Past Events

Marriage Enrichment Has anyone taught you God’s laws of marriage? Andy Leenstra believes the first laws are found in Genesis 2:24-25. Leenstra’s ministry began in 1985, when he and his wife Deanna were struggling relationally. Although both were believers, and he a minister at the time, they realized there were areas of their heart that harbored sin, hurt, lies and bad habits. They set out to find the kind of relationship that Jesus taught and modeled. Their program offers practical…

Taysir (“Tass”) Abu Saada was born in Gaza, reared in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, ran away from home at the age of 17, joined Fatah in the late 1960's, and become a PLO sniper for Yasser Arafat. In 1974, still a young man, he moved to the United States at Yasser Arafat's urging, to study at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He met and married an American girl, Karen, and became a successful restauranteur. In 1993, Tass experienced a powerful…

Child evangelist, world missionary, author and publisher are just a few of the responsibilities taken on by OneHope’s Founder, Bob Hoskins.  In the beginning stages of OneHope, many criticized its mission, to reach every child with God’s Word, as a foolish dream.  Bob did not listen to man’s criticism, but continued pursuing the vision God had planted in his heart. OneHope continues to expand and fulfill its destiny by reaching millions, showing the world that its mission was not man’s…

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…