Adele Halliday

Plenary Speaker for Conference Track

Adele is the Program Coordinator for Intercultural Engagement & Education in the United Church of Canada. Adele is a life-long Presbyterian, who has been actively involved in racial justice with The Presbyterian Church in Canada. She was a preacher at Canada Youth 2003 and has been a keynote speaker at many Montreat Youth Conferences.

Rodger Nishioka

Youth Ministry Training Track

Rodger Nishioka is an Associate Professor of Christian Education at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. Rodger is particularly interested in building congregational youth and young adult ministries and is currently researching what attracts young adults to the church.