Adam Hamilton, Guest Speaker Adam has written 21books, published by Abingdon Press 2017 Wisconsin Annual Conference and Harper Collins, including “When Christians Get it Marriott Hotel, Madison June 16-18 Wrong”, “Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White”, Adam Hamilton is the founding pastor of the United “The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus”, “Making Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas. Sense of the Bible”, and “Revival”. He grew up in the Kansas City area, earned a B.A. degree in Pastoral Ministry from Oral Roberts and a Master Adam and LaVon have been married 34years and have two of Divinity Degree from Southern Methodist University adult daughters and a granddaughter. where he was awarded the B’nai B’rith Award in Social Ethics. Quotes about Adam Hamilton: The most influential teacher in the United Methodist Church He was named one of the “Ten people to watch in America’s today. - Bishop Scott Jones spiritual landscape” by Religion and Ethics Newsweekly. Adam Hamilton is a thoughtful man whose writings will For his work in racial reconciliation Adam was stretch your mind and heart.- Bill Hybels, pastor, awarded the Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award. Named The Willow Creek Community Church United Methodist Person of the Year for 2012 by the United Adam Hamilton is the one thoughtful pastor who offers Methodist Reporter for his leadership within the United wisdom for our deepest questions.- Scot McKnight, Methodist Church. He’s received numerous other awards for Professor of New Testament, Northern Baptist Seminary community service. Adam Hamilton is a national treasure.-Brian McLaren, Hamilton launched The Church of the Resurrection with his author/activist wife and two children in 1990. It has since grown to over 18,000 adults and children in 2014 under his leadership. Hamilton’s blog: www.adamhamilton.org Today the church is the largest United Methodist Church in the United States with an average weekend attendance of A Must Read – Rev Dr Barbara Wells, Pastor, 8,600. The congregation has a three-fold focus: Connecting Edgerton United Methodist Church with thinking people and inviting them to become followers of Jesus Christ, engaging in acts of justice and mercy in the community, and working to renew the United Methodist Church.