Keynote speaker
Chris has been serving students for over 15 years, is passionate about creating a safe place for them to experience a life-changing relationship with Jesus and deep friendship with each other. He and his wife, Lisa, have three children who keep him laughing and on his toes. Chris boasts of an amazing cross collection, nasty coffee habit, questionable ability to tell jokes, love of guitar playing, 9 ½ toes, and the deep seated belief that ‘milk does a body good!” Since he grew up in Utah, he remains a long-suffering Utah Jazz fan…pray for him. He serves as Pastor of Family Ministry and Team Building at Community of ChristChurch, near Portland, Oregon.
Worship Team Leader
If you could fit an airplane into your living room, you would have a good starting place for understanding the way it feels to listen to Josh Rosenthal’s music. His atmospheric melodies weave passion with motion, making your heart feel at home while sending your ears and your mind on a vacation. It is a comfortable, welcomed escape.
The Texas-born singer-songwriter possesses an accessibility that shines in one-on-one relationships. When I met him in 2003, we were both working with producer Donnie Boutwell, and I watched the way he interacted with people both on and off the stage. “The more I think about it, the more I like it that I’m not any different than the people in the audience—it’s just that my story is the one they’re hearing right now.” Read more at Josh's MySpace...