Disciple Covenant Conference

We are excited about our Leadership for this year’s conference!

Tim Stevens • Sister Kathleen Flood • Jim and Jennifer Cowart
Jay Hanson • Robert McMichael • Jarvis Wilson

	Pastor Tim Stevens For 17 years, Tim’s leadership has helped Granger Community Church connect with people who think church is irrelevant. He has done this through the creative blending of architecture, strategy and technology. He’s acutely tuned in to popular culture and is instrumental in balancing operations, building creative teams and inspiring artists to brand each message series and sharpen the weekend experience. He has co-authored three books in the Simply Strategic series, and is author of Pop Goes the Church, released in 2008. You can find Tim blogging at LeadingSmart.com and on Twitter @timastevens.

	Sister Kathleen Flood Sister Kathleen Flood, OP is a Dominican sister and a member of the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters. She holds a Master‘s degree in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University and completed her Doctor of Ministry degree in Spirituality and Ecumenics and a Fellow in Spirituality and Applied Ministries at the Graduate Theological Foundation. Sr. Kathleen is the Program Development Executive for Stillpoint, a school for spiritual direction and contemplative prayer.

	Jim and Jennifer Cowart Responding to a call to full-time ministry, Jim moved Jennifer to Kentucky from Columbus, GA. While Jim was attending Asbury Seminary and serving as an Associate Pastor at Versailles FUMC, Jennifer served in Youth Ministry on the Council of the Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church. In 1995, the Cowart family moved to Dublin, GA, where Jim served as an Associate Pastor and Jennifer served as Youth Pastor. During their time on staff at Dublin FUMC, Jim felt a call to start a new church – one that specifically targeted unchurched people. As a result of that call, in 2001 Jim and his wife Jennifer (along with their two children, Alyssa and Joshua), started Harvest Church UMC. For the past 10 years, Jim has served as the Lead Pastor and Jennifer has served as both Pastor of Spiritual Discipleship and Director of Emerging Ministries. There are over 2,200 people who attend Harvest Church every weekend. For the last two years, Harvest has been recognized by Outreach Magazine as one of the “Top 100 Fastest Growing Churches” in the nation.

	Jay Hanson Jay began praying a dangerous prayer “Lord do with me today whatever you must, that in the future you may do with me whatever you wish!” and in 2004, he was able to fully trust God to do with him “whatever You wish.” A graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary, Jay was approached by the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church to plant a new congregation in Brunswick. Starting new ministries was not new for Jay, but starting a new congregation from scratch was still no small challenge. With wife Kim and a handful of dedicated movers and shakers, Jay obeyed God’s call on his life and The Chapel became officially consecrated in September 2005. Though each Sunday Jay claims things will be “a little bit different”, the bottom line and vision for The Chapel remains the same: changed lives. And with two teenagers at home, Jay’s own life (and wallet) may just be the most changed of all.
Music Ministry
	Robert McMichael Robert McMichael, III is a 1999 graduate of Morehouse College and a 2009 graduate of Gammon Theological Seminary. Robert has distinguished himself as a writer, lecturer, vocalist and organist while serving in numerous capacities in churches throughout the Atlanta area. In 2008, Robert was appointed by the Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church to the 2008-2012 Hymnal Revision Committee, whose primary responsibility is to produce a new hymnal for the denomination. Robert believes that worship should be more than a once a week event; it should be the lifeline upon which Christians thrive. Robert has adopted as his life’s theme, “Love, The More Excellent Way!”

	Jarvis Wilson Jarvis R. Wilson was born in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Clarence and Gladys Wilson. When he was only four years old, his mother noticed his aptitude and keen interest in music. A true lover of gospel music, Jarvis began playing the organ in church when he was 10 years old. As predestined by God, he has been glorifying and magnifying the Lord through music and song since that time. From 1982 until 1997, Jarvis served at Ben Hill United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Jarvis is founder of CEGSW Enterprises and Worship Enhancement Workshop Ministries, where he conducts various choral workshops in an attempt to help build and strengthen other church and community choirs. Jarvis has also recorded five instrumental CD's. Currently, Jarvis serves as Minister of Music at the Israel Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia - Rev. William Smith Pastor.