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Expanding Urantia Book Outreach with Multi Media

This video is a PowerPoint presentation prepared for content providers who are working with Urantia Book-themed materials. This was presented at a small leadership conference hosted by Urantia Foundation in Chicago, April 25 and 26, 2026. Thirty-five plus additional content providers joined the 13 attendees via Zoom. This included individuals working in the Netherlands, Dubai, Australia, Nigeria, Canada, Spain, Uruguay, and Israel.   

Here's a brief overview of the conference.
 April 25–26, 2026 Leadership Roundtable in Chicago
 
Saturday April 25 

Opening Prayer 12:30 p.m. 
 Mo Siegel—Welcome & brief introductions of presenters 

Session 1: Internalization of the Revelation 1:30-4:00 p.m. 
Leader: Andre Radatus 

● The importance of decentralization of the revelation 
● Social Organizations Fellowship/UAI: Sue Seccombe / Line St. Pierre 
● Translations—Where we’re at in 2026 and where we are going: Tamara Strumfeld 
● How do we support diverse efforts across the globe (video presenters)
● Future Leadership: How to identify future international leaders 
● Open comment period 
● Closing remarks 

4:00-4:15 p.m. break 

Session 2: Growing Study Groups to 1,000 by 2040 4:15-5:30 p.m. 
Leader: Joyce Anderson 

● What do study groups mean to people and what is their purpose? 
● What are best practices, lessons learned, about strengthening and growing new study groups? 
● What are some topical studies for Jesus celebrations? 
● Questions and open discussion 

Session 3: Education Today and in the Future 5:30-7:00 p.m. 
Leader: Elisabeth Callahan (Urantia University Institute)

● Opening inspirational video 
● Mission Portraits (4 organizations) 
● Panel Discussion  
● Community Q&A 
● Closing reflection 

Sunday, April 5 
 
● 9:00 – 9:30 Update on The Center for Unity — Gabriel Rymberg 

Session 4: Expanding Outreach via Multi-Media 9:30-12:30 p.m. 
Leader: David Kantor 

● 9:30 – 10:20 AI & Urantia content — David Kantor 
● 10:20 – 10:35 Websites — Jim Zigarelli (TruthBook) 
● 10:35 – 10:50 Websites — Brad Garner (Urantia Foundation) 
10:50 – 11:05 Break 
● 11:05 – 11:20 Social Media — Jeannie Vasquez 
● 11:20 – 11:35 Q&A 
● 11:35 – 11:50 Print Media — Rick Lyon 
● 11:50 – 12:30 Video/Media — Gary Tonge 

12:30 Lunch 

Session 5: How Can We Help One Another? 1:00-2:00 p.m. 
Moderator: Chris Wood