Leadership Alliance exists to promote lifelong self-care and spiritual formation among Christian leaders through networking local pastors and churches with leadership resources. Its vision is to equip and empower Christian leaders to accomplish God’s redemptive purposes through the work of the church.
Jaclyn Williams and Mary Glenn are returning to Pella to provide follow-up to their “The Power of Presence” seminar in 2023! Both speakers are faculty members at Fuller Theological Seminary and are co-chairs of the MA in Chaplaincy degree program at the seminary.
This research-fueled seminar offers a clear roadmap to faithfully and effectively navigate change so you can revitalize your church or ministry. You’ll hear about progress in churches like yours, and gain practical steps to activate a transformation team, discern where God is leading, communicate a compelling vision, and experiment toward a more fruitful, faithful, and lasting future.
2110 Vermeer Rd
Pella, IA 50219
Since 2004, the Vermeer Charitable Foundation has hosted notable speakers in an effort to promote lifelong self-care and spiritual formation among Christian leaders through networking local pastors and churches with leadership resources.
October 14-15, 2024 – “Reading the Bible Better: Ancient Scripture for Post-Modern Readers” – John H. Walton (Ph.D. Hebrew Union College) is a Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Wheaton College and Graduate School where he taught for twenty-two years. His areas of expertise include the importance of the ancient Near East for interpreting the Old Testament as well as the dialogue between science and faith.
April 23, 2024 – Matthew Kaemingk is the Richard John Mouw Assistant Professor of Faith and Public Life at Fuller Theological Seminary where he also serves as the Director of the Richard John Mouw Institute of Faith and Public Life. His research and teaching focus on marketplace theology, Islam and political ethics, and public theology.
April 13, 2023 – Author of more than 200 articles, 1,500+ published sermons, hundreds of YouTube vlogs and over 70 books, Leonard Sweet’s recent publications include Rings of Fire (his successor book to the best-selling Soul Tsunami), Telos (with Len Wilson), Contextual Intelligence (with Michael Beck), Jesus Human (forthcoming 2023), and Designer Jesus (forthcoming 2023).
“This most generous God who gives seed to the farmer that becomes bread for your meals is more than extravagant with you. He gives you something you can then give away, which grows into full-formed lives, robust in God, wealthy in every way, so that you can be generous in every way, producing with us great praise to God.”
2 Corinthians 9:10-11 (The Message)
