ALREADY & NOT YET
November 11-14, 2025 // Grand Rapids, MI
LEADERSHIP

Austin Almaguer
LEADER / PREACHER

Shawna Bowman
LEADER

Julie Delezenne
Worship Leader / PREACHER

Jen Harvey
LEADER

Chris Holland
COACH

Yena Hwang
Coach

Jen James
LEADER

Anna Kendig Flores
COACH

Larissa Kwong Abazia
SPEAKER

Amy Kim Kyremes-Parks
COACH

Chip Low
COACH

Shani McIlwain
COACH / PREACHER

MaryAnn McKibben Dana
COACH

Robert Ragoonanan
WORSHIP LEADER

Martha Spong
COACH

Jessica Vazquez Torres
LEADER

Paul Vasile
COACH

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.Â
(Kim Wagner), Shani McIlwain, Paul Vasile
Relentlessly Communing: Cultivating Communities of Resistance in the Face of EvilÂ
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
