Peter Scazzero is the founder and senior pastor of New Life Fellowship Church in Queens, New York City-a large, multiracial church with over sixty-five countries represented. He is also the author of two best-selling books -- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality (2006) and The Emotionally Healthy Church (2010). He has collaborated with his wife, Geri, in the recently released I Quit: Stop Pretending Everything is Fine and Change Your Life (2010). Pete and Geri are co-founders of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, a ministry integrating emotional health and contemplative spirituality among pastors, leaders and local churches. For more info, visit www.emotionallyhealthy.org.

Judy Howard Peterson is passionate about communicating good news in everyday language and putting feet to faith. Her passion took the form of a walk across the U.S. while fulfilling an M.Div. internship at North Park Theological Seminary. Known as the "walking pastor," her day-to-day desire is to walk intimately with Jesus and intentionally into the lives of others. Judy is the campus pastor at North Park University. She also gives time to local as well as national and international speaking. Her down to earth approach and enthusiasm for squeezing the most out of life are both unique and contagious. Judy is happily married to Jeff Peterson; they reside in Chicago, Illinois.

Efrem Smith, Superintendent of the Pacific Southwest Conference, has a passion to see lasting life transformation, communities revitalized to reach the marginalized and further Kingdom advancement. Previously he served as founding pastor of The Sanctuary Covenant Church, a multiethnic church in Minneapolis, MN, where he also co-founded The Sanctuary Community Development Corporation. His new book, The Post Black, Post White Church will release August 1. He enjoys preaching, studying, running, and good barbecue. Efrem and his wife, Donecia, live in the San Francisco Bay Area with daughters, Jaeda and Mireya.

7:15 p.m. Worship with Pete Scazzero preaching and consecration of church planters (Worship services open to all, registrants and non-registrants)

Friday, April 20 -- CELEBRATION DAY
10 a.m. Morning session with worship, prayer and Efrem Smith preaching
1 p.m. PSWC 110th Annual Meeting (Again, think short.)
3 p.m. 75 minutes of Learning -- workshops on:
Evangelism
Human Trafficking
Leadership Fundamentals (in Spanish)
Strategic ministry planning for congregations

7:15 p.m. Worship with Judy Howard Peterson preaching (Worship services open to all, registrants and non-registrants)

Saturday, April 21 -- CELEBRATION MORNING
9:30 - 11 a.m. Saturday Brunch: Love Mercy, Do Justice. Within the PSWC there is a tremendous passion for local and global initiatives of compassion, mercy, and justice. Come hear highlights of what God is doing in our churches. You'll also hear from Gary Walter, Evangelical Covenant Church President, and Efrem Smith, PSWC Superintendent, while enjoying good food.

Brochures will mail to churches and all credentialed persons midFebruary. Online registration will be available midFebruary at pswc.org.

Questions? Contact Nelly at nelly.bothi@pswc.org. For printable copy of the above, click here.