Speaker: Charles Lee
Breakout Session: Thursday at 2:00pm
Location: PACIFIC 4 & 5
Ideas are a dime a dozen. What really brings positive change and impact to an individual, organization or church is the actual implementation of these ideas. But to get there, ideas… Read more...
Speaker: Miles McPherson
Breakout Session: Friday at 8:30am
Location: SUNSET
Join Pastor and author Miles McPherson in a dialogue with ministry leaders who “do something” to help transform and reach their communities. Learn how these leaders got started, discover the ups… Read more...
Speaker: Sherry Surratt
Breakout Session: Thursday at 8:30am
Location: ROYAL PALMS 5 & 6
Churches are always looking for great leaders, but many times they overlook one of the biggest groups of leadership potential: women. In the majority of churches, women comprise more than 50%… Read more...
Speaker: Brad Powell
Breakout Session: Thursday at 2:00pm
Location: PACIFIC 1
All churches require change to fulfill their God-given mission. If you’re seeking a blueprint for change, this session can be a springboard, providing a principled and practical resource for leading change.… Read more...
Speaker: Rickie Bradshaw
Breakout Session: Thursday at 2:00pm
Location: ROYAL PALMS 5 & 6
Global research indicates that more than 900 communities and nations worldwide are experiencing the transforming power of God in ways the Church has not encountered since the First Testament Church. Join… Read more...
Speaker: Anne Jackson
Breakout Session: Thursday at 2:00pm
Location: SUNSET
Based on recent surveys, an increasing number of people view Christians as judgmental and hypocritical. Even those within the Church are hesitant to live a fully transparent life with others. Join… Read more...
Speaker: Charles Hill
Breakout Session: Thursday at 8:30am
Location: PACIFIC 3
Has God called you to somewhere crazy? Maybe you’re in a rural area, a medium-sized blue-collar community or a hard-to-reach area where the soil is rock hard. Chances are resources are… Read more...
Speaker: Mark DeYmaz
Breakout Session: Friday at 8:30am
Location: PACIFIC 2
Increasingly, church leaders are recognizing the intrinsic power and beauty of the multi-ethnic church. Yet, more than a good idea, it’s a biblical, first-century standard with far-reaching evangelistic potential. How can… Read more...
Speaker: Vince Antonucci
Breakout Session: Thursday at 8:30am
Location: PACIFIC 4 & 5
Research indicates that 8 million fewer people in America are attending church than 20 years ago. What happened? For decades, churches have been using “shock-and-awe” tactics to get people into the… Read more...
Speaker: Naeem Fazal
Breakout Session: Thursday at 2:00pm
Location: PACIFIC 3
This year, America’s Muslim population is expected to surpass the Jewish population, making Islam the country’s second-largest faith after Christianity. With the rising trend of Islamic evangelism and the many different… Read more...
Speaker: Jackie Mills-Fernald
Breakout Session: Friday at 2:30pm
Location: PACIFIC 6 & 7
Some 54 million people in America and 600 million worldwide live with one or more disabilities. What is your church doing to intentionally reach out and serve those with disabilities and… Read more...
Speaker: John Bishop, Kerry Shook, Dr. Wess Stafford
General Session: Friday at 10:30am
Speaker: Jud Wilhite, WG Tullian Tchividjian, Mike Yankoski
General Session: Friday at 4:30pm
Speaker: Dino Rizzo, Brenda Salter McNeil, Naeem Fazal
General Session: Thursday at 10:30am
Speaker: Mark Batterson, Matt Chandler
General Session: Wednesday at 4:30pm
Speaker: Bil Cornelius
Breakout Session: Friday at 8:30AM
Location: PACIFIC 4 & 5
From eager church planters to seasoned senior pastors, growing a church in healthy ways is a consistent priority. Reflecting on personal experience—both the trials and the successes—church planter and leader Bil… Read more...
Speaker: Shelly Juskiewicz
Breakout Session: Friday at 2:30pm
Location: ROYAL PALMS 3 & 4
As leaders, we have the responsibility to inspire heart transformation in those we lead. Join Shelly Juskiewicz as she shares new ideas (from Kenya, London and the United States) and practical… Read more...
Speaker: Carlos Whittaker
Breakout Session: Friday at 8:30am
Location: PACIFIC 1
We’ve become very good at brainstorming meetings and then trying to implement those ideas into our outreach ministry. But unfortunately in that process, we’re missing three crucial steps that would lengthen… Read more...
Speaker: Shaun King
Breakout Session: Friday at 8:30am
Location: ROYAL PALMS 5 & 6
Small budget? Few volunteers? Pastor Shaun King has used social media to start The Courageous Church, impact Atlanta and reach the world. Learn how social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook… Read more...
Speaker: Bill Easum
Breakout Session: Friday at 8:30am
Location: PACIFIC 3
Sept. 11 ushered in a new type of world that calls for new forms of ministry. In this breakout session, veteran church growth consultant Bill Easum examines the shift from what… Read more...
Speaker: Greg Atkinson
Breakout Session: Friday at 8:30am
Location: ROYAL PALMS 3 & 4
Reality is that most first-time guests decide whether or not they will return to a church in the first 10 minutes. You don’t get a chance to make a second impression.… Read more...
Speaker: Bob Whitesel
Breakout Session: Friday at 2:30pm
Location: PACIFIC 1
Based on his watershed research at Fuller Seminary, Professor and author Bob Whitesel shares his insights from interviews with 17 national leaders (Tony Campolo, Shane Claiborne, Leonard Sweet, Ron Sider, Lauren… Read more...
Speaker: Jonathan Acuff
Breakout Session: Friday at 8:30am
Location: ROYAL PALMS 1 & 2
Movies move us. From war films that paint the conflict of mankind in a raw, visceral way to romances that leave audiences full of strangers in tears, a movie is an… Read more...
Speaker: Kevin Harney
Breakout Session: Thursday at 8:30am
Location: PACIFIC 2
Only four percent of Christians have the spiritual gift of evangelism, but every Christ follower is called to reach out with the love and message of Jesus. Come away from this… Read more...
Speaker: Chuck Warnock
Breakout Session: Friday at 2:30pm
Location: ROYAL PALMS 1 & 2
Churches can care for hurting people during life’s crises in significant and practical ways that lovingly connect them with a congregation. While caring ministry is often concentrated within the congregation, times… Read more...
Speaker: Drew Goodmanson
Breakout Session: Thursday at 2:00pm
Location: ROYAL PALMS 3 & 4
You’ve heard the buzz about Web sites, mobile technology, social media, search engines and blogs. But how effective is your church’s Internet strategy for outreach, cultivating community and strengthening discipleship? Learn… Read more...
Speaker: Marlon Hall
Breakout Session: Friday at 2:30pm
Location: PACIFIC 2
God has called Awakenings to reach, inspire and connect with the gifted, irreverent and deeply troubled stray cats in our city not easily led by conventional processes. Learn why Awakenings turned… Read more...
Speaker: Dan Kimball
Breakout Session: Friday at 2:30pm
Location: SUNRISE
Everyone in our culture today has heard about “hell.” But what they think about it may be quite different from what the Bible actually teaches. If we truly care about people,… Read more...
Speaker: Chris Castaldo
Breakout Session: Thursday at 8:30am
Location: ROYAL PALMS 1 & 2
When evangelical Protestants from Catholic backgrounds think of their relationships with Catholic family and friends, words like contention, fear and exasperation often fill their minds. In this session, pastor and author… Read more...
Speaker: Larry Osborne, Chris Brown
Breakout Session: Friday at 2:30pm
Location: PACIFIC 4 & 5
It’s a dynamic many leaders aspire to but one few churches can execute successfully. True team teaching requires intentionality and communication, and when it’s done right team teaching can more effectively… Read more...
Speaker: Phil Cooke
Breakout Session: Thursday at 8:30am
Location: PACIFIC 1
We’re getting better, but why do Christians continue producing such poor media projects, ripping off the secular world, and creating cheesy movies, TV and videos? With brutal honesty, filmmaker and media… Read more...
Speaker: Steve Sjogren
Breakout Session: Friday at 2:30pm
Location: PACIFIC 3
Servant evangelism is one of the most powerful ways we can bring the love of God to our cities. “SE” is a simple idea that can revolutionize the way we relate… Read more...
Speaker: Greg Weisman
Breakout Session: Thursday at 8:30am
Location: ROYAL PALMS 3 & 4
You don’t have to be in Colorado or California to create a custom adventure sports ministry that gives families the opportunity to engage with your church and, ultimately, Christ. Wherever you… Read more...
Speaker: Amy Hanson
Breakout Session: Thursday at 8:30am
Location: PACIFIC 6 & 7
Baby Boomers are turning 60 at an unprecedented rate, and this massive group of people is approaching the later years of life in a radically different way than previous generations. Based… Read more...
Speaker: Sam Rainer
Breakout Session: Thursday at 8:30am
Location: SUNRISE
In 2020, healthy churches will look much different from healthy churches today. The problem is that the vast majority of North American churches are established and are unsure of how to… Read more...
Speaker: Tony Morgan
Breakout Session: Friday at 2:30pm
Location: ROYAL PALMS 5 & 6
Whether you know it or not, your church is probably bowing down to the perceived power of the “giant inflatable blue monkey.” It’s impacting how you define and communicate your discipleship… Read more...
Speaker: Tom Mercer
Breakout Session: Thursday at 2:00pm
Location: PACIFIC 6 & 7
Oikos (the Greek word for “extended family”) is one of the simplest and least innovative formulas Jesus ever introduced to His Church yet remains the primary principle for world change that… Read more...
Speaker: Brad Smith
Breakout Session: Thursday at 2:00pm
Location: ROYAL PALMS 1 & 2
In October 2010, the Lausanne Committee on World Evangelization will gather 4,000 carefully selected Christian world leaders for seven days in Cape Town, South Africa, to learn how God is moving… Read more...
Speaker: Christine Caine
Breakout Session: Thursday at 2:00pm
Location: SUNRISE
Christine Caine was so busy speaking at Christian conferences, running crusades and writing Christian books that she walked right past the very people God was calling her to reach. Hear the… Read more...
Social Revolution: How Social Networking Is Changing Our Outreach
Speaker: Shawn Wood
Breakout Session: Friday at 8:30am
Location: PACIFIC 6 & 7
We are in the midst of a Social Revolution. How we do relationship management and information dissemination has changed. People have moved from the small circles of relationships to masses on… Read more...