Breakout Session #1
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Speakers
Speak Like a Pro
Speakers
Presented By: Carol Kent
The fear of public speaking is the #1 fear of people in the U.S. today. But people who learn to communicate their message have the opportunity to give hope, courage, truth, and inspiration to others.
This session will give you a start-to-finish overview of how to prepare a talk on any topic. You will learn how to analyze your audience, select a topic, write out a specific, measurable aim, and conclude with appropriate applications.
The Top Ten Best Speaking Tips
Speakers
Presented By: karen porter
Ten proven secrets to hook your audience, hold their attention, and end with impact.
Want to grab attention in the first 30 seconds and keep it until the last word? These ten insider tips will change the way you speak forever.
Speaker coach, Karen Porter, explains the ten tips with humor and clarity and shows you how to use each one in your next presentation. Learn more than you thought one workshop could offer.
Packed with humor, real-world examples, and memorable takeaways, this workshop will equip you with practical tools you can use in your very next talk.
Writers
How to Craft a Winning Non-Fiction Book Proposal
Writers
Presented By: Cindy Lambert
A book proposal that catches the attention—positive attention—of an acquiring editor and other publishing professionals needs more than just the inclusion of the right items. It needs to be based on a unique and winning idea; it needs the right tone; it needs the right ingredients, and it needs to be the best possible example of your writing ability. Learn how to create a compelling proposal from an editor responsible for discovering and publishing some of the most admired Christian authors writing today.
Proposals Publishers Love
Writers
Presented By: karen neumair
Proposals Publishers Love
Senior Literary Agent Karen Neumair teams up with aspiring authors to put together the perfect presentation for their nonfiction project and give them a sneak peek at proposals that sell.
(Target audience: Aspiring to beginning authors ready to seek an agent or traditional publisher)
Ministry Development
Creating A Winning Podcast: Turning Authentic Compassion Into Compelling Content
Ministry Development
Presented By: Rachel wojo
Do you have deep wisdom and heartfelt compassion but struggle to translate it into podcast episodes? Are you torn between being vulnerable and being professional? Do you wonder how to share your message in a way that’s both authentic and engaging?
The most powerful podcasts don’t just inform; they transform. They blend raw honesty with practical wisdom in a way that creates genuine connection. Come discover how to turn your authentic voice into compelling content that resonates. Learn the difference between sharing your story and creating a sanctuary for others, how to balance biblical depth with real-world practicality, and why vulnerability without strategy leaves listeners inspired but unchanged.
Leave with actionable steps to develop your unique podcasting voice, create episodes that address your audience’s deepest needs, and build a show where compassion meets clarity and listeners find the hope and tools they’ve been searching for.
Boots on the Ground Marketing: Proven Tactics to Reinforce Your Digital Efforts
Ministry Development
Presented By: Suzanne kuhn
While much focus is placed on digital marketing efforts, there is much ground to be gained when partnered with direct action. Digital media is only one form of effective engagement. Deploy strategic efforts, hit high value targets, and occupy more territory by utilizing basic techniques with proven success. Suzanne Kuhn of SuzyQ will help you develop a plan of action during this workshop.
What Makes a Good Speaker or Author Website?
Ministry Development
Presented By: Katy Boykin
Attendees will learn what makes a speaker or author website effective and memorable. We’ll look at the core elements that help you connect with your audience, showcase your message, and open doors for new opportunities. Through real examples and practical guidance, you’ll discover how to create a site that reflects your brand, builds trust, and supports your mission. Whether you’re starting fresh or rethinking your current site, this session will give you the clarity and direction you need to move forward with confidence.
Breakout Session #2
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Speakers
Aim for Results & Outline with Pizzazz!
Speakers
Presented By: Bonnie Emmorey
This combined session will cover two of the most important aspects of preparing a message–your aim and your outline.
Are you interested in taking your speaking to the next level? Do you want to go from Inspirational to Transformational? Having a measurable AIM will give you the ability to make that happen. Discover the secret to having your audience actually remember and apply your message to their own lives. Learn to work within an aim frame (what do I want to cause my audience to do?) and you will never be long-winded again. This technique will give your audience take home value.
Eeeeek! Outlining? Many people get a headache just thinking about it, but this session will make outlining FUN! Learn to put your messages together so they are creative and memorable. Learn the secrets of outlining, and take home the tools to make it happen without breaking a sweat.
Captivating Presentations
Speakers
Presented By: robyn dykstra
Great content matters, but delivery is what makes audiences lean in, laugh, cry, and remember long after the event. In this high-energy, hands-on session, Robyn Dykstra will show you how to give your message the royal treatment so your words land with power and purpose.
You’ll learn how to:
✨ Use your voice like an instrument—adding variety, emphasis, and pauses that captivate
✨ Match your face, gestures, and movement to your message
✨ Eliminate filler words and nervous habits so you look and sound confident on any stage
Writers
Self-Editing: Becoming Your Own Most Helpful Critic
Writers
Presented By: Joel armstrong
Always get a second pair of eyes on your writing. It’s an excellent rule of thumb, but how do you edit your own work to make it the best you can before sharing it with others? Joel Armstrong is an in-house editor who also writes (and edits) his own books. In this session, learn how to see your writing with fresh eyes, evaluate your structure and approach with your readers’ needs in mind, and “kill your darlings” when your pet anecdotes, talking points, or weasel words are getting in the way of clear, concise writing.
Writing Twice as Much in Half the Time
Writers
Presented By: Bruce Martin
In this workshop, participants will learn how to find their writing voice. They’ll come to understand and appreciate their unique writing style, and why it’s so important and needed in the marketplace. When you get comfortable with your voice, you’ll find that you write better and more efficiently. In addition, they’ll learn tips for overcome writer’s block, how to write tight, how NOT to sound like someone you’re not, why taking a walk can be the best thing for your writing, and how to write when you don’t feel like it.
Ministry Development
Rise Up! Starting Your Vodcast Journey
Ministry development
Presented By: dawn damon
Are you ready to bring your voice to a video platform? YouTube or Instagram? This class is designed to equip beginners with knowledge and practical skills to create their own vodcast. (Video Podcast) Participants will learn the essentials of planning, producing, and promoting a vodcast, along with best practices to ensure high-quality content. The class will be interactive, providing Q&A for each stage of vodcast creation.
This class is ideal for authors and podcasters who are new to vodcasting, and interested in creating video content for online platforms
Remove the Walls that Block Your Progress
Ministry Development
Presented By: lisa saruga
God is in the business of tearing down walls. Look what He did at Jericho! Everyone who watches HGTV knows that demolition day must occur before a new creation can be built. In our journey as Christian speakers and authors, hidden walls often stand in the way of progress—walls built from fear, doubt, comparison, or old patterns of thinking. This breakout session, Demolition Day: Removing Walls that Block Your Progress, equips attendees to identify and dismantle the barriers holding them back from stepping fully into their calling.
With both practical strategies and spiritual encouragement, participants will learn how to break down limiting mindsets and replace them with tools that foster confidence, productivity, and connection.
God’s Seven Drivers of Ministry
Ministry Development
Presented By: Jerry howard
Romans 12 gives a great blueprint for maximizing the joy and effectiveness of those around you. When building a business or ministry, you need to put the right people on the bus, but more importantly, put them in the right seats! God’s seven drivers reveal exactly how to organize your people and tasks, in your family, team, and organization!
Breakout Session #3
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Speakers
Teaching Scripture with Confidence
Speakers
Presented By: Lee Nienhuis
If ever there was a time when people needed to be taught the Word of God, it’s now. What is the difference between a Speaker and a Bible Teacher, and how can your disciplined study of Scripture ignite others to study for themselves? Join Lee as she explores the wonders and warnings God gives to those who diligently teach His word. Learn new methods, discover new tools, and take home a new vision for the Word at work in your ministry.
Crafting a Memorable Message
Speakers
Presented By: cindy bultema
Have a message burning in your heart but not sure how to bring it to life? This interactive workshop walks you step by step from idea to delivery…helping you craft a message that not only connects but sticks. Together we’ll explore how to:
- Brainstorm, shape, and structure your content with clarity and flow.
- Infuse your message with personal stories and biblical truth.
- Deliver with confidence, authenticity, and impact.
- Adapt your message for different formats, whether a breakout workshop, keynote, or MOPS talk.
Takeaway: You’ll leave with a clear framework to transform your passion into a message that resonates deeply and leaves a lasting impression.
Writers
How to Write a Chapter
Writers
Presented By: Karen Ehman
If you want to write a book, first you have to write a chapter, right? So how do you begin? Stop staring at the blank screen and come discover a doable process for fleshing out the five key elements of a strong chapter. In this workshop attendees will discover:
* The quintet of crucial components of a strong chapter that make it not only interesting and informative, but that also best position it to be memorable, allowing the lessons on the pages to stick in the minds of the readers
* How to compile a content notebook that will house and categorize anchor stories, statistics, quotes, research, biblical content, inspirational material, as well as practical takeaway ideas for each chapter
* Ways to sequence chapters so that they logically build upon one another and also tie into the overarching theme of the entire book
* How to weave in biblical content in a natural, yet powerful way that will best position the manuscript to encourage and grow readers through the truths found in God’s word.
Writing Through Resistance
Writers
Presented By: Athena Dean Holtz
Why the enemy fights your words—and how to keep writing anyway
This first hour focuses on the battlefield of writing itself. You’ll discover how to recognize the subtle lies and sabotage that try to keep you from finishing your manuscript, and how to press forward with prayer, discipline, and Spirit-led confidence.
Key takeaways:
✔ Recognizing spiritual warfare in the writing process—and how to resist it
✔ How to develop a sustainable writing rhythm with accountability and grace
✔ Outlining and structuring your message for clarity and impact
✔ Writing from a place of healing, not hurt
✔ Why faithfulness, not perfection, is the finish line
By the end of this session, you’ll know how to keep writing when everything in you wants to quit—because your words are unstoppable when anchored in God’s call.
Ministry Development
Create a Successful Media Kit for Podcast (and Other Media) Interviews
Ministry Development
Presented By: janet mchenry
Author Janet McHenry landed over 100 podcast, radio, and TV interviews over a two-year period relating to the release of two of her books on prayer. Part of her pitch for those interviewers included a well-designed media kit that provided essential information they would need to introduce her, speak knowledgeably about her books, and ask interesting questions that would appeal to their audience. In this workshop Janet will provide two models for creating a successful one-sheet, along with other tips to help with those queries.
Arise, Shine: What To Do When It Is Not Going Well
Ministry Development
Presented By: Jeri Howe
So, in 2019 I was leading a team of Bible Study leaders in our local jail, my novella and accompanying Bible Study was finally helping people and I was on staff at a church and felt like I was finally in the zone. And then COVID hit and that all went away… and then more losses came. My mom was diagnosed with cancer and, after a costly battle, passed away. At one point I faced my own overwhelming medical challenges, and I remember asking God, “Why did you take me this far only to throw me in the trash?” Through it all I could not be angry at Him as if He had abandoned me, because He was always there. Fast forward to today. I am now going through a season of fruitfulness I thought I would never see again… but the funny thing is, it was about 3 years ago, when nothing seemed hopeful, that God spoke to my heart my words of the year, “Arise, shine” and only now do I feel like it is happening. You may be in the valley of the shadow right now, but God is speaking “Arise, Shine. Rise up, little one. Morning is coming… and I am the God who raises the dead.” Come for encouragement and some ideas what to do in the space you find yourself today, when it is not going well.
AI for Writers and Speakers
Ministry Development
Presented By: Susan call
In this breakout session, participants will discover how to ethically use AI as a trusted assistant to spark ideas, refine drafts, streamline research, and even uncover hidden opportunities. From crafting stronger openings to brainstorming unique illustrations or stories, AI can remove the overwhelm and free up more time for creativity, strategy, and connection. This session will show writers and speakers how to integrate AI into their process in smart, ethical, and surprisingly simple ways.
Breakout Session #4
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Speakers
Your Story Matters: Sharing your Personal Testimony
Speakers
Presented By: Angela donadio
Do you ever feel unsure about how to share your testimony in a way that truly reflects God’s power in your life? In this engaging session, you’ll gain the confidence to tell your story with courage and clarity—anchored in Scripture and grounded in purpose.
• Learn how to connect your personal story to the greater narrative of Scripture.
• Discover what to say—and how much—when sharing your testimony.
• Gain practical tools to speak
Lose the Notes. Keep the Audience
Speakers
Presented By: karen porter
Let’s be real—your notes are holding you hostage. When you cling to that written script, your eyes are glued down, your energy is trapped, and your audience feels it. In this workshop, Karen Porter will show you a brand-new and simple tool to build your talk so it sticks in your brain (no memorization marathon required). Once you’re free from those notes, you’ll finally lock eyes, spark emotion, and deliver a message that lands with power. No more boring read-alouds—just you, your story, and a room full of people leaning in. Gain freedom from notes and power on stage.
Writers
Writing Devotions: Your Heart, Their Hope, His Glory
Writers
Presented By: sandi banks
Your stories can impact the world, one heart at a time!
Join Sandi Banks for this interactive, inspiring, informative workshop. Here you will learn key elements for effectively writing devotions, then getting them into the publishers’ hands and the readers’ hearts.
What’s so intriguing and rewarding about devotional writing? It communicates truth, heart-to-heart, and points the reader upward for encouragement and connection with God—all in a five-minute-or-less read.
Sandi defines devotional writing as a “nugget of truth, wrapped in a story, immersed in insight, served with grace.” Come discover what that means, and how God can use your gifts and experiences to honor Him and offer hope to a hurting world.
Risking to Write the Book
Writers
Presented By: Blythe Daniel
Writers can shrink back when a publisher says a book isn’t quite right or they don’t have enough platform. You can get discouraged and not risk writing the book. But Proverbs 11:14 (MSG) tells us that “Without good direction, people lose their way; the more wise counsel you follow, the better your chances.” From an agent’s perspective, I’ll share how to balance listening to counsel from the publishing community and from God as you rise up in three areas: your words (sacred writing time and season), your wisdom (invitation from God to create), and your spiritual well-being (writing advances you closer to God not apart from Him). This workshop is spiritual encouragement and practical steps to affirm that your writing reflects what a hungry world needs to hear from a faith-based perspective. We will also look at topics that have been overdone and how to write from a place of fresh ideas.
Ministry Development
Podcasting: Asking the Good Questions
Ministry Development
Presented By: courtney doyle
Great interviews don’t happen by accident, they’re cultivated. In this breakout session, Courtney Doyle, host of The Mom Show podcast, will pull back the curtain on how she consistently draws out authentic, memorable conversations with her guests.
She’ll share her favorite tools and systems for preparing interviews, including:
● Getting to know guests before recording to build trust and rapport
● Automating guest intake forms to gather stories and topics in advance
● Reading guests’ books or content and crafting custom questions from their own words
● Using ChatGPT to generate fresh, targeted questions from guest answers
● Writing prompts that lead guests to speak about what they’re most passionate about
● Developing a signature opening or closing question that sets your show apart
You’ll leave with practical tools and a repeatable system to craft better questions, foster meaningful conversations, and create content your audience won’t forget.
Logos Bible Software Training
Ministry Development
Presented By: scott lindsey
Communication that produces change happens when we apply the truth of God’s word to people’s lives. Today in ministry, we must be prepared to share the truth of Scripture to a culture that has gone digital.
This interactive workshop will demonstrate the use of Logos Bible Software for effective speaking preparation, writing research, and personal Bible study. What usually takes five to 10 hours of flipping through paper books for speaking prep and Bible study can be done in seconds – and the depth of study is unparalleled!
Logos 10 gives you access to your entire biblical library wherever you are because it is compatible with Mac®, PC, iPad®, iPhone®, and Android™ – this ease of use and power of Logos will be clearly taught and demonstrated.
The Way You View Life is the Way You’ll Do Life
Ministry Development
Presented By: Sheila Qualls
Preventing circumstances from wrecking your life
We all deal with circumstances that have the potential to hijack our lives. Your circumstances affect the way you see yourself and the way you relate to others. But they don’t define you. Recognize the lies you’ve been believing about yourself and exchange them for the truth of who God says you are.
Exchange lies about your circumstance for truth and gain a deeper appreciation for who you are in Christ.
In this session Sheila helps women:
• Recognize that your circumstances don’t define you
• Expose lies you’ve been believing about a circumstance
• Replace lies with God’s truth
Breakout Session #5
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Speakers
Stories & Statements that Make Your Messages Stick
Speakers
Presented By: shannon popkin
Your message is only helpful if your listeners can remember what they just heard. So let’s talk about the craft of sticky statements and stories, which help de-clutter your message and make your content stick.
Learn how to craft a sticky statement and use it effectively, and go home with a list of sticky starters. Also, learn how to craft three types of sticky stories and which to use when.
Tough Talks
Speakers
Presented By: Darlene larson
Disappointments are part of our life journey and our calling.
Speaking with event planners, learning to negotiate fees, meeting with an agent, discussing a book contract, disagreeing with a publisher or having a contract broken. How do you address the “no answer” or the “change your book idea”?
Scripture is clear, “We are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ” (Ephesians 4:14-15 NASB).
Join this breakout, take a quiz, and discover what holds you back and learn to F.A.C.E. your tough talks God’s Way!
Writers
Nonfiction Structure
Writers
Presented By: debbie alsdorf
You want to write a book, but don’t know where do you start? This workshop will look at 5 steps to help get you on your way to writing the book you’ve dreamed of. Applicable for all non-fiction writing, we will look explore understanding the audience and market for each non-fiction genre, getting clear on your mission and message—to finally planning the structure for writing a marketable non-fiction book.
The Pursuit: Seeking His Purpose for Your Writing
Writers
Presented By: Judy dunagan
Discover how your passion for writing can become an act of worship. We will dive into Hebrews 12 and focus on the importance of pursuing HIS purpose for your writing. It should be all about Him and not about you. We will also look at how to surrender the dream to write, while still pursuing that dream. As an acquiring editor, Judy will share why she is seeking proposals for books that teach deep biblical truths in creative and fresh ways. And she will provide practical tools for making those truths and His Word come alive in your writing.
Ministry Development
Unlock the Power of a Podcast Tour
Ministry Development
Presented By: susan neal
Boost Your Book’s Reach
Expand your book’s visibility—without the hefty price tag of traditional advertising—through a podcast tour. This engaging workshop provides a step-by-step guide to harnessing the untapped potential of podcast tours, offering a fresh avenue to introduce your work to diverse audiences. You’ll learn the essentials of:
– Identifying and selecting the right podcasts
– Evaluating the audience size of potential shows
– Crafting a compelling query letter
– Developing a professional media kit
Developing Your Prayer Team
Ministry Development
Presented By: kathe wunnenberg
Developing Your Prayer Team
Speakers, writers and leaders need a prayer team to help them journey through obstacles, opportunities, transitions and success. Whether you’re new in your journey, seasoned, or somewhere in between, you can move forward to reach your God given potential with power, when you make prayer a priority. Even if you have a prayer team, it may be time to access and personalize a new plan for this season!
In this workshop you will learn from biblical role models and real life ministry stories how to:
• recognize your needs in this season
• strategize and personalize a prayer plan for a reason, season, event or project
• mobilize a few or a multitude to cover you in prayer
• energize yourself (and your prayer team) with God’s power
Leave armed with your next step to cover yourself and your ministry to make a difference for God’s Kingdom.
RISE UP: Embracing the Seasons of Your Calling
Ministry Development
Presented By: pat layton
Every woman in ministry—whether speaker, writer, or leader—experiences seasons of calling. Some feel the first stirrings of a dream; others are stepping into bold new spaces after loss, transition, or decades of serving faithfully in hidden places.
In this inspiring and practical session, Pat Layton—author, coach, and founder of the global ministry *Surrendering the Secret*—will help women identify their current sacred season and discover how to rise up with clarity, courage, and Christ-centered purpose. Through a biblical lens and life-mapping framework, attendees will gain tools to move forward in calling, whether they are launching, relaunching, or lingering in the liminal in-between.
Participants will:
• DISCERN their current Season of Calling using Pat’s signature Seasons of a Woman’s Life framework.
• DEFINE what “rising up” looks like in that season—emotionally, spiritually, and practically.
• DEVELOP a seasonal action plan using the Freedom Flower life-mapping tool and “RISE UP” biblical model.
• DELIGHT in knowing that every season has purpose—even the quiet or questioning ones.
Breakout Session #6
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Speakers
Retreat Speaking that Rocks!
Speakers
Presented By: Cindy bultema
Retreats offer something no single keynote ever could…time, depth, and space for transformation. But speaking multiple times in one weekend, sustaining energy, and truly connecting with a brand-new audience? That takes skill.
In this hands-on workshop, Cindy will share proven strategies to help you not just survive a retreat weekend—but thrive as a retreat keynote speaker.
You’ll learn how to:
* Distinguish between planning a one-time keynote and designing a retreat message sequence.
* Communicate clearly and confidently with retreat planners to set yourself (and them) up for success.
* Craft memorable and interactive sessions that keep participants engaged across multiple talks.
* Match your message to the audience’s energy levels throughout the weekend.
* Anticipate and avoid common retreat pitfalls.
Takeaway: You’ll walk away with practical tools and fresh confidence to deliver retreat messages that impact lives and open doors for future speaking opportunities.
Master the Mic: Learning the Art of Emceeing
Speakers
Presented By: dawn damon
Step into the spotlight with confidence and skill! Learn the Art of Emceeing is a dynamic, hands-on class designed to equip you with the tools to host events with poise, presence, and purpose. Whether you’re introducing speakers, guiding a program, or energizing a crowd, you’ll learn how to command the room, think on your feet, and keep events flowing with grace and professionalism. Discover the secrets to powerful openings, seamless transitions, audience engagement, and honoring time—all while showcasing your authentic voice.
Practice included. Perfect for speakers, leaders, and communicators ready to master the mic.
Writers
Improve Your Nonfiction with Fiction Techniques
Writers
Presented By: dave & cindy lambert
Discover the “secrets” of bringing your nonfiction to life by applying several essential fiction techniques to your writing. Whether your specialty is nonfiction or fiction, you’ll learn how to sharpen several key writing skills in this intense “how to” session.
Using the Pyramid Method to Write Winning Articles
Writers
Presented By: Cheri Cowell
How do writers turn out one winning article after another? They have a formula. Learn how to use the article pyramid to turn out publisher-approved articles like the pros.
Ministry Development
Booked & Blessed: Land Podcast Interviews – Dawn Mann Sanders
Ministry Development
Presented By: Dawn Mann Sanders
Tactics get you pitches; relationships get you bookings. After 45+ podcast interviews in her first year, a major publishing contract, and platform doors that “shouldn’t” have opened, one truth emerged: every significant opportunity came through an authentic relationship. This workshop teaches you to build genuine connections that naturally lead to interviews, forewords, and kingdom collaborations. Learn the relationship-first approach that turned one author’s network into her net worth—spiritually and professionally.
Takeaways:
- Converting one connection into a constellation
- How to serve before you sell (and why it works)
- Converting one connection into a constellation
How to Endure in Ministry in Painful Seasons
Ministry Development
Presented By: Ginny Davidson & Joanna Teigen
Are you finding yourself wondering if your physical illness, current challenges, or difficult relationships will mean the end of your ministry? The suffering we experience can plant seeds of discouragement and doubt that make us question God’s call on our lives.
In our hearts, we can wrestle with questions like,
Does my broken situation disqualify me for ministry?
Am I too weak to do the work I’ve been called to do?
Is my struggle a sign that I’m out of God’s will or he’s displeased with me?
How do I respond to others who say I should quit?
Join Joanna and Ginny as they co-lead a session to share God’s Word, stories of overcoming, and reflective questions to refresh your hope and confidence to endure in your ministry.
In this workshop, you’ll consider threats to your call including comparison, a fear of failure, physical ailments, spiritual exhaustion, and discouraging voices around you. You’ll discover how to abide in the Lord in your dark valleys and allow him to lead you through. And, you’ll learn how to take heart as you walk in obedience to God’s calling on your life.
Building Community on Substack & Threads
Ministry Development
Presented By: Christy Lynne Wood
Platform sometimes seems like an unattainable dream, but what if there was a free tool that rolled social media, newsletters, collecting email addresses, and podcast hosting into one easy experience? What if your audience could easily find you without giveaways and gimmicks? Substack is a growing and evolving online space where readers and writers have a chance to connect through short notes and longer articles.
In this interactive session, Christy will provide space for attendees to think through their philosophy of platform. She will encourage them to view Substack as a community of people rather than a tool to use. Attendees will learn how to start their own Substack, connect with other writers and authors, and enjoy the benefits of Substack such as free podcast hosting and paid subscriptions. Christy will share how she has used Substack to grow her email list organically, connect with her favorite authors, guest on various podcasts, sell copies of her book, join an online writers group, and submit to literary publications.
Another newer social media that Christy finds pairs well with Substack is Threads. Christy will show attendees how to use word-based Threads alongside Substack to connect and grow with followers. As a working mom and wife, Christy doesn’t always have the time and creative energy to produce video or graphic content. But after giving her platform to God, she has watched her community grow simply by writing short but heartfelt thoughts on Threads and Substack Notes along with her weekly longform posts. If you struggle with platform, are looking for community, or just enjoy learning something new, then this session is for you.
Guided Outdoor Reflections (weather permitting)
Ministry Development
Presented By: Jeri Howe
Need a bit of a break from the intensity of the conference? Join Jeri for a walk through Calvin’s nature preserve. With gentle prompts, Jeri will give you a refreshing look at God’s creation.