FEATURED SPEAKERS: Keynoters
Richard Harrison
The Rev. Dr. Richard L. Harrison is a retired Disciples of Christ minister and former
president of Lexington Theological Seminary. A native of Washington, NC, he received his B.A.
from Atlantic Christian College, M.A. and Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University, L.H.D. from
Centre College and Eureka College and additional graduate studies at various
seminaries and universities.
Since 1968 he has provided pastoral and worship leadership in churches across the United States.
Harrison taught at the University of the South, Eureka College, Lexington Theological Seminary,
and Vanderbilt Divinity School. From 1993 to 2001 he was President and Professor of the History of Christianity at Lexington
Theological Seminary. He has served in many leadership positions in the Regional And General manifestations of the church.
From 2001 to 2007 he served as Senior Minister of Seventh Street Christian Church in Richmond, VA, while serving
as Adjunct Professor at the Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond and Lexington Theological Seminary.
At the end of 2007, Harrison took early retirement to focus on writing projects, while serving as an interim in church and
educational settings. He has authored four books, co-edited two books, and published numerous articles on church history.
Harrison enjoys gardening, traveling, reading, writing poetry, attending concerts, theater, and movies. He and his wife,
Mona, have two daughters and two grandchildren.
Todd Adams
The Rev. Dr. Todd A. Adams is the Associate General Minister and Vice President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. Dr. Adams is a 1994 graduate of Chapman University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In 1997, Todd graduated from Phillips Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity and holds an earned Doctor of Ministry degree from Wesley Theological Seminary. During his studies at Wesley, Adams was a Lewis Fellow, researching best practices in non-profit organizational leadership. Prior to serving as the Associate General Minister, Adams was Senior Ministry of Memorial Drive Christian Church in Houston, TX. During his seven years there, the congregation tripled in size. In his current role he is the liaison to several of the General Ministry Boards. Todd has been married to Kimberly for seventeen years. They have two children. When he is not preaching or speaking, he enjoys gardening, golf, and coaching youth sports.
Friday Evening Preacher
Rev. Joel Saucedo
Rev. Joel Moises Saucedo is the Pastor at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Pearisburg, Virginia.
He is a fourth generation Disciple of Christ and a native of South Texas where he was a life long member of Bet-El
Christian Church (DoC), Robstown, Texas. After earning a BA majoring in Political Science from Texas A&M University-Kingsville,
he served as a Juvenile Probation Officer in Corpus Christi and as a Bilingual Victim Services Coordinator with the Criminal District Attorney’s Office in Fort Worth, Texas. He completed a M.Div. at Brite Divinity School in December 2009, and was subsequently
ordained by the Christian Church in the Southwest on March 13, 2010. He currently serves the General Church as a Global Ministries Board Member, Reconciliation Anti-Racism Ministry Co-Moderator, and as the Hispanic Disciples Board of Directors Representative to the General Board. Rev. Saucedo has been married to Xee Saucedo for 11 years, and they have two sons, Joel Andres, 8, and Noel Isaac, 1.
Disciple Men Luncheon Speaker
Archie Jenkins
Archie Jenkins is the current president for the General Conference Disciples Men for the United States and Canada.
He has been active inDisciples Men on the Regional and General Church level since 2002. After retiring in 2007 from the corporate world, he became involved with the non-profit world. He currently coordinates six food pantries in the county where he resides.
These food pantries serve over 1100 families each month, providing food and hygiene items to needy families.
In 2011 Archie became a Commissioned Minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) through the Region of Georgia. He presently serves his Region as a Regional Elder. Archie and his wife Lainie live in Guyton, GA.
Disciple Women Luncheon Speaker
Rev. Cynthia Stratton
The Rev. Cynthia Stratton is a graduate of Transylvania University.
She received her M.Div. from Lexington Theological Seminary and served on staff of the Florida Region as a Refugee Resettlement Consultant. She served First Christian Church in Shenandoah, VA, before becoming pastor of Bon Air Christian Church in Richmond, VA, where she has ministered for 25 years. She was one of the first full-time women pastors of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Virginia. She has served on committees at both the Regional and General level of the church. She is married to George Smith and is the mother of three children: Robin, Chad, and Micah Dutrow.
Guest Musician
Andra Moran
Andra Moran lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee, as a songwriter, singer and freelance touring musician. The daughter of two ministers in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ),
Andra quite literally spent her formative years in sanctuaries and fellowship halls.
Since her father served as an Army Chaplain all over the world, she grew up making friends from all sorts of backgrounds.
Andra studied music formally at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, while apprenticing in a variety of settings. Andra’s recordings include in Small Things (2009), Listening (2005), The Someday Sessions (2003) and If Not for This (2001 with Josh Elson). In addition to her recordings, Andra’s songs have been published in Chalice Praise and are sung regularly in churches and summer camps. Andra works actively in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ,
providing music at the regional and national levels for gatherings across the country, as well as providing both concerts and consulting
services on worship design, music and leadership in local churches. Currently, Andra serves on staff at Woodmont Christian Church
in Nashville as a worship leader and music & arts director at The Bridge alongside her husband, Stephen Daniel King.
