Breakouts
Choose one of three sessions. Tap a name to read their bio.
Mentoring the Called in Your Church
God is already stirring people in your congregation toward ministry and missions. This session equips pastors and church leaders to recognize those callings early, walk alongside them with intention, and build a culture where the called are discovered, developed, and sent from the local church.
STUCK: “I Know I’m Called, But I’ve Got Obstacles”
Family, finances, education, fear, timing: the road from calling to going is rarely clear. Hear honest stories from those who have faced real barriers, and find practical next steps for moving forward when your calling feels stalled.
Moving from Secular to Sacred Conversations: Connecting Our Everyday Conversations to Jesus
Mission doesn’t start overseas. It starts in the conversations you’re already having. Learn simple, natural ways to turn everyday interactions with coworkers, neighbors, and friends toward the hope of the gospel, drawn from years of ministry in a post-Christian context.
Breakout leaders
South Jersey
Rev. Bob Nash
Mentoring the Called in Your Church
Bob Nash and his wife, Valerie, have been married since 1996 and serve as the senior pastoral couple at Main Street Church. Bob is a retired Recon Marine who brings discipline and leadership to his ministry. Since 1999, he and Valerie have given themselves to church planting and redevelopment. They live in Jackson, NJ, with four of their children and many boxers. They are proud parents of five adult children and grandparents of seven. They love opening their home to others and taking long road trips, often with a Chick-fil-A stop.
Back to breakoutsLizzie Noumi
Mentoring the Called in Your Church
Lizzie Noumi came to the United States in 2013 to build a career in finance. In South Jersey she found something greater: a community of radical believers willing to sacrifice everything for the Gospel. There she heard God’s call to ministry and embraced it wholeheartedly. Lizzie now serves on the leadership team at Main Street Church, where she leads the ESL and Missions outreach ministries. Through them she connects people from all walks of life with the love of Christ and helps them feel at home in the church family.
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Pastor Jeremiah Lepasana
Mentoring the Called in Your Church
Jeremiah Lepasana serves as the church planting pastor of City Chapel, a C&MA church that gathers in Manhattan’s West Village. He also serves the Metro District by supporting its missions work. He is passionate about helping others experience Jesus as real, present, and personal. Jeremiah and his wife, Juliana, have two children and are grateful to call Brooklyn home.
Back to breakoutsRev. Jay & Bev Bellamy
STUCK: “I Know I’m Called, But I’ve Got Obstacles”
Jay and Beverly Bellamy began ministry in the Metro District, pastoring the Alliance Church in Middletown, NY, from 1989 to 1994. They then became Alliance International Workers, training pastors and church leaders at Bible schools in the Republic of Congo and Gabon. Since 2013, they have helped the Congolese Alliance plant churches among the Vili, a people historically resistant to the gospel. Through oral Bible storytelling, the missionaries they trained are reaching hundreds of Vili. The Bellamys are now developing a Missions School to equip Congolese missionaries to reach more than 60 peoples who have yet to hear God’s Word in their own language.
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Rev. Dan Lawrence
Moving from Secular to Sacred Conversations
Dan Lawrence serves with the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Paris, France, alongside his wife, Lisa, and their team. In a nation where fewer than two percent of people know Christ personally, they help people experience belonging before believing. They build community through hospitality, authentic friendship, and gatherings around the table. Dan is also the Field Director for France with Alliance Missions and serves on the C&MA Board of Directors. He is passionate about discipleship, developing missional leaders, and equipping believers to live on mission wherever God has placed them.
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