epic leadership conference
Sept 11-13
Registration is open at 5pm
Irvine, CA
Sonesta Irvine John Wayne Airport
17941 Von Karman Ave
Irvine, CA 92614
Map
390
*Covers lodging and most meals
Featured Speakers
Samantha Kang
Originally from the greater Philadelphia area, Samantha now lives in Orange County, California, with her husband, Eddie. For more than six years, she has served on staff with Epic Movement, ministering to students at Penn State and Cal State Fullerton. She is now transitioning to Epic’s People and Culture Team, where she will serve as the Intern and Part-Time Field Staff Coordinator. A graduate of Khora Collective’s leadership cohort, Samantha is passionate about spiritual formation and helping others cultivate holistic, emotionally healthy leadership. She has a heart for women’s ministry and discipleship that cares for the whole person. Outside of work, Samantha enjoys performing improv, reading, running, and making pottery.
Jonathan Pei-Chan
For over 20 years, Jonathan has had the privilege of helping students and leaders discover their purpose with God. As the Epic Mission Director, he works directly with leaders of Epic Movements, churches, and staff to create spaces where students can grow and thrive. After graduating from the State University of New York at Buffalo, Joanthan helped start the Epic Movement in New York City—an experience that shaped his approach to leadership.
Today, Jonathan serves on the Epic Leadership Team, where he has spent the last nine years focusing on strategic mission growth and leadership development. When not working with campus communities, Jonathan is usually busy making things and learning how things work, whether that means designing a 3D print, soldering a circuit, growing vegetables in a hydroponic setup, or hunting down the best places to eat.
Margaret Yu
Margaret Yu is the former National Director of Epic Movement, the Asian American ministry of Cru. She has served with Cru’s Campus Ministry for over 30 years. Her campus experiences span the globe from Milwaukee to Berkeley, to East Asia to Uzbekistan or to Los Angeles where she currently resides. Margaret loves college students. Her passion is to see God form many more culturally competent leaders for the kingdom of God. Margaret’s interests include mentorship or leadership development, talking shop about the NBA, and being at the beach. She is also an avid Michigan Wolverines fan as that is her alma mater. You can follow Margaret on Facebook, Twitter: CCCEpicMargaret or on her blog at margaretyu.com
Tommy Dyo
Tommy has been in full time Christian ministry since 1988 starting with Asian American Christian Fellowship (AACF). In 2006, he joined Cru as the National Executive Director for Epic Movement. He is also a Strategic Planning Consultant for several organizations and is involved with many organizations outside of Cru. In July 2015, Tommy transitioned from the National Executive Director to focus on developing partnerships and networking for Epic Movement.
His wife Melissa is a Professor of Nursing at Long Beach State and they have two adult children, Noah and Mika.
Young Lee
Young Lee serves with Cru and the Epic Movement, where he has spent more than 28 years investing in college students and developing leaders. He currently serves as Mission Director of Epic Movement.
Young graduated from Cal Poly Pomona and earned his M.Div. from Talbot School of Theology. He is especially passionate about developing leaders, building healthy teams, and seeing the diverse Asian American community experience the gospel and become a sending movement for the next generation.
Young and his wife have a family and recently relocated to Southern California from Dallas. Outside of ministry, he enjoys watching movies, playing pickleball, following sports, good food, and spending time with his family. Most of all, he loves seeing people discover their identity in Christ and live out God’s calling on their lives.
Alan Tung
Alan Tung grew up in Pittsburgh and went to Penn State where he was involved with Epic as a student. Now he has served on staff with Cru for over 20 years with experience as campus field staff (with Epic and Cru), in campus leadership, and in organizational training in leadership, crossing cultures, and theological development. He lives in Boston with his wife Ginny and their four children who are in 9th, 7th and 5th (twins) grades.
Alan greatly enjoys food culture and has parlayed that into a deep interest in a theology of food - how food carries deep spiritual meaning, points us to God, and connects people to each other. Another one of his interests is the history and culture of Central Asia including how Christianity spread widely there for more than a millennia via the Silk Road. More casually, Alan also enjoys boardgaming, hiking, gardening, LEGOs, reading, and traveling.
Schedule
Friday, September 11
5pm Check-In
8pm Plenary Session #1 (Collaboration)
10pm Free Time
Saturday, September 12
8am Breakfast
9am Plenary Session #2 (Healthy Rhythms of Work and Rest)
10:45am Roundtable Discussion
11:30am Lunch/Free Time
2pm Breakout Seminars*
3pm Plenary Session #3 (How to Cast Vision)
4:15pm Roundtable Discussion
5pm Dinner/Free Time
7pm Collaborative Focus Groups
10pm Free Time
Sunday, September 13
8am Breakfast
9am Main Session #4 (Building Healthy Communities on Campus)
10:30am Personal Reflection Time
10:45am Roundtable Discussion
11:15am Open Mic Sharing
12:30pm Lunch
*Seminar topics are not yet finalized. We aim to have 3-4 breakout sessions.
West Coast
Jan 13-16
Registration is open at 4pm
Irvine, CA
Hilton Irvine
18800 MacArthur Blvd,
Irvine, CA 92612
Map
199 early
249 regular
Early registration runs though Dec 16th
*Includes breakfast
Featured Speaker
Emma Tautolo
Emma Tautolo is a southern California native who has lived in Arizona for almost a decade now. She has spent the last 12 years on staff with Athletes In Action leading and equipping students and staff in college sports ministry and cultural competency. She has served locally as a part of her church in outward focused mission and care and is an executive leader with a movement of local churches putting Jesus on display by equipping, reconciling and activating God's people in Arizona called the Surge Network. Emma has her master’s degree in Missional Theology and loves the ocean, Pit bulls and 90's-00's r&b.
Margaret Yu
Margaret Yu is the National Director of Epic Movement, the Asian American ministry of Cru. She has served with Cru’s Campus Ministry for over 30 years. Her campus experiences span the globe from Milwaukee to Berkeley, to East Asia to Uzbekistan or to Los Angeles where she currently resides. Margaret loves college students. Her passion is to see God form many more culturally competent leaders for the kingdom of God. Margaret’s interests include mentorship or leadership development, talking shop about the NBA, and being at the beach. She is also an avid Michigan Wolverines fan as that is her alma mater. You can follow Margaret on Facebook, Twitter: CCCEpicMargaret or on her blog at margaretyu.com
Hung Lu
Hung Lu currently serves with Cru on the Oneness In Diversity team, providing spiritual care to staff. He has been on staff for 18 years serving on campus and overseas missions. Hung is a pastor at City Church in Cleveland, Ohio. He is married to Jennie, and they have 3 girls. He is passionate about helping students and staff thrive and live out God's calling on their life. Hung loves discipleship and journeying alongside students and people in his church. A fun fact about Hung is that he has 8 different ways to make coffee
Renee Begay
Renee Kylestewa Begay is from the Pueblo of Zuni, located in the southwestern part of New Mexico. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Donnie Begay, and they have three daughters. She is the national director for Nations, a conference speaker, and manages a resource website called The Talking Circle. She founded the Nations movement—a national ministry that seeks to build relationships with the Native American community. thetalkingcircle.com; Instagram: @reneebegay