Homily: John and Michel Sharp (Parents of Michael J. Sharp ’05)

Worship Leaders: Jane Hoober Peifer, ’75, MDV ’98, Les Horning ’86, MDV ’98

Music Leader: Benjamin Bergey ’11

Honoree Introductions: Louise Otto Hostetter ’79, Jeff Shank ’94

Honorees: Chester ’36 and Sara Jane ’42 Wenger, Michael J. Sharp ’05, Anxo Perez ’97, Leonard Dow ’87, Laura Rosenberger ’03

Musicians: Maria Zehr ’11, David Berry, Katie Derstine ’05, Matthew Hunsberger ’02, Heidi King ’12, Fred Flores-Cano ’19

Gospel Choir: Ariel Barbosa ’20, Tae Dews ’19, Oksana Kittrell ’17, Justin Odom ’20, Bruce Cypress ’19, Matej Gligorevic ’19, Earnest Kiah ’21

Willow Run: Jon Bishop ’17, Perry Blosser ’18, Joseph Harder ’20

Changing the World One Life at a Time

John and Michele Sharp share reflections from the life and calling of their son, , recipient of the 2017 EMU Life Service Award, who was killed while on a United Nations peacemaking mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo in March 2017.

John Sharp teaches history and Bible at Hesston College, is a storyteller and author. Among his books: A School on the Prairie: A Centennial History of Hesston College, My Calling to Fulfill: the Orie O. Miller Story, and most recently, The Bible as Story: An Introduction to Biblical Literature, written with colleagues Marion Bontrager and Michele Hershberger.

Michele Miller Sharp launched her career in education and moved into the medical field working in family practice for the past 20 years as a physician assistant and more recently in clinic administration as Director of Clinical Excellence.

John and Michele are the parents of two married daughters, Erin & Laura and a son, MJ, as well as the grandparents of three absolutely adorable grandchildren, Oscar, Lucy & Jesse.

President Loren Swartzendruber and the EMU SGA co-presidents, Rachel Schrock and Hanna Heishman welcome participants to the Anabaptist Leadership Conference, Leading into the Common Good: an Anabaptist Perspective.

Canadian Mennonite University Student Johanna Tse opens with a reflection on “A vision for new models of decision-making and leadership.”

John Sharp and Rachel Waltner Goossen deliver the keynote address on “Changing Patterns of Leadership in Anabaptist Communities in North America in the 20th Century.”

Leading into the Common Good: an Anabaptist Perspective

Join practitioners, scholars and students to examine the history of leadership models in the Anabaptist tradition, to critique current models of leadership, to develop applied leadership theories and methodology and to discuss together leadership paradigms for the future of business, church and non-profit leadership.07