This year’s speaker:

J.D. (John David) Punch was born in the Deep South, but he has lived in New England, the Rocky Mountains, the Midwest, and now, the Pacific Northwest where he serves as Lead Pastor at Kelsey Creek Church in Bellevue. After a short stint as a mechanical engineer, J.D. accepted a call to pastoral ministry, which has led him to serve in various roles in various parts of the country (and to pursue various theological degrees). J.D. is passionate about teaching scripture, especially the challenging passages that we often avoid, and he loves to work with like-minded people in seeking the common good.