These EMM staff members would love to inspire and challenge your group. Click on the speaker's name to send him/her an email, or call EMM at 717 898-2251. If you are interested in scheduling EMM's church revitalization Coach, Antonio Ulloa, learn more here.
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Kaylene Derksen, Development Director Kaylene has been involved in both short- and long-term missions, helping to plant churches in Birmingham (Ala.), and Halle, Germany. Kaylene also traveled to Central America with a drama team and led a youth coffee house in the Netherlands. She considers communication one of her passions, and has written and produced two plays. Kaylene enjoys leading worship with her husband, Jimm, and loves being a mother to her daughter, Helena. Special focus: stories on families and parenting in mission, Sabbath and living in sustainable rhythm, the importance of your story in mission, and stewardship and missions giving |
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Galen Hershey, Facilities Manager In his role as the facilities manager, Galen is responsible for all aspects of the physical plant, grounds, and office machines at EMM's Central Administrative Office, and he oversees the mailroom. He has a passion to "see believers work and serve together for the one great and all important cause, knowing God and making Jesus known to all the earth and not be divided over issues that we place as more important than that one all important purpose." Galen and his wife Jolie are the parents of five grown children. Special focus: missionary stories of God at work, and our call to take Jesus to the world |
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Gerry Keener, Executive Vice President Gerry focuses on the ways EMM administration can best help ministry to happen. He works on the implementation and planning of mission vision within EMM. Gerry also serves as a non-resident missionary to Vietnam along with his wife Donna, working with theological education and leadership development. Having been connected in some way with EMM for more than 30 years, he and his family most recently served as missionaries in Vietnam for 12 years. Gerry and Donna along with their two daughters, Viktoria and Yen Elizabeth, live in Lancaster, Pa. Special focus: mission stories from Vietnam, call of missions, and life journey in ministry |
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Andrew Mashas, Church Relations and Development Coordinator Andrew is passionate about keeping congregations and individuals engaged in mission and vision through events, telling missionary stories at services, and connecting personally. |
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Steve Shank, Strategic Coach As a strategic coach, Steve trains and encourages EMM's regional representatives in various locations around the world. He, along with his wife Rose, planted three churches in Latin America and two in Pennsylvania. For over ten years he worked as a consultant, helping churches and church networks develop vision and implementation strategies for mission and church planting ventures. Steve has taught in mission training schools, short-term missions preparations, colleges, leadership training schools, and graduate schools in the areas of missions, church planting, and leadership development. Special focus: stories of Latin America, mobilizing the local church, giving heart-to-heart, and youth and children's mission education |
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Grace and David Shenk, Jonathan Bornman, and Andres Prins, EMM's Christian-Muslim Relations Team The team desires to equip Christians around the world for life-giving interaction with Muslims. In a world where complex conflicts sometimes divide Muslims and Christians and where mutual suspicion can build walls, this team speaks boldly and trains persistently for bridges of loving and respectful connection between Christians and Muslims, while faithfully confessing Christ. Among them, the four team members speak seven languages. All speak English. Andres can teach in Spanish, Portuguese, French, and North African Arabic. David is fluent in Swahili, and Jonathan speaks French and Wolof. Contact Jonathan Bornman, team coordinator, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to invite members of the team to speak to your group. Special focus: Preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, sharing the gospel with Muslims, and Christ-centered peacemaking in a world of many religions and ideologies |
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Antonio Ulloa, Church Revitalization Coach In 1992, Antonio, his wife Patricia, and their two sons moved to the U.S. from their native Honduras in response to a calling to work with the Mennonite churches of North America. He was a church planter in Allentown, Pa., and now works with EMM as a church consultant, mainly in the areas of church revitalization and healthy church life. Before coming to the U.S., Antonio was the academic dean of the Christian Education Center of the Amor Viviente churches in Honduras, as well as a worship program director and an associate pastor. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Eastern Mennonite Seminary. Special focus: Mission stories from Honduras, healthy church life, need-oriented evangelism, dying to self and living for Christ, hearing God, and many other topics related to church revitalization and renewal. For a list of specific titles, click here. |