The Centrality of the Church in the Mission of God

Join us on September 26-27, 2025, as we gather under the preached word to be challenged to consider how the Lord of the Harvest is calling us to participate in the global cause of Christ. Our prayer is that the Lord may use this conference to stir sacrificial goers and senders for the unreached. May many churches be planted through the means of the church and for the sake the Lord of the church.
Schedule:
Friday | 7:00 - 9:00pm
Session 1 | Missionary God: The Foundations for Missions, Dale Van Dyke
Session 2 | The Swallowing Up of Death and the Missionary Mandate, Chad Vegas
Late Night Event | Film Screening: Missionary: John Paton
Children's Conference
Saturday | 9:00am - 3:00pm
Session 3 | Culture of Missional Sacrifice, Chad Vegas
Session 4 | The Role of the Local Church, Brooks Buser
Session 5 | The Church as the Aim in Missions, Jason Helopoulous
Q&A | Chad Vegas, Jason Helopolous, Dale Van Dyke & Brooks Buser
Session 6 | The Mission Realized, Brooks Buser
Children's Conference All Day Saturday
Speakers
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Chad Vegas: Chad is the founding pastor of Sovereign Grace Church in Bakersfield, CA. After completing his MA at Talbot School of Theology, and serving as a pastor at RiverLakes Community Church, Chad was called to plant Sovereign Grace. He is also the founding board chairman of Radius International, an organization that trains people to plant churches among unreached language groups. He has been married to Teresa since 1994, and they have 2 children. | ||
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Jason Helopolous: Jason is senior pastor of University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan, and author of several books including The Promise: The Amazing Story of Our Long-Awaited Savior (Crossway, 2021) and A Neglected Grace: Family Worship in the Christian Home (Christian Focus, 2013). Jason and his wife, Leah, have two children, Gracen and Ethan. | ||
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Brooks Buser: Brooks is the president of Radius International. Brooks and his wife served among the YembiYembi people of Papua New Guinea for thirteen years. In 2016, they returned to the United States, and Brooks assumed the leadership of Radius International, a school that trains missionaries going to the last unreached language groups of the world. | ||
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Dale Van Dyke: Pastor Dale is the pastor of Harvest OPC in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also serves on the boards of Westminster Seminary in California and Covenant College in Georgia. |