Collaboration, Commitment and Action
Greening the Bible:
A Biblical Basis for Creation Care,
J. Clinton McCann, Eden Theological Seminary
Breaking the Silence on Creation Care
Toward Regional Sustainability
Jenny Wendt, OneSTL
2019 Synod Assembly Presenter and Special Guest
Dr. Richard Melheim
An ordained Lutheran pastor with a BA in Journalism, an MDiv in Theology and a DMIN in Semiotics and the Future, Rich has invested his ministry in creating education systems that pull parents into the core of children, youth and family systems "every night in every home."
Rich is the founder and initiating force behind:
Faith Inkubators & the Faith Inkubators Foundation (www.faithink.com)
FAITH5 (www.faith5.org)
The Cross+Gen Movement (www.crossgenconference.com)
RICH Learning Global and RICH Learning International (www.richlearning.com)
Luther 2017 (www.lutherstudy.com)
An entrepreneur, author, semiotician, cartoonist, comedian, speaker, publisher, playwright, songwriter, family counselor, business systems consultant, amateur complexity theorist, log cabin builder, preschool designer, and student of the human brain, Melheim has written and produced 6 musical comedy stage plays, authored two dozen books, produced 24 music albums, created an international preschool education project with 535 songs, taught in 1000 cities on five continents, and has appeared on 50 network television news shows from WNBC-NY to KTLA to CNN consulting on family issues.
Mr. William 'Bill' Horne II
Mr. William "Bill" Horne II was elected to serve a six-year term as ELCA Vice President at the 2016 ELCA Churchwide Assembly. Bill Horne grew up as a member of the National Baptist religious tradition and became a Lutheran while serving in the United States Air Force in 1982. Bill has served as congregational president in two ELCA congregations in Florida and is currently a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Clearwater, Florida. He served as a member of the Florida-Bahamas Synod Council and later as Synod Vice President.
Bill served on the ELCA Church Council, 2009-2015 and a member of the ELCA Theological Education Advisory Council, 2013-2015. He is currently serving as a member of the ELCA Inter-Religious Task Force and of the Lutheran Services Florida Board of Directors.
He was appointed by the Clearwater City Council to serve as the Chief Administrative Officer (City Manager) of the city with responsibility for all departments except the City Attorney's Office. Bill was selected as Interim City Manager in 2000 and later appointed to the position of City Manager in 2001.
Bill served as a Colonel in the United States Air Force. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from the University of Tulsa, a Masters in Human Resource Management from Pepperdine University, and a Masters in Political Science from Auburn University in Montgomery.
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