Even though FEC history stretches back 153 years, five years ago its leaders redefined their purpose and rebranded their image. That process began almost seven years ago, when Rocky Rocholl took the president’s seat. He began by asking, “Do we need to exist?” Once pastors and leaders answered that question, the challenge was to define why FEC exists. That process reaffirmed that FEC remains committed to establishing reproducing churches worldwide. In that effort, FEC exists to resource churches on the frontlines, and that number of churches has nearly doubled since 2011. Part of strengthening churches includes bringing church leaders together at the annual conference.

This year, the annual FEC conference will be held at Brookside Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana, August 2-4. The speakers all lead FEC churches with the addition of Brian Kluth from the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE).

The FEC speakers include:

The three-day conference consists of five sessions with topics ranging from establishing new churches to strengthening and reproducing existing churches whether in the United States or overseas.

The most important aspect of the annual conference, according to Nate Zimmerman, FEC Administrative Director, is engaging church leaders and providing an opportunity for networking. With the growth of churches new to FEC, leaders will be attending the conference and hearing the mission for the first time. For everyone who attends, Zimmerman emphasizes that the annual conference will “recast, refocus, remind, and re-energize” so that this growing fellowship of churches remains “On Mission” for years to come.  To learn more or register for this year’s conference visit the On Mission page.