2025 Unity Forum Speakers
Dr. John Gresham is a retired seminary professor (Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St Louis and Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit.). His theological training includes BA and MA from Wheaton College and PhD from Baylor University as well as certificate from the Alleluia School of Spiritual Direction in Augusta GA. Baptized in the Holy Spirit as a teenager, John began his spiritual journey in the Jesus movement, spent time in charismatic and Pentecostal churches, then in the Episcopal Church on his way to full communion with the Roman Catholic Church in 1996.
Dr. Gresham does spiritual direction, teaches college and seminary courses as an adjunct, serves on the board of Pentecost Today USA and remains active in ecumenical dialogue. John’s books include Charles Finney’s Doctrine of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, Jesus 101 and Holy Spirit 101.
Dr. Daniel Keating is Professor of Theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan, where he teaches on Scripture, the Church Fathers, Ecumenism, and the New Evangelization.
He is the author of The Appropriation of Divine Life in Cyril of Alexandria (Oxford: 2004), Deification and Grace (Sapientia: 2007), First and Second Peter, Jude (Baker: 2011), The Adventure of Discipleship (2018), and Ezekiel (2024).
He is co-author (with Kelly Anderson) of James, 1-3 John (Baker: 2017), co-author (with Thomas Weinandy) of Athanasius and His Legacy (Fortress: 2017), co-author (with Gordy DeMarais) of Called to Christian Joy and Maturity: Forming Missionary Disciples (2021); and co-author (with Jared Ortiz) of The Nicene Creed: A Scriptural, Historical, and Theological Commentary (2024).
He served as a theological consultant for the doctrine committee of the United States Catholic Bishop’s Conference (USCCB), and is a Catholic participant in the national Catholic-Evangelical dialogue.
Rabbi Dr. Mark Kinzer is a leading Messianic Jewish theologian and the Founding Moderator of Yachad BeYeshua, an international ecumenical fellowship of Jewish disciples of Jesus. He is the author of Postmissionary Messianic Judaism (2005), Israel’s Messiah and the People of God (2011). Searching Her Own Mystery (2015), and Jerusalem Crucified, Jerusalem Risen (2018).
Thomas and Amy Cogdell, along with Phillip and Caroline Owens, lead a community of Catholics, Protestants and Messianic Jews devoted to the ministry of reconciliation. Through a rhythm of prayer, work, formation and hospitality, the community seeks to live out Jesus’ prayer for unity recorded in John 17:21. The Cogdells served as catalysts for the Wittenberg 2017 initiative, a multi-generational, ecumenical prayer gathering in Wittenberg, Germany marking the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Thomas recorded this journey in his book Unity Through Repentance: The Journey to Wittenberg 2017, published by William Carey Publishing in 2022. The Cogdells live at Christ the Reconciler in Elgin, TX.
Dr. Don Swenson, PhD, is a sociologist who obtained his doctorate at Notre Dame University in the Sociology of Family and Religion. He is recently retired after teaching 30 years at Mount Royal University in Calgary Canada. He has published 8 books-most recently-A History of Judaism and Christianity. Don co-leads ” Love One Another” – a charismatic, ecumenical, covenanty community in Calgary. He is married to Angela with 7 children and 10 grandchildren.
Rev. Dan Wager has been a hospital chaplain for 13 years, and currently serves as Senior Chaplain for the Dep’t of Spiritual Care Services at Piedmont Hospital, Augusta, GA. He holds an MA in 19th/20th Century US History, as well as an MDiv.
Anthony Martini, resides in Faith Village with his family. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies from NorthPoint College and a Master of Arts in Theology and Ministry from La Salle University. He also received a Master of Sacred Theology from the Collegium Augustinianum. He has taught Theology as an adjunct faculty member at various colleges. His primary scholarly interest concerns the historical and theological methodology of what has become known as the Ressourcement movement (and its corresponding school: Aggiornamento). As such, he is interested in the significant effects of this theological methodology with respect to its impact on Ecumenical discussions and relationships. Furthermore, he desires to see this methodology brought into a wider context in the Church and outside of its particular Roman Catholic milieu. Finally, he aspires to establish the theological foundations for the retrieval of an ancient/patristic pneumatology within the contemporary Church.
Ann Friemel, is a lay missionary who has served in the Catholic church since 1994. Twenty-seven of those years were as a consecrated sister, first in the Texas Panhandle and then in the Diocese of Vienna, Austria. From 2004 – 2023, Austria was a mission base for her as she ministered throughout all of Europe, Israel, various places in Africa, and a few trips to China and Singapore. She worked and served Fr. Peter Hocken in his residence and administered his ministry base in Austria during the last eight years of his life and was blessed to know and learn much from him. She has a MA in educational administration (West Texas A&M University) and an MA in theology (Franciscan University of Steubenville) and is pursuing a Doctor of Ministry in Messianic Jewish studies from The King’s University in Southlake, Texas. The topic of her doctoral project is the “Influence of Peter Hocken on the Messianic Jewish/Roman Catholic Relationship in Brazil.”
Her passion is reconciliation, healing, and unity among believers in Jesus, with special attention to the Messianic Jewish movement. Underlying all she does is the concept of “The Spirituality of Communion” of Pope John Paul II, and of course, a deep love for the Lord, who has first loved us!
Pastor Mike Fehlauer, has been the lead pastor of New Life Church in Corpus Christi, Texas since 2011. After Mike’s personal encounter with the Holy Spirit, New Life Church experienced a sudden outpouring of God’s power in 2018. Since then, NLC has become a center of revival. In 2024 alone, New Life Church saw over 2,000 salvations and 1,104 spontaneous water baptisms, including countless miraculous healings.
Both Pastor Mike and Bonnie’s desire is to see Corpus Christi and the nation transformed by the power and love of God. Through their leadership, the fire of revival that initially began inside the walls of NLC is now being experienced within the public schools in Corpus Christi. Several hundred students attend Bible clubs each week, as well as several hundred college students experiencing an awakening at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi through weekly life groups.
David Rudolph, is the Director of Messianic Jewish Studies and Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at The King’s University in Southlake, Texas. He has published numerous books and articles on the New Testament, Second Temple Judaism, and Jewish-Christian relations. A second-generation Messianic Jew, Dr. Rudolph has a heart for mentoring leaders in the Messianic Jewish community and serving as a bridge between the Church and the Jewish people.
Janet Hatfield has been a member of the Alleluia Community since 1989. She was introduced to the
Toward Jerusalem Council II (TJCII) initiative in 2015, and the vision of reconciliation between Jews and Gentiles quickly took root in her heart. She pursued deeper involvement which resulted in the formation of an official TJCII intercessors group in Alleluia Community (2017), and, together with her husband Andy, was invited to participate in the Faith-Based Diplomacy Training for the next generation of TJCII leaders in Hainburg, Austria (2024). Janet and her husband Andy have four wonderful children and three adorable grandchildren.