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Bishop Bruce R. Ough is the resident Bishop of the Ohio West Area of The United Methodist Church. He is the spiritual leader for more than 230,000 United Methodists in 1,188 congregations in 58 Ohio counties. He previously served as the senior pastor of St. Paul’s UMC, a 2,800 member congregation in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Bishop Ough’s work has included training events, seminars, and retreats in the areas of spiritual formation, leadership development, program development and church administration. He also has authored numerous articles and was a contributor to The Spiritual Formation Bible (Zondervan, 1999). Bishop Ough is currently a member of the General Board of Global Ministries.
Rev. Jeff Greenway Committing his life to Christ during his early teens, God began to place a call upon Jeff’s life to enter full-time Christian service. He is a graduate of Mount Union College (BA: Business), Asbury Theological Seminary (MDiv), and Wesley Theological Seminary (DMin: Evangelism). Prior to serving Reynoldsburg UMC in Ohio, he served as the President of Asbury Theological Seminary, as a District Superintendent, and as a pastor to congregations in Butler and Erie, PA. Jeff is passionate about Biblical preaching and discipleship and is committed to leading others to become all that God has intended.
Bishop James Swanson, Sr. is the resident Bishop of the Holston Conference of The United Methodist Church, where he is an energetic veteran of transforming starving churches to thriving churches. His most recent pastoral appointment was St. Mary's Road UMC, a congregation that grew from sixteen active members to a membership of 950. He is a popular preacher, respected teacher, and dynamic leader within the United Methodist church. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Bible College and Master of Divinity degree from C. H. Mason Seminary, ITC, Atlanta, GA.
Rev. Joy Jittaun Moore is the Senior Pastor at First United Methodist Church, Greenville, MI. She also serves as Affiliate Faculty in the School of Biblical Interpretation and Proclamation at Asbury Theological Seminary. Joy has written articles for numerous magazines including the dialogue column for The Interpreter. She also has served as a contributing author for three books. As a dynamic speaker and retreat leader, Joy preaches with a passion to see people fulfill their created purpose to reflect the image of God. She has poured her life into a fruitful ministry of imparting her gifts and graces into the lives of students, pastors and leaders.
J. Lee Grady is an author, award-winning journalist and ordained minister in the Pentecostal Holiness Church. He serves as editor of Charisma magazine, one of America’s most widely distributed evangelical Christian publications. He is the author of three books including, “10 Lies the Church Tells Women” and “25 Tough Questions about Women and the Church” and focuses much of his ministry on releasing women in ministry. In 1994, he wrote, “What Happened to the Fire?: Rekindling the Blaze of Charismatic Renewal”. He has taken his message to Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe. Lee and his wife, Deborah, have four daughters. They live near Orlando, Florida.
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