2025 Virtual Conference - November 13-14
This year's theme: Reconnect: Using Diverse Methods to Foster Communication
12:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST each day
12:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST each day
"RECONNECT: Using Diverse Methods to Foster Communication,” is the theme for our upcoming Anabaptist Communicators Virtual Conference on November 13-14 from 12-4 p.m. EST both days.
Keynote speakers Kevin Ressler, CEO of Alliance for Health Equity, and Ari N. Ali, director & producer of the film Ben Between Africa, will help participants consider and genuinely engage with multiple audiences.
Workshops and breakout sessions will cover a variety of topics and offer time for conversation and networking.
We're also planning some regional in-person gatherings for breakfast on Friday morning. Please mark your registration form if you're interested in joining a potential gathering in your geographic area.
And join us on Thursday evening for an private screening of Ben Between Africa, in advance of Ari N. Ali's keynote presentation on Friday. The film follows a seven-year journey to uncover her late uncle's final letter. It explores themes of family separation, the legacy of evangelical missions, and the healing potential of reconnection across generations.
Download the full schedule
Keynote speakers Kevin Ressler, CEO of Alliance for Health Equity, and Ari N. Ali, director & producer of the film Ben Between Africa, will help participants consider and genuinely engage with multiple audiences.
Workshops and breakout sessions will cover a variety of topics and offer time for conversation and networking.
We're also planning some regional in-person gatherings for breakfast on Friday morning. Please mark your registration form if you're interested in joining a potential gathering in your geographic area.
And join us on Thursday evening for an private screening of Ben Between Africa, in advance of Ari N. Ali's keynote presentation on Friday. The film follows a seven-year journey to uncover her late uncle's final letter. It explores themes of family separation, the legacy of evangelical missions, and the healing potential of reconnection across generations.
Download the full schedule
Kevin Ressler is an accomplished writer, community activist, preacher, and executive leader serving Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
He holds a holds a B.A. in Justice, Peace, & Conflict Studies from Eastern Mennonite University and a Masters of Divinity from Lancaster Theological Seminary.
Prior to becoming CEO at Alliance for Health Equity, Kevin was the President & CEO of the United Way of Lancaster County and Executive Director of Meals on Wheels of Lancaster County. He regularly speaks and preaches on subjects of faith, justice, and peacebuilding.
He holds a holds a B.A. in Justice, Peace, & Conflict Studies from Eastern Mennonite University and a Masters of Divinity from Lancaster Theological Seminary.
Prior to becoming CEO at Alliance for Health Equity, Kevin was the President & CEO of the United Way of Lancaster County and Executive Director of Meals on Wheels of Lancaster County. He regularly speaks and preaches on subjects of faith, justice, and peacebuilding.
Ari N. Ali is a Yemeni-American filmmaker and producer whose work explores overlooked stories at the intersection of culture, history, and identity. Raised between the Middle East and the United States, she's drawn to narratives that reconnect people with forgotten places, moments, and roots.
Her current feature documentary, Ben Between Africa, will be available for private screening on Thursday of the conference. Ari's producing credits include social impact campaigns and large-scale artistic collaborations such as Racing Extinction highlighting endangered species, a Freedom First campaign spotlighting violence against journalists, and Fiat Lux, a Vatican-commissioned public art installation at St. Peter's Basilica.
To Ari, storytelling is a tool for empathy, connection, and change--a way to better understand the world and help shape it for the future.
Her current feature documentary, Ben Between Africa, will be available for private screening on Thursday of the conference. Ari's producing credits include social impact campaigns and large-scale artistic collaborations such as Racing Extinction highlighting endangered species, a Freedom First campaign spotlighting violence against journalists, and Fiat Lux, a Vatican-commissioned public art installation at St. Peter's Basilica.
To Ari, storytelling is a tool for empathy, connection, and change--a way to better understand the world and help shape it for the future.
Thank you to our conference sponsors!
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AC's annual conferences provide a rare, valuable opportunity for people working in the faith-based communications space to share ideas, challenges, questions and keep up to date with trends and best practices within Anabaptist organizations across North America."
–Mike Strathdee, MEDA
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