The American church culture has become a religious façade for many: the love of pleasure supplanting a true devotion to God, screens replacing Scripture, entertainment substituting prayer.
How different is life for those who know how to watch and pray. “Seek the LORD and His strength,” exclaimed the psalmist. “Seek His presence continually!” The true Christian life is not built on religious activity but on a vibrant relationship with God.
During thirty-nine years of intense ministry to those bound in sexual sin, Steve Gallagher has led thousands of desperate souls into an encounter with the Cross. This experience has given him deep insight into the human heart and the unseen spiritual realm that surrounds us. Steve’s burden is to see believers purified and possessed by the power of God. His messages impart an eternal perspective and call Christians to a deeper life in God.
After graduating from Southeastern University, Dustin and his wife Brittany served as Missionary Associates in Macedonia. However, when Dustin’s old sinful habits resurfaced, he was forced to enter the Pure Life Ministries Residential Program. There, God radically altered his life, marriage and ministry. He is the President of Make Way Ministries, which exists to see the world changed one Christian at a time through its speaking, publishing and online ministries.
Nate holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, PA. After college he worked both as a worship leader and also as a counselor at a residential treatment facility for juvenile sex offenders. He has served in our Media Department since he came on board in 2009.
Jeff Colón is a certified biblical counselor through FBC, pastor of Lighthouse on the Rock Church, and director of Lighthouse Biblical Counseling Center. Jeff holds an M.Div. in Biblical Counseling and a B.A. in Pastoral Ministry. Jeff and his wife Rose worked at Pure Life Ministries for 22 years playing an important role in the formation of the organization as it now stands.
At our preconference this year, veteran counselors Jeff and Rose Colón will talk about the restorative atmosphere we foster through prayer, and how it keeps the voices of the world at bay. We will also offer practical suggestions of how prayer can be prioritized in the home—personally, as a couple and as a family. Our hope is that attendees will leave equipped to make prayer an essential part of their home life.
*Preconference will not be livestreamed
Our Conference will once again be hosted at the Answers Center, located on the grounds of the Ark Encounter in Northern Kentucky, just 15 minutes from our Residential Campus. This 2500-seat multipurpose auditorium is well-suited for wonderful times of worship, teaching and fellowship. It will even be transformed on Saturday night into a beautiful banquet hall for our Alumni and Friends Benefit Banquet!
The Preconference will be held at Mt. Olivet church, just down the road from the Ark Encounter.