Keynote Speakers
billlee

Pastor William H. Lee has taught in the Roanoke City Public School System, was an instructor in homiletics and theology at Duke Divinity School and currently serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Religion Department at Roanoke College. He is also a Certified Resolution Specialist, with the Department of Veteran Affairs and serves as a Chief Mediator at the VA Medical Center in Salem. Pastor Lee is the immediate past Moderator of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. Bill Lee has served for the past 30 years as a pastor of the most exciting, loving and cutting edge church in the world, Loudon Avenue Christian Church.
hamm

Richard L. Hamm served as regional minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Tennessee (1990-1993) and was named "Tennessee Ecumenist of the Year" in 1993. He served as General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada from 1993 to 2003. He is the author of three books, 2020 Vision for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), From Mainline to Front Line and Recreating the Church: Leadership for the Post-Modern Age. He lectures and teaches Disciples Polity at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. He is now serving as Executive Administrator for Christian Churches Together.