Friends,
I am thrilled that our Wheaton Weekend at Bishop’s Lodge has finally arrived! Thank you for taking the time and energy to travel with us to beautiful Santa Fe.
Lisa and I have been looking forward to this time with you for months, praying that you will be encouraged by spending time with Wheaton College faculty, students, and staff, and learning more about meaningful ways to invest in kingdom work.
We’ve also been praying that your time at Bishop’s Lodge will refresh you physically and spiritually as together we worship, learn, rest, and play.
You will have many opportunities to interact with friends who share your love for the Wheaton student experience. Please feel free to ask faculty, students, and administrators questions and to engage in dialogue: this weekend is designed expressly for you, to deepen your connection to God’s work through Wheaton College.
Warmly,
Philip G. Ryken | President
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Bob is the New York Times best-selling author of Undistracted, Love Does, Everybody Always, and Dream Big. He is an international speaker, the Honorary Consul to the Republic of Uganda, an attorney, and the founder of Love Does, a nonprofit human rights organization.
Fernando is a Dove Award and Billboard Latin Music Award-winning composer and pianist with New Mexican roots. Born and raised in Albuquerque, it is from his heritage and classical training at the University of New Mexico that Ortega derives his sound—embracing country, classical, Celtic, Latin American, world, modern folk, and rustic hymnody.
Fernando will be performing with Cameron Stone, a highly acclaimed cellist from Los Angeles who has played with a myriad of music celebrities. Mr. Stone’s elegant, rich and velvety tone on the cello has made him one of the most sought-after cellists in the music industry. Cameron and his wife Stacy make their home in Pasadena, California.
Nona is an entrepreneur, speaker, and bestselling author of Killing Comparison, Success from the Inside Out, and From Social Media to Social Ministry. She serves as the Global Ambassador for YouVersion, and her extensive corporate leadership experience includes serving as the Chief Content and Partnerships Officer at YouVersion and as the Head of Global Faith Partnerships at Meta. She currently serves on the boards of Christianity Today and Gloo. She and her husband lead Open Door Church in Gainesville, FL.
Dr. Philip Ryken ’88 
CAPT David Iglesias
Brent Etzel
Olivia Zimmermann Lorimer ’11
Ben Thorson ’23 
Dr. Kirk Farney, M.A. ’98
Dr. Matthew Milliner ’98 
Michael Schauer ’93 
Arabella “Ari” Escareño ’25
Thomas Ban ’25 
Dr. Amy Black
Rev. Dr. Rochelle Scheuermann
Rev. Dr. Angulus Wilson and Sharon Wilson
Ellie Hazard ’26