In 2020, the world pressed pause. This conference. Our ministries. Our work. Our lives. It’s now 2025. Some of us never pressed play again. Join us for this year’s conference, as we dig into the encouragement and exhortation found in God’s Word to run the race well, persevere, and finish strong.
Conference Speaker
Dr. Corey Abney serves as the Lead Pastor of Bell Shoals Church in Tampa, Florida — one of the fastest growing churches in the United States, with five campuses and over 6,000 active members. He is a graduate of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv, PhD) and Cedarville University (BA), where he currently serves on the Board of Trustees. Dr. Abney is a popular conference speaker with a contagious enthusiasm for God’s Word. He is married to Christina, and they have four children, all of who cheer on their national champion Ohio State Buckeyes every fall.
Devotional Speaker
Jonathan Stairs has been the Lead Pastor of Temple Baptist Church since September 2012. He and his wife Lori have four children. Jonathan loves the outdoors enjoying God’s creation. A former pitcher, you might find him on a baseball diamond coaching or watching the game he has loved the most for four decades. Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Studies from Moody Bible Institute, a Master of Divinity from Bethel Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry from Liberty University. He is also an adjunct professor at Heritage College and Seminary and serves on the Fellowship National Council.
“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
First Baptist Church
306 Erb Street West, Waterloo, ON N2L 1W3
Located in the heart of Southwestern Ontario, Waterloo Region provides the perfect balance between new and old, rural and urban, nature and technology, classical and contemporary, tranquility and adventure.
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