Join us for the Conference on Global Engagement from January 27-29, 2025, as we explore how knowing Christ transforms our lives and empowers us to impact the world. With keynote speaker David Deets from the Institute for Biblical Leadership, this year’s theme, Knowing Christ, Transforming the World, will guide us through powerful messages that inspire a deeper relationship with Christ and a greater passion for sharing the Gospel globally.
Meet the Keynote Speaker
Dave Deets serves as the Vice President of IBL, The Institute of Biblical Leadership. Prior to joining IBL, Dave served in pastoral ministry for twenty years. Dave holds an M. Min., an M.A. in Cross-Cultural Studies and a D.Min. Dave’s dissertation focused on the selection process of church elders, from which he published the book, Selecting Elders: A Biblical Guide to Choosing God’s Shepherds. In 2022, Dave wrote the book, When Men Have Miscarriages: Finding Hope Against Silent Pain. The books tells the story of Dave and Kimberly’s journey through miscarriage. Dave serves as the Chairman of the Council of Regional Presidents for IFCA International and serves on the national board of IFCA. Dave, his wife, Kimberly, and their three children, Caleb, Andrew, and Rebecca, live in Greenville, SC.
IBL, The Institute of Biblical Leadership began over 35 years ago. Focusing on a leader’s motivation, character, call, roles, and relationships, we help God’s leaders develop consistency in spiritual disciplines and ministry practices, and to experience Spirit-led transformation and God-glorifying ministry. Because leaders who honor God don’t just come out of nowhere, we come alongside God’s leaders to help them take the next steps to be the leader God intends them to be. We do this through four ministries: Coaching, Consulting, Counseling, and Training. We are burdened to make a difference in the lives of God’s leaders both here in the U.S. and around the world. We do this all for no fee to the churches or individual leader. We are a faith-based ministry who serves under the authority of the local church.
