THRiVE 2025
UNVEILED
"But whenever someone turns back to the Lord, the veil is removed. The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Lord’s Spirit is, there is freedom. All of us are looking with unveiled faces at the glory of the Lord as if we were looking in a mirror. We are being transformed into that same image from one degree of glory to the next degree of glory. This comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit."
2 Corinthians 3:16-18 (CEB)
Guest Speakers
Cricket Albertson
Christiane (Cricket) Albertson is the Executive Director of Titus Women, a ministry of the Francis Asbury Society. Titus Women is committed to sharing the joy of the Spirit-filled life through Bible Study, corporate prayer, discipleship, and publishing.
Cricket graduated from Asbury University and Asbury Theological Seminary with a degree in theological studies. She continued theological training by working with Dr. Dennis Kinlaw for 18 years, compiling and editing several books of his writings and sermons,including This Day with the Master, Prayer: Bearing the World, Malchus’ Ear, and Holy Happiness. She has also published the Dennis Kinlaw Podcast which features his sermons.
Cricket is the author of Passing on the Passion: Raising the Next Generation to Love God. She has produced several online Bible studies available on Titus Women YouTube and Titus Women Podcast. Cricket is an online instructor at Asbury University for the Christian Studies Department and an evangelist with the Francis Asbury Society. Cricket and her husband, Matt, have three adult children and live in Wilmore, KY.
Linsy Stockham
I have felt the call of ministry on my life since I was a little girl. God has consistently been faithful in my life's rescue, redemption, and restoration. A miracle took place in 2003 when God restored my broken family. My husband Wes and I have three adult children, and I’m a Grammy!
Surrendered to Christ, I choose to be willing, available, and led by the Holy Spirit. I have participated in dance, prison, women, youth, children, outreach, and worship ministries. I was a Staff Pastor at Bridgeway Community Church in Pekin from 2015 to 2020. I received the call to serve as Lead Pastor at Bloomington First Church and preach my testimony for my first sermon as Lead Pastor on March 8, 2020. I remain on this epic adventure that only the Author of my life could pen. I am so thankful for Jesus!”
Linsy Stockham | Lead Pastor at Bloomington First Church
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Janet Dean
Dr. Janet B. Dean is Professor of Pastoral Counseling at Asbury Theological Seminary, an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene, and licensed clinical psychologist. She earned a MA in Counseling and a MDiv at Asbury and a MA and PhD in Clinical Psychology from The Ohio State University.
Due to both her research and clinical work, Dr. Dean is internationally recognized speaker on topics related to sexual/gender identity and faith, mental health and faith, and pastoral self-care and flourishing, speaking in local churches, denominational events, professional conferences, retreats, universities, and other venues. Her more recent work includes webinars, small groups, and a video series to equip church leaders to better care for their
people. Dr. Dean is married to Rev. Kevin Dean, a retired US Navy Chaplain. Their oldest son Jonathan is an ATS graduate, and their younger son Rowan is currently an ATS student.
Cheryl Young
Cheryl Young is a pastor's wife, mother of two grown, married boys and grandmother of one. She is a retired first grade teacher now spending her retirement serving alongside her husband Jon, who is the Lead Pastor at Trenton GracePointe Church of the Nazarene.
Cheryl is the Women's Ministry Director and a Bible Study teacher at GracePointe. Her prayer for those she teaches and serves is found in Colossians 2: 7, "Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness."