2015 Ministry, Pastor, and Church Conferences

There are plenty of choices for church conferences in 2015. So whether you are looking for a youth conference, creative ministry conference, or just a general Christian conference, here are some events to consider.

JANUARY 2015

Jan 2 :: Passion Conference #1 (Atlanta, GA)
Speakers: Francis Chan, Louie Giglio, Carl Lentz, John Piper, Ben Stuart
Length: 3 days
Jan 5 :: National Conference Youth Ministries (Dallas, TX)
Speakers: Rick Atchley, Eugene Cho, Dave Clayton, David Fraze, Megan Hutchinson, Mark Matlock, Jonathan McKee, Kara Powell, Chris Seidman
Length: 4 days
Cost: $100-$375
Jan 13 :: Sentralized Conference (Chicago, IL)
Speakers: Brad Brisco, Dave Ferguson, Darryl Ford, Lance Ford, Michael Frost, Dori Gorman, Hugh Halter, Helen Lee, Eric Lerew, Scott Nelson, Sher Sheets, Tim Soerens
Length: 2 days
Cost: $89
Jan 15 :: Passion Conference #2 (Atlanta, GA)
Speakers: Christine Caine, Louie Giglio, Lecrae, John Piper, Judah Smith
Length: 3 days
Cost: $189
Jan 21 :: Children’s Pastors Conference East (Chattanooga, TN)
Speakers: Amy Dolan, Beth Guckenberger, David Laflin, Charles Lee, Chi Chi Okwu, Brittany Reedy, Jimmy Reedy, Aaron Reynolds
Length: 4 days
Cost: $393-$493
Jan 22 :: Catalyst Dallas (Dallas, TX)
Speakers: Jennie Allen, Eugene Cho, Charles Duhigg, Bob Goff, Caroline Leaf, Robert Madu, Robert Morris, Andy Stanley, Danielle Strickland, Lysa Terkeurst, Rich Wilkerson, Jr
Length: 3 days
Cost: $199-$299
Jan 22 :: PlanetShakers Awakening (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Speakers: Russell Evans, Sam Evans
Length: 3 days
Cost: RM80
Jan 23 :: PyroManiacs Conference (Houston, TX)
Speakers: Phil Johnson, Dan Phillips, Frank Turk
Length: 2 days
Cost: $80-$120
Jan 30 :: Passion Conference (Houston, TX)
Speakers: Christine Caine, Francis Chan, Matt Chandler, Louie Giglio, Ben Stuart
Length: 3 days
Cost: $199

FEBRUARY 2015

Feb 4 :: Next Level Conference (Savannah, GA)
Speakers: Dave Ferguson, Cam Huxford, Tim Liston
Length: 3 days
Cost: $35-$125
Feb 11 :: C3 Conference (Grapevine, TX)
Speakers: Mark Batterson, At Boshoff, Steven Furtick, David Hughes, Chris McGregor, Ed Young Jr
Length: 2 days
Cost: $99
Feb 12 :: Sentralized Conference (Kansas City, KS)
Speakers: Brad Brisco, Mischele Brisco, Darryl Ford, Lance Ford, Hugh Halter, Alan Hirsch, Deb Hirsch, Troy McMahon, Jo Saxton, Jon Shirley, Dan Southerland, Rob Wegner
Length: 2 days
Cost: $89
Feb 16 :: Children’s Pastors Conference West (Ontario, CA)
Speakers: Eugene Cho, Beth Guckenberger, Matt Guevara, David Laflin, Charles Lee, Megan Marshman, Brittany Reedy, Jimmy Reedy, Aaron Reynolds
Length: 4 days
Cost: $393-$493
Feb 19 :: Ligonier National Conference (Orlando, FL)
Speakers: Alistair Begg, Rosaria Butterfield, Tim Challies, Kevin DeYoung, Sinclair Ferguson, W Robert Godfrey, Peter Jones, Steven Lawson, Russell Moore, Stephen Nichols, R.C. Sproul, R.C. Sproul Jr.
Length: 3 days
Cost: $159-$219
Feb 20 :: Believers in Business (New York, NY)
Speakers: Thomas Healey, Henry Kaestner, Eff Martin, Diane Paddison, Shundrawn Thomas, Mark Washington, Mark Whitacre
Length: 2 days
Cost: $99-$189
Feb 20 :: Ignite Conference (Dallas, TX)
Speakers: Eddie Broussard, Craig Etheredge, Brian Haynes, Greg Ogden, Dann Spader, Barry St. Clair, Kennon Vaughan
Length: 2 days
Cost: $25-$45
Feb 20 :: Wheaton Evangelism Conference (Wheaton, IL)
Speakers: Gabe Bahlhorn, Jeff Bethke, Jon Bloom, Matt Brown, Richard Coleman, Roger Coles, Brandon Crouch, Will Graham, Carrie Headington, Jonathan Hulton, Pradeepan Jeeva, Sam Kim, Pedro Latorre, David McIver, Laurie Nichols, Jerry Root, Dominic Russo, Eric Samuel Timm, Frank Shelton, Dave Sterrett, Trevin Wax, Sammy Wanyonyi, Terry Weaver
Length: 2 days
Cost: $15-$30
Feb 21 :: NRB International Christian Media Convention (Nashville, TN)
Speakers: George Barna, Mark Burnett, Roma Downey, Lord Robert Edmiston, Kristina Halvorson, Katie Harbath, Guy Kawasaki, Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick, Claire Diaz Ortiz, David Platt, Priscilla Shirer, Ed Stetzer, Michael Youssef
Length: 4 days
Cost: 350-$550
Feb 23 :: Velocity Conference (Cumming, GA)
Speakers: Matt Carter, Leonce Crump, J.D. Greear, Shawn Love Joy, Joby Martin, Larry Osbourne
Length: 2 days
Cost: $29
Feb 24 :: Catalyst One Day (Lexington, KY)
Speakers: Craig Groeschel, Andy Stanley
Length: 1 day
Cost: $79-$149
Feb 25 :: Bethel Prophetic Conference (Redding, CA)
Speakers: Shawn Bolz, Leif Hetland, Kris Valloton
Length: 3 days
Cost: $49-$95
Feb 26 :: Catalyst One Day (Parker, CO)
Speakers: Craig Groeschel, Andy Stanley
Length: 1 day
Cost: $79-$149
Feb 26 :: Navigating the Change (Fairview Heights, IL)
Speakers: Melissa Bishop, Shane Bishop, Ashley Cooper, Joseph Daniels III, Lance Winkler
Length: 2 days
Cost: $50-$75

MARCH 2015

Mar 2 :: TMAI International Symposium (Burbank, CA)
Speakers: Mike Gendron, Choolwe Mwetwa, Miguel Núñez, Benedikt Peters, Mark Tatlock, Paul Washer, James White, Chris Williams
Length: 1 day
Cost: $50
Mar 11 :: Seeds Conference (Tulsa, OK)
Speakers: Andy Chrisman, Steven Furtick, Whitney George, Willie George, Greg Laurie, Patrick Lencioni, Todd Mullins, Tom Mullins, Andrew Stone, Ethan Vanse
Length: 3 days
Mar 19 :: Northwest Ministry Conference (Redmond, WA)
Speakers: Michelle Anthony, Bruce Adolph, Duke Dejong, Clint Gresham, Brian Haynes, Mike Howerton, Ron Hunter, Craig Johnson, Melissa MacDonald, Dustin Nickerson, Dan Reiland, Richard Ross, Toby Rowe
Length: 3 days
Cost: $29-$99
Mar 20 :: SEU National Leadership Forum (Lakeland, FL)
Speakers: Nancy Duarte, Carly Fiorina, Daniel Goleman, Jon Gordon, Marcus Luttrell, Mark Sanborn
Length: 1 day
Cost: $225-$525
Mar 20 :: Surrender (Belgrave Heights, Victoria, Australia)
Speakers: Justin Duckworth, Wanta Jampinjimpa Patrick, Jarrod McKenna, Ruth Padilla De Borst, Neville Naden, Paul Sparks, Melinda Tankard Reist, Sarah Thompson
Length: 3 days
Cost: $115-$165 AUD
Mar 24 :: Ignite Conference (Chandler, AZ)
Speakers: John Fuller, Scott Ridout, Ed Stetzer, Jud Wilhite
Length: 3 days
Cost: $59-$79
Mar 25 :: Squares Conference (Grapevine, TX)
Speakers: Jina Bolton, Carrie Dils, Joel Glovier, Krystyn Heide, Marc Hemeon, Kyle Kutter, Cameron Moll, Doug Neiner, Zach Schmid, Cap Watkins, Drew Wilson
Length: 3 days
Cost: $220-$295

APRIL 2015

Apr 7 :: Planetshakers Awakening (Melbourne, Australia)Speakers: Reggie Dabbs, Chris Durso, Russell Evans, Sam Evans, Chris Hill, TD Jakes
Length: 4 days
Cost: $50-$199
Apr 14 :: Outcomes Conference (Dallas, TX)
Speakers: Christine Caine, Jonathan Evans, Israel Gaither, David Kinnaman, Ken Starr, Joni Eareckson Tada, Walt Wilson
Length: 3 days
Cost: $479-$799
Apr 15 :: Catalyst West (Irvine, CA)
Length: 3 days
Cost: $209
Apr 21 :: ARC Conference (Jacksonville, FL)
Speakers: Randy Bezet, Rick Bezet, Christine Caine, Nick Caine, Joe Champion, Herbert Cooper, Matt Fry, Willie George, Peter Haas, Chris Hodges, Scott Hornsby, Brian Houston, Matt Keller, Rob Ketterling, Joyce Meyer, Todd Mullins, Dale O’Shields, John Siebling, Dino Rizzo, Greg Surratt, Philip Wagner, Stovall Weems
Length: 3 days
Cost: $99
Apr 23 :: The Original Women’s Conference (Rockford, IL)
Speakers: Natalie Grant, Holly Wagner, Jen DeWeerdt
Length: 3 days
Cost: $69-$119
Apr 23 :: Q Conference (Boston, MA)
Length: 3 days
Cost: $475
Apr 23 :: The Uprising (Lexington, KY)
Speakers: Christine Caine, Pete Hise
Length: 2 days
Cost: $79-$119
Apr 24 :: Ignite Conference (Beaumont, TX)
Speakers: Ken Adams, Craig Etheredge, Jim Hamilton, Chris Moody, Greg Ogden
Length: 2 days
Cost: $25-$45
Apr 27 :: Exponential East (Tampa, FL)
Speakers: Brian Bolt, Dave Ferguson, Michael Frost, Derwin Gray, JD Greear, Alan Hirsch, Ajai Lall, Max Lucado, Joby Martin, Oscar Muriu, Steve Murrell, Greg Nettle, Bob Roberts, Danielle Strickland, Steve Stroope, Mario Vega, Larry Walkemeyer
Length: 4 days
Cost: $129-$299
Apr 28 :: ReachKeep Conference (Sinclair, WY)
Speakers: Dennis Fountain, Mike Holmes, Ted York
Length: 3 days
Cost: Free-$199
Apr 29 :: The Orange Conference (Atlanta, GA)
Speakers: Jon Acuff, Mark Batterson, Doug Fields, Jeff Foxworthy, Derwin Gray, Jeff Henderson, Reggie Joiner, Brooklyn Lindsey, Sue Miller, Perry Noble, Kara Powell, Joseph Sojourner, Andy Stanley, Virginia Ward, Heather Zempel
Length: 3 days
Cost: $199-$249
Apr 30 :: Thrive Conference (Granite Bay, CA)
Speakers: Nancy Beach, Lincoln Brewster, Chris Brown, Francis Chan, Wilfredo De Jesus, Tim Hawkins, Ray Johnston, Bob Smiley, Albert Tate
Length: 3 days
Cost: $169-$199

MAY 2015

May 4 :: Drive Conference (Alpharetta, GA)
Length: 3 days
Cost: $249-$329
May 4 :: Sticky Teams (Charlotte, NC)
Speakers: Chris Brown, Joby Martin, Larry Osborne
Length: 2 days
Cost: $149
May 12 :: The National Conference of Preaching (Jacksonville, FL)
Speakers: Jared Alcantara, Kristopher Barnett, Mac Brunson, HB Charles Jr, Charlie Dates, Ralph Douglas West, Michael Duduit, Chuck Fuller, Dean Inserra, Tim McKnight, Robert Smith, Dave Stone
Length: 3 days
Cost: $50-$125
May 19 :: National Worship Leader Conference (Washington, DC)
Speakers: Meredith Andrews, Jeremy Armstrong, Sam Batterman, Steve Berger, Debby Berry, Darren Brown, Brady Collins, Marva Dawn, Will Doggett, Scott Dyer, Vonda Dyer, Stan Endicott, Wayne Estes, Tim Foot, Chuck Fromm, Craig Gilbert, Gareth Goossen, Doug Gould, Shawn Groves, Erick Hailstone, Luke Hellebronth, Reagan Helms, Tim Hughes, Ray Jones, Joshua Kell, Ed Kerr, Reggie Kidd, Rich Kirkpatrick, John Lapham, Nikki Lerner, Luke McElroy, Rick Muchow, Joel Muddamalle, Steve Noble, Christy Nockels, Tony Payne, Andy Piercy, Steve Reed, Shawn Reed, Lester Ruth, Greg Scheer, Michael Smith, Scotty Smith, Aaron Stewart, Leonard Sweet, Tim Timmons, Dawn Vesco, Camron Ware, Aaron West, Vernon Whaley, Marcos Witt
Length:
 3 days
Cost: $149-$345

JUNE 2015

Jun 8 :: Pilgrimage UK (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Speakers: 
Mike Breen, Keld Dahlmann, Rich Robinson, Mick Woodhead
Length: 4 days
Cost: $89-$169
Jun 23 :: National Worship Leader Conference (Leewood, KS)
Speakers: Mark Aardsma, Carl Albrecht, Meredith Andrews, Jeremy Armstrong, Greg Atkinson, Paul Baloche, Debby Berry, Ben Cantelon, Marva Dawn, Duke DeJong, Will Doggett, Craig Dunnagan, Cliff Duren, Scott Dyer, Vonda Dyer, Stan Endicott, Paul Finazzo, Tim Foot, Chuck Fromm, Bill Gaither, Gloria Gaither, Craig Gilbert, Gareth Goossen, Doug Gould, Shawn Groves, David Gungor, Erick Hailstone, Jim Hart, Paul Herman, Zac Hicks, Tim Hughes, Jay Jones, Ray Jones, CJ Jordan, Ed Kerr, Reggie Kidd, Rich Kirkpatrick, Tom Kraeuter, Matt McCoy, Wisdom Moon, Rick Muchow, Joel Muddamalle, Rory Noland, Roger O’Neal, Buddy Owens, Glenn Packiam, Tony Payne, Stephen Proctor, Steve Reed, Shawn Reed, Lester Ruth, Christy Semsen, Diane Sheets, Michael Smith, Aaron Stewart, Vaughn Thompson Jr, Tim Timmons, Camron Ware, Aaron West, Vernon Whaley, Lance Winkler, Eric Wyse
Length:
 3 days
Cost: $149-$345
Jun 22 :: D3 Conference (Louisville, KY)
Speakers: Dan DeWitt, Dan Dumas, Kurt Gebhards, Shannon Hurley, Albert Mohler Jr
Length: 4 days
Cost: $259-$354
Jun 23 :: North American Christian Convention (Cincinnati, OH)
Speakers: Mike Baker, Rusty George, Jodi Hickerson, Ajai Lall, LeRoy Lawson, Daniel Overdorf, Sean Palmer, Chris Seidman
Length: 4 days
Cost: $20-$99
Jun 29 :: D3 Conference (Louisville, KY)
Speakers: Eric Bancroft, Dan DeWitt, Shannon Hurley
Length: 4 days
Cost: $259-$354
Jun 29 :: Hillsong Conference (Sydney, Australia)
Speakers: Christine Caine, Mark Driscoll, Jentezen Franklin, Bobbie Houston, Brian Houston, Joseph Prince, Martin Smith, Rick Warren
Length: 5 days
Cost: $299-$349 AUD

JULY 2015

Jul 6 :: Experience Conference (Dallas, TX)
Length: 4 days
Cost: $229-$449
Jul 22 :: Hillsong Conference (London, United Kingdom)
Speakers: Mark Driscoll, Jentezen Franklin, Bobbie Houston, Brian Houston, Joseph Prince
Length: 3 days
Cost: £90-£120
Jul 28 :: National Worship Leader Conference (San Jose, CA)
Speakers: Ronald Allen, Meredith Andrews, Jeremy Armstrong, Debby Berry, Todd Brown, Dave Burns, Scot Camden, Ben Cantelon, Scott Clay, Scott Cody, Marva Dawn, Duke DeJong, Scott Dyer, Vonda Dyer, Phillip Edwards, Stan Endicott, Joey Jam Flores, Tim Foot, Chuck Fromm, Dave Fry, Don Fugate, Craig Gilbert, Shawn Groves, Erick Hailstone, Jack Hayford, Luke Hellebronth, Ray Jones, Ed Kerr, Rich Kirkpatrick, Wayne Mancari, Raymond Massey, Luke McElroy, Rick Muchow, Joel Muddamalle, David Nasser, Thom O’Leary, Buddy Owens, Tony Payne, Steve Reed, Shawn Reed, Rob Robinson, Bob Sabellico, Christy Semsen, Michael Smith, Scotty Smith, Aaron Stewart, Vaughn Thompson Jr, Tim Timmons, Cedric Tsang, Tommy Walker, Camron Ware, Evan Wickham
Length:
 3 days
Cost: $149-$345

AUGUST 2015

Aug 3 :: Send Conference (Nashville, TN)
Speakers: Ronnie Floyd, ouie Giglio, Eric Mason, Russell Moore, David Platt
Length: 2 days
Cost: $89-$169
Aug 3 :: Team Church (Tacoma, WA)
Speakers: Kevin Gerald, Sheila Gerald, Louie Giglio, Ed Young Jr
Length: 3 days
Cost: $99
Aug 5 :: Wave Conference (Virginia Beach, VA)
Speakers: Harrison Conley, Donna Crouch, Dharius Daniels, Steven Furtick, Willie George, Steve Kelly
Length: 3 days
Aug 7 :: BiVo Conference (Denver, CO)
Speakers: Brad Brisco, Lance Ford, Hugh Halter, Alan Hirsch, Brian Sanders, Joey Turner
Length: 2 days
Cost: $89

SEPTEMBER 2015

Sep 8 :: Experience Conference (Orlando, FL)
Length: 4 days
Cost: $229-$449
Sep 10 :: Circles Conference (Grapevine, TX)
Speakers: Kelli Anderson, Shawn Blanc, Dan Cassaro, Jeremy Cowart, Danielle Evans, Larry Hubatka, Bill Kenney, Helena Price, Charlie Waite, James White
Length: 2 days
Cost: $195-$235
Sep 16 :: D6 Conference (Louisville, KY)
Length: 3 days
Cost: $149-$299
Sep 18 :: Collyde Summit (New Brunswick, NJ)
Length: 2 days
Cost: $59-$129
Sep 22 :: Cutting It Straight Conference (Jacksonville, FL)
Speakers: HB Charles
Length: 1 day
Cost: $99-$150
Sep 22 :: WikiConference (Katy, TX)
Speakers: Oscar Benavides, Jeremy Erb, Chris Kopka, Justin Rossow, Tullian Tchividjian, Michelle Thompson, Bill Woolsey, Steve Young
Length: 3 days
Cost: $99-$129
Sep 25 :: KidMin 2015 (Chicago, IL)
Speakers: Jon Acuff, Greg Baird, Roddy Chong, Cynthia Crane, DeVon Franklin, Pat Verbal, Christine Yount Jones
Length: 4 days
Cost: $299-$385
Sep 30 :: National Worship Leader Conference (Dallas, TX)
Speakers: Ronald Allen, Gabriel Allred, Meredith Andrews, Trent Armstrong, Debby Berry, Pete Briscoe, Bob Brooks, Scot Camden, Brady Collins, Christine D’Clario, Ryan Dahl, Marva Dawn, Dennis Degen, William Doggett, Craig Dunnagan, Scott Dyer, Vonda Dyer, Phillip Edwards, Chuck Fromm, Craig Gilbert, Gareth Goossen, Doug Gould, Shawn Groves, James Mark Gulley, Erick Hailstone, Robin Harris, Reagan Helms, Dana Johnson, Mark Jonah, Jay Jones, Ray Jones, Stefanie Kelly, Ed Kerr, Reggie Kidd, Rusty King, Rich Kirkpatrick, Bradley Knight, Josh Lopez, Travis Maxey, Matt McCoy, Jeff McLeod, Rick Muchow, Joel Muddamalle, Rory Noland, Buddy Owens, Tony Payne, Bryan Popin, Steve Reed, Shawn Reed, Javier Rios, Christy Semsen, Diane Sheets, Alex Sherman, Phil Sillas, Amanda Singer, Michael Smith, Aaron Stewart, Tom Stipe, Leonard Sweet, Tim Timmons, Tommy Walker, Camron Ware, Aaron West, Vernon Whaley, Evan Wickham, Marcos Witt
Length:
 3 days
Cost: $149-$345

OCTOBER 2015

Oct 5 :: Exponential West (Lake Forest, CA)
Speakers: Dave Ferguson, Alan Hirsch, Greg Nettle
Length: 4 days
Cost: $99-$158
Oct 5 :: Gateway Conference (Dallas, TX)
Speakers: Jimmy Evans, Chris Hodges, Robert Morris, Todd Mullins
Length: 2 days
Cost: $109-$139
Oct 7 :: Catalyst Conference (Atlanta, GA)
Length: 3 days
Cost: $109-$299
Oct 19 :: Sticky Teams (San Diego, CA)
Speakers: Chris Brown, Larry Osborne
Length: 2 days
Cost: $149
Oct 21 :: Future of the Church (Loveland, CO)
Speakers: Drew Dyck, Josh Packard, Joani Schultz, Thom Schultz, Leonard Sweet
Length: 3 days
Cost: $275-$375
Oct 22 :: Hillsong Conference (New York, NY)
Speakers: Bobbie Houston, Brian Houston, Carl Lentz
Length: 3 days
Cost: $169-$179

NOVEMBER 2015

DECEMBER 2015

APRIL 2016

MAY 2016

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