Jun
21-23
2022
MISSION HILLS CHURCH
620 Southpark Dr.
Littleton, CO 80120
Speakers
Efrem Smith
Pastor, author, motivational speaker and consultant
Efrem Smith was the founding pastor of The Sanctuary Covenant Church, a multi-ethnic church in Minneapolis, MN. He also co-founded and was President of The Sanctuary Community Development Corporation. Efrem served as the Superintendent of the Pacific Southwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church, providing leadership to 160 churches within California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and Utah. He also served as the President and CEO of World Impact, an urban missions organization committed to empowering urban leaders and planting churches in under-resourced communities. Currently, he is the Co-lead Pastor of Bayside Church Midtown, a thriving and multi-ethnic community in Sacramento, California.
Craig Smith
Lead pastor of Mission Hills Church
Craig is passionate about teaching God’s Word in a way that unleashes the followers of Jesus to be transformed and transformational. Craig holds an Master of Divinity from Denver Seminary and a Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from Trinity College, Bristol University, UK. He teaches New Testament and Theology courses at Denver Seminary and is the author of several books, including his latest release How (Not) to Miss God Moving.
Justin Kendrick
Lead pastor of Vox Church
Justin Kendrick started Vox Church with a small group of friends in 2011. Since that time, Vox Church has continued to expand to reach more cities and more people with the love of Christ. Currently, Vox Church has 9 locations across Connecticut and Massachusetts. It is their dream to see churches started in every major city across the Northeast. Justin and Chrisy live with their four children in the New Haven area.
Scott Ridout
President, Converge
Before becoming president of Converge, Scott was lead pastor of Sun Valley Community Church in Arizona. He also served six years as a Converge overseer, co-led the Vision Arizona church planting team and led Converge Generosity. President Ridout is also a church leadership mentor and coach.
Ivan Veldhuizen
Vice President of International Ministries, Converge
With missionaries and ministry partnerships around the world, Ivan’s goal is to lead initiatives that will move us toward fulfilling the Great Commission in his lifetime. Ivan served as a field associate with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association for five years, bringing Dr. Graham’s vision for evangelism to 24 countries. He is a graduate of Bethel Seminary and formerly served as a Converge pastor for 28 years.
Schedule // Main session accessible to the Deaf
Check-in/Registration
8 – 10 a.m.
Summit for the Nations
10 – 11 a.m. // Main Session
11 – 11:15 a.m. // Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. // Workshops
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. // Lunch
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. // Workshops
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. // Break
2:30 – 4 p.m. // Main Session
Dinner
4 – 7 p.m.
Main Session
7 – 8:30 p.m.
Main Session
10 – 11:30 a.m.
Speaker: Craig Smith
Lunch
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Workshop Session 1
1 – 2:15 p.m.
Workshop Session 2
2:15 – 4 p.m.
Dinner
4 – 7 p.m.
Main Session
7 – 8:30 p.m.
Speaker: Efrem Smith
Main Session
9:30 – 11 a.m.
Speaker: Justin Kendrick
Workshops // June 22
Summit for the Nations // June 21
As part of the Reach Conference, you'll have the unique opportunity to join other church and missions leaders from across the country to celebrate gospel movements across the world and hear life-changing updates from Converge International Ministries global workers.
Summit for the Nations will equip your team with best practices in global outreach. You'll also learn about Converge's new regional initiatives and how your church can get involved.
