William J. Dubois – Friday, October 18, at 7 pm

William J. Dubois has been equipping first-generation Jesus Followers to grow in their leadership capacity and multiply house churches for the last thirty years. He writes: “From the beginning, we set out to be obedient and faithful, asking Jesus for the honor of sacrificing all we had for Him. Perhaps there were some principles or guidelines in the back of our minds, but in the forefront, there was an abandonment to a divine assignment.

After years of short-sighted starts, mid-term failures, and a host of ‘incompletes,’ the leadership of our alliance of church planting movements began to share with one another what was working.  As time has passed, we have been able to look back and see that God was first building something in us so that our gifts to Him would be worthy.

God has exceeded our expectations these last few years by inviting us into a season of multiplication. Today, our family of movements is in 150+ countries, speaks 796 languages, and represents more than 3+ million house churches.  To God be the glory!”

Norm Schulz – Saturday, October 19, at 4:30 pm

Norm offers creative solutions for nonprofits and social enterprises globally, as his innovative approach encourages, and brings together, diverse ministry, nonprofit, and business leaders to utilize their resources, influence, and expertise in collaborative projects that share a common Kingdom purpose.

Norm is vitally involved in global media strategies that invite people into a spiritual journey. He led in the online launch of The Life of Jesus, a word-for-word portrayal of the Gospel of John, viewed by over 600 million people in 40 languages. He is currently partnering with The Chosen to launch the series in key countries in Asia and create an online journey that invites viewers to explore faith online.

Norm facilitates connections between U.S. business leaders and the National Leadership Center in Israel, a youth education program that is currently adapting to support victims of trauma amid conflict with Hamas. He is also involved in educational initiatives to include launching a school in the Philippines to train leaders in digital communication, while overseeing a program that helps primary school students learn to live generously, as part of the social/emotional learning content in their school.

God on the Move

For our 2nd general session at 11 am on Saturday morning, October 19, we will have 4 speakers instead of one. Each will speak for 15 minutes or less on somewhere and how God is on the move. We trust you will be intrigued with all four but you are invited to pick one because each speaker will share in a seminar in the afternoon where you can learn more. Kelly & Lauren Bixler will share in the same seminar plus will do a Q&A time during lunch in room 350. To make your choice a real challenge, there are other great seminars to choose from as well.

Kelly & Lauren Bixler

Kelly is the Coordinator of Global Partnerships at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. She received a B.A. in Applied Communications from Asbury University and has begun an M.A. in Ministry program at Asbury Theological Seminary. Her background includes serving as administrative support staff for executives, directors, and professors for numerous institutions, as well as owning and operating a freelance proofreading and editing business for the past 20 years. Kelly has also served alongside her husband in youth ministry as well as in missionary training and short-term mission trips in various countries around the world with YWAM (Youth With A Mission). Kelly loves to meet people from other countries, learn about their culture, and try new ethnic dishes. She is also passionate about scripture meditation, intercessory and healing prayer, and playing board games. She loves to spread the love and joy of Jesus everywhere she goes. She is married to Kyle Bixler and they have two young adult children.

Lauren is a senior at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky, finishing her bachelor’s degree in Adventure Education and Leadership. She has held various outdoor leadership positions, ranging from farm hand to climbing gym manager to camp counselor and program head at various summer camps in California and West Texas. In February 2023, Lauren was one of the few dozen students who initially stayed after chapel to worship and pray when the Holy Spirit fell on Asbury’s campus for 16 days. She has been given several opportunities to travel across the US and overseas to share her experience of the Asbury revival, and has thoroughly enjoyed experiencing new cultures, languages, and different parts of the country. In her free time, Lauren enjoys exploring, hanging out with friends, and rock climbing. She is involved in Asbury’s Ultimate Frisbee team and is on the leadership team for the World Gospel Mission student center on campus. It is her ultimate joy to go where the Lord leads her and encourage young people in her generation in their faith.

Gwen Bergquist

Gwen has a Bachelor of Education from the University of British Columbia, a Bachelors in Christian Ministries and a Masters in Spiritual Formation from the University of the Nations (UofN). Gwen has been a missionary with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) for about 45 years, working predominantly in Asia. She works with the International Discipleship Training School (DTS) Center in YWAM helping to train and equip young leaders. She has an amazing gift of evangelism. Out of her deep love for Jesus comes her passion to see people come into relationship with Him, knowing their calling and living in the fullness of who God has designed them to be.

It was out of that heart that she developed a course called “Destiny by Design” which is now in 33 languages and is being taught around the world. While continuing to teach and train teachers to teach Destiny by Design, she is in process of creating a “Discovery Center” at UofN Kona. It is a place on the campus designated to help people recognize their calling and network with others in order to walk it out

Morgan Pylant

Morgan grew up in a small town just north of Memphis, Tennessee and graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a Retail and Consumer Science degree. After sensing God’s calling on his life, he attended the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas and graduated with a Master of Divinity degree with a concentration in Missions and Evangelism.

In 1999, Morgan and his wife began moving annually as a part of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in setting up large evangelistic stadium events for Billy Graham Evangelistic Association which included St. Louis, Jacksonville, Louisville, Cincinnati, Dallas, San Diego, Los Angeles, Amsterdam. More recently he has led international tours in Adelaide, Australia, Birmingham and Sheffield England.

Morgan noticed a trypraying banner at a church while driving in Birmingham England and made a contact to see how to start trypraying in Seattle, Washington and throughout North America. He was thrilled to hear of how God already had held trypraying campaigns in Colorado, Washington DC, Chicago, San Diego, Ohio and Michigan just to name a few. As a previous Pastor and a Citywide Evangelism Director in multiple cities, Morgan has a wealth of experience to help with church-wide, city-wide and state-wide campaigns for the US. Morgan would love to team up with you to pursue what God has stirred in your heart in reaching a world that is desperately trying everything else…and all they need to do is trypraying to find Jesus!