Find Your Fit:
Custom Learning Tracks for Every Stage of Ministry
Finally, a conference that understands your unique context.
We know that communication strategies for a church of 50 look vastly different than those for a church of 5,000. That’s why this year, we are introducing Church Size & Growth-Stage Tracks.
Whether you are a solo volunteer juggling it all or a director leading a multi-campus team, we have designed a specific learning path just for you. Stop trying to adapt advice that doesn’t fit your reality—join the track that meets you exactly where you are.
We’re not just putting on a conference; we’re establishing a culture where you can be with your people and thrive!
Join us for three days of specialized training, networking, and spiritual refreshment.
Dates:
September 23
(late afternoon start)
September 24
(all day, out by 5 pm)
September 25
(all morning, wrap up by 2 pm)
Six Sessions Built Just for the Size of Church You Serve
The breakout sessions are designed to connect you with others in churches of similar size. This gives you tremendous benefit because the content is geared to you and others in the room dealing with what you deal with, and it helps you build new relationships where you can share wins and failures.
1.
Smaller-Size Church Impact Sessions
For communicators, volunteers, part-time staff, or solo pastors who are serving in a smaller church.
Small Church Track
Built for communicators who wear a lot of hats and work with limited time, budget, and staff.
- Strategic (Big Picture Thinking): Building a communications strategy from the ground up
- Creative: Low-budget, high-impact social media
- Adaptable: Using your ChMS to strengthen reach and follow-up
- Empowering: Building and leading volunteer creative teams
- Organized: Creating templates, workflows, and a Sunday checklist
- Adaptable: Open Q&A: What questions do you have? Where do I build from here?
Post-conference, you’ll be invited to engage quarterly with your peers from the group in an online meeting in Koinexa to discuss how you have been implementing the strategies you’ve learned. What you’re not changing, you’re choosing! After the conference, it’s time to get to work!
The Small Church Track is built for communicators who wear a lot of hats and work with limited time, budget, and staff. You’ll learn how to build a clear communications strategy from the ground up, get high impact from a low social media budget, and use your ChMS in ways that actually strengthen your reach and follow-up.
You’ll also discover how to recruit and lead volunteer creative teams, and how to create templates, workflows, and a Sunday checklist that bring consistency to your week and make it easier to bring others alongside you. The track wraps up with an open Q&A to help you sort through your questions and decide where to build from here. Every session is designed to give you practical tools you can put to work as soon as you get home.
2.
Medium-Size Church Impact Sessions
For churches experiencing increased attendance, expanding systems, and managing rising complexity. You’re in growth mode and it’s exciting!
Medium Church Track
Designed for communicators with some staff and structure in place who are ready to take their reach to the next level.
- Organized: Multi-channel strategy across email and social
- Creative: Creating copy that sticks and builds your brand
- Strategic (Big Picture Thinking): GEO/SEO and growing your digital impact, including an audit that will be delivered post-conference
- Strategic (Big Picture Thinking): Planning and annual content calendars
- Empowering: Building and leading volunteer creative teams
- Adaptable: Open Q&A: What questions do you have? Where do I build from here?
Post-conference, you’ll be invited to engage quarterly with your peers from the group in an online meeting in Koinexa to discuss how you have been implementing the strategies you’ve learned. What you’re not changing, you’re choosing! After the conference, it’s time to get to work!
The Medium Church Track is designed for communicators who have some staff and structure in place and are ready to take their reach to the next level. You’ll learn how to build an organized multi-channel strategy across email and social, create copy that sticks and strengthens your church’s brand, and plan annual content calendars that keep your team ahead of the calendar instead of chasing it.
You’ll also dig into GEO and SEO to grow your digital impact, including a live audit so you can see where your church stands in search and AI results. Add in a session on building and leading volunteer creative teams, and the track wraps up with an open Q&A to help you work through your questions and decide where to build from here. Every session is designed to give you practical strategies you can put to work as soon as you get home.
3.
Larger-Size Church Impact Sessions
For leaders of multiple teams, campuses, or ministries requiring high-level alignment. This is for scaling & multi-staff large churches!
Large Church Track
Built for communicators leading established teams who want to stay ahead of where digital ministry is going.
- Adaptable: Incorporating AI into everything you do – You’ll learn new tricks and tools
- Strategic (Big Picture Thinking): GEO/SEO and growing your digital impact, including an audit that will be delivered post-conference
- Strategic (Big Picture Thinking): Planning and annual content calendars
- Organized: Multi-channel strategy across email and social
- Organized: Leading a creative culture and team development
- Adaptable: Agentic tools for your website
Post-conference, you’ll be invited to engage quarterly with your peers from the group in an online meeting in Koinexa to discuss how you have been implementing the strategies you’ve learned. What you’re not changing, you’re choosing! After the conference, it’s time to get to work!
The Large Church Track is built for communicators leading established teams who want to stay ahead of where digital ministry is going. You’ll explore how to incorporate AI into everything you do, how GEO and SEO can grow your digital impact (including an audit so you can see how your church shows up in search and AI results), and how agentic tools can transform what your website can do now and in the future. You’ll learn about AI agents and ways they can serve you now.
You’ll also learn how to plan annual content calendars that keep a large team aligned, build an organized multi-channel strategy across email and social, and lead a creative culture that develops your people and not just your output. Every session is designed to give you forward-thinking strategies you can put to work as soon as you get home.
Featuring Keynote Speakers
Phil Cooke
Renowned media consultant, author, and speaker helping Christian leaders communicate with creativity and impact.
Sallie Guillory
Executive Pastor at Saddleback Church in Southern California and a former Division 1 Women’s basketball coach.
Jason Hamrock
CEO of Missional Marketing Group and former Communications Director at a multisite church in Phoenix, AZ.
Mark MacDonald
Communication pastor, speaker, consultant, bestselling author, and church branding strategist for BeKnownforSomething.com empowering thousands of Pastors to become known for something relevant throughout their ministries.
T'Mil Curtis
T’Mil Curtis, known as “The Navigator,” is a dynamic leader, author, and AI educator with expertise in ministry, media, and marketing. She’s empowered 134+ churches, launched digital legacies, and equips leaders to grow through strategy, innovation, and faith.
Andrea Sing
Managing Director at StudioC, brings 20+ years of church communications expertise, partnering with nearly 200 churches boost engagement, generosity, and growth through personalized, action-driven messaging that moves people forward in their faith.
Including Breakout Sessions With:
Tika Stock
Zac Bernauer
Katie Allred
Joanna la Fleur
Bart Blair
Josh Chappell
Schedule
Wednesday
September 23
4:00 - 4:30 PM – Registration
4:30 - 6:00 PM – Welcome & Snacks
Thursday
September 24
8:00 AM – Registration
8:30 - 9:45 AM – Keynote Session 1
10:00 - 10:40 AM – Breakout 1
10:55 - 11:35 AM – Breakout 2
11:35 AM - 12:45 PM – Lunch
12:45 - 2:00 PM – Keynote Session 2
2:15 - 3:00 PM – Breakout 3
3:15 - 4:00 PM – Breakout 4
Friday
September 25
8:30 - 9:30 AM – Keynote Session 3
9:45 - 10:25 AM – Breakout 5
10:40 - 11:20 AM – Breakout 6
11:30 - 12 Noon – Closing Session
Breakouts
Here are a few breakout topics available at the conference (with many more)
Awareness
How to get your church staff on board with AI: Answering the top AI concerns
What story does your church website tell? Sharing what we’ve learned from building websites.
Rewriting the Church’s Conversation: How We Talk Matters More Than What We Say
Beyond the Algorithm: Using Social Media with Purpose, Not Pressure
What’s Your Awareness Strategy? Developing an effective strategy to get the word out.
Know Your Audience: Discovering Your Distinct Audiences for Your Communication Platforms
Above the Noise: Digital Content That Sparks Awareness and Curiosity
The First-Time Guest Experience: Communicate Trust, Build Connection
Attendance
Integrating Social Media Across Multiple Campuses
From SEO to GEO: How AI is Reshaping Church Discovery
SEO Basics For Church Communicators
Practical Prompting: How to practically use AI to help your ministry.
Steward your Stories : Storytelling that Connects and doesn’t Break the Bank
Beyond the Bulletin: Using Photography to Tell Stories That Stick (All-sized churches)
From SEO to GEO: How AI is Reshaping Church Discovery (All sizes)
Action
Building a Sustainable Church Communications Team: Empowerment, Structure, and Voice (Med-Large churches)
Messaging is the Ministry: Why the Future is 1:1
Close the Back Door: Building An Effective Engagement Pathway
Oh the Places You’ll Grow. A Growing Church Begins by Knowing Where your People Are
Leading change from the second chair
Discipleship Starts in the Inbox: Using Comms to Help People Grow, Not Just Show Up
Micro-Commitments, Major Growth: Leading People One Step at a Time
Hotels & Parking
Near Venue / Group Rates
7521 W 135th Street,Overland Park, KS 66223 USA
Guests can also call 913.681.6600 with code 92N to reserve a room for $119/night until 9/2/26.
South of College Boulevard
By phone: Call 1‑888‑674‑1979 and reference Church Communications Room Block
Parking:
Free parking is available at Park Near North Church with 45 garage spots and 45 outdoor lot spaces. Attendees may leave vehicles overnight for the duration of the conference. Please note the indoor garage closes at night and isn’t accessible until morning.
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