As Executive Director of the Center for Pastoral Leadership, Jesse C. Middendorf, D.Min., provides guidance and vision drawn from more than half a century of ministry as pastor, district superintendent and general superintendent.  Dr. Middendorf’s ministry as a local pastor took him to churches in Clarksville, Tennessee; Ashland, Kentucky; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Richardson, Texas, and Kansas City, Missouri. He served as superintendent of the Northwest Oklahoma District from 1985 to 1991. In 2001, following 10 years as senior pastor at First Church of the Nazarene in Kansas City, he was elected to the Board of General Superintendents. He is now honored as general superintendent emeritus.

Brad Huddleston is an internationally respected speaker, consultant, teacher and author on important issues such as technology and culture. He has worked with universities, schools, churches, and law enforcement, and he has spoken to tens of thousands around the world on both the advantages of well-used technology tools and the dangers of the growing trend toward technology addiction. Brad has an on-going collaboration with the Bureau of Market Research (BMR) and its Neuroscience Division at the University of South Africa. He has a degree in Computer Science and a Diploma of Biblical Studies. He's also a frequent guest on radio and television and author of Digital Cocaine: A Journey Toward iBalance and The Dark Side of Technology: Restoring Balance in the Digital Age.

Tom Nees, founder and director of Leading To Serve, Inc., has a life-time of leadership experience in the religious and nonprofit communities. He served as pastor in local churches including the Community of Hope, Inc., in Washington DC - a faith-based neighborhood development agency in Washington, D.C. Through the Community of Hope, he also organized the Institute for Racial Reconciliation in 1990 as an educational forum to engage students, local residents and community leaders in seminars to advance racial understanding and cooperation. In 1995 Dr. Nees became the USA/Canada director of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries and from 2003-08 he served as the director of the USA/Canada region for the Church of the Nazarene.

Tim Truesdale is a researcher and writer who shares weekly articles on "the state of manhood in America" and has provided consultation on Men's Ministry with FamilyLife, LifeWay, the Fatherhood CoMisssion, GrandsMatter, and the Church of the Nazarene.

On January 17th, Tim will share an overview of his findings on chronic loneliness, which impacts almost 40% of the men over age 45 in the US. This social issue has repercussions for families, workplaces, and even churches. We will explore strategies that come directly from the Gospel to engage men who wrestle with loneliness.

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