Speakers
We are delighted to be joined by some of our friends, from across the Vineyard movement and beyond, to speak to us this year.
Rich Nathan
Rich Nathan has been serving the movement since 1987, as the first senior pastor of Vineyard Columbus. Prior to pastoring, Rich taught business law at The Ohio State University for five years. He is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and received his Juris Doctorate with honours from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1980. Rich has served on the National Board for Vineyard: A Community of Churches for nearly two decades and is currently serving as the Large Church Task Force leader for the Vineyard. Rich was born and raised in New York City. He and his wife, Marlene, have been married for over 35 years.
Mike Pilavachi
Mike Pilavachi heads up Soul Survivor ministries (a charity that aims to equip young people to live their lives for Jesus) as well as pastoring the associated church – Soul Survivor Watford. Mike speaks at conferences around the world, trying to make people laugh and point them towards Jesus at the same time. He has written a number of books, the latest which looks at themes within the Bible. Mike enjoys cooking, watching The West Wing, tending his grape vines and competing with his mates over anything he can.
Alan Scott
Alan and Kathryn Scott planted Causeway Coast Vineyard in 1999 after spending some years ministering in Glasgow. They have been married since 1996 and have two wonderful daughters, Sophie & Emily Joy who are their continual delight. Their passion is to see lives increasingly transformed and the multiplication of missional communities throughout the whole of Ireland.
Jason Clark
Jason was born in 1969, proposed to Bev on Valentine's Day 1989 and married her in 1990. They have three teenage children, and two rescued golden labradors. Jason met Bev at the London School of Theology, where he did a theology degree, and where Bev introduced him to the Vineyard. Jason has a Doctor of Ministry degree in theology and leadership and is half way through a PhD in Theology, on the topic of Church and Consumer Culture. He speaks regularly at church conferences and students seminaries, in the UK, Europe and the US.