2026 RENEW.org Gathering
HILLS TO DIE ON
CLARITY. COMPASSION. CONVICTION.
April 21st & 22nd
What is the Renew.org Gathering?
Welcome to the RENEW.org Gathering. This event hosted by RENEW.org, is where disciple-making leaders sharpen their vision, strengthen their faith, and connect with like-minded disciple makers. We host a national Gathering each year for teaching, inspiration, and encouragement. We are a voluntary association of church leaders who come together to help each other faithfully pursue Jesus teachings and mission. RENEW.org is a network committed to renewing the teachings of Jesus to fuel Disciple Making.
Featured Speakers
Schedule Overview
Discipleship.org Pre Conference (This ticketed add-on available for purchase)
- Dyron Daughrity : Scripture is Our Final Authority
- Chad Ragsdale : Essential, Important, and Personal Paradigm
- Matt Reagan : The Gospel as Relational, Not Only Propositional
- Dave Clayton : Love Goes First
- Cam Huxford : Love everybody, lie to Nobody (truth/love)
- Jonathan Storment : The Gospel is Essential
- Rachel Younis : Repentant Faith is Essential
- Rick Atchley : Baptism is Normativly Essential
- Jaron Scott : The Importance of the Local Church?
- Jason Ishmael : The Importance of True Free Will
- TBA : The Importance of Male Headship
- Noah Reagan : Personal/Disputable Matters and Gen Z
- TBA : 3 People to Remember
- Cam Huxford : 50 Years of Compassionate Hills to Live On
THE GATHERING'S FOCUS
The Four Main Sessions
Click the below to learn more about each main session.
Dyron Daughrity -- Scripture is Our Final Authority
Dyron is a church history expert and an expert in how we got the bible. He is going to share why it is our final authority.
Chad Ragsdale -- Essential, Important, and Personal Paradigm
Chad Ragsdale is the academic dean of all things bible and scripture at Ozark Christian College. He is going to explain the essential important and personal theological paradigm.
Matt Reagan -- The Gospel as Relational, Not Only Propositional
Matt Reagan is one of the top trusted leaders of SouthEast Christian Church. He is going to explain how relationships should be the context for difficult conversations.
Dave Clayton - Love Goes First
Dave is the founder and point leader of Ethos church in Nashville. He is going to describe how much love goes first especially with Millennials and Gen Z.
Cam Huxford - Love everybody, lie to Nobody (truth/love)
Cam Huxford built a church of 10,000 people. He is going to explain how we combine both love and truth telling.
Jonathan Storment -- The Gospel is Essential
Jonathan Storment is the point leader of Pleasant Valley Church of Christ. He is going to articulate the biblical Gospel.
Rachel Younis --Repentant Faith is Essential
Rachel is a Pakistani female theologian. She is going to describe the Essential nature of repentant faith.
Rick Atchley --Baptism is Normatively Essential
Rick is the lead pastor of Richland Hills Church in the Dallas Fort Worth Area. He is going to describe how biblical baptism is normatively essential.
Jaron Scott -- The Importance of the Local Church?
Jaron is a pastor of Christ’s Church of Joplin and working on the faculty of Ozark Christian College as a professor of Organizational Leadership. He is going to explain how the local church is vitally important for true discipleship.
Jason Ishmael -- The Importance of True Free Will
Jason Ishmael is the point leader of Antioch Christian Church. He is going to explain the importance of free will and the dangers of Calvinism.
Noah Reagan -- Personal / Disputable Matters and Gen Z
Noah Reagan is a leader of students in Southern California. He is going to explain how nuance and humility are important especially with disputable issues.
Cam Huxford --50 Years of Compassionate Hills to Live On
Cam Huxford built a church of 10,000 and he will close by helping us to see the connection between compassion and clarity.
We believe the Scriptures reveal three distinct elements of the faith: essential, important, and personal elements—and how they shape our faith and practice.
Essential Elements – The core truths necessary for salvation.
The gospel is essential. Everyone who has placed faith in Jesus and is sealed by the Holy Spirit is a brother or sister in Christ.
Important Elements – Vital to faithfully following Jesus.
These don’t determine salvation, but they help us live in obedience and truth.
Personal Elements – Matters of opinion or personal conviction.
These are areas where God gives freedom—but never at the expense of causing another to stumble.
DOES IT REALY MATTER WHAT YOU BELIEVE?
Yes. Faith is not just a feeling—it starts with believing certain truths about God and His Son, Jesus.
But belief alone isn’t enough. As James 2:17 reminds us:
“Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.”
WHY COME TO THE GATHERING?
We believe the core mission of the church is disciple making. Disciple making is entering into relationships to intentionally help people to follow Jesus, be changed by Jesus, and join the mission of Jesus. We will spend significant time focusing on theology, but in the context of disciple making.
Additionally we will have major teaching tracks and classes on the practical implementation of disciple making strategies in the local church. We will teach people explicit ways and show them explicit tools that will enable them to be more effective.
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Experience the same dynamic mainstage content presented at the National Disciple Making Forum in Houston, brought to you in this Pre-Conference.
Discipleship.org Pre-Conference: “Own the Mission”
The Discipleship.org Pre-conference on Disciple Making on Monday, April 20th happens the day before the RENEW.org National Gathering. The Pre-conference is called “Own the Mission” and will feature the same mainstage content as the National Disciple Making Forum in Houston. The Pre-conference runs from 12:00 noon to 5:45 PM and here are the four sessions:
- Session 1 – “Own the Mission: Being a Disciple Maker” — Ralph Moore, Josh Howard
- Session 2 – “Bleeding the Mission: Making Disciple Makers” — Ralph Moore, Bobby Harrington
- Session 3 – “Empowering the Mission: A Simple, Effective, Reproducible Model” — Carl & Alicia Williamson, Ashlee Catizon
- Session 4 – “7 Character Traits of a Disciple-Making Church” — Bobby Harrington, Josh Howard
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