ALREADY & NOT YET

November 11-14, 2025 // Grand Rapids, MI

LEADERSHIP

Austin Almaguer

Austin Almaguer

LEADER / PREACHER

Shawna Bowman

Shawna Bowman

LEADER

Julie Delezenne

Julie Delezenne

Worship Leader / PREACHER

Jen Harvey

Jen Harvey

LEADER

Chris Holland

Chris Holland

COACH

Yena Hwang

Yena Hwang

Coach

Jen James

Jen James

LEADER

Anna Kendig Flores

Anna Kendig Flores

COACH

Larissa Kwong Abazia

Larissa Kwong Abazia

SPEAKER

Amy Kim Kyremes-Parks

Amy Kim Kyremes-Parks

COACH

Chip Low

Chip Low

COACH

Shani McIlwain

Shani McIlwain

COACH / PREACHER

MaryAnn McKibben Dana

MaryAnn McKibben Dana

COACH

Robert Ragoonanan

Robert Ragoonanan

WORSHIP LEADER

Martha Spong

Martha Spong

COACH

Jessica Vazquez Torres

Jessica Vazquez Torres

LEADER

Paul Vasile

Paul Vasile

COACH

Kim Wagner

Kim Wagner

LEADER / PREACHER

THEME AND INFORMATION

A Gathering for Leaders Committed to Transformation.

We respond to God’s call by moving toward a future made not only for us, but for generations to come. We are challenged to embrace what is immediately ahead alongside building a future which we will never experience ourselves. Our work is to be led by God’s unfolding story.

We know the landscape out there is uncertain and life within the church’s walls doesn’t feel much different. We have intentionally curated five pathways to provide unique ways to explore the issues you are facing right now. By leaning into the tough conversations in one of these pathways, you will gain relevant skills in community alongside others asking questions, wrestling with similar doubts, and wondering what might be next. With courage and openness, you will find new ways to courageously transform the uncertain world around us all.

PATHWAYS

Community Organizing: Building Movements for a More Just World
Austin Almaguer, Chris Holland, Martha Spong

More than Good Intentions: Aligning Your Mission Ministries for Impact
Jen James, MaryAnn McKibben Dana, Yena Hwang

Preaching Amid Trauma: The role of preaching and proclamation in the face of traumatic overwhelm. 
(Kim Wagner), Shani McIlwain, Paul Vasile

Relentlessly Communing: Cultivating Communities of Resistance in the Face of Evil 
Jennifer Harvey, Jessica Vazquez Torres, Amy Kim Kryemes-Parks, Chip Low

Art as Resistance: An awakened imagination is the most dangerous thing to the empire.
Shawna Bowman, Anna Kendig Flores

RECORDINGS

Opening Worship
Shani McIlwain, preacher

Opening Plenary
Larissa Kwong Abazia, speaker

Wednesday Worship
Julie Delezenne, preacher

Thursday Worship
Jesy Littlejohn, preacher

Thursday Plenary
Larissa Kwong Abazia, Ben Boerkoel, Yena Hwang, and Chip Low, speakers

Closing Worship
Austin Almaguer, preacher

Sermon
Shani McIlwain, preacher

Sermon
Julie Delezenne, preacher

Sermon
Jesy Littlejohn, preacher

Sermon
Austin Almaguer, preacher

RESOURCES

“The Holy Refrain”
Litany by Shani McIlwain

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