Joseph Myers
Entrepreneur, speaker and author of The Search to Belong and Organic Community

In the right context, people can build relationships in an organic way, naturally connecting into community. Increasingly, we find that community can’t be forced, controlled, or easily created. How can churches develop environments where community will spontaneously emerge?

Leonard Sweet
Historian, futurist, father and author of 30 books, most recently The Gospel According to Starbucks

Christianity is being shaken into its true form, forcing it to defrag, dig deep and return to its original “MRI” operating system; missional, relational, and incarnational. The cutting edge of what the Spirit is up to is not “come and gather churches”, but “as you go out churches”. Not an “in here church”, but an “out there church”.

Kurt Bruner
Pastor of Spiritual Formation, Lake Pointe Church and Executive Director of Strong Families Innovation Alliance

The next generation is abandoning Christianity. Join Kurt to hear how family-centred church strategies can turn the tide. It’s not about a new church program but about asking the question, how can our existing ministries have a greater impact on families.

Joe Manafo
Lead Team, The Story, Sarnia, ON

Joe Manafo will share his experiences and learnings from his church planting film project, One Size Fits All?. The project has given him a national perspective on what’s happening on the fringes of church life in Canada. Joe will share stories of life change and insights into what the project is revealing about these curious expressions of church.

Craig Gross
Pastor and founder of Fireproof Ministries and XXXChurch.com and author of many books, most recently, Starving Jesus.

Craig will talk about his unconventional ministry and how it has led him to the darkest places, but given him opportunity to shine a light in those dark places. He is convinced that the message of Jesus is good news and should be available to all.

Archie Coates
Curate, Holy Trinity Brompton, London, England

Dan Cochrane
Senior Pastor, CrossRoads Church,
Red Deer, AB

Archie and Dan will share their experiences in leading ministries whose focus is a relationship with Christ rather than program driven ministries. Genuine relationships will reach beyond the church into communities locally and globally.

Jamie McIntosh
Executive Director and Founder of International Justice Mission Canada

Around the world injustice abounds. But when it comes to pursuing justice on behalf of those who are oppressed and abused, we’re at a loss to know how to get involved. In this session you will develop a heart for justice in your church that helps touch and transform your local community and the world beyond.

Wayne Alguire
Senior Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church,
Kelowna, BC

Imagine a church being led and supported by a community of individuals fully engaged in their area of passion and giftedness. That is precisely what God intended; His people, living life to the max, using their gifts to impact the world for Him.