The AGAPE Conference is thrilled to welcome Jeff Walling as he kicks off 2025 with a keynote address that dives into Jesus’ most important commands. #agapecon25

The AGAPE Conference welcomes Fate Hagood III, who will continue the weekend’s theme, “Inseparable,” by sharing the incredible love of Jesus that inspires us to act selflessly. #agapecon25

The AGAPE Conference welcomes Orpheus Heyward as he wraps up the 2025 keynote address, sharing the inseparable love of Jesus. #agapecon25

Fear, anxiety, anger, grief are all part of the human experience. Let’s learn to recognize the signals they send and explore ways to quiet them, or carry them in grace, so that we can totally enjoy the gifts of the Holy Spirit - in abundance. #agapecon25

This session invites participants to explore how contemplative Christian practices can become pathways to healing both the inner and outer forms of violence that wound our lives and communities. Through reflection, dialogue, and prayerful silence, we will examine the roots of interior violence—fear, resentment, judgment—and how these often manifest as exterior violence in our words, relationships, and social systems. #agapecon25

Loving others in the name of God can be complicated and messy. Cultural differences are often a barrier, but what if they could be a bridge instead? In this session, we will explore ways that you and your church can serve with increased cultural competency and cultural humility. This practical session will offer powerful insights for living out God's love both locally and globally. #agapecon25

Learn our spiritual action steps towards conciliation.  We have been trying to skip steps and get to unity, and that is the reason we are still so divided and stuck.  God gives us our spiritual warfare plan and His Holy Spirit supplies insight and power to bind together in love.  Brave Christians will confess, mourn or lament, pray and share the “next steps” God reveals, real-time, during our session. #agapecon25

Our culture is confused about masculinity—some fear it, others mock it, and many men simply don’t know what it means anymore. But what if the Bible offers not a caricature of manhood, but a calling? Let’s explore how Jesus redefines strength—not as domination, but as sacrificial love, responsibility, and courage. We’ll look honestly at the crisis of masculinity in our world, the biblical vision of men as protectors and cultivators and the joy of becoming fully alive in Christ. #agapecon25

A practical look at the underlying hypocrisy of loving God but hating our neighbor. Let’s talk about it. Political gaslighting, Socioreligious psychobabble, and plain old dismissive orneriness have replaced the command of God to love our neighbor. How can disciples of a master who literally laid down his life for his enemies display such callous disregard for others based on race, gender, or sinful propensities? Remember He said, “the second is just like it.” #agapecon25

Serving and supporting our worship experiences is vital to the health of the church. With technology playing a significant role in how we organize and facilitate community worship it has become more and more important to develop skills and resources to support a consistent, minimally distracting technology infrastructure. Suitable for any experience level looking to develop or reinforce their audio engineering skills to better serve their church community. #agapecon25