
“There are more people alive today that don’t know Christ than in any other time in history!” Joshua Project
“ Most churches cater to those inside their buildings, not to the wider community.” Lifeway Research
About the conference
Through sponsorships and exhibitors, the conference intends to be very affordable. Besides the already committed financial support of local churches and organizations, we hope you may also choose to help in underwriting.

Some speakers and workshop and worship leaders are currently confirmed. (Updates coming!)
Four of five plenary speakers will include:

Christine Caine is a speaker, author, and activist who has been serving the local church globally for over 30 years. She is the best-selling author of more than a dozen books and studies. She holds a Master’s Degree in Evangelism and Leadership from Wheaton College.

Tom Lin became InterVarsity’s eighth president in 2016. He served as an InterVarsity campus minister at Harvard University and Boston University before helping to establish an International Fellowship of Evangelical Students movement in Mongolia, where he served as the Country Director. He then became Regional Director of InterVarsity’s Central Region and served as Vice President of Missions and Director of the Urbana Student Missions Conference.

Chris Clayman serves as the Executive Director of Joshua Project. In the past, he has been involved in pioneer mission work in West Africa and New York City among Muslim peoples, and he has initiated and helped develop numerous mobilization and outreach efforts focused on unreached peoples, including Global Gates, Heart for Muslims, Welcome Africans, and UPG North America. Chris is also the author of Superplan: a journey into God’s story and ethNYcity: The Nations, Tongues, and Faiths of Metropolitan New York. Chris and his family live in New York City.

Dr. Bob Roberts Jr. is a pastor and renowned bridge builder who has dedicated his life to promoting and advancing religious freedom, peacemaking and civil engagement. He is the founder of GlocalNet, a ministry dedicated to mobilizing the church to bring about transformation in the public square, co-founder of the Multi-Faith Neighbors Network (MFNN), an organization committed to promoting religious freedom through intentional cross-cultural relationships, and newly appointed president of the Institute of Global Engagement (IGE), an organization that catalyzes freedom of faith worldwide so that everyone has the ability to live what they believe.

Dr. Julio Guarneri is the Executive Director for Texas Baptists (BGCT) which consists of 5,300 churches and 20 institutions. Engaged for 39-years in pastoral ministry, including 13-years in Calvary Baptist Church (McAllen), and 17-years in Iglesia Bautista Getsemani (Ft. Worth). Guarneri has degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.A) and a Ph.D. in Leadership from Dallas Baptist University. His“distinguished dissertation” researched “A Historical Analysis of a Majority World Missionary Sending Network.” He is married to his wife, Monica, and has four children and three grandchildren.
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Sponsorship
We invite you to partner with us as a sponsor for this event. More information coming soon.
CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP LEVELS:
- Platinum $5000+ – includes 5 free registrations
- Gold $3500 – includes 4 free registrations
- Silver $2000 – includes 3 free registrations
- Bronze $1000 – includes 2 free registrations
- Copper $500 – includes 1 free registrations
Registration

The “Early Bird” registration conference fee is $25 ( $10 for Monday student event). (see attached clipart for it) that is good until Labor Day. Cost goes up to $35 on September 2. (Student $10 fee does not increase)

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Our Story
We Christians affirm the transforming work of God’s Spirit in our lives. However, many believers focus more on what they can “get” from that relationship, instead of accepting his call to “go” into his world to transform it through his love as agents of change for the “kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.” Jesus’ last words to his disciples commissioned them to do that very thing, with his significant promise to be “with” them to the ends of the earth. Today, there are millions of people who have never heard or clearly understood the good news of Christ, the One who sends us to “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” (Matthew 28:19-20).

Recently, in our Waco community, 30 local Christian leaders met together to affirm our desire to address these issues, beginning with a fall mission’s conference to reignite the passion through biblical teaching, training, motivation, worship and opportunities to better fulfill that commission. On October 6-8, 2025, a collaborative of local churches, Christian non-profits, Baylor Spiritual Life and George W. Truett Theological Seminary are offering a conference entitled, “Beyond Us…From Neighborhoods to the Nations.” It will begin on the Baylor campus on Monday evening, October 6, focusing on college students and followed by a two-day gathering on October 7-8. There will be five plenary speakers, worship, and 30 workshops over the two days. (Note: some workshops will be held in Spanish).

Finally, know that this conference embraces a holistic view of mission, from the poor and marginalized in our cities to those in other lands who have never heard the name of Jesus. We will also address topics including refugees, mobilizing Christians, church planting, Bible translation, and various social issues. Our scope intends to both encourage us to participate involvement in a variety of ways “to the ends of the earth,” but also to consider engagement in one’s own community in “business as mission,” engineering, clean water, sports outreach and prison outreach. We can all pray!