8:30 AM – Church Doors Open
8:45 AM – Sanctuary Opens
9:00 AM – Opening Worship
9:15 AM – Welcome
9:20 AM – Introduction to Keynote Speaker
9:25 AM – Dr. Adrian Hinkle
10:05 AM – Break
10:25 AM – Session 2 Talks
Rose Larson
Dr. Steve Bergeson
Wendy Meyering
Milan Homola
11:15 AM – Transition to Breakouts
11:25 AM – Breakout Sessions
12:30 PM – End
EVENT PROGRAM
Event Schedule
Breakout Session Who & Where
Rose Larson – Choir room
Dr. Steve Bergeson – KidJam Room
Wendy Meyering – The Gallery
Milan Homola – Room 26
Steve Eng – Sanctuary
Speaker Bios
Dr Adrian Hinkle Ph.D. | Oral Roberts University
Dr. Hinkle will share how the imago Dei calls the Church to honor every person and embody Christ’s love through service, compassion, and justice.
Dr. Adrian Hinkle is Academic Dean and Professor of Theology at Oral Roberts University, bringing over 20 years of higher education experience. She teaches Old Testament literature and biblical theology and researches the intersection of learning theory, theological education, and spiritual formation.
Beyond ORU, she serves as Executive Director of the Society for Pentecostal Studies and holds multiple leadership roles within the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, including the Council of Bishops and Strategic Advisory Committee. She also participates in global ecumenical dialogues through the World Council of Churches and Pentecostal World Fellowship.
Passionate about equipping leaders and connecting faith with action, Dr. Hinkle lives in Oklahoma with her husband of 25 years and their three children.
Rose Larson | Sacred Settlements Ambassador, and Pastor of Missional Discipleship at Church of the Open Door
Cultivating Home in a Homeless World – Sacred Settlements and Tiny House Communities
Rose is a passionate lover of Jesus who loves equipping people through missions and prayer ministry. She has a deep heart for people on the margins and feels especially called to our unhoused neighbors. For 2 ½ years she lived as an intentional neighbor in a Sacred Settlement in St. Paul, which is a tiny home community inviting people who have experienced chronic homelessness to live in community on church land where they can experience healing and have love, stability and family restored. She is currently working with a team at Open Door to plant a Sacred Settlement on their land, as well as supporting other churches in discerning and planting Sacred Settlements in their churches.
Dr. Steve Bergeson, MD | Member, MN Alliance for Ethical Healthcare
Dignity in Health Care – Christian Discipleship at the End of Life
Steve is a Family physician with 39 years of practice experience in Shoreview, MN. He graduated Alpha Omega Alpha from the Medical College of Virginia in 1980 and was a George W. Merck Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Cambridge, Massachusetts during 2005-2006. He has served as an operational leader and as Medical Director for Care Improvement in a large integrated health system in Minnesota. His work has focused on improving the patient’s experience, and many other aspects of hospital and outpatient quality. He is currently volunteering in retirement as a primary care physician for the underserved with St. Mary’s clinics – and learning Spanish.
Steve is married to Rev. Kelley Bergeson. They were married in Arlington, VA in 1979 and have two daughters and 7 grandchildren whom he loves to spend his time with. He enjoys a relatively new hobby of sailing and participates in racing sailboats on White Bear Lake, MN. He also enjoys music, traveling, hiking and cross-country skiing.
Wendy Meyering | Co-Executive Director, Arrive Ministries
Welcoming the Stranger – The Imago Dei and Global Migration
Wendy Meyering is the Executive Director of Engagement and Operations at Arrive Ministries, a nonprofit providing essential services to refugees and immigrants in Minnesota. She has been with the organization for the past 10 years, holding various roles including leading Church Mobilization programs and the development of regional sites in Willmar, St. Cloud, and Rochester. She values the opportunity to connect the local church with new neighbors living in their communities.
Milan Homola | Co-Founder of Compassion Connect & Missionary to The Church
Collaborative Compassion – Kingdom Normal
Milan was born in the Midwest, in the suburbs of Chicago. Go Cubs! He made his way to the PNW, much of his time spent in Portland for graduate school and his organizational launch. He returned to the Midwest and has been in Minnesota since 2018. He’s been married to his wife Tara for 21 years and they have three kids. He describes himself as a down-to-earth guy who enjoys family, reading, and seeking out rare birds. He is a collaborative leader with 15+ years of leadership as co-founder and Exec. Director of a non-profit organization. He has led projects in the areas of health care, anti-exploitation, and diverse collaboration and has served in 26 unique communities across the US, East Africa, and India. He holds experience working with hundreds of churches, leaders, and volunteers from dozens of different organizations and has a deep passion for practical collaboration amongst Jesus’ followers as a means of displaying the gospel.
Steve Eng | NAE Advocacy Director
When Faith Takes Action – A Biblical Call to Advocate for Our Neighbors
Steve works with NAE leaders, constituents and others to help advance the principles of the NAE document, “For the Health of the Nation,” to use their God-given influence to advocate for the vulnerable and bless our nation. A native of the Twin Cities and a resident of Rochester, MN, Eng has served for three decades as an ordained evangelical pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church, both in the Pacific Northwest and in Greater Minnesota. He received a degree in political science from St. Olaf College and a M.Div. degree from North Park Theological Seminary.