Great Commission Collective

annual leaders conference

The Great Commission Collective is a group of pastors, elders, and leaders who provide wisdom, resources, support, and community to each other, training you to flourish as you lead a church or church plant.

Join us at this year’s Resilient Conference and be renewed for the long journey of faithful ministry. In a world of constant pressure and change, resilience isn’t optional—it's ESSENTIAL.

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5 Reasons Elders, Leaders and Staff Should Attend “Resilient 2026”

This conference is designed to equip and strengthen pastors, elders, church planters, ministry leaders, teams, core groups, and future leaders. Consider bringing your team to deepen connection, encourage one another, and grow in resilience together.

Team Building

The experience of "team" does not just happen. It's the fruit of intentional leadership seizing strategic opportunities to make surgical investments. The GCC Annual Conference is designed to give teams space to breathe as they engage and unpack the essential content being presented. Be it the pre-conference sessions or the conference seminars, each person speaking has been asked to make time for interaction and discussion. Equally important, the schedule leaves Wednesday night open to provide teams with an unhurried evening for discussion, application and prayer.

When you wonder if the Fall conference is worth the expense of bringing everyone, think team-building!This is where the description goes.

Corporate Worship & Prayer

Worshipping and praying together with partners in ministry is the anchor point of our conference, not merely a tag on element. Gathering together in worship and prayer reorients our hearts, deepens our dependence, and unites us around what matters most. It is an experience you will not want to miss!

At the conference, you’ll have the opportunity to join voices from around the world in passionately praising our Creator and pleading with Him to do His will… reminding us that our confidence rests not in our strategy or our strength, but in our Savior.

Ministry Area Breakout Learning

This one is huge. Have you seen the workshops? If not, scroll down to the workshop section to check them out! Do you believe we are, by the grace of God, creating and delivering content around all of these topics? We have targeted training for virtually every facet of local church leadership.

If you want to make a loud statement to your staff, elders and leaders about how you value them and how important their role is to your church, invite them to this event. In fact, help them get there. They will thank you. In fact, the day may come when the entire church thanks you.

Bottom line: Don't Come Alone!

Relationship Growth

While we thank the Lord for the gift of zoom calls and text messages, there is simply no replacement for time together in person. Part of what makes GCC so unique is our commitment to strengthening one another through caring relationships. There’s something about being in the trenches together, isn’t there?

At this year's conference, you'll find dedicated time and space to connect with others in your region as well as those serving in similar ministry roles. This may be the beginning of a brand new relationship or the opportunity to strengthen a lasting partnership!This is where the description goes.

The Value

We know that the cost of team travel can feel overwhelming when church budgets are tight. We love and respect your desire to be good stewards of the finances of your church. Yet, there is something truly special about the unique impact of making this opportunity available to your team. The investment contains worth far beyond the week of the conference. That’s why we seek to make the conference affordable for you and your team, offering early bird and group pricing options!

Please take advantage of these discounts, and if you have questions, or need to talk through another option to get your team registered with the discounts, please contact us at events@gccollective.org.

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schedule& breakouts

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Breakout times & descriptions

breakout grid by ministry area

keynote speakers

Scott Hollingshead - Lead Pastor

Doxa Church
Rocklin, CA

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Dave Harvey - President

Great Commission Collective
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Robbie Symons - Lead Pastor

Hope Bible Church
Oakville, ON

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Norm Millar - Lead Pastor

Redemption Bible Church
London, ON

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Special Guest Teachers

In addition to the talent in our own GCC family, we've invited other industry professionals to lend their expertise.

Paul Baloche

LeadWorship.com

Having served as the Worship Pastor at Community Christian Fellowship in Lindale, Texas for more than 25 years, Paul Baloche is an ordained minister with an MDiv from the Methodist Episcopal Church.

In addition to writing, recording, and touring, he founded LeadWorship.com to serve, equip, and train local church worship teams across the globe. He teaches modern worship Master Classes nationally and has created a variety of online instructional videos and free resources designed specifically to help worship leaders and musicians.

Baloche is a contributing writer for both Worship Leader and Worship Musician magazines, a featured blogger on ChurchLeaders.com, and has written the books The Same Love: A Devotion (David C. Cook) and God Songs – How to Write and Select Songs for Worship.

He has three grown children and currently resides in New York City with his wife of thirty-three years, Rita.

leadworship.com

Jim Newheiser

Reformed Theological Seminary

Jim is the Director of the Christian Counseling program and Professor of Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC. He served in pastoral ministry for over thirty years in Southern California and Saudi Arabia. He has served as the director of The Institute for Biblical Counseling and Discipleship (IBCD) since 2006. He is a Fellow and a board member of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC). Jim has been practicing biblical counseling since 1982.

Jim Newheiser

Caroline Newheiser

Author

Caroline's walk with the Lord started as a child but became more impactful while she was a student at Baylor University. She married my husband, Jim, in 1979, and we have been on an exciting walk with Lord ever since. He was a pastor for 30 years; 26 of those were in Escondido, California. After teaching their three sons at home, Caroline began her counseling ministry. They moved to Charlotte in 2016 because my husband became the director of the Christian Counseling program at Reformed Theological Seminary where she earned a Master’s degree in 2018.

Caroline Newheiser

tickets

Single Tickets – $185 each (1-9)
Group Tickets – $170 each (10+)

25% discount through July 30th = EARLYBIRD26

Tickets are inclusive of all main sessions and breakout teachings. If you are registering for another person, please do not use the same email address for multiple tickets. We use email to communicate with attendees so they are kept up to date of any changes and all conference information.

You will need the following information for all attendees before registering:

name
email
phone number
church
church city/state
position in the church
any food allergies
breakout selections

EXHIBITORS

We’re excited to welcome a variety of exhibitors who are passionate about equipping and encouraging ministry leaders. Throughout the conference, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with organizations, resources, and ministry partners dedicated to helping churches and leaders grow in discipleship, outreach, leadership development, and kingdom impact. These exhibitors were carefully selected to provide practical tools, valuable connections, and fresh ideas to help strengthen and further your ministry long after the conference ends.

Stop by our exhibitor area in the lobby and make new connections!

Exhibitor hours:
Monday: 5pm-9pm
Tuesday: 8am - 9pm
Wednesday: 8am - 5pm

lodging & other questions

LODGING OPTIONS

View hotels with discount rates located within just 5 minutes of Hope Oakville.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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our host church

We are thrilled to be back at Hope Bible Church in Oakville again this year! The Hope team is such a blessing and the space for worship and breakouts is unbeatable!

Hope Oakville is located at 500 Great Lakes Blvd, Oakville, ONT L6L 6X9

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"This is one conference I will not miss, unless providentially hindered."

- Shamus Drake, Pastor of Providence Church, San Antonio TX

"It's a reminder of the family we are in and how wonderful & healthy it is!"

- Norm Millar, Pastor of Redemption Bible Church - London ONT

"Every time we come to a conference it just seems that the focus of the conference was so right for us at the time!"

- Derek Ward, Pastor of Harvest Bible Church - Barbados