
LEADERSHIP
PREACHERS

Rev. Shannon Johnson Kershner
Preacher
Rev. Shannon Johnson Kershner is the senior pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois. She grew up in Waco, Texas as the daughter of a Presbyterian minister and an elementary school teacher. Shannon stayed in Texas for college and graduated in 1994 from Trinity University in San Antonio. In 1996, she began her theological training at Columbia Theological Seminary and received her Masters of Divinity degree in 1999. She has been involved in leadership for NEXT Church and served on its strategy team for nine years. Shannon is married to Greg, whom she met in high school at a Presbyterian summer conference at Mo-Ranch. They have been married for 26 years and are the parents of 19 year old Hannah and 16 year old Ryan.

Rev. Dr. Ozzie E. Smith, Jr.
Preacher

Rev. Dr. Lis Valle
Preacher

Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka
Preacher
MUSIC

Mark Miller
Music Leader
WORSHIP DIRECTOR and LITURGIST

Cathy Caldwell Hoop
Worship Director and Liturgist
Cathy has written children’s curriculum for the PC (USA) and Cokesbury, as well as children’s stories for the Growing in God’s Love children’s bible. She has also written commentaries for the Connections lectionary commentary series. She serves on the board of the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation and for her denomination’s Commission for Preparation for Ministry.
Down time finds Cathy hanging out with her spouse, three young adult sons, and two ridiculous English bulldogs.
SPIRITUALITY

Kedra Smith
Spirituality Center Coordinator and Stage Artistry
PLENARY

Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka
Plenary

Rev. Dr. Jacqueline J. Lewis
Plenary

Rev. Christie Melby-Gibbons
Plenary