POWER IN THE SPIRIT 2015

 “Enthusiasm was infectious”

 “Very inspirational. Powerful!”

 “The whole experience was very uplifting. This is my first time at this program but I hope it is only the beginning”

 “Thank you for aiding me in my quest for spiritual growth”

 “Expanded my mind and opened my eyes-words can’t express it!”

 “This was our 14th year. We always come away renewed and refreshed!”

 “Awesome! I always leave feeling fed! Thank Roanoke you and God!” Sponsored by the Synod, ELCA in partnership with Roanoke College Office of Church Relations

Registration materials will be available Spring 2016 Power in the Spirit M u s i c i a n

Power in the Spirit is an inspirational conference for everyone Jonathan Rundman grew up in Michigan's who wishes to explore God’s call to service through joyous Upper Peninsula. He has been writing songs and performing across the country since he was 18 years worship, Bible study, keynote addresses, workshops, and old. Jonathan emerged on the national music scene as fellowship. In addition, all congregational leaders will find a Chicago-based touring artist, generating rave reviews in Billboard, The Times, Performing POWER IN THE SPIRIT especially nurturing and Songwriter, Paste, and countless regional publications. challenging as they consider their mission and ministry. Now living in Minneapolis, he continues to tour and record. Jonathan's songs can be heard on radio stations across America, in Scandinavia and England, and have been featured on television's Ellen Degeneres Show and CBS This Morning. He has performed live on NPR's Mountain Stage Radio Show, and on Iowa Public Television. In 2015 Jonathan Rundman released a new album titled LOOK UP. It marks a mature new phase in Jonathan's critically acclaimed discography. These ten songs explore themes of technology, linear time, and optimism, and draw from Rundman's diverse musical influences including Americana, Nordic folk music, and '80s New Wave pop.

Keynote Speaker Bible Leader

The Rev. Dr. Kathryn A. Kleinhans is the Mike and Marge McCoy Family Distinguished Chair in Lutheran Heritage Bishop Edwin Gulick Jr. is the Assistant to the Bishop for the Episcopal and Mission at , Waverly, Iowa, where Diocesan since 2011. Prior to that he served as the Bishop for the Diocese of she has taught since 1993. She is an ordained pastor of Kentucky from 1994-2010. Bishop Gulick served as a parish priest for 20 the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America who holds a years before his election as a bishop. He received a bachelor of arts from Ph.D. from Emory , an M.Div. from Christ Lynchburg College and a M.Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary.

Seminary – Seminex, and a B.A. from Valparaiso In, 2008, Gulick earned the distinction as the first Episcopal bishop to head University. Her scholarship focuses on the contemporary two dioceses simultaneously when he was asked to serve part time as the relevance of and Lutheran confessional provisional bishop of Diocese of Fort Worth. theology. An eager student of global , she is currently leading a series of ELCA international seminars In the wider church he has always taken a very active for women from Lutheran churches in the Global South role in ecumenism. He has served two terms on the and the former communist bloc. Standing Committee on Ecumenical and Inter Religious Relations, co-chaired the Anglican Roman Dr. Kleinhans describes herself as having one foot firmly planted in the 16th Catholic Dialog USA from 1997 to present, and century and the other firmly planted in the 21st century. In addition to her served as one of the Episcopal Church’s scholarly publications, she is eager to make Lutheran theology relevant for representatives on the Consultation on Church Union Christians today through popular articles and devotional writings. Her 1995-2000. In 2001, he was appointed by "Lutheranism 101" remains the most frequently requested reprint in the Archbishop George Carey to serve on International history of The Lutheran magazine. She and her husband, Pastor Alan R. Anglican Roman Catholic Commission on Unity and Schulz, are the parents of two adult sons, Christopher and Paul. Mission, which is an ongoing commitment.