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Lisa Welter has a Master’s in Transformational Leadership from Bethel Seminary, is a veteran of the United States Air Force, a trained family mediator by Mitchell-Hamline School of Law, and has over 20 years of change management leadership in government/military, healthcare, church and nonprofit sectors. Her most recent work, The Connected Kids Initiative, included nine organizations developing a collective impact model to address the overwhelmed child welfare system. Lisa served as the Community Care Director at Eagle Brook Church, America’s…

Learn about TRUST Dr Ronald Hoekstra is a neonatologist in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He received his medical degree from University of Minnesota Medical School and performed his Post graduate training at the Mayo Clinic. Dr Hoekstra has been affiliated with multiple hospitals in the Twin Cities area, including Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Mercy Hospital and Children's Minnesota. He is the Co-founder of Minnesota Neonatal Physicians and Director of NICU Follow-up Program. Dr Hoekstra has recently retired from clinical practice after more than 46 years and…

As Christians we are committed out of obedience to follow the servant-leadership model outlined by Jesus. We do this as a matter of commitment, even if it costs us advantage. Yet amazingly, when we do advantage follows. In this session we’ll explore examples of individuals and organizations that have made Christian values and competitive advantage proving that obedience to Jesus pays immediate as well as eternal dividends! Mark Herringshaw has spent three decades decoding the ciphers of individual performance, team…

Yves Dushime was born to a family of eight in a refugee camp in Congo. His family fled from the ripple effects of the Rwandan genocide and moved from Rwanda to Congo, Kenya and Togo. Yves was 11 years old and living in Togo when he received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift. He saw his favorite item, a scarf, as a promise from God that He would deliver his family from their life as refugees. Yves now lives in…

John Smith's true story inspired the movie, Breakthrough. John, a 14 year old teenager, and two friends fell through an icy Missouri lake one winter morning. First responders pulled John from the icy water after 15 minutes. He was dead with no pulse. At the hospital, John laid lifeless for more than 60 minutes. Invite someone to come along with you and hear Joyce Smith, John Smith and Pastor Jason Noble share the story of how God brought John Smith…