KEYNOTERS

BRIAN McLaren

Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and networker among innovative faith leaders. His dozen-plus books include A New Kind of Christianity, A Generous Orthodoxy, Naked Spirituality, Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?, We Make the Road by Walking, and The Great Spiritual Migration. He is a senior fellow with Auburn Seminary, and a board member and leader in Convergence Network, Center for Progressive Renewal, and Wild Goose Festival. He and his wife, Grace, live in Florida and have four adult children and five grandchildren.  www.brianmclaren.net

ROZELLA WHITE

Rozella Haydée White is a coach, creator, and consultant who describes herself as a faith-based social entrepreneur – one who looks to create innovative solutions to social issues using faith as their foundation.  Rozella currently serves as the Houston City Director for Mission Year, an organization committed to walking with young adults as they fall in love with Jesus and the city, come alive in their gifts and purpose, build beloved community across dividing lines and become advocates for God’s justice in our neighborhoods and world. She is a consultant with LEAD, a leadership development organization focused on empowering Christian leaders, transforming faith communities and influencing the world. Rozella previously served as the Director for Young Adult Ministry for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), one of the largest protestant denominations in the United States.  www.rozellahwhite.com

PAUL PALUMBO
 
Paul Palumbo is pastor of Lake Chelan Lutheran Church in Chelan, Washington and author of In Defense of the Pastor.  He is an ELCA pastor and has been preaching for twenty years in North Carolina and Washington State. He received his Master of Divinity degree from Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina. He is a spiritual director and teaches the art of spiritual direction.