CHICAGO, IL (November 18, 2016) – Friday is the early registration deadline for the 2016 Midwinter Conference, which will be held January 25-29 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, Illinois.

Main speakers will be:

– York Moore, who serves as a national evangelist for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship USA

– Bill Henson, president of Lead Them Home in Boston, Massachusetts

– Jo Anne Lyon, general superintendent of the Wesleyan Church

– Ruth Haley Barton, founder of the Transforming Center in Wheaton, Illinois

– Mark DeYmaz, founding pastor of the Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas and executive director of the Mosaix Global Network

The Brilliance, an experimental praise/worship group led by David Gungor and John Arndt, will lead worship on the first night.

Multiple peer connection and workshop opportunities are scheduled. See the website for full schedule and to register.

Lodging reservations must be made with the hotel. Rooms with special rates have been set aside until they are sold out or released January 7, 2016.

Registration also is open for the Youth Workers Connection as well as the Children, Family, & Intergenerational Connection, which will be held January 23-25 at the Hyatt.