CO n f e r e nce Spe a k e r s E b o o Pate l Named by US News & World Report as one of America’s Best Leaders of 2009, Eboo Patel is the founder and executive director of Interfaith Youth Core, a Chicago-based institution building the global interfaith youth movement. He is a member of President Obama’s Advisory Council of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and is author of the award-winning book Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation. J o h n M. Pe rk i ns Christian Community Development pioneer John M. Perkins is, with his wife, Vera Mae, founder of Voice of Calvary Ministries in Mendenhall, Mississippi; the Harambee Christian Family Center in Northwest Pasadena, California; the John M. Perkins Foundation for Reconciliation and Development; and CCDA. Author of the memoir Let Justice Roll Down, he has been recognized for his work with eight honorary doctorates from colleges and universities across the United States. Pat ty Prasa d a- R a o Patty Prasada-Rao is the co–executive director of New Song Urban Ministries in the Baltimore neighborhood of Sandtown-Winchester. Born to Indian parents in the U.S. and into an extended-family network that instilled in her an appreciation for a strong sense of community, she finds the same extended-family network system and depth of community in her current neighborhood. Patty holds a master’s degree in health education/community development from the University of North Carolina. G ab ri e l & J e an et te S al g u e ro Gabriel Salguero and his wife, Jeanette, are senior pastors of the multicultural Lamb’s Church in New York City. The founder of Power of the Gospel International, a faith-based organization focused on diversity, leadership empowerment, and training, Gabriel is presently director of the Hispanic leadership program at Princeton Theological Seminary. He served as the moderator for the 2008 Sojourners Presidential Forum on Faith, Values, and Poverty. B re n d a S alte r M c N e i l Brenda Salter McNeil has over 20 years of experience in the field of racial and ethnic reconciliation and is the president and founder of Salter McNeil & Associates, which helps organizations become reconciling communities. Salter McNeil holds two doctorates: a D.Min. from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a doctor of humane letters from North Park University, where she currently serves as a scholar in residence. Her most recent book is A Credible Witness: Reflections on Power, Evangelism, and Race. J o h n Tete r After serving with InterVarsity for ten years in southern California, in 2007 John Teter planted Fountain of Life Covenant Church in Long Beach, California, a multiethnic and multiclass congregation. He also serves as director of church-planting training for the Evangelical Covenant Church and is the author of two books, Get the Word Out and (with coauthor Alex Gee) Jesus and the Hip Hop Prophets.
A N ot e A bo ut Wo r ks h o ps... Holding the National Conference in Chicago affords us the unique opportunity to showcase local ministries that have defined what it means to do Christian Community Development over the last 20 years. In addition to the great workshops at the Sheraton Hotel, during the day on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, local CCDA organizations host conference attendees for “On Location” workshops. We invite you to lace up your walking shoes, strap on your camera and journey into Chicago’s neighborhoods for a once in a lifetime experience. As you read the following pages of workshop information, please keep in mind: In an effort to help you select the most appropriate workshops, each workshop has been given a level: Level 101 is for people just learning about Christian Community Development and those who have been involved for fewer than five years who need fundamental, practical tools. Level 201 is geared toward people who have been involved in CCD for five to ten years and are in need of more specific skills. Level 301 is aimed at CCD veterans – those who have been in direct ministry for more than 10 years. Networking sessions are facilitated discussions around a specific topic. This year’s sessions are interspersed among the workshops in the schedule. Look for the “Networking” track on pages 66 and 67 for more information. Networking sessions do not have levels. The following pages contain workshop information organized by section: Workshops ordered by schedule–pages 22-33 Workshops have been sorted by date and then time. As you search for seminars to attend, we recommend starting in this section and referring to the later sections for more information about workshops that interest you. On Location workshops–pages 34-45 The workshops featured at our On Location sites can be found in the previous two sections, as well, but this section offers complete information about the host sites, including directions to the site and eating options. Workshops ordered by track–pages 46-73 Workshops have been sorted by track and then level. Read more in-depth information about a workshop, like the description or the presenter’s biographical information.
B arb ara W i l l i ams – S k i n n e r CCDA board chair Barbara Williams-Skinner is president of Skinner Leadership Institute. For many years, Williams-Skinner was the executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, D.C., and she currently serves as national director for ecumenical and legislative outreach for a Broadway-caliber civil rights musical, “If This Hat Could Talk.” Author of Becoming an Effective 21st-Century Leader, WilliamsSkinner holds multiple graduate degrees from UCLA and Howard University School of Divinity.
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