Event Info
We will continue to update the information below as more details about the conference become available.
Schedule
Pre-Conference
Sunday, May 3
Monday, May 4
Day 1 • Monday, May 4
Evening
Day 2 • Tuesday, May 5
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Day 3 • Wednesday, May 6
Morning
Afternoon
Speakers
Our pre-conference, breakout, and main session experiences will feature leading voices in our network along with some fresh outside voices to inspire and challenge us. Detailed information and speaker bios coming soon!
Pre-Conference
Sunday, May 3 • Tours
Kick off ICC with a behind-the-scenes experience built to ignite your creativity. Tour a campus, sit with staff, see ministry in motion, and walk away with fresh ideas you can apply back home. Each Sunday tour includes lunch and intentional conversations with the team. Please choose one of the five locations below you want to explore.
Monday, May 4 • Group Discussions
Come ready to engage in customized, next-level conversations with leaders who understand your world. We’ve designed this experience as a smaller, more intimate setting where you can ask hard questions, share ideas, and discover practical ways to move your ministry forward.
Morning Discussions
Finishing Well: How You Leave Determines What You Leave
Featuring: Joel Thomas, Andy Stanley, Sean Morgan (The Ascent Leader)
Because how you leave determines what you leave behind.
Every leader eventually hands off the mission. Hear from pastors and marketplace leaders who have observed, facilitated, and lived through succession. Learn what makes transitions healthy, strategic, and legacy shaping.
Resourcing Your Vision
Featuring: Rick Holliday, Sean Seay, Annette Harvey, Matt Johnson
Growing generosity by utilizing both vision and discipleship.
Wondering whether it’s time for a capital campaign? Hear leaders explain how to know when it’s time, what they’ve learned, and how it’s changed their approach to generosity. This session will give you clear, honest, actionable takeaways you can apply as you build a culture of generosity in your church.
Future-Ready Student Ministry
Featuring: Brice Thurman
The best ideas spread when leaders share what’s actually working.
Student ministry is shifting fast. This session takes an unfiltered look at the practices, environments, and strategies producing real engagement as well as the ones leaders need to rethink, reinvent, or retire.
Steady Leadership in Unsteady Times
Featuring: Kendra Fleming
Change doesn’t stall because people dislike new ideas. It stalls because of the fear of the unknown.
Whether your team is struggling, leadership is shifting, or you’re trying to become more outward facing, navigating change is never simple. This session unpacks how to diagnose the real issues, rebuild trust, communicate clearly, and create momentum when everything feels stuck. You’ll leave with a 90-day game plan for leading through uncertainty with courage and clarity.
Afternoon Discussions
For Elders Only: What Your Pastor Wishes You Knew but May Not Tell You
Featuring: Dennis Latimer, David McDaniel, Jim Gallagher
When leaders feel supported, vision accelerates.
Come for a “nothing off limits” conversation with seasoned elders who understand your world. Learn how you can champion an outward-facing mission, support pastors under pressure, and lead through challenging seasons.
Exploring the Various Expansion Models
Featuring: Rick Holliday, Lane Jones, Chris Patton, Jeff Jones, Ben Snyder
There’s more than one way to expand your reach—what’s the best path for your church?
Church expansion isn’t a formula; it’s a discernment process. Hear from leaders who have planted churches, launched campuses, merged, hit pause, and even reconsidered their models. They’ll share what shaped their decisions, the surprises and challenges they faced, and the lessons they wish they’d known sooner.
Reaching New Families: Experiments Worth Trying
Featuring: Gina Ragsdale
If you want to reach new families, experiment like your mission depends on it.
Families want connection, but finding the right on-ramp can be tricky. Join us for this discussion as leaders trade real-world outreach ideas, share what’s working (and what isn’t), and explore simple environments that open the door for new families.
The Hard Stuff: Real Family Ministry Challenges
Featuring: Kendra Fleming
Real ministry gets messy, so let’s talk about the stuff you shouldn’t have to navigate alone.
From tough parent conversations to volunteer issues, sensitive cultural topics, and student crises, family ministry leaders carry a lot. This interactive session creates space to name the hardest issues you’re facing and learn from the wisdom of others. Submit your topics in advance and come ready for honest dialogue and practical, field-tested solutions.
Breakouts
Our breakout sessions will feature key leaders inside our network, along with thought leaders outside our network, to encourage and equip you and your team in the important work we’re doing together to create irresistible churches.
Breakout registration will begin in early 2026. Stay tuned for emails and more information about our conference breakouts.
