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As executive director, Stanley Green articulates the Mennonite Mission Network vision that every congregation and all parts of the church will be fully engaged in God's mission, across the street and around the world. His presentations draw from his deep commitment to mission and his diverse life experiences, including serving as a pastor in his home country of South Africa, as a missionary in Jamaica and as an urban missiologist in Los Angeles. In 1978, at the South African Christian Leadership Assembly, he was introduced to Mennonites through three speakers: Myron Augsburger, Ron Sider and John Howard Yoder. Previous Experience: Stanley began studies in 1986 at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif., where he completed a master’s degree in missiology and has worked on doctoral studies. Since then, Stanley has served as president of the Council of Anabaptists in Los Angeles; conference minister for Southern California for the former Southwest Mennonite Conference; pastor of Faith Mennonite Church in Downey, Calif.; editor of Urban Connections; and half-time urban missiologist in Los Angeles with the former Mennonite Board of Missions’ evangelism and church development department. Stanley served as MBM president from June 1993 through May 2001, when he began as executive director of Mennonite Mission Network, the new mission agency of Mennonite Church USA. Types of Presentations: Sermons Themes: Missional church, urban ministry, Africa, general mission themes Home Office / Location: Elkhart, Ind. Notes: Request an event with Stanley W. Green
As the Senior Executive for Advancement, Paula gives leadership to the team that serves the church by inviting congregations and individuals into relationship and toward enthusiastic mission in God's world. Previous Experience: In her work at Mission Network, Paula draws on her experience with urban nonprofit and for profit communication jobs, community economic development, public relations and product development. Paula is also a 2008 graduate of Associate Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Ind., where she earned a Masters of Divinity. She has served in leadership within the church and has lots of experience with worship planning, preaching, and serving as a mentor for youth. Themes: Spiritual practices, women of the Bible, Old Testament themes, Sabbath keeping, group facilitation and discernment, and community building. Home Office / Location: Elkhart Request an event with Paula Killough
Gives general administrative oversight to international ministries, Christian Service and U.S. ministries, conducts missiological research, relates to the constituency through writing and speaking assignments, builds ministry relationships with international partners in Mennonite World Conference. Previous Experience: International worker with the former Mennonite Board of Missions in France (1976-78), England (1988-89), and Ivory Coast (1978-88; 1992-96); North American mission education assignment (1989-92); MBM director for West Africa (1992-96); MBM vice president for Mission Advocacy and Communication (1996-2002); Goshen College adjunct professor in Bible and religion department (2000) Types of Presentations: Sermons, children's stories, youth groups, small groups, music Themes: Biblical foundations of mission, current themes in mission today, African worship, theology, church history, missional church Home Office / Location: Elkhart, Ind. Request an event with James R. Krabill Additional Staff Speakers
Directs the new Hispanic Mission Training Academy to equip area conferences, congregations and partnerships to develop Hispanic programs. Previous Experience: Church planting and multicultural urban ministry; mission work in Ecuador; currently youth pastor at Raleigh (N.C.) Mennonite Church; urban ministry director Types of Presentations: Sermons, urban ministry, Hispanic youth Themes: Hispanic urban ministry, youth Home Office / Location: Raleigh, N.C. Request an event with Mauricio Chenlo
Provides consultation and support services to area conferences, congregations and urban councils to enhance fostering a missional identity for Mennonite Church USA. Previous Experience: Pastoral ministry for 36 years, including 15 years as U.S. Army Chaplain; on faculty of the U.S. Army Chaplain's School. Presently also pastor of Peace Mennonite Church and adjunct professor at Brookhaven College, both in Dallas, Texas. Types of Presentations: Sermons, seminars, Sunday school, weekend retreats Themes: Missional church theology and practices in urban contexts, urban ministry issues Home Office / Location: Dallas, Texas Request an event with Dick Davis
Produces public service radio spots, writes for Another Way newspaper column and Third Way Café Web site. Previous Experience: Writer/producer for more than 32 years in public media for the Mennonite Church; author of eight books Types of Presentations: Sermons, children's stories and programs, seminar input and dialogue Themes: Media as mission;church outreach;reaching troubled persons (mental illness and suicide issues); tough issues in parenting young adults Home Office / Location: Harrisonburg, Va. Request an event with Melodie Davis
Tim Foley serves as the Director for Europe at Mennonite Mission Network, a position that provides administrative support for 36 workers in nine countries. Foley continues to work from Portadown, Northern Ireland, where he has been based since 2003 administrating short-term mission programs for Mennonite Mission Network, doing community mediation work and serving as pastor at Green Field Community Church, which closed its doors in June 2007. Previous Experience: Foley holds a bachelor of divinity degree and graduate degrees in Anabaptist history and theology and in reconciliation studies – a program developed by former MBM worker Joe Liechty – at the Irish School of Ecumenics in Belfast. Foley has served part-time with Mission Network since 2001. Home Office / Location: Northern Ireland Request an event with Tim Foley
Gives leadership to Radical Journey, a program for youth providing year-long discipleship and service opportunities. Previous Experience: Director of RAD (Reaching and Discipling) Types of Presentations: Sermons, informal presentations Themes: Youth, discipleship, mission and service opportunities Home Office / Location: Elkhart Request an event with Darrell Gascho
Seeks to increase interest and engagement with Mennonite Church USA congregations; developes ministry support teams for international mission workers. Previous Experience: Previously pastored in two congregations; served as moderator for Western District Conference; member of Executive Board of MC USA. Types of Presentations: Sermons, children's stories, youth, seminars, weekend retreats, moment for mission Themes: Discipleship, general mission themes, missional church, partnerships, diversity/anti-racism, prayer, stewardship Home Office / Location: Newton, Kan. Request an event with Kevin Goertzen
Leads the development department of Mennonite Mission Network, advancing the purposes of Mennonite Church USA mission through developing financial resources; leads the campaign for building new facilities for the Elkhart office. Previous Experience: Served with the former Mennonite Board of Missions as leader of the Partnership Formation team, assisting people in implementing their visions for ministry in partnership. Types of Presentations: Sermons, small groups, children's stories Themes: Introduction to Mennonite Mission Network, introduction to the missional church, mission and partnership, living beyond ourselves, money and mission, mission in the 21st century Home Office / Location: Elkhart, Ind. Request an event with Peter Graber
Visits church colleges and seminaries to meet potential international workers, interviews applicants, determines readiness for individual mission assignments, and works with regional directors on placements. Previous Experience: Ruth has been a clinical counselor for 20 years: 10 years in mental health settings and 10 years at a community college. She served as the Director of Student Life at Hesston College for 3 years and spent two years as a Life Planning Coordinator at Eastern Mennonite University. Ruth has ministered to people through her many roles, both formal and informal, and is also the president-elect for Mennonite Women. Themes: Challenge to listen to God's call to service; personal emotional and spiritual growth and development; mental health issues such as self-esteem, self-acceptance, self-management; trained and credentialed to administer Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) for individuals, families and groups. Home Office / Location: Elkhart Request an event with Ruth Guengerich
Serves as staff person for Peace and Justice Support Network, consults with a focus on peace and justice and missional church identity, co-directs Drumming for Peace, an organization that teaches peace and spirituality through rhythm, drumming and storytelling. Previous Experience: Previous experiences: Professional musician; church leader; pastor in urban settings; adjunct professor at Lancaster Theological Seminary Types of Presentations: Sermons, Drumming for Peace programs, children's stories and programs, music, small groups Themes: Peace and justice, missional church, urban ministry, Anabaptist theology Home Office / Location: Lancaster, Pa. Request an event with Leo Hartshorn
Provides mission education resources for congregations, news writing Previous Experience: 2007 graduate of Bluffton (Ohio) University. Her major of communication in church organizations serves her well as she divides her time between the Communication and Church Relations departments of Mission Network. Types of Presentations: Sermons, Moment for Mission, Sunday school, small groups, children's stories Themes: General mission themes; Media, culture and society; mission and service opportunities; partnerships; women's issues and theology Home Office / Location: Elkhart, Ind. Request an event with Hannah Heinzekehr
Facilitates collaboration with partner groups in launching new ministries and partnership for expanding mission, works with congregations to clarify and implement vision for new ministry. Previous Experience: Church of the Brethren pastor, hospital chaplain, and various mission organization roles including alumni relations, church relations, U.S. ministries, and new ministry formation. Types of Presentations: Sermons, workshops, training events, small groups, Sunday school, music Themes: Christ's call for mission, creative ways to engage with mission, biblical basis for mission, understanding the missional church, mission in a changing world, forming mission partnerships, building shared ministry Home Office / Location: Elkhart, Ind. Request an event with Dean Heisey
Gives direction for the Christian Service programs that provide the Mennonite constituency with meaningful short-term service opportunities while encouraging them to consider service and discipleship as lifestyle. Previous Experience: Pastor, youth pastor, business sales, program administrator for Youth Venture and Group Venture. Types of Presentations: Sermons Themes: Discipleship, mission and service opportunities Home Office / Location: Newton, Kan. Request an event with Del Hershberger
Coordinates promotion and recruitment of participants for the Christian Service programs, interviews and places applicants. Previous Experience: Five years traveling and performing music with the group Thirstborne; farming, window cleaning, ministerial internship Types of Presentations: Sermons, youth activities, small groups, music and worship leading Themes: Service and mission Home Office / Location: Elkhart, Ind. Request an event with Jeremy Kempf
Builds relationships with individual constituents, shares with constituents the many ways God's love is shown through Mission Network mission workers. Previous Experience: Worked at Wichita YMCA with free after-school programs for middle school students; Ministry Inquiry Program participant; youth sponsor Types of Presentations: Sermons, Moment for Mission, small group, Sunday school Themes: Importance of mission as it relates to wider church, messages based on lectionary texts Home Office / Location: Newton, Kan. Request an event with Jeremy Kindy
Works with fund-raising efforts by forming relationships with individuals, area conferences and congregations encouraging them to contribute finances, time and energy to mission efforts. Previous Experience: Mennonite Voluntary Service participant in Dallas (a kindergarten teacher’s aide in an African-American school). Support Network coordinator for Mission Network, providing guidance for congregations and individuals in forming relationships which enabled international ministry. Types of Presentations: Sermons, children's stories, small groups, Sunday school Themes: Mission stories of God working in our world. Home Office / Location: Elkhart, Ind. Request an event with Marlene Kroeker
Directs the International Ministries department, relates to international workers, mission partner organizations, and Mennonite churches in West Asia and the Middle East. Previous Experience: Served with Mennonite agencies in Israel and Palestine; regional director for West Asia and the Middle East with the former MBM and COM Types of Presentations: Sermons, Sunday school, small groups Themes: Stories of mission, forming mission partnerships, Middle East and South Asia religious issues, a new century of mission, dialogue with Islam and other faiths Home Office / Location: Elkhart, Ind. Request an event with John F. Lapp
Builds friendships and nurtures relationships to link the generosity of people with the good things happening in the world. Previous Experience: Pastor, director of admissions at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, business and sales, voluntary service Types of Presentations: Sermons, adult Sunday school, children's stories Themes: General mission themes, stewardship, call to ministry and mission Home Office / Location: Elkhart, Ind. Request an event with Randy Miller
Coordinates news released from the Mission Network and provides writing, editing and photography services. Previous Experience: Nearly a decade of working for secular and religious media outlets and organizations, including director of media relations/associate director of public relations at Goshen (Ind.) College, reporter/photographer at The Truth (Elkhart, Ind.) covering religion, government, business, features and police Types of Presentations: Small groups, Sunday school Themes: Christians and modern media, faces of mission today, how to tell stories from across the street and around the world, should mission be comfortable? Home Office / Location: Elkhart, Ind. Request an event with Ryan Miller
Directs a team which seeks to strengthen relationships with congregations; interprets the different models of ministry support for international workers with a primary focus on a Ministry Support Team. Previous Experience: Church relations department of the former MBM; 10 years as Minister of Worship and Music at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, Goshen, Ind. Types of Presentations: Sermons, children's stories, Moment for Mission, music retreats and camps, seminars, small groups, women's groups Themes: Mission, music and worship, women in ministry, forgiveness Home Office / Location: Elkhart, Ind. Request an event with Sandy Miller
Invites people to give their time and financial resources to promote local and global mission. Previous Experience: Graduate of Hesston (Kan.) College and Goshen (Ind.) College; convention planning, marketing. Types of Presentations: Moment for Mission, small groups, Sunday school Themes: Mission stories of God at work in the world, mission and service, general mission themes Home Office / Location: Kidron, OH Request an event with Bethany Nussbaum
Facilitates a missional church identity in Mennonite Church USA congregations by identifying and connecting missional congregations and by mobilizing and equipping them to engage the surrounding culture with the gospel. Previous Experience: Leader of the Evangelism and Church Development department of the former MBM; field consultant in church planting, strategic urban planning and leadership training for MBM; professor at Houghton (N.Y.) College, where he founded and directed the college's pastoral and church ministries program; mental health and university administrator; executive secretary of the Minority Ministries Council (MBM). Types of Presentations: Sermons, teaching, small groups, assemblies Themes: Missional church, ministry development, visioning, church and program development, the church and culture Home Office / Location: Ypsilanti, Mich. Request an event with John H. Powell
Gives direction to the human resources team for Mission Network programs. Interviews and places applicants for Christian Service programs. Previous Experience: Resident director and director of student activities at Bethel College in Newton, Kan.; cabinetmaker; farmer; construction worker; director of junior high camp at Camp Mennoscah Types of Presentations: Sermons, children's stories, youth groups, small groups Themes: Christian Service programs, lifestyle themes, giving Home Office / Location: Newton, Kan. Request an event with Ken Regier
Hugo works with young adults, host congregations and local coordinators to oversee the Mennonite Voluntary Service program and to help MVS continue to evolve and expand. Previous Experience: Prior to working with MVS, Hugo served as the DOOR (Discovering Opportunities for Outreach and Reflection)City Director for five years and also served as the DOOR national program director for two years. At the same time, Hugo served as youth minister for Western District Conference. Prior to working with DOOR, Hugo taught high school government and economics for five years. Home Office / Location: San Antonio Request an event with Hugo Saucedo
Provides overall coordination for international workers and programs in East Asia. Previous Experience: Mission worker in Taiwan with the former COM (1965-1997); director for East Asia for the former MBM and COM. Types of Presentations: Sermons, small groups, children's stories, youth groups (presentations may include wife, Marietta Sawatzky) Themes: Mission-related themes, missional church, mission trends, Asia Home Office / Location: Taoyuan, Taiwan Notes: Periodic travel to the U.S. provides some opportunities for speaking. Request an event with Sheldon Sawatzky
As a travelling recruiter for Christian Service programs including Mennonite Voluntary Service, Service Adventure, Radical Journey and others, Jill visits many colleges, high schools, camps, area conference assemblies and congregations. She is able to network with individuals across the country and to encourage them to challenge themeselves by participating in service. Previous Experience: Jill is a 2005 graduate of Bethel College in Newton, Kan. After college, Jill spent 18 months serving through the Mennonite Voluntary Service program in Americus, Ga. During college, Jill worked as a staff person and counselor at Mennonite camps. Home Office / Location: Newton Request an event with Jill Schmidt
Kay helps to recruit participants for Mission Network's many Christian Service programs and helps to relate to congregations and individuals who are supporting the Radical Journey program. Previous Experience: In addition to her work at Mission Network, Kay is the Minister of Worship at First Mennonite Church in Newton, Kan. Prior to working with Radical Journey, Kay helped give leadership to DEO, another discipleship and service program. Before moving to Newton, Kay served as a youth minister in Henderson, Neb., and worked in the Registrar's Office at Bethel College. Home Office / Location: Newton Request an event with Kay Schroeder
Provides overall coordination to ministry in Latin America, including international workers and church partners. Previous Experience: Eight years with MCC in Latin America — two in Bolivia and six in Honduras; nine years as MCC program director for Latin America/Caribbean. Types of Presentations: Sermons, children's stories, youth groups, small groups, Sunday-school, dialogue Themes: Working in partnership with Latin American churches, holistic gospel, justice issues and peace work in Latin America; how people in the U.S. can participate in prayer and advocacy Home Office / Location: Newton, Kan. Request an event with Linda Shelly
Provides support to Mennonite Voluntary Service units, promotes and recruits participants for the Christian Service programs. Previous Experience: Interim youth minister for South Central and Western District Conferences Types of Presentations: Sermons, teaching youth and young adults Themes: Discipleship, service, outreach Home Office / Location: Denver Request an event with Immanuel Sila
Leads in recruitment and placement of Mission Network staff and in the formation and development of effective staff teams, coordinates applicant process and worker policies for international and North America programs. Previous Experience: Eleven years experience in mission and development work in Haiti, five as co-country representative with MCC; personnel counselor with MBM for VS and Service Adventure programs; study at AMBS Types of Presentations: Sermons, Sunday school classes, leading small-group discussions Themes: Mission and the ministry of Jesus, mission and ministry, the impact of personality on worship Home Office / Location: Elkhart, Ind. Request an event with Rachel L. Stoltzfus
Provides consultation services and expertise to congregations, area conferences, urban councils, ethnic/racial associations and staff to develop and enhance the missional church focus on Asian ministries, connects with pastoral work in Laos and Vietnam through the Asian association in Mennonite Church USA; co-pastors Lao Mennonite Church in St. Catharines, Ontario. Previous Experience: Born in Laos, father is Chinese and mother is Vietnamese; lived in Thailand; graduated from college in Laos; moved to Canada in 1989; did pastoral work in Asia and Canada; served as director for Asian Resources Ministries for the former Commission on Home Ministries. Types of Presentations: Sermons Themes: Focus on mission, Asia Home Office / Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Request an event with Kuaying Teng
Provides overall coordination in Africa for international workers and African partners. Previous Experience: West Africa administrative coordinator for the former MBM; MBM assignments in community development and leadership training in Benin, Ivory Coast, Liberia and Ghana; MCC assignment in Paris Types of Presentations: Storytelling-style sermons, Sunday school classes, children's stories Themes: Mission, peace, the missional church, mission activity in Africa Home Office / Location: Elkhart, Ind. Request an event with Steve Wiebe-Johnson Partners The following are staff from organizations that are partners with Mennonite Mission Network. Their presentations would focus more narrowly on the ministry of their particular partnership organization.
Oversees DOOR (Discovering Opportunities for Outreach and Reflection), a network of service-learning centers in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Miami and San Antonio; serves part-time as a pastor at a multicultural Mennonite church. Previous Experience: Working and living in multicultural urban settings in Fresno and Denver; youth pastor Types of Presentations: Sermons Themes: Mission and service opportunities, urban ministry Home Office / Location: Denver |
Stanley W. Green
Paula Killough
James R. Krabill
Mauricio Chenlo
Dick Davis 
Melodie Davis
Tim Foley
Darrell Gascho
Kevin Goertzen
Peter Graber
Ruth Guengerich
Leo Hartshorn
Hannah Heinzekehr
Dean Heisey
Del Hershberger
Jeremy Kempf
Jeremy Kindy
Marlene Kroeker
John F. Lapp
Randy Miller
Ryan Miller
Sandy Miller
Bethany Nussbaum
John H. Powell
Ken Regier
Hugo Saucedo
Sheldon Sawatzky
Jill Schmidt
Kay Schroeder
Linda Shelly
Immanuel Sila
Rachel L. Stoltzfus
Kuaying Teng
Steve Wiebe-Johnson
Glenn Balzer