Adult sessions

Tuesday evening, June 30
“Gathered in God’s Spirit” (Acts 2:1-11; John 20:19b-21a)
Juana F. Nuñez (Juanita) works as a certified part-time chaplain with Marketplace Chaplains USA. She and Eligio, her husband, are co-pastors at Iglesia Cristiana Ebenezer in Apopka, Fla., where they were ordained into the ministry this past year. Juanita is moderator of the Iglesia Menonita Hispana and is the associate group’s first woman to be elected as its moderator.

Wednesday morning, July 1
“Restored in God’s Spirit” (Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 20:19-21a)
Jim Schrag is executive director of Mennonite Church USA and has spent the bulk of his career as a pastor.

Thursday morning, July 2
“Empowered by the Spirit” (Ephesians 4:11-16)
Shane Claiborne is the author of The Irresistible Revolution and Jesus for President and a founding partner of The Simple Way, a faith community in inner-city Philadelphia that has helped to birth and connect radical faith communities around the world, many of whom have become known as a “new monasticism.”

Thursday evening joint worship
“Centered in the Spirit” (Psalm 121)
June Alliman Yoder recently retired from 27 years of teaching at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Ind. She is a member of College Mennonite Church in Goshen.
Mandy Yoder Schrock is on the pastoral team at Belmont Mennonite Church in Elkhart, Ind.

Friday morning, July 3
“Dwelling in the Spirit” (Ephesians 3:14-21)
Marvin Lorenzana, born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, is director of the Multicultural Services Office at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Va. John Powell is ministry development consultant and interim director for U.S. Ministries at Mennonite Mission Network. Megan Ramer is pastor of Chicago Community Mennonite Church.

Friday evening
“Worship: Celebration of Music” features the Convention 2009 hymn sing led by Byron Kaufman, with special guests Ted & Co. and Ken Medema. Immediately following the hymn sing, Western District Conference and Bethel College, North Newton, Kan., will present “Upside Down King,” an upbeat, fun and powerful retelling of the life and ministry of Jesus.

Saturday evening, July 4
“Anointed with the Oil of Gladness” (John 20, Isaiah 61:1-3)
Jim Wallis is author of The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post-Religious Right America and God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It and is president and CEO of Sojourners, where he is editor-in-chief of Sojourners magazine.

Youth sessions
Tuesday evening, June 30
“Celebrating the Spirit!” (John 20:21-22)
Brenda Matthews has traveled throughout the country and Africa to deliver her message of change to the “least of these.”

Wednesday morning, July 1
“God’s Awesome Power” (Genesis 1:1-2; Psalm 18:1-19; Revelation 5:13, 7:10-12)
Shane Hipps is lead pastor of Trinity Mennonite Church, Phoenix, Ariz.

Wednesday evening
“Face Our Fears” (John 20:19-22)
Jessica Schrock-Ringenberg is pastor of youth, young adults and Christian education at Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold, Ohio.

Thursday morning, July 2
“Emptied” (John 12:1-8)
Leonard Dow is senior pastor at Oxford Circle Mennonite Church in Philadelphia.

Friday morning, July 3
“Filled as a New Creation” (2 Corinthians 5:16-21)
Shane Claiborne (see above)

Saturday morning, July 4
“Inspired to Live” (Romans 8:1-17)
Katie Boyts is a massage therapist, writer and speaker residing in Portland, Ore.
Dustin Galyon is the men’s basketball coach and an admissions counselor for Hesston (Kan.) College. Cyneatha Millsaps is lead pastor of Community Mennonite Church, Markham, Ill. Hugo Saucedo is director of Mennonite Voluntary Service for Mennonite Mission Network.

Saturday evening
“Empowered with the Spirit” (John 20:21-22; Acts 2:14-39)
Greg Boyd is senior pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minn., and author of Letters From a Skeptic and The Myth of a Christian Nation.