Pre-Conference Workshop Speakers
Joe Dallas
Joe Dallas' ministry in sexual addiction recovery and homosexuality is nationally recognized. He is the author of The Game Plan, The Men's 30-Day Strategy for Attaining Sexual Integrity (Thomas Nelson), and Program Director of Genesis Counseling in Tustin, California, a counseling ministry for men dealing with sexual addiction, homosexuality and other sexual/relational problems. He is a popular conference speaker and author of five books on human sexuality from the Christian perspective, including Desires in Conflict, and A Strong Delusion, (updated version released under new title The Gay Gospel? How Pro-Gay Advocates Misread the Bible (Harvest House).
He is a contributing writer for The Christian Research Journal, and his articles have appeared in Christianity Today, The Journal of Christian Healing and The Southern California Christian Examiner. His work has also been featured in The Los Angeles Times, Moody Monthly, New Man Magazine and The Boston Globe. For three years Joe taught and conducted the nationally recognized “Every Man’s Battle” 5-Day conference, and from 1991 to 1993, he served as the President of Exodus International. He is now a regularly featured speaker with the Focus on the Family “Love Won Out” conference.
Joe and his wife Renee reside in Orange County, California, with their two sons.
Mark Irving & Paul Isaacs
"The Art of Spiritual Mentoring: Fishing for Disciples on Evangelical and Non-Evangelical Campuses" by Mark Irving and Paul Isaacs.
Paul and Mark will share their successes and "non-successes" as they have sought to disciple students on two diverse campuses, The University of Dayton and Cedarville University. Some practices are universal and others more custom-fitted to the various personalities of the campuses and the individuals they serve. They will share their best practices and open a time for round-table discussion for all participants to share.
Dr. John Gredy - CCCU Meeting... Provost/Vice for President Enrollment Management at Cedarville University
"Career Services and Marketing: A Partnership in Meeting Needs of Key Constituencies."
Dr. John Gredy’s career has been in college administration. He started in the public sector as a Resident Life Coordinator at Indiana University and then served as the Director of Student Services for a community college.
Then, while attending a youth leader training weekend at Cedarville University, he sensed the call to dedicate his life to Christian higher education. After a year of Bible training, the Lord met the desires of his heart and he has now served in enrollment management and marketing in four states: Director of Admissions – Geneva College (PA); Vice President for Community Relations – Messiah College (PA); Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing – Trinity International University (IL); Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing – Indiana Wesleyan University (IN) and now Provost/Vice for President Enrollment Management - Cedarville University (OH).
He has a M.S. in Counseling and an Ed.D. in Higher Education from Indiana University.
Lew Gibbs
Lew Gibbs worked for IBM for 31 years and has management experience in business process areas such as Business Controls (auditing), Budgeting, Manpower Justification and Allocation, Inventory Logistics, and Malcolm Baldridge and ISO continuous improvement processes. He presently serves as the Director of Career Services at Cedarville University and is now in his 10th year, committed to providing students and graduates with training in life-long career-related disciplines. He participates on the Futures and Strategic Planning committees, with strengths in Operational Assessment and Self-study. He is affiliated with Springfield Human Resources Management Association, Xenia Chamber Education Committee, Ohio Foundation for Independent Colleges, Southwest Ohio Council for Higher Education, and related consortia.
Kelly Monroe Kullberg
Kelly is the founder and director of project development of The Veritas Forum which she first organized at Harvard in 1992. She edited and co-authored the best-selling Finding God at Harvard: Spiritual Journeys of Christian Thinkers (1996) and taught senior electives at Harvard College in film and C.S. Lewis while serving as a chaplain to the Harvard Graduate School Christian Fellowship from 1988-1997. Kelly holds a B.A. in Organizational Behavior from Ohio University; an M.A. from the Ohio State University in Communication Theory. She was a visiting student at the Harvard Divinity School and at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Kelly lives with her husband David and children in Columbus, Ohio.
Dr. A. Charles Ware
A nationally recognized leader, speaker and author (Prejudice and the People of God: How Revelation and Redemption Lead to Reconciliation) in the areas of leadership, modeling multicultural living, diversity and racial reconciliation. He is the Senior Pastor of Crossroads Bible Church and the President of Crossroads Bible College in Indianapolis, IN, an institution whose mission is to develop leaders to reach multiethnic and multicultural urban areas throughout the United States.
Dr. Ware co-founded the Voice of Biblical Reconciliation, is on the board of Association of Baptists for World Evangelism and is a contributor to Called to Lead: Wisdom for the Next Generation African-American Leaders. He has served on the Indianapolis Mayors City/Church Partnership Commission and has been the recipient of the Leadership Development Center Achiever Award for his leadership in the Indianapolis community. Dr. Ware is a preferred speaker at civic events, seminars, colleges, conferences and schools, where he teaches and trains leaders on the multiethnic urban world, diversity and race relations.