Flourishing in A Changing World
We invite educators, pastors, and lay leaders to gather in hope and shared purpose amid rapid cultural and technology changes. This conference moves beyond the simple adoption of new tools to explore the ethical and instructional implications. Workshops will focus on worker well-being, vocation, and faithful leadership in a fast-paced world. Participants will be strengthened through gatherings, keynote insights, and meaningful connection–leaving equipped to see change not as a threat, but as an opportunity for joy, resilience, and flourishing within their community.
Our 2026 Planning Committee is actively developing a conference designed to be meaningful, encouraging, and renewing for educators, pastors, and lay leaders across our district. This page will continue to be updated as planning progresses. Soon, you’ll find details including the full conference schedule, workshop session descriptions, keynote speakers, and additional event resources.
Registration
REGISTRATION OPENS MAY 2026
Early Bird (through August 25) | $159
August 26 | $225
Registration Closes September 4
Hotel Reservations
Rosen Centre Hotel | 9840 International Drive – Orlando, FL 32819
$169 (Single-Quad Occupancy)
Inclusive of all fees, except applicable state, local taxes and 1% charge for Orange County Convention Center District fund.
• As space allows, this room rate is available 3 days before and after conference.
• Discounted self-parking rate of $14 for all conference attendees
MEET THE KEYNOTES
DR. EUGENE P. KIM
Dr. Eugene P. Kim earned his PhD in Comparative/International Education from UCLA and is an influencer and change catalyst for AI in K-20 educational environments around the world.
MEGAN MIESSLER
Megan Miessler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a trained Director of Christian Education in the Lutheran Church Missouri-Synod. She currently serves as the Executive Director at Lutheran Counseling Services.
Dr. Kim authored the AI Adoption Framework (2025) and Artificial Intelligence Adoption Inventory (2024) which together are used across schools and colleges to empower AI integration. As an AI thought leader and researcher, he is on the Orange County Department of Education’s AI Forward Advisory Board which impacts over 30 school districts across Southern California, is a consultant to the nation’s largest private schools, and is co-founder of Genesis AI Research Lab. He is featured in and was consultant to the documentary film Blindsided by AI: The Bigger Picture (2024).
As Professor and Chair of doctoral programs in Leadership and Organizational Change at Concordia University Irvine, Dr. Kim mentors executives across government, corporate, non-profit, military, and educational sectors. Over the course of his distinguished career, he has served on numerous boards, launched international companies, private schools, and non-profits, authored seminal publications such as Business in Contemporary China (2016) and Global Enterprise: The Theory and Practice of International Business (2022), and has been invited to give keynote addresses and presentations at major international conferences. His work informs academic discourse and policy development worldwide while transforming practice through executive coaching, empirical research, and innovative leadership in both the public and private sectors.
Megan began the School Counseling Ministry at Lutheran Counseling Services where she works with interns in the mental health field to meet the needs of students, faculty and staff in private schools throughout the state of Florida. She has worked in disaster response to crisis and tragedies with organizations, schools and congregations in North Dakota, Virginia, Louisiana and Florida. She specializes in counseling children, couples, and families. Megan values the unique story each client shares through their growth and renewal in the counseling process. Leading with a grace-based perspective, she works to be authentic in her counseling process with those that are struggling emotionally, spiritually and physically in all walks of life. Megan has been married for over 20 years to her husband Matthew. They are blessed with three beautiful children, who bring joy and activity to their lives.
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