastor in 2009, Sheldon served New Hope Hilo first as youth pastor and then executive pastor. Raised on O‘ahu, Pastor Sheldon came to know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at the age of 19 on Father’s Day. The message he heard that day stays close to his heart: to not only be a good father but a godly father grounded in his relationship with Jesus Christ. He and his wife, Heidi, have two sons and two grandsons. He loves playing basketball and is a gifted artist. [newhopehilo.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Reservations for Two Leaders Please • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 317 B
• What Happens in the Home Happens in the Church • Friday, 8:30 pm, Rm 303 AB

 

VERONICA LAMB
Justice director at Bluewater Mission church in Honolulu. Veronica sees justice ministry an outcome of the core belief that when we care practically for someone the way we hope someone would care for us, we visibly demonstrate God’s compassion. When we cross personal, comfortable boundaries to do this, we copy what Jesus did for us. A primary focus of justice ministry is caring for those trapped in exploitative trade. Outreach, aftercare, community education, and partnering with local churches build avenues of restoration for local victims. Veronica’s vision is to see a movement of justice in churches across the state, creating safe havens for victims throughout the Hawaiian Islands.
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Church for Justice: Fighting Human Trafficking in Hawai‘i • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 319 A

 

KAYE LAWRENCE
Kaye and her husband, Bill, have served in Mexico for more than 40 of their 50 married years, reaching out to children that most find undesirable, and managing a K-12 special education school and home for challenged, needy and abandoned children. Trained in health care, emergency and crisis services. Kaye has a B.S. in nursing, degrees in bible theology, special education, and sociology, an M.A. in health psychology, and a Psy.D. in clinical and educational psychology from Southern California University for Professional Studies. She teaches at the University ISEDI, Mexico and Advanced Physiology, Advanced Therapeutic Techniques and Research at Southern California Seminary for the masters and doctorate program and does psychotherapy with Reinicke Counseling Association. She writes, “God in His infinite mercy has, shown us that He was, is and will always be in charge. He has led us to a life of faith, as we trust him for our daily needs; his faithfulness abounds daily as He meets our needs and those of the children under our care.  Matt. 6:33 [ranchosantamarta.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Back to the Bible: When Your Body Says No • Friday, 8:30 pm, Rm 317 B
• The Brain-Soul Connection: It All Begins in the Brain • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 322 AB

 

KENNY LUCK
Kenny Luck is the men’s pastor at Saddleback Church. He is also an ECPA Platinum award winning author and co-author of more than 20 books on men. He has traveled over two million miles training, teaching and evangelizing men around the world. His latest worldwide release for men, pastors and churches worldwide, Sleeping Giant: No Move of God Without Men of God released in June 2012 and taking men in the church by storm.
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Giant Choices • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 328
• Giant Fights • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 328
• Giant Breakthroughs • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 328
• Giant Missions • Friday, 8:30 pm, Rm 328
• Giant Courage • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 328

KAREN MAKISHIMA
Karen is the director of children’s ministry at First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu and is passionate about equipping teams and parents in the “raising up” of godly children. Karen holds a master’s degree in children’s and family ministry from Bethel Seminary. [fpchawaii.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Bullying—A Kingdom Response to the Epidemic! • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 324
• More Than Just Childcare!!! Giving Children’s Ministry Purpose • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 324

 

 

BOB MARETTE
President of the Financial Health Fair and a recognized financial planning expert, Bob is author of From a Millstone to a Milestone and has made many guest appearances on Christian radio and TV discussing personal finances. His workshop, “How to Get Out of Debt In 5-7 Years, Including Mortgage,” has been taught in hundreds of churches in the U.S. His daily radio program, “Out of Debt with Bob Marette,” can be heard on stations across the country. His goal is “to bring the light of hope to the darkness of debt” to people all over the U.S. His new book Scriptural Calendar: A Daily Guide to Help You Hide God’s Word In Your Heart challenges any and every Christian to memorize at least one scripture verse per month. He also has a 366-day devotional book called Our Daily Walk Through the Scriptural Calendar.
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• YOU, Yes, Even YOU, Can Memorize Scripture: A Daily Guide to Help You Hide God’s Word in Your Heart • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 322 AB

 

VICTOR MARX
Because of his own troubled youth, Victor has a heart to help kids of all ages succeed in life by overcoming the negative influences that would seek to destroy them and has worked with troubled youth for two decades. A master of martial arts with a 7th degree in keichu-do, Victor formerly was a weapons instructor and an expert competitive shooter in the United States Marine Corps. He has trained more than 30 world and national martial art champions as well as law enforcement officers and special military personnel from the Army’s Delta Force, the Marine’s Recon Rangers to Navy SEALs as well as CIA personnel Victor is founder and president of All Things Possible, a national faith-based organization. Today, Victor Marx uses his charisma and 7th degree black belt to lead (not chase!) people out of eternal danger and into the loving arms of God. His greatest joy is seeing troubled youth find new life in Jesus.  [atpministries.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• All Things Work Together for the Good – Romans 8:28 • Youth Plenary Session No. 1 • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 313
• All Things Work Together for the Good – Romans 8:28 • General Session No. 2 • Friday, 8:00 am, 4th Floor Ballroom
• How to Safeguard What Satan Wants to Destroy — Your Marriage (with Eileen Marx) • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 320

 

 

CARL MOORE
Carl is lead pastor of Hope Chapel Kane‘ohe Bay, having taken over from his father and founder, Ralph Moore. He and his wife, Kanani, met in 1989 while they were both a part of the youth group at Hope Chapel Kane‘ohe Bay. They earned their bachelor’s degrees from LIFE Bible College and then went on to be youth pastors at Hope Chapel Huntington Beach. In 2002, the Lord led them back to Hawai‘i to lead the youth ministry at Hope Chapel Kaneohe Bay. Pastors Carl and Kanani have three children: Kylie, Isaac and Samantha  [hopechapel.com]
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Support the Message • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 323 A

 

 

BOBBY MOSS
Bobby Moss serves as pastor of New Life Lincoln Park on the north side of Chicago, teaches as an adjunct professor at Moody Bible Institute, and travels the country helping people study the Bible better using Logos Bible Software. He and his beautiful wife, Jeannette, have two awesome children: Baylee Eden and Jaxon Zion. Bobby holds a bachelor’s in education from Moody, a bachelor’s in psychology from Governor’s State and a master’s in biblical exegesis from Wheaton College.  [logos.com]
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• The Easiest Way to Have Powerful Bible Study • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 319 A

 

 

NORMAN NAKANISHI
Norman Nakanishi is senior pastor of Grace Bible Church Pearlside, a growing multi-generational church committed to reaching people and equipping them to fulfill their destiny. He has a special heart for youth, which has resulted in a constant flow of young people and their families through the church over the years. He is a member of the United States National Leadership Team for the Every Nation family of churches, an international movement with ministries worldwide. Pastor Norman also speaks in corporate and community settings on inspiration, leadership, and relationships. Norman along with his wife, Faye, and their family currently reside in Pearl City, Hawai‘i. [gbchawaii.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Change One Life, Change the World • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 305 AB
• Love Again • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 301 A

 

 

AARON NIEQUIS
Growing up in the Chicago area, I had a ton of interests, but it wasn’t until my junior year in high school when I quit basketball and baseball to be in a musical that I found what I was made to do: music. After majoring in music theory and composition at Judson University, I joined the student impact staff at Willow Creek Church as a worship leader. I loved my time there, but the definite highlight was meeting a fantastic girl named Shauna and convincing her to marry me. About a year later, we struck up a friendship with Rob Bell and moved to join his church, Mars Hill, in Grand Rapids. I jumped in as worship leader and Shauna joined the leadership staff. Like before, our time at Mars Hill was good, but the highlight was personal. In October 2006, Shauna gave birth to our first kid, Henry, who is insanely cute and built like a Mack truck. In July 2007, I left Mars Hill to record a worship CD for them, then spent the next 18 months leading worship and speaking at various churches and conferences. We eventually found our way back to Chicago and in January 2009 rejoined Willow Creek as a weekend worship leader. Over the course of this story, I’ve become less sure of most things, but absolutely sure about a few things: First, I have the greatest family in the world. I couldn’t love Shauna and Henry more…and feel lucky every day. Second, I am absolutely convinced that we’ve all been invited to join God in serving and healing the world. These are dark days, but His Movement of Love will not stop until all things are made right. And I want to do everything I can with the life I’ve been given to be a part of it.  [aaronniequist.com]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Moving Beyond Singing into Something Much More Mysterious, Subversive and Beautiful • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 322 AB
• Evangelical Worship Leading, Liturgy and Me • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 303 AB

 

 

SHAUNA NIEQUIST
Shauna writes about the beautiful and broken moments of everyday life — friendship, family, faith, food, marriage, love, babies, books, celebration, heartache, and all the other things that shape us, delight us, and reveal to us the heart of God. She is the author of Cold Tangerines and Bittersweet. Her third book, Bread & Wine, will be released in the spring of 2013. She is married to Aaron, a pianist and songwriter. [shauanniequist.com]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Creating Transforming Friendships • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 323 C
• Practicing Prayer, Rest and Self-Care as a Radical Act • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 301 A

 

 

JANICE OGOSHI
Janice Ogoshi has been in pastoral ministry for 22 years, with the last 16 as pastor of Hawaii Kai United Church of Christ. She has served in college, youth and children’s ministries in California and Hawai‘i and spent a year working at a church-sponsored food pantry in Washington, DC. Centering prayer has played a significant part in preparing her for discernment. She is married and has a teenage son.
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Seeking God’s Will Together: Becoming a Community of Discernment • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 319 B

 

NOEL PABIONA
Noel has been country director of Compassion International’s ministry in the Philippines since 2004. He holds a master’s in national security administration from the National Defense College of the Philippines and a bachelor’s in economics from the University of the Philippines School of Economics. Prior to Compassion, he worked for the Philippine government and in various leadership capabilities in the private/corporate sector. He serves as an elder and member of the preaching team at Greenhills Christian Fellowship and sits on the boards of the Asia Theological Seminary and the Association of Christian Development Agencies. Noel speaks regularly in conferences in different Asian countries under the Asia Emerging Leaders’ Summit and is a staunch advocate for children in poverty.
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Becoming God-Appointed • Friday, 8:30 pm, Rm 319 A

 

STEVE PEICH
Steve is presently in private practice as a pastoral counselor but has also served as a senior pastor, church planter, missionary, relief worker, and executive director of the Bible Institute of Hawai‘i. Steve received his educational training from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Fuller Theological Seminary. He is currently studying to become a licensed marriage and family therapist at Chaminade University. Steve has been a conference speaker for more than 25 years.
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• The Soulfully Smarter Marriage • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 305 AB

 

PATTI PIERCE
Founder and president of WellSpring: A Resource for Christian Spiritual Formation, Patti has been focused since 2008 on the development of SoulCARE, a ministry to pastors and non-profit leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area. SoulCARE provides a refreshing and safe experience — apart from the responsibilities and communities which a leader regularly serves — for cohort participants (22 each year) to be honest about the challenges of spiritual leadership and the needs of their own soul. The program design facilitates personal transformation by developing frameworks for leaders to deepen their relationship with God and remain integrated and whole. Prior to WellSpring, Patti served at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church as minister to singles with HIM founder Dan Chun. She is a trained spiritual director and retreat leader, most recently taking SoulCARE retreats to the leadership staffs of International Justice Mission and other justice/compassion organizations in Ethiopia, Philippines, Uganda and Cambodia. She is married to Bill, mother of two daughters and delights in her 5 grandchildren.  [wellspringca.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Finding God in the Wilderness • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 318 B
• What’s All the Fuss About Christian Spiritual Formation? • Friday, 8:30 pm, Rm 323 A

 

 

DON PIPER
www.donpiperministries.com
Author of New York Times bestseller, 90 Minutes in Heaven, Don travels across the country and around the world sharing his message of hope and healing. In 1989, Don was in a motor vehicle accident that killed him instantly – pronounced dead by four sets of EMTs. God worked a miracle and sent Don back to a broken body. He walks only as a result of miraculous and in some cases medically unexplainable circumstances. During the time he was dead, Piper was granted the extreme privilege of glimpsing Heaven itself. His goal is to help bitter people become better, to turn disappointments into divine appointments. He calls is “finding a new normal” and he’s made it his life’s work.

 

 

EVA PIPER
Eva has inspired audiences with her testimony of walking her hurting loved ones through a dark night, and surviving to see a sunrise not just bright but much more beautiful because of the journey. The wife of best-selling author Don Piper, Eva was the glue that held her broken husband and her family together. Don’s story, recounted in the New York Times bestseller, 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Life and Death, is Eva’s story, too. In fact, today Don calls her the “real hero” of their ordeal. She has shared her story of overcoming a shocking tragedy, selfless care-giving, and finding a new confidence and joy in the Lord all over the United States.
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Not “IF” but “WHEN” • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 305 AB
• This Can’t Be Happening to Me!!!! • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 303 AB

 

KARA POWELL
Kara Powell, PhD, is executive director of the Fuller Youth Institute and a faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary. A twenty-year youth ministry veteran, she serves as an advisor to Youth Specialties and also speaks regularly at parenting and youth ministry conferences. Kara is the author or co-author of a number of books, including Sticky Faith, Sticky Faith Curriculum, Deep Justice Journeys, Essential Leadership, Deep Justice in a Broken World, Deep Ministry in a Shallow World, and the Good Sex Youth Ministry Curriculum.  [www.fulleryouthinstitute.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Sticky Faith Part 1 for Youth Leaders: The Sticky Gospel and Preparing Students for Lifelong Faith • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 301 B
• Sticky Faith for Parents • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 301 B
• Sticky Faith Part 2 for Youth Leaders: Sticky Churches and Sticky Faith Families • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 301 B

 

 

BRENDA SCHULTE
Brenda has spoken on marriage and parenting to women throughout the United States for the past 20 years, has been a featured vocalist in various CD projects, runs a part time nutrition/anti-aging Internet-based product brokerage business out of her home called www.marketamerica.com, and has 15 years of homeschool teaching experience. She earned a B.S. in secondary education from Moorhead State University and is the mother of six children, ages 22 to 11. She has been married to her husband Jeff for more than 25 years and lives in Anchorage, AK.
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Lessons from the Winding Road, Part 1 • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 319 B
• Lessons from the Winding Road, Part 2 • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 319 B

 

JEFF SCHULTE
Jeff Schulte is executive director and a fellow at the Sage Hill Institute, an initiative for authentic Christian leadership. He speaks nationally and internationally on a variety of issues including biblical masculinity, fatherhood, spiritual formation, leadership, and relational authenticity. Prior to this, Jeff was the directional leader and co-founder of a church with international reach that grew from four people to more than 4,000 in eight years. Jeff is the co-author of the Voice of the Heart Companion Bible Study and two Gold Medallion award-winning resources including Preparing for Marriage, and was a recent contributor to “A Man and His Story,” part of the “33 Authentic Manhood Series.” He received his Master of Theology and Master of Divinity from Western Seminary after graduating from Yale University with a bachelor’s in organizational behavior. He is currently working towards a master’s and license in professional counseling. Jeff has served on the boards of several national ministries, including Hawaiian Islands Ministries. He resides in Anchorage, Alaska with his wife of 26 years and six children. [sagehillinstitute.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Going on a Bear Hunt • General Session No. 2 • Friday, 8:00 am, 4th Floor Ballroom
• The Voice of the Heart • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 324
• Nothing to Prove • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 301 B

 

JORDAN SENG
Jordan leads Bluewater Mission church in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Based upon 20 years of ministry experience, he often speaks on healing, demonic deliverance and prophecy, dedicating a portion of his work to spreading such supernatural ministries to churches and groups that typically don’t use them. He has led supernatural ministry conferences and seminars for every major Christian denomination and numerous para-church and missions organizations in the U.S., Europe, Latin America, South Asia, East Asia and the Caribbean. Along the way, he has helped plant new churches in the San Francisco, Chicago, and Boston areas. Before turning to ministry full-time, Jordan earned a Ph.D. in political theory and served as a National Security Fellow at Harvard University.
[bluewatermission.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Ministering in Power for Healing the Sick • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 304 AB
• How to Supernaturalize Your Church • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 304 AB
• Listening for God in Prophecy and Dreams • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 304 AB

 

MEREDITH SHEPPARD
A gifted writer and speaker, Meredith is the creator of “Wives In Touch,” a bi-monthly letter of encouragement offering hope and practical advice to pastors’ wives. It is also a ministry of prayer. Her desire is to share honestly and openly about the joys and challenges pastors’ wives experience. “And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it, or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it” (1 Corinthians 12: 26). She has written several articles for Just Between Us magazine, a Christian women’s publication, and one of her articles, “Conquering Comparison,” is featured as the first chapter of the book The Comparison Trap, a compilation of writings by several Christian authors. She is the wife of Paul Sheppard, senior pastor of Destiny Christian Fellowship, and proud mother of two adult children, Alicia and Aaron.
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Lessons Learned in the Dark • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 301 A

 

PAUL SHEPPARD
Paul Earl Sheppard has been preaching since his teens and has been in pastoral ministry since 1982. He is founding pastor of Destiny Christian Fellowship, a growing church that meets in Fremont, California and other Bay Area cities. Prior to that, he served as senior pastor for 20 years at Abundant Life Christian Fellowship in Mountain View, California, which grew under him into one of the largest, most culturally diverse congregations in northern California. Pastor Paul serves as speaker for the radio and online broadcast “Destined For Victory. He’s also an author whose books include Why God Created Dads and Build A Bridge and Get Over It! He and his wife, Meredith, were married in 1982.
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Overcoming Your Challenges • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 315

 

JUANITA SMITH
Juanita is founder and president of Kingdom Building Equipping School (“KBES” or “The School”), a virtual, nonprofit spiritual gifts and Bible study school that offers free conference call, online, interactive training to believers seeking to discover, develop, and operate as laypersons in the Kingdom of God.  KBES’ mission is to globally equip believers for lay ministry using technology as the primary means of course delivery.   Although Juanita is not a techie, she has managed large organizations that made innovative advances using technology to accomplish tasks creatively.  Juanita is an experienced Bible study teacher with more than 15 years of experience in small group and virtual learning environments. Her systematic, in-depth approach to studying the Bible and applying it to ministries in the 21^st Century have inspired many students to realize and operate in their calling, utilizing their own unique creativity. Juanita is a world traveler and an accomplished motivational and inspirational speaker.  She graduated from Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia and Ebenezer Bible Institute in Fort Washington, Maryland.  She organized and leads the intercessory prayer ministry at her church in Hampton, Virginia.
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Introduction to the Power of Technology in Ministry • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 318 A

 

GLADSTONE “BUD” STEVENS, S.S.
Fr. “Bud” received his Ph.D. in systematic theology from Marquette University. He was ordained for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville in 2000 and has been with the Society of St. Sulpice since 2002. For six years he taught systematic theology and philosophy, and served as vice rector and France Merrick University Chair at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, Maryland. He is now assigned as vice rector/ academic dean and associate professor of philosophy and systematic theology at St. Patrick’s Seminary & University in Menlo Park, CA.
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Being Christian in a Post-Christian Era • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 303 AB
• A Godless Age • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 322 AB
• God’s Answer to Job: A Christian Theology of Suffering • Friday, 8:30 pm, Rm 323 C

 

 

GIDEON STRAUSS
As executive director of the Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary. Gideon is responsible for ensuring that the Center acts as a “catalyst for the truly human practice of work, leadership, and organizational life,” that we have the right people working towards that outcome in an accountable and highly motivated way, and that we have the financial resources our mission demands. Prior, to this he was CEO of the Washington, DC think-tank Center for Public Justice (CPJ), a Washington, DC think-tank. He holds a Ph.D. from the Central University of Technology in his hometown of Bloemfontein, South Africa. A tenth-generation South African, Gideon was active in the anti-apartheid movement during his youth. This experience persuaded him of the vital importance of a “concept of the human person” as being the image-bearer of God, and drew him into the regular practice of reading the psalms, where he discovered a robust spirituality of wonder, heartbreak, and hope. During the 1990s he worked on policy for a post-apartheid South Africa and served South African Truth and Reconciliation as an interpreter. He and his wife, Angela, have two daughters, Tala and Hannah, students at Gordon College.
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• The Art of Leadership • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 323 A

 

SAM WEBB
Sam has more than 45 years in ministry. Called to minister in the Hawaiian Islands as a young man with his wife, Nancy, Sam has served on Grace Bible Church Honolulu’s pastoral staff in a variety of functions such as: planting a church in Guam, overseeing mission, especially to Asia, and the senior pastor for 20 years. Currently Sam serves Every Nation Church and Ministries as part of the Asia Leadership Team that oversees churches and church plants in Asia. Sam’s at-large pastoral role has him and Nancy traveling to the nations regularly to equip and train pastors and leaders. When he’s at home in Hawai‘i, Sam continues to work with the next generation of church planters, missionaries, and campus ministers. Sam and Nancy have been married 46 years. The Webb’s have 3 children, 3 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Life and Ministry Beyond My Life • Friday, 3:30 pm, Rm 319 A
• Processing God’s Call in Our Lives • Friday, 8:30 pm, Rm 318 A

 

JIM WHITE
Jim is an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church and has been serving as pastor of ‘Aiea United Methodist Church for the last 12 years. Prior to this, he served congregations in Honolulu and Hilo. He graduated from Waiakea High School on the Big Island of Hawai‘i and married his high school sweetheart, Jody! Jim was a theatre major at the University of Hawai‘i and received his M.Div. from Drew Theological School in Madison, New Jersey. Jim continues to play basketball and tennis regularly, loves listening to music, has a big-time sweet tooth, and is blessed to be the father of Ezra & Emily.  [aumc.us]
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Goodbye, Shallow Hal: Cultivating Our God-Given Inner Attractiveness • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 319 A

 

PAUL WHITE

Dr. Paul White is a Christian psychologist, author, speaker, and consultant who has worked with families, businesses, schools, and ministries for the past 20 years.He co-authored The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace with Dr. Gary Chapman. Based on their extensive research and expertise, Drs. White and. Chapman have developed a unique way for organizations to give employees encouragement that leads to more positive work environments, reduces stress and burnout, and improves staff relationships. A sought after speaker and consultant in the secular marketplace, Dr. White has worked with global managers at Microsoft, and high net worth donors for Princeton University and Dartmouth College. He has consulted for numerous Christian organizations, including the Salvation Army Compassion International, Crown Ministries, and Moody Bible Institute. He holds a bachelor’s in Christian education from Wheaton College, a master’s in counseling from Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Georgia State University. He has been married for over 30 years and is the father of four adult children. Dr. White resides in Wichita, Kansas.  [drpaulwhite.com]
HONOLULU 2013 Topics:
• Applying The Five Love Languages to Work-based Relationships • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 320
• Avoiding Staff Burnout with the Five Languages of Appreciation • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 324
• ADD/ADHD: Myth, Excuse or Reality? • Saturday, 10:30 am, Rm 304 AB

 

CORY WILLSON
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Putting Business on the Mission Map: Creating Strategic Pastor-Parishioner Partnerships • Thursday, 8:30 pm, Rm 318 A

 

DANNY YAMASHIRO
Danny Yamashiro is a radio host, evangelist, pastor and author. He hosts “The Good Life Hawai‘i Radio Show” on 99.5 FM KGU, Hawai‘i’s only local weekday Christian talk show and “A Slice of the Good Life” on 99.5 FM KKLA throughout southern California. Danny is founder and president of Jesus Christ Is Calling You, Inc. He miraculously survived a 400-foot fall from the Pali Ridge at 18, which is described in his autobiography, Paradise Calls. He has equipped and motivated thousands to do evangelism. Danny’s latest books are Successful Evangelism and Winner’s Edge. He is married to Jamie and has three children: Allie, Hugh and Luke. [dannyyamashiro.org]
HONOLULU 2013 Topic:
• Lifestyle and Social Media Evangelism • Friday, 10:30 am, Rm 318 B