Thank you for joining us at this inspired event focused on collaboration and innovation across the Movement!
May 15-18, 2024
Center of Hope LA
Inglewood, CA
Center of Hope LA
Inglewood, CA
This Regionals event will coincide with the Misfits Conference, which brings together market disruptors, change agents, and thinkers imagining the next iteration of ministry.
May 15-16: Church of God Regional Conference
Dive into topics such as practicing the presence of God, navigating digital discipleship, and developing leaders for the next generation.
(Misfits has planned an evening event on the 16th that happens right after the CHOG Regionals event)
Hear from influencers, executives, and innovators who are no longer waiting for invitations to tables – they’re building their own!
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Do not register through the Misfits website
Speakers & Special Guests
Julieian-Alexis Roberts
Julieian-Alexis Roberts is a lover of God, His ways, and His word. For nearly seven years, Julieian has devoted herself to an in-depth study of the Proverbs 31 woman. You can hear her biblically-based insights and
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lessons learned via her blog CampaignP31, at church gatherings or community outreach programs, bible studies, and teaching series. In every setting, Julieian shares and encourages women to apply God’s word to their daily routines in practical yet profound ways. With the launch of Noble Character Ministries, she is chasing after all that God has planned for her life with her husband Randell and their two children.
Ken Love
Ken is a pastor, church planter, and regional pastor in the Church of God. Ken and his wife, Sheila, are stirred by the dream of developing Presence-centered leaders and churches that can unleash the Kingdom of God in rich biblical reality.
Gary Kendall
Gary and his wife, Belinda, have over 45 years together in ministry, which included serving two churches as pastor. Gary co-founded Church Multiplication Association, a church planting network,
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and led it for eight years, supporting 76 church plants. He left the pastorate in 2017 to start Love KC, a citywide gospel transformation network. Gary also works for Gloo in the role of Cities and Network Lead. Supporting the national prayer ecosystem is an area of passion for Gary in his role with Gloo.
Paul Sheppard
Paul Sheppard is the pastor of Destiny Christian Fellowship in Fremont, CA. An effective preacher and leader, Pastor Paul is widely known for his practical and dynamic teaching style which
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Handel Smith
Rev. Handel Smith is the Executive Director for US and Canada Strategy for Church of God Ministries and Lead Pastor of the Celebration Church at Arrow Heights in Anderson, Indiana. His current work with
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CHOG Ministries involves leading a team of dynamic leaders that serve over 2,000 churches and over 6,000 ministers. He and his wife, Vickey, recently celebrated 41 years of marriage and have three grown children.
JIM LYON
Jim originally dreamed of a career in politics and found himself representing northwest Seattle in the Washington State House of Representatives in the early 1980s. But ultimately, it was Christian ministry that became his passion.
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He served in pastoral ministry in both the Pacific Northwest and the Midwest. From 1991 through 2013, he served as senior pastor at Madison Park Church of God in Anderson, Indiana. In August 2013, he became the general director of Church of God Ministries. An articulate preacher, teacher, and motivational speaker, Jim has also anchored the ViewPoint broadcast since 1996. Helping people see Jesus at work in their world has become his life’s work; engaging the world for heaven’s sake has become his life’s calling.
