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vision summit

About Our Speakers

We look forward to seeing you at the Morning Star Vision Summit!

Sam McVay Jr.

Wichita, KS

Sam McVay Jr. has been married to Amy for 35 years. Sam and Amy have 9 children and 22 grandchildren . They have labored together in multiple ministries and businesses. Sam's primary job, among multiple, is being Executive Director of a mission organization called Disciple Nations. DN serves leaders of many different kinds of ministries locally, regionally, and in the nations. Sam likes to say, "my whole ministry is really summed up in serving everyone else's ministry."

Brock McKay

Wichita, KS

Dr Brock McKay is a Kansas State Licensed Psychologist and follower of the King of kings. He became a believer in his 20s and has been in full time clinical practice in Wichita, KS since 1991. His passions are the Kingdom of God, confirming each person's true identity and the Father's profound love for us.

Mark Thompson

Kingsburg, CA

Mark is a father of two sons (Michael & Chris) and has three grandchildren who live in Hillsboro. He is currently the Lead Pastor at First Baptist Church in Kingsburg California. Mark has been married to his wife (Karen) for 37 years. He was a collegiate athlete, a coach, and is an avid fisherman. His background in church planting and world mission has led to a deep love for the lost and the least-reached nations. Mark has a calling and mandate to equip the next generation toward lives of fruitful ministry and has seen God birth a vibrant internship ministry in his local church.

Michael Thompson

Hillsboro, KS

Michael is married to Brianna and they have 3 children. He loves bass fishing and spending time with family and friends. He is originally from Fresno, California where he served mobilizing short-term global mission teams. He and his family moved to Hillsboro, Kansas in 2021 onto Tabor College’s campus. Michael worked as a Residential Educator and Director of Intramural’s. He spent most of that time discipling students. He has a huge heart for the next generation and longs for them to experience intimate relationship with God. Most recently, Michael has begun to pursue business and entrepreneurial ventures.

Rusty Allen

Morning Star

Rusty and his wife Debbie are co-directors of Morning Star Ministry. They have two sons, one daughter, one son-in-law, one daughter-in-law, and four grandchildren. Rusty is a son of the creator of the universe and a friend to the King of kings. God has created him to lead teams and proclaim the truth of Jesus Christ. One of his passions is modeling and teaching the Biblical principle of spiritual inheritance within families.

Jesse Allen

Hillsboro, KS

Jesse and his wife Tara have three children. He is co-director of Kingdom Equip, a ministry aimed at equipping people to radically love Jesus and eagerly long for his return. Jesse is the author of four books, a passionate disciple maker, and helps lead a house of prayer in Hillsboro, KS. He longs to help people encounter intimacy with Jesus while discovering their unique identity and destiny in the Kingdom of God. His heart has been captured by Malachi 4:5-6, and has a heart to help raise up spiritual sons and fathers in the body of Christ who know how to walk in humility, honor, and blessing.

Bob Pankratz

Morning Star

Bob has been marked by the Father's love in Christ Jesus, and he desires to lead others to hear Jesus' voice and follow hard after him. He has been married to his beautiful wife, Kel, for 37 years and they have 7 amazing children, 2 through birth, 2 through adoption & 3 through marriage. With that has come the added blessing of 6 cherished grandkids. They are co-directors for the ministry at Morning Star, co-laboring to see lives restored so that Jesus will get the reward of his suffering; his inheritance in the nations.

Charlie Robinson

Sabetha, KS

Charlie Robinson is a follower of Jesus and is the Network Pastor for the Northridge Network of churches. He has been pastoring for 39 years. He has been married to Judi for 39 years, has five children, all married, with nine grandchildren.

Phil Oelke

Hillsboro, KS

Phil and his wife Debbie have been married for 24 years, and they have three amazing children. Phil has taught middle school for 31 years and loves being called Mr. O, or Coach O. However, he loves nothing more than the title of “Dad”. He and his wife are humbled to be asked by Jesus to serve together as they lead a local House Church, as well as ministering to those with physical disabilities through the Joni and Friends Camp. Phil loves discipling others, and his prayer is that Jesus raises up a new generation to love Him passionately and to serve Him in the Kingdom.

Matthew Penner

Hillsboro, KS

Matthew and his wife Angie have a son, a daughter-in-law, and a daughter. While they served as missionaries with World Impact, Matthew graduated from The Urban Mission Institute with a degree in Biblical Studies and Urban Missions. They helped plant Lighthouse Community Church in Wichita. In 2016, Matthew and Angie became missionaries with Disciple Nations. He is now co-director of a disciple making ministry called Kingdom Equip.

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