Wheat Ridge Ministries was blessed to have an exciting group of sectional speakers who participated in its 2008 National Symposium on Health and Hope. We will post speakers' presentations as we receive them. The sectional speakers were:
Director
The Ammerman Center, Mineola, NY
Session B2 - A Vision for Creative Aging
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Past President, Wheat Ridge Ministries, Itasca, IL
Ambassador of Health, Hope and Aging (AHHA), Lutheran Life Communities, Arlington Heights, IL
Session C5 - Living Well Through the Healing Power Of Humor
Candidate for Diaconate
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Minneapolis, MN
Session C1 - Welcome Them Home: Healing and Hope for Military Families
Session D1 - Welcome Them Home: Healing and Hope for Military Families
Director
Thrivent Financial Fitness Club, Appleton, WI
Session C4 - Feeling Financially Fit?
Professor, Human Performance Department
Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, IL
Session B4 - Fit-2-Serve: A Model for Living Well
Principal
The Dull Group, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Session A7 - Strengths, Stamina and Stewardship: A Formula for Increased Personal and Organizational Capacity
Session D5 - Strengths, Stamina and Stewardship: A Formula for Increased Personal and Organizational Capacity
School Psychologist
God’s Care in Times of Crisis, St. Petersburg, FL
Session D6 - Living Well in Times of Crisis - A Practical Guide to Crisis Management
Staff Associate – Congregation Consultant and Coach
Wheat Ridge Ministries, Davidson, NC
Session B1 - Peace-Filled Christians - Peaceful Congregations
President
Galvin & Associates, Inc., Winfield, IL
Session B7 - Building a Strong Board of Directors
Executive Director
Lutheran Inter-City Network Coalition-Houston, Houston, TX
Session B5 - The A-Z's of Growing a New Ministry
President
The Clara and Spencer Werner Foundation, Paris, IL
Session D4 - Ripe for the Picking: The Blessings of Community Foundations
Managing Director of the Center for Urban Teaching
Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, WI
Session A5 - Radical Love: Urban Transformation through Gospel Action
Founder and President
Rainbows, Inc., Rolling Meadows, IL
Session A6 - Raising Resilient Children in the 21st Century
President and CEO
Bethel New Life, Inc., Chicago, IL
Session A3 - Building a Community of Choice
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Vice President
CCS Fund Raising, Chicago, IL
Session B6 - The Building Blocks of Blessings: Developing a Successful Ministry Fund-Raising Model
Session C10 - The Building Blocks of Blessings: Developing a Successful Ministry Fund-Raising Model
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Professor Emeritus
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Session A9 - Less-Abled Late in Life: An Examination of Spiritual Interventions
Session C9 - Biblical Guidance for Living Well Late in Life
Chief Communications Officer
Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services, Inc., Watertown, WI
Session C2 - Making Room at the Table - People with Disabilities in the Congregation
Extended Staff
Wheat Ridge Ministries, Venice, FL
Session B2 - A Vision for Creative Aging
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President and CEO
Lutheran World Relief, Baltimore, MD
Session A8 - Global Health Issues - Local Engagement - Global Impact: How Your Ministry Can Make a Difference
Session B8 - Global Health Issues - Local Engagement - Global Impact: How Your Ministry Can Make a Difference
Project Director
Healthier Cumberland, Cumberland, WI
Session D3 - Taking Steps to a Healthier Community
Director, Congregational Health Partnerships
Advocate Health Care, Park Ridge, IL
Session A1 - Health Ministry: A Program or a Way of Life?
National Director of Hospice Inpatient Units
Heartland Home Health Care and Hospice, Prospect Heights, IL
Session B3 - Living Well when the End of Life Approaches
Organizer/Trainer
Crossroads Anti-Racism Organizing and Training, Matteson, IL
Session A10 - The Church and Race: Our Brokenness Examined - Part I
Session B10 - The Church and Race: Our Brokenness Examined - Part II
President
Lutheran Services in America, Baltimore, MD
Session C7 – The Future is in Your Hands: Leaders and Innovation
Session D7 - The Future is in Your Hands: Leaders and Innovation
Pastor
Elim Lutheran Church of Blackhoof, Duluth, MN
Session C1 - Welcome Them Home: Healing and Hope for Military Families
Session D1 - Welcome Them Home: Healing and Hope for Military Families
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Organizer/Trainer
Crossroads Anti-Racism Organizing and Training, Matteson, IL
Session A10 - The Church and Race: Our Brokenness Examined - Part I
Session B10 - The Church and Race: Our Brokenness Examined - Part II
Board of Directors
Wheat Ridge Ministries, Placitas, NM
Session A2 - Staying Evergreen: How to Keep Yourself Alive in Your Parish at Least One More Year
Session D8 - Mentoring and Challenging the Young Old
Corporate Memory Support Consultant
Lutheran Life Communities, Arlington Heights, IL
Session D9 - Caring for the Caregiver
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Vice President for Community Impact
The Philadelphia Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
Session D10 - Creating a Sanctuary: Issues and Answers about Domestic Violence
Executive Director
Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Ministries, Chicago, IL
Session B9 - Building the Body of Faith through Agency/Congregation Collaboration
Session C8 - I Was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me
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Pastor
Cross Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, WI
Session D2 - Revamped Mission: Revitalized Ministry
Executive Director
SeedFolks Youth Ministry, Milwaukee, WI
Session C6 - Planting Seeds that Strengthen the Future
Executive Director
DOXOLOGY: The Lutheran Center for Spiritual Care and Counsel, Milwaukee, WI
Session A4 - A Disciple's Guide to Depression
Session C3- The High Cost of Compassion Fatigue
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