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Esme Bowers "The African way: Stories of Women Transforming Communities" These women have done and are still doing extraordinary exploits in the Kingdom with the support and help of their spouses and brothers in Christ. These stories have never been told outside of Africa.   Esme Bowers is the Southern Africa Regional Leader for the Pan African Christian Women’s Alliance (PACWA). She serves as International Chairperson for the Board of African Evangelistic Enterprise and travels extensively in Africa, training leaders. She is also on the Lausanne Committee, involved in planning the Lausanne III: Cape Town 2010 Congress. She currently resides in Cape Town, South Africa, with her husband Theo, a pastor. Esme and Theo have one adult daughter. David Claydon Robyn Claydon "When Gifting is Denied" The church’s outreach to the world is enhanced when the gifts given to all God's people, including laity, women and youth, are affirmed and utilized. This session will show how ministry needs to be based on gifting, not gender, on witnessing, not categories, on biblical teaching, not status. When gifting is denied because of gender, status, or age, kingdom ministry is diminished.   Canon Dr. David and Mrs. Robyn Claydon are international speakers and authors of a number of books. They have been involved in ministry as professionals, in local church leadership, and in global missionary work. Robyn is vice-chair of the Lausanne International Committee on World Evangelization. David was CEO of the Church Missionary Society and international director of the Lausanne Movement. He is currently chair of the Dealing with Diversity Conference on multiculturalism in Australia. Gwen Dewey & Jewel Hyun "Theology of Work: No Separation of Gender in Calling" Gwendolyn J. Dewey (D.Min., Eastern Theological Seminary) is a professor at Bakke Graduate University in Seattle Washington. Keum Ju (Jewel) Hyun (D. Min., Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary) is founder and president of Matthew 28 Ministries International.Back to top Ellen Duffield "Issues of Power" Ellen Duffield is a pastor and co-founder of NextLevel Leadership. She loves to read, write, and study the Word of God. She also loves to wear her blue jeans to church, eat chocolate like it is going out of style, and connect with people. top Mimi Haddad "A Passion for Scripture, Evangelism, and Human Equality: How our Evangelical Heritage Informs Egalitarians Today" Historians characterize evangelicals of the 1800s by their commitment to and passion for Scripture, evangelism, missions, and social action (suffrage, abolition, and women’s leadership in the church). Through their dedication to these ideals, the early evangelicals made significant contributions to missions and the emancipation of slaves, and they also offered a comprehensive biblical foundation for the gospel-service of women. This lecture will explore their leaders, their biblical scholarship, their accomplishments on the mission field, and their work as abolitionists and emancipators of women’s gospel leadership. Mimi Haddad (Ph.D., University of Durham) is president of Christians for Biblical Equality. She is a founding member of the Evangelicals and Gender Study Group at the Evangelical Theological Society. Mimi served as the Convener of the Issue Group 24 for the 2002 Lausanne III Committee for World Evangelization. She has written numerous articles and contributed to six books. David Hamilton "The Egalitarian Motivation Behind Paul's Missionary Endeavors" David Joel Hamilton is international associate provost at the University of the Nations, a Youth With A Mission (YWAM) school in Kona, Hawaii. He is co-author of Why Not Women: A Biblical Study of Women in Missions, Ministry, and Leadership. John Kohlenberger "When Fellows Are Female" This session will be a biblical study of the terminology Paul uses when referring to church leaders, showing how Paul emphasizes equality in ministry by referring to both males and females as his co-workers. John Kohlenberger III is the author or co-editor of more than four dozen biblical reference books and study Bibles, including the award-winning NIV Exhaustive Concordance and The NIV Bible Commentary. John currently divides his time between writing, Bible design, and typesetting. Lorry Lutz "Lessons in Leadership: A Biblical Study of Women in Ministry" Many Christians are in churches where women hold leadership positions, but do not understand or are unable to articulate the biblical basis for women’s leadership. Others are in churches limiting women and seek to understand what the Bible really says. Based on the short book, Lessons in Leadership, A Biblical Study of Women in Ministry, this session will encourage men and women from different sides of the issue to respect each other and to discuss biblical passages without rancor. Discussion questions will be interspersed throughout the workshop. Lorry Lutz is the former director of the international AD2000 Women's Track and author of nine books including Women as Risk Takers for God. She served as a missionary in South Africa for 22 years before working with Partners International as Director of Communications.  top Ed Murray "Women and the Beginnings of the Modern Mission Movement " Tracing the significant role women have played in missions from the beginnings of the modern missions movement in the eighteenth century to today, this session will focus on Count Ludwig von Zinzendorf and his movement known as The Moravian Brethren that took the gospel to every inhabited continent of his day. Zinzendorf’s perspective on the role of women in missions, along with his ordination of women to the ministry was far ahead of his time and paved the way for the significant influence women have had in missions in the past three centuries. Ed Murray (Ph.D., Kansas State University)has served with his wife Coralee for the past 35 years working with Campus Crusade for Christ among students and families of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. He has done extensive historical research on the process of spiritual formation of the Moravian Brethren movement of the 18th century as well as its major contribution to modern missions. Ed and Coralee presently live in Budapest, Hungary.op Mandolyn Nelson Room of Prayer Leader The Room of Truth offers an interactive prayer experience for conference attendees. Various stations in this room present women and men with an opportunity to ponder challenging questions, life-giving Scripture passages, and thought-provoking quotations—all of which are accompanied by corresponding visual images. Mandolyn Nelson is an avid enthusiast of biblical equality, freedom, truth, and the wild outdoors. She currently resides in Denver, Colorado, where she teaches high school English and heads for the hills whenever possible.o top Jane Overstreet "The Necessity of Men and Women Working Together in Evangelizing to this Generation" This session will explore the importance of gender equality in light of our call to evangelize. When believers model the truth of God’s Kingdom, people cannot help but be attracted. When we have any fundamental issue out of balance, such as how men and women are intended by God to relate to one another, we reflect fallen culture rather than the culture of God’s Kingdom. This results in confusion for those seeking God and risks turning away true seekers rather than drawing them into God’s healing embrace. Jane Overstreet (J.D., University of Tulsa) is president and CEO for Development Associates International (DAI). Prior to joining DAI, she worked with Youth with a Mission (YWAM) for 12 years in the Middle East and Europe. Jane has published manuals on various legal topics including taxation, child abuse prevention, and immigration. She is also an adjunct professor at Eastern College. to top Leslie and Chad Segraves "India, China, and Gift-Based Ministry" India and China have some of the fastest growing churches in the world. Examine the evidence: how is God using men and women together in the gospel among the least reached areas of the world? This session will give examples and illustrations of movements taking place in the global church as both males and females are released. Chad and Leslie Neal Segraves co-founded and co-direct 10/40 Connections, Inc., a ministry seeking to reconnect a fragmented world so that the least accessed people groups have an opportunity to hear and experience the kingdom of God holistically. Chad serves as the international ministries director and Leslie serves as the executive director. Both Leslie and Chad will graduate with Doctorates of Missiology degrees from Fuller Seminary in June 2009. They have one daughter. Arbutus Sider "The Essence of Marriage: Relationship and Mission" “Divorce is not the enemy; abuse is not the enemy. Dead marital relationships are the enemy,” says marriage and family therapist Terry Hargrave. How do we revive the relationship, the “oneness,” the “we” in marriage? How do we nurture “we” without losing “me?” What about power, mutual submission, and transformation in marriage? How do we move beyond focusing solely on our marriages and our kids and participate in missions to the larger world? This session will explore current answers and biblical examples to these questions. It is for anyone who is ready to take a fresh look at marriage   Arbutus Lichti Sider (MS, LMFT) is an educator, parent, and marriage and family therapist. She has led workshops and lectured on marriage and family, adoption, and biblical equality in the United States, Australia, South Africa, England, India, and the Philippines. Arbutus has published articles in The Other Side, Christian Living, and E-Quality. Ron Sider "Justice and Evangelism: How do They Fit Together?" This workshop will explore the nature of justice and evangelism, develop biblical/theological foundations for their importance, and offer illustrations of how they work together.   Ron Sider (Ph.D., Yale University) is professor of theology and culture at Palmer Seminary, president and founder of Evangelicals for Social Action (ESA), and author of Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger and The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience.Back to top Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen "Culture, Gender, and the Family: Nurturing the Best Love of Children in a Globalizing World"   Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen is professor of psychology and philosophy at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. She taught at Calvin College for many years, and has been a senior editor for Christianity Today. Mary has written, co-authored, and contributed to books including Gender and Grace and My Brother's Keeper: What the Social Sciences Do (and Don't) Tell us About Masculinity. Back to top Austin Stouffer "Considering Equality... Just for Laughs" Looking for academia? Choose another workshop! This light-hearted but highly informative session will have you laughing all the way home, but will also equip you to introduce your church to a biblical basis for gender equality through the use of humor. Side-splitting cartoons are interspersed with down-to-earth explanations of what God (and Paul) really intended.   Austin Stouffer (M.Div., Fuller) is a retired Evangelical Free pastor, a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and a former counseling professor at Trinity Western University and Seminary in Vancouver, British Columbia. He maintains a private counseling practice. Howard Snyder "Gender, Mission, and the Environment: an Ecological Understanding" Biblical teachings on creation, redemption, and new creation assume an “ecological” understanding that all aspects of God’s redemptive purpose are organically interconnected. This perspective, including viewing the church as an organic community, helps us see how practices of gender equality and creation care reinforce each other. Howard Snyder is currently professor of Wesley studies at Tyndale Seminary in Toronto, Ontario. He has previously pastored and taught in the United States and Brazil. Howard is the author of several books including The Problem of Wineskins and Decoding the Church.ack to top Henry and Sharon Tam "Egalitarian Marriage: Here's How" Egalitarian marriage is a marriage without any hierarchy. Theoretically, everything operates on an equal plane. Tasks and responsibilities are equally shared. We believe that full partnership in marriage is the most biblical view, producing the most intimate, wholesome, and mutually fulfilling marriages. This workshop will examine the practical aspects of living out the egalitarian vision. It examines how a husband and wife must work cooperatively to enjoy a healthy, holy, and happy life together. This workshop is most applicable for marriage relationships and ministry practitioners. Henry and Sharon Tam are founders of CBE-Toronto. Henry is a high school math teacher and is active in his local church as a lay preacher and speaker. Sharon (D.Min, Fuller Theological Seminary) is the English ministry pastor at Mississauga Chinese Baptist Church and has been in ministry for 13 years. They have been happily married for eight years. Ruth Tucker "Anne Marie, Eliza, and Maude: Single Girls in the Good-Old Boy World of Missions" Current laws and public perspectives have diminished gender barriers, but the effects of past discrimination live on. The blatant sexism of decades gone by is often replaced by less obvious and more insidious forms of discrimination today. Ruth Tucker shares from her own life--the good and the bad, including stories of two "oddball" lady preachers, a broken marriage, a painful pilgrimage of single-parenting, inexplicable workplace discrimination, and, most importantly, healing through the process of story-telling. Ruth Tucker (Ph.D., Northern Illinois University) has taught at Calvin Theological Seminary, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Calvin College, Fuller Theological Seminary, and Moffat College of Bible in Kenya. She is the author of 17 books, including her Gold Medallion award-winning From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya and Private Lives of Pastors’ Wives. Ruth and her husband, John Worst, currently reside in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Jim and Rhonda Walton "Healthcare Inequities and the Anthropology of Personhood" Using a case study method, this workshop will explore the concepts of biblical equality as key variables in influencing the Christian community's response to healthcare inequities, both local and international. We will discuss the principle of "divine image bearing" and its interface with the traditional model of healthcare delivery in general, and more specifically, as part of a medical mission effort. Jim Walton is vice-president and chief health equity officer of the Baylor Healthcare System in Dallas, Texas. He serves as medical director of Project Access Dallas. Rhonda Walton is a pediatric physician for the Health Texas Provider Network. Together they have participated in medical mission efforts in Bulgaria, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Rhonda and Jim are the parents of four sons. William Webb "My Eyes Were Opened: the Treatment of Women in View of Biblical Texts about Children" Through examining the scriptural texts on corporal punishment, this session will develop various connections between our modern treatment of children and our understanding of biblical texts about women. Sometimes our “eyes are opened” hermeneutically when we least expect it; the relationship between our treatment of children and our understanding of the corporal punishment texts may help some Christians begin to change their views on women in leadership. William Webb (Ph.D., Dallas Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament at Heritage Seminary. Bill has worked as a pastor, chaplain, and professor over a span of more than 20 years in ministry. In addition to a speaking ministry, he has published several articles and books, including Slaves, Women, and Homosexuals. He and his wife Marilyn have three children. Jeanette Yep "Preparing for Cross-Cultural Mission: What do I do if I disagree with another culture’s expectations for men, women and children?" How do I handle what looks like “incorrect” roles for men, women and children when I am crossing cultures for Christ? Do I work for change? Do I remain silent? Moving across cultures can bring clarity to your own identity and culture(s) of origin. It can also spark an array of feelings and thoughts – “things are sure done differently around here!” Together, we’ll think about what it means to “become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some” (St. Paul in I Corinthians). Come share your experiences and ideas. We’ll form a learning community and reason together about this complex cultural tension in the global mission of the church. Jeanette Yep is currently pastor of global and regional outreach at Grace Chapel in Lexington, Massachusetts. Prior to joining the staff at Grace Chapel, Jeanette served for thirty years with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, working with university students and staff around the U.S. In recent years, she has traveled globally for the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students to Europe, Africa, Asia and Central Asia, training, encouraging and coming alongside younger leaders in their indigenous ministry context. With a team of Asian Americans, Jeanette was the coordinating editor of “Following Jesus without Dishonoring Your Parents” (IVP, 1998). This book has become a “classic” for many Asian American Christians navigating their young adult years.   - Bowers - Claydon - Dewey - Duffield - Haddad - Hamilton -  Kohlenberger - Lutz - Murray - Nelson - Overstreet - Segraves - A. Sider - R. Sider - Snyder -  Van Leeuwen - Stouffer -  Tam - Tucker -  Walton - Webb

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