MAIN STAGE EVENTS
Our main-stage presentations on Tuesday, April 29th aim to help us courageously face the future and raise up leaders. Reagan Grace Gibbs and Jason Ishmael will host, and our interactive sessions will feature Dave Stovall leading worship, with Shodankeh Johnson leading us in prayer. Here is a brief description of each presentation.
Main Session 1 - Tuesday April 29
Main Session 1
Tuesday April 29th @ 8:00am – 10:50am
Speakers
Ajai Lall & Lashi Howard
Discipling Your Family for Ministry
Lashi Howard will share how her parents raised her to lead an orphanage in India and her father, Ajai Lall, will describe why and how he raised her to be such a Christian leader.
Bob Russell and Tommy Russell (Grandson)
Leaving Footprints your Grandchildren can Follow
Tommy Russell will talk about what was it like being influenced by highly respected preacher Bob Russell as his grandfather, and then Bob will talk about what grandparents can do to encourage their grandchildren to be true disciples of Jesus.
Matt Reagan and sons, Sam Reagan and Noah Reagan
Discipling Your Family for Multiplication
Sam and Noah Reagan will talk about how their dad raised them to be disciple makers so that they could have a huge impact at Grand Canyon University, and then Matt Reagan will talk about how he helped them practically to become disciple makers.
Main Session 2 - Tuesday April 29
Main Session 2
Tuesday April 29th @ 1:00pm – 4:30pm
Speakers
Mike Williams
Jonathan Storment
Supporting and Training People for Ministry
Jonathan Storment will tell how his home church sacrificed so he could study the Bible at Harding University, and then Harding’s President, Mike Williams, will describe the preacher shortage crisis and call everyone to sacrifice so we can train leaders in all kinds of schools for the future.
Gary Johnson
Dan Hamel
Healthy Succession Healthy Elders
Dan Hamel will describe the foresight that Gary Johnson provided so that Dan could succeed him at The Creek Church (Indianapolis) and lead well as a young preacher in a megachurch. Then Gary will talk about what he did to set Dan up for success.
Panel Discussion 1:
Jason Ismael, Reagan Grace Gibbs, Jalyn Jordan, Sam Reagan, and Noah Reagan.
How to Raise up Young Leaders
We will feature panel discussions on “Raising Young Leaders for the Future” involving Reagan Grace
Gibbs, Jalyn Jordan, Sam and Noah Reagan, and Jason Ishmael.
Jason Ishmael
Reagan Grace Gibbs
Jalyn Jordan
Sam Reagan
Noah Reagan
Panel Discussion 2:
Anthony Walker
How I was Raised to Ministry in a Black Church
Panel Discussion 3:
Bobby Harrington, Orpheus Heyward, and Anthony Walker.
Following the Black Church in Raising Up Ministers.
Bobby Harrington
Orpheus Heyward
Anthony Walker
Josh Branham
What are you waiting for?
Josh Branham will challenge us all to raise up young leaders to change the world!
Orpheus Heyward
Facing the Future: Be Bold and Courageous
Orpheus Heyward will close out by challenging us all to face the future and raise up true disciples to thrive in the future.
Event Emcees
Reagan Grace Gibbs
Jason Ishmael
Reagan Grace Gibbs and Jason Ishmael will host, and our interactive sessions will feature Dave Stovall leading worship, with Shodankeh Johnson leading us in prayer.
Event Prayer
