John Mathews, D.Min. is the stewardship director for the North
American Division and travels within Bermuda, Canada, U.S., and
Guam-Micronesia. Dr. Mathews is an ordained minister and has pastored in Florida, Alabama, Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee, and Nebraska.
He is married to Janice Schram Mathews and they have one married
daughter, Angela. They are also proud grandparents.
Gail McKenzie serves as Women’s Ministry Director and Prayer Coordinator for our conference. She teaches a Sabbath School class, and
has traveled the U.S. speaking at Women’s Retreats. She served a year
as interim pastor for North Chapel Church in Franklin, Tennessee. Gail
hosts two television programs, Health Hope and Truth and Wellness,
on a Nashville cable channel.
Neil Nedley, M.D. is the author and developed the Nedley Depression
and Anxiety Recovery ProgramsTM. The eight week education program
is the most widely attended and successful program for depression and
anxiety. He has also developed Optimize Your Brain - a six part series
to enhance general and emotional intelligence. He is also a practicing
physician and serves as president of Weimar Institute.
Barbara Neher has been teaching sewing and cooking classes for 45
years. She has written two cookbooks and a sewing instructional book.
She is cofounder and national director of the “It’s My Very Own” and
“Bags of Love” ministries for the past 11 years. These ministries are
now in five countries and 42 states.
Melvin Santos, D.Min. is the founder and speaker of the
Discipleship Master Plan Institute (DMPI), and author of
Discipleship Master Plan. He is the senior pastor of the
Nashville First Church.
Juliet Santos, MSN, FNP-BC, is the cofounder, cospeaker, and executive director of the DMPI and oversees the
execution and education roll out of DMPI.
Latonia Schmidt, LMFT, BSN, RN is the wife of Pastor Roger
Schmidt, and mom of two great kids, Samuel and Madison, currently
living in Portland, Tennessee. Latonia grew up in the Kentucky-Tennessee Conference and is thrilled to get to serve with her husband near
her home area. She currently serves as the Conference Shepherdess
President. Lifting others up and building strong families for the Kingdom of Heaven is her passion and heart’s desire.
SPEAKERS & PRESENTERS
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