2026 Kerygma Keynote Sessions

2026 Kerygma Keynote Sessions

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2026 Kerygma Keynote Sessions
  • The Nearness of Jesus

    Through stories of suffering, redemption, friendship, and grace, Lisa Harper invites believers into a posture of humility and expectancy before God. This message becomes a reminder that the gospel meets us in our weakness, forms us through every season, and continually calls us deeper into the pr...

  • Desperate For Jesus

    Dr. Nicole Martin explores what happens when we come to the end of ourselves and discover our deep need for Jesus. Through biblical teaching and pastoral encouragement, she confronts self-sufficiency and invites us into a posture of dependence, surrender, and wholehearted pursuit of Christ. Rathe...

  • How To Be A Kyrios Disciple

    You are invited to explore what it truly means to live as a disciple of Jesus under His lordship. Rooted in the biblical meaning of Kyrios, Dr. Bird examines the call to surrender, obedience, allegiance, and transformation in a culture that often prefers comfort over costly discipleship. Believer...

  • Not The Understudy: Discovering Your True Role in the Kingdom

    Dr. Jim Howard explores what it means to embrace the unique role God has given each believer within His Kingdom. Challenging comparison, insecurity, and the pressure to imitate someone else’s calling, he reminds listeners that God does not create understudies in His Kingdom economy. Dr. Howard in...

  • Flourishing in a Fractured World

    Christine Caine calls believers to reject fear, complacency, and cultural exhaustion and instead live as flourishing women rooted in Christ. Weaving together Scripture, personal testimony, humor, and prophetic encouragement, this session reminds listeners that the fruit of the Spirit is still pos...

  • Discipleship in Matthew’s Gospel

    In this insightful session, Dr. Craig Keener unpacks the theme of discipleship throughout the Gospel of Matthew. Drawing from the historical context, literary structure, and teachings of Jesus, this message explores what it meant to follow Christ in the first century and what faithful discipleshi...

  • Song, Story, and Suffering

    Dr. Bleeker reflects on the connection between song, story, and suffering throughout Scripture and human experience. She explores how music gives voice to grief, hope, lament, and faith when words alone fall short. Listeners are invited to consider how worship can become both an act of honesty an...

  • Trauma in the Eyes of Jesus

    Dr. Scot McKnight explores trauma through the eyes of Jesus. Rather than minimizing pain or rushing people toward easy answers, he examines how Christ meets wounded people with dignity, presence, and restoration. With biblical depth and pastoral tenderness, Dr. McKnight offers a framework for und...