MINISTRY - Key Persons
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- TMC Content Curator & Facilitator, Birmingham 2 Cohort Facilitator
Adam Mixon has been preaching and pastoring for over 25 years, serving the Zion Spring Baptist Church, Birmingham Alabama for almost 18 years. He was educated at the University of Cincinnati, Samford University, and Beeson Divinity School.
Adam has served several years as the President of the Pastors and Minister's Conference and as Dean of the Educational Congress within the New Era Progressive Baptist State Convention of Alabama, as well as a member of the official staff in the local district association. He has been a preaching peer-group facilitator for the Lilly Group in association with Beeson Divinity School, and currently serves on the faculty. In addition, Adam is a Facilitator for Macedonian Ministry's Birmingham, AL 2 cohort. Adam enjoys serving as a mentor for several programs and doing the work of a community activist.
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- Co - Facilitator, Columbia Theological Seminary / Co - Facilitator, Columbia Theological Seminary
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- Regional Coordinator - Upper Midwest
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- Birmingham Cohort Co - Facilitator
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- Co - Facilitator, Asheville and West NC Cohort / Co - Facilitator, Asheville and West NC Cohort
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- Pastor / First Presbyterian Church / Bethlehem, PA
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- Senior Fellow / Principal / Augsburg College / Minneapolis, MN
Jennifer is a preacher, teacher, The Breakthrough Fellowship church co-founder, life Coach, and writer known for her interactive teaching and creative communication style. She is also the founder of The Ellipsis Experience Conference for Women and Teenage Girls. She received her BA in Philosophy from Howard University, and an MDiv from Emory's Candler School of Theology, earning Certificates in Black Church Studies and Religious Education.
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- Co - Facilitator, Charlotte, NC Cohort / Co - Facilitator, Charlotte, NC Cohort
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- Founding Principal, Alerion Capital Group, Scottsdale, AZ
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- Professor Emeritus of Law, Duke University, Raleigh, NC
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- President and Founder, Pinnacle Trading, LLC, North Palm Beach, Florida
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- President, Goodrich Management Company, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Cousins Properties, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
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- President & CEO / Dallas Leadership Foundation / Dallas, TX
- President / CEO, Dallas Leadership Foundation, Dallas, Texas
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- Director of Communications
- Director of Communications for Macedonian
Laura Long serves as Director of Communications for Macedonian Ministry where she oversees all strategic communications for the organization. Laura graduated with honors from Georgia Southern University with a B.S. in both Business and Sociology and is a member of the Golden Key International Honors Society.
A native of Ellijay, GA, Laura now resides with her husband and son in Acworth, GA.
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- Advisory Board Chair / Assistant Professor of Formation, Youth, and Culture
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- Program Director
- Director of Cohorts and Alumni
Rev. Adam Borneman serves on staff with The Ministry Collaborative as Program Director. He plays a key role in the overall strategic development and program implementation, and is also significantly engaged with our program through curriculum development, workshop leadership, group facilitation training, and coaching. Adam is an ICF trained coach, and especially enjoys helping pastors and congregations lead change, particularly as it relates to matters of justice and community engagement.
Raised in Snellville, GA, Adam is a graduate of Samford University and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston, MA (M.Div., Th.M.), and came to Macedonian Ministry after serving as pastor at Second Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, AL.
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- Founder, Macedonian Ministry Foundation, Claremont, CA
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- Reverend
- Associate Dean for Students and Formation, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, PA
- Director of Vocational Discernment and Placement
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- Pilgrimage Formation Curator
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- Director, 1001 Apprenticeships and Residencies
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- Vice President for Vocation and Formation