FOUNDING PASTOR, COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, NEWTHING, AND EXPONENTIAL CONFERENCE

Dave Ferguson is an award-winning author, founding and lead pastor of Chicago’s Community Christian Church, a missional multi-site community considered one of the most influential churches in America. Dave is also the visionary for the international church-planting movement NewThing and president of the Exponential Conference.

PASTOR, EVANGELICAL FRIENDS CHURCH RWANDA

Nicodeme Basebya felt the call to ministry in 1991 and has since dedicated himself to preaching the gospel. He holds a degree in Theology from Great Lakes School of Theology in Burundi and a master's degree in Missional Multiplication from Barclay College. Currently, he serves as the principal of Rwanda Friends Theological College and leads a monthly meeting in Northern Rwanda. In 2025, he and his family will begin a church-planting mission in South Sudan.

EXECUTIVE DEAN, PORTLAND SEMINARY

Dr. Tammy Dunahoo is an ordained minister and Executive Dean of Portland Seminary. She has more than 40 years of church and denominational leadership experience. Prior to joining the seminary, she worked with the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. Dr. Dunahoo is passionate about church planting, especially empowering women church planters.

MOBILIZER, EVANGELICAL FRIENDS MISSION

Edwin and Maria have have served part-time as Missions Mobilizer for Hispanic Friends with EFM since 2019. In July 2023, they moved to full-time work in this field. They are excited and very willing to let God use them in his kingdom to encourage, help engage, train, equip, and send many more missionaries and church planters.

DEAN, TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AT BIOLA UNIVERSITY

Ed Stetzer, Ph.D., has planted, revitalized, and pastored churches; trained pastors and church planters on six continents; earned two master’s degrees and two doctorates; and he has written hundreds of articles and a dozen books. He is Scholar in Residence & Teaching Pastor at Mariners Church, Regional Director for Lausanne North America, is the Editor-in-Chief of Outreach Magazine, and regularly writes for news outlets such as USA Today and CNN.