As the Director of Five Stones Global and a coach-trainer, Jean brings 35 years of cross-cultural mission experience, including six years serving Cambodian refugees in St. Paul/Minneapolis, followed by 16 years in Cambodia. In the past 15 years, she has focused on coaching and training leaders to multiply disciples through biblically rooted, reproducible, and culturally effective methods. Additionally, Jean is the author of the book “We Are Not the Hero.”
Grant LeMarquand is a Canadian, a graduate of McGill University and of Wycliffe College, Toronto, where he completed his Th.D. in New Testament studies. From 1998 until 2012 he was Professor of Biblical Studies and Mission at Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, PA. He had previously taught at St Paul’s United Theological College, Limuru Kenya and at Wycliffe College, Toronto, Canada. In 2014 Wycliffe awarded him a D.D. and in 2015 he was made Emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies at Trinity School for Ministry. He was Visiting Professor of New Testament at Trinity during the 2018-2019 academic year and became Professor of Mission in July 2019.
From 2012 – 2018 Grant was the Area Bishop for The Horn of Africa within the Anglican / Episcopal Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa. His episcopal area included oversight of approximately 150 churches in the countries of Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and Ethiopia. In March 2020, he was asked to be the Temporary Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes, which he has been doing part time while still teaching at Trinity. He has written and edited numerous articles and books, including Why Haven’t You Left? Letters from the Sudan (Church Publications) and A Comparative Study of the Story of the Bleeding Woman in North Atlantic and African Contexts (Peter Lang).
Bishop LeMarquand his wife Wendy, who is a medical doctor, are both Canadians. They have two grown children and one grandchild.
Zane Pratt serves as the Associate Professor of Christian Missions at Southern Seminary. In addition, Pratt currently works for the International Mission Board as the Vice President for Global Training. Prior to returning to the International Mission Board, Pratt served as Dean of the Billy Graham School from 2011 to 2013, and as a church planter in Central Asia from 1991 to 2011. He is married to Catherine, and they have two children.
NOTE: If you register by Sep 20, your registration will include food. After that, the registration cost will stay the same, but you'll need to find food off campus. We are encouraging on-campus eating as a good opportunity for networking.
Student or Spouse price comes with food for Friday dinner plus Saturday lunch & a take-away box dinner if you register by Sep. 20. Housing must be arranged separately.
For those who cannot join us in person, we welcome your participation via video link. Register by Oct. 1 to receive timely information regarding conference participation. Members of the "Global" region of EMS may use a discount code to receive 75% off their costs ($30 instead of $120).
Regular registration comes with food for Friday dinner plus Saturday lunch & a take-away box dinner if you register by Sep. 20. Housing must be arranged separately.
Does your organization or school want to gather a group in your location and watch the conference together? You can register for one price to cover all participants in the room.
EMS membership results in discounts at both regional and national events. The cost is only $30/year for regular membership or $15/year for student membership. To see if you are a member, or to join/renew, go to https://www.emsweb.org/membership/join/ and click on the category you're interested in. If you're a member, that will show and you may use the appropriate code below to receive your discounted registration.
Element by Westin (Dallas Downtown East) 0.1 miles from DTS Campus; 5-minute walk to the Campbell Academic Center (building in which the conference will take place)
4005 Gaston Ave. Dallas, TX 75246
$150 for a standard king room (per night)
Book early! Last day for guaranteed spots is Sep.2, 2025 (30 days before the conference starts). After that date, the hotel will begin to offer unused rooms held in the EMS block to other customers.
Link: DTS EMS Annual Conference Booking Link
