
FEBRUARY 26-27, 2025
What is MOVE Conference?
MOVE Conference is designed for anyone passionate about sharing the Gospel locally, nationally, and internationally. Pastors, church staff, students, and any leader who desires to learn, grow, and develop in the area of missions will benefit from MOVE.
Conference Schedule
We will have five dynamic main sessions with worship, speakers, and stories from special guests who live and serve around the world.

Meet our 2025 Speakers
Main Session Speakers

Dr. Mary Ho
International Executive Leader of All Nations
Meet Mary
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Davis Powell
CEO & President of Seed Company
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Meet Heather
Heather is an associate teaching professor at Penn State, speaker, and author. She designs advanced writing curriculum for the English department and loves helping students thrive professionally. She has written eight books, including the bestseller Seated with Christ: Living Freely in a Culture of Comparison, and an award-winning book on evangelism (cowritten with her husband, Ashley Holleman) called Sent: Living a Life That Invites Others to Jesus. Her latest book, The Six Conversations: Pathways to Connecting in an Age of Isolation and Incivility (Fall 2022) helps fight the loneliness epidemic by inviting readers to enjoy better conversations.
Heather also serves with Faculty Commons, the graduate student and professor ministry of Cru. She has two daughters and three cats, and she blogs daily at heatherholleman.com. Her podcast is “The Verb with Heather Holleman.” When she’s not writing or teaching, Heather is growing a plum orchard, looking for turtles in the woods, or gathering with friends for dinner and a movie.
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Meet Edward
Edward Paz planted The Movement Church in Oakland, California in 2013. After 8 years of proclaiming the gospel, making disciples, and serving the city, Edward transitioned the leadership of the church to a new Senior Pastor, and took a role at Hope Church in Las Vegas as their Lead Pastor of Prayer and Teaching Ministries.
Edward has been married to his wife Rebekah for 18 years. His passions include creating/cultivating a culture of corporate prayer within a church, training the next generation of preachers, and encouraging pastors to be spiritually and emotionally healthy.
Edward also enjoys writing. He published “Only God – A Supernatural Church Planting Story” in 2020 and has written extensively at edwardpaz.com.

Dr. Clay Smith
Senior Pastor of Johnson Ferry
Meet Clay

Dr. Jamaal Williams
Lead pastor of Sojourn Church Midtown
Meet Dr. Jamaal
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Meet Amir
Hear stories about the persecuted church from a Muslim background believer.
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Meet Heather
Heather is an associate teaching professor at Penn State, speaker, and author. She designs advanced writing curriculum for the English department and loves helping students thrive professionally. She has written eight books, including the bestseller Seated with Christ: Living Freely in a Culture of Comparison, and an award-winning book on evangelism (cowritten with her husband, Ashley Holleman) called Sent: Living a Life That Invites Others to Jesus. Her latest book, The Six Conversations: Pathways to Connecting in an Age of Isolation and Incivility (Fall 2022) helps fight the loneliness epidemic by inviting readers to enjoy better conversations.
Heather also serves with Faculty Commons, the graduate student and professor ministry of Cru. She has two daughters and three cats, and she blogs daily at heatherholleman.com. Her podcast is “The Verb with Heather Holleman.” When she’s not writing or teaching, Heather is growing a plum orchard, looking for turtles in the woods, or gathering with friends for dinner and a movie.
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Meet Edward
Edward Paz planted The Movement Church in Oakland, California in 2013. After 8 years of proclaiming the gospel, making disciples, and serving the city, Edward transitioned the leadership of the church to a new Senior Pastor, and took a role at Hope Church in Las Vegas as their Lead Pastor of Prayer and Teaching Ministries.
Edward has been married to his wife Rebekah for 18 years. His passions include creating/cultivating a culture of corporate prayer within a church, training the next generation of preachers, and encouraging pastors to be spiritually and emotionally healthy.
Edward also enjoys writing. He published “Only God – A Supernatural Church Planting Story” in 2020 and has written extensively at edwardpaz.com.
Breakout Session Speakers
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Brian F
Global Sending Pastor at Johnson Ferry
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Sarah Farley Beall
Next Gen Strategist for Georgia at IMB
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Mark Farr
Chief Field Growth Officer at Seed Company
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Chris Fisher
VP of Operations at Cafe 1040
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Matt Herrington
Lead Missions Pastor at Biltmore Church
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Steve Moore
President of Hold the Rope, Nexleader
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Larry Ragan
Founder of CULTURELink, Inc.
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Michele Rickett
Founder & CEO of She is Safe
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Nathan Sloan
Executive Director of Upstream Collective
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Peggy Spiers
Global Support Team at All Nations International
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Julius Tennal II
Director of International Missions at Summit Church
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Stephen Watson
Director of Digital Media at Leading The Way
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Anne
Special Guest with IMB
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breakout sessions
MINISTERING THROUGH CRISIS
We are living in troubled times with one major world crisis after another. Whether it be natural disaster or political turmoil, this track is designed to provide practical tools in continuing gospel ministry in the face of risk and suffering.

Mission Emergency: How to Manage a Crisis on a Short-Term Mission Trip
Serving Refugees and Immigrants: Managing the Tension between Public Policy and Biblical Principles
What we learned from Hurricane Helene
Ministering Through Crisis
MOBILIZING THE NEXT GENERATION
Mission leaders need great wisdom in how to communicate effectively to the next generation. This track will focus both on understanding and engaging the lost while also mobilizing believers.
We are the Supply Chain
Mobilizing Post COVID Gen Z & Alpha
Fanning Gen Z into Flame
Reaching the Next Generation

MISSIONS & TECHNOLOGY
Although rapidly changing technology presents believers with many dangers, how can mission practitioners effectively utilize technology for Kingdom purposes? This track provides practical know-how in several fields.

Redeem Screens (Make Him Famous)
AI and Bible Translation
eVangelism: Equipping the Church to be Salt and Light in Digital Spaces
MOVING BEYOND FAILURE
This track will provide honest, real-world insight into mistakes mission experts have made and how they learned and grew through them.
Discovering the Crucial Elements Needed to Prevent Short-term Missions Failures
Sending Church Failure: Real Stories of Mistakes, Failures, Loss, and Ways to Keep Moving Forward
Confessions of a Failed Missionary
Mission Global Leaders with Global Mindset Competencies

PRICING
Early Bird
Nov 17 - Dec 20, 2024General
Dec 21, 2024 - Feb 25, 2025Walk-Up
Feb 26-27, 2025Special Offers
We offer special rates for groups of 10 or more —this discount will automatically apply when you register.
We also offer special rates for college/seminary students and church planters! If you fall into one of these categories, please contact us at move@jfbc.orgto register.
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Please contact us at move@jfbc.org; we would be glad to help answer all your questions.
