Junius Dotson is senior pastor of Saint Mark United Methodist Church in Wichita, KS. Pastor Dotson offers unique strategies to the unique challenges and opportunities confronting every generation. An anointed preacher and passionate teacher, Pastor Dotson is endowed with special gifts that transforms challenges into glorious opportunities.

A leader who responds in new and creative ways, Pastor Dotson draws together people who share a progressive vision for the future. He believes that effective ministry is built by training, developing and empowering leaders to address the needs of the "whole" person - body, mind and spirit.

A dynamic leader, Pastor Dotson is equally gifted and frequently invited as a motivational speaker, new church plant consultant, trainer/workshop facilitator, a spiritual-life coach. Pastor Dotson is highly respected for his ability to establish networks that "get things done" in the faith and larger communities.

www.saintmarkumc.com

Junius Dotson will teach the Revitalization track with Üllas Tankler. He will teach the plenary on Creating a MInistry Development Plan, and he will preach at the closing worship.

Adam Hamilton is the founding pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas. 

Under his leadership The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection has grown from four people in 1990 to over 13,000 adult members and 3,000 children with an average weekly worship attendance of over 8,000.   The Church of the Resurrection has a three-fold focus:  1. Reaching non-religious and nominally religious people and helping them become committed followers of Jesus Christ;  2. Equipping and inspiring members to transform the community and world; and 3. Acting as a catalyst for renewing the United Methodist Church.

Adam is the author of ten books published by Abingdon Press including Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White, Enough:  Discovering Joy in Simplicity and Generosity (February 2009) and 24 Hours That Changed The World (November 2009).

Adam has been married to LaVon for twenty-six years and they have two grown daughters.

We will experience Adam Hamilton’s on the big screen, in the same way as many will know from the leadership summit. He will teach on "Visionary Leadership" and on being "Church for the Unchurched".

www.cor.org

Christian Alsted has been bishop of the Nordic and Baltic countries since the 2009. He is a visionary leader with a strong passion for church development  and starting new churches. He emphasizes a strong Methodist indentity in being a relevant church that engages in reaching unchurched people and making disciples of Jesus Christ.

Through more than 25 years as pastor in the local church, he was part of starting two new churches and leading churches to grow to engage in the community through seeker sensitive worship and new innovative ministries.

Christian Alsted holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Asbury Theological Seminary in leadership and preaching.

Üllas Tankler is a pastor in the United Methodist Church in Estonia. He had a very successful ministry in Pärnu UMC before he came on staff with the General Board of Global Ministries, where he currently serves as the Executive Secretary of Europe, Middle East and North Africa.

Üllas Tankler holds a Doctor of MInistry degree from Asbury Theological Seminary in leadership and preaching.
He will teach the Revitalization track with Junius Dotson.

Kristine is presently serving as Youth Co-ordinator of the UMC in Latvia. She earned her bachelor degree in Theater Arts in the US. Kristine has heard and responded to God’s call to become a pastor.

Kristine is currently studying theology and her creative gifts and training in Theater Arts has been a very valuable asset in her work with youth. She is currently leading a youth group numbering over 30 as well as working as a Sunday School teacher, in her own congregation, camp leader as well as head of the UMC in Latvia’s Youth Council. She sings in a praise group as well as Young Adult Choir.

Kristine will teach the Ministry with the Youth track on thursday.

Gunta has a Bachelor Degree in Theology and is presently supplementing her studies with the Methodist e-academy.  She is both pastor and associate pastor of two congregations. 
She is currently serving as the chair of the Methodist Youth Council of our Nordic and Baltic Conference. Gunta has worked as a Sunday School teacher for many years as well as been youth leader, camp leader and young adult leader. In December she gave birth to her firstborn child, Mark.

Gunta will teach the Ministry with the Youth track on thursday.

Jakob Remmel is young pastor of a very young church  (over 1 year) in Tartu, Estonia. He studies recreational management at the University of Tallinn. He says he loves his congregation and believes that we all can see bigger things than we can imagine in our churches, because God is as real nowadays than He was during the times of the Bible events. Jakob says that he is thankful, happy and encouraged, because God has chosen him for His purposes despite of his deficits.  

Jakob Remmel will teach the Ministry with the Youth track on friday.

Founder of Tartu Crossroads Church (Union of Free Evangelical and Baptist Churches of Estonia), married to Anna Grace Saar, 3 children.

Peep Saar will teach the Ministry with the Youth track on friday.

Joel Aulis is a provisional member of Estonia Annual Conference. He currently serves as ayouth pastor in Tallinn Methodist Church. He is a student in the Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary. He is married to Lemme and together they have a daughter Berit.

Joel will teach the Ministry with the Youth track on saturday.

Lemme is the Youth co-ordinator of the Estonia Methodist Church. She is a student at Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary, member of Tallinn Methodist Church where she serves in the youth ministry. She is married to Joel, and together they have a daughter Berit.

Lemme will teach the Ministry with the Youth track on saturday.

Marjana is a member of Reeküla Methodist Church in Saaremaa. She is a professoinal youth worker in Kuressaare Youth Centre and also active as a leader in the youth work of Estonian Methodist Church.

Marjana will teach the Ministry with the Youth track on saturday.