Annual Meeting Workshops
Friday, April 10, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Renewing Our Preaching – Phil Hobson
- Ministering to anxious kids – Chris Myers
- Grow Your Church: A Game Engaging the Marks of Faithful and Vital Local Churches – Bob Ullman and Sandy Graham
- Healthy Conversations – Jennifer L. Czarnota and Robert Koepke
- Dinner Church- Colie Bettivia
- Navigating the ONA Process – Steve Jones
- From Roots to Fruit: Nurturing Belonging and Curiosity at Camp – Jer Hylen and Naomi Enders
Friday, April 10, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Cultivating an aging community in grace, Part 1 – Emma Sancomb, Cathe Wille (moderator), Christina Schoenwetter, Chris Myers, Julia Burkey
- Enhance your Faith and Ministry (for Lay Leaders) – Bonnie Andrews
- Biases: A Loving Look – Rev. Dr. Okogyeamon
- Listening From the Heart: Bereaved Palestinians and Israelis Move Toward Reconciliation and Healing – Tracy Abler
- How You Can Be Immigrant Welcoming in 2026 – Nancy Kraft and Beth Miller
- Beyond Acknowledgement: Developing Allyship with our Indigenous Neighbors – Eilene Hoft-March, Barb Weyenberf, Philip E. Gabrielson and Jerry Dees
- Supporting our Transgender Brothers and Sisters – ONA team
Saturday, April 11, 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
- Using a Stages and Gates Process to Move from Vision to Implementation – Nancy Brown-Koeller
- Starting a Dementia Day Program in Your Community – Chris Myers
- Growing In the Way of Christ: Picture the Bible’s KidLit – Stacy Johnson Myers
- What Does an Elephant have to do with Bullying – Bev Davis
- Abiding in the Vine: Nurturing Resilient Leaders in Christ’s Community – Jeannie Douglas
- Leadership for Cultivating Community: Nurturing Meaningful Ministries – Steven Shaw
- Day-by-Day Memory Cafe: Cultivating Community with Those Living with Memory Loss, Part 2 – Christina Shoenwetter, Pam Wyss and Sharon Streiff
- Keynote Q & A – Dr. Edith Guffey