Welcome to the

2023 Conference

CONFERENCE BOOKLET

 

 

CONFERENCE AGENDA

FRIDAY
JUNE 17

5p

4p – 6p

5p – 6:45p

6p – 6:45p

6:30p

7p – 7:30p

7:45- 8:45p

9p

 

REGISTRATION OPENS

BASKETBALL SKILLS CHALLENGE

FOOD SERVED

PRE-CONFERENCE BREAKOUT SESSION

CLASS 1 – WHAT THE HEALTH? WINNING YOUR BATTLE OVER HEALTH AND WELLNESS

CLASS 2 – HOW TO BE COUNTERCULTURAL IN MY 20’S AND EARLY 30’S

CLASS 3 – TRAPS AND BAGGAGE THAT HURT YOUR FAMILY 

DOORS OPEN 

DAY 1 CONFERENCE KICK-OFF

GENERAL SESSION 1

BREAKOUT  SESSIONS

CLASS 1 – HOW TO BE A GODLY FATHER IN A FATHERLESS GENERATION

CLASS 2 – DIGITAL DEFENSE: A BATTLE STRATEGY FOR PURITY

CLASS 3 – THE SIN CYCLE: HOW TO BREAK IT 

 

SATURDAY
JUNE 18

8a

8:30a – 9:15a

  

9:30a – 10a

10a – 10:30a

110:30a – 11:15a

11:15a – 11:30a

REGISTRATION OPENS & BREAKFAST

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

CLASS 1 – LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES FOR HOME, WORK AND LIFE

CLASS 2 – WINNING OVER ANGER

CLASS 3 – HOW TO LEAD A WIFE THAT’S A BETTER LEADER  THAN YOU

DAY 2 CONFERENCE KICK-OFF

GENERAL SESSION 2

KEYNOTE GENERAL SESSION 3

CLOSING & APP TIME | GROUP PICTURE AND PRAYER

 

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

MICAH PARSONS

 

NFL Player and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year

Micah Aaron Parsons is an American football outside linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.  Parsons played college football at Penn State, where he was named a consensus All American, the Butkus – Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year, and the Cotton Bowl Defensive MVP as a sophomore in 2019, before being drafted by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Parsons was named the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year, following the 2021 season.

MARCUS SPEARS

ESPN Analyst and NFL Veteran

 

Marcus Spears is an NFL analyst for ESPN who appears daily on NFL Live. The former NFL defensive end initially joined ESPN as a college football analyst for the SEC Network in April 2014.

Spears began appearing on NFL Live in 2019, which led to him assuming a pro football-centric analyst role in June 2020. In addition to appearing on ESPN’s weekday NFL news and information show, Spears is a regular contributor to Get Up, SportsCenter, First Take and other ESPN television and radio shows.

Prior to focusing on the NFL, Spears provided analysis on SEC Network’s popular Saturday morning football pregame show SEC Nation alongside Tim Tebow, Paul Finebaum and host Laura Rutledge. He also launched Thinking Out Loud on SEC Network, joining Greg McElroy and Alyssa Lang for a weekly hour of SEC football banter.

Drafted in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, Spears played defensive end for nine NFL seasons, retiring in 2014.

 

 

DR. E. DEWEY SMITH

The House Of Hope Atlanta
Senior Pastor

Dr. E. Dewey Smith is the Senior Pastor/Teacher of The House of Hope Atlanta, The House of Hope Macon, and The House of Hope WestPointe – one church in three locations – with a membership roll of more than 10,000.

Dr. Smith launched The Tabitha’s House, a non-profit organization that provides housing, counseling and support to young girls rescued from human tracking. In addition, Smith opened The Haven House, a fully staffed, professional and licensed counseling center that addresses the emotional and mental health concerns of people in the community.

Dr. Smith is also professionally involved in music, media, film and television production. He launched “The Hope TV Network” in 2020 and its programs have received over 300 million views.

Dr. Smith is married to his best friend, Andrea Fambro. They have been blessed with two sons: Kamari Elijah and Kylen Isaiah.

BISHOP JOSEPH WALKER III

Mt. Zion Nashville
Lead Pastor

Bishop Joseph Warren Walker, III, is the senior leader of the historic Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Nashville, Tennessee.  His inspirational messages make him a sought-after university commencement speaker and orator in diverse spaces. Bishop Walker is a regular guest on the Rickey Smiley Radio Show as well as a host of other nationally syndicated radio shows that reach millions across the United States. He also has been a guest on CNN, Politics Nation with Al Sharpton on MSNBC, The CBS Morning News, CBN, the 700 Club, Sister Circle, The Roland Martin Show and authors a monthly Op-Ed in the Tennessee Tribune, entitled, Reset.

He is married to the former Dr. Stephaine M. Hale, a health & beauty entrepreneur who recently retired as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology at Vanderbilt University. Both agree that their most joyous accomplishment to date has been the birth of their daughter, Jovanni Willow, and their son, Joseph Warren Walker, IV.

 

DR. CONWAY EDWARDS

One Community Church
Lead Pastor

Dr. Edward’s unique ability to communicate the truths of the Bible in a relevant and uncompromising manner has helped to reach a generation of men, women, singles, couples, and families embedded in a culture defined by individualism, materialism, and humanism.

Dr. Edwards holds a Master of Theology, from Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS). Dr. Edwards holds a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership from Regent University.

He formerly served as Director of Singles at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas under the leadership of Senior Pastor, Dr. Tony Evans, and is passionate about leadership and the local church.

Dr. Edwards and his wife, Jada, are proud parents of a son, Joah, and a daughter, Chloe.

CONFERENCE SWAG SHOP