RightNow Conference 2026: Renewing Leaders for Ministry Ahead

RightNow Conference 2026 is scheduled for November 4–6 at Bent Tree Bible Fellowship, 4141 International Parkway in Carrollton, Texas. RightNow Media announced on October 5 that the main conference had sold out weeks in advance, with more than 3,000 pastors and church leaders expected from across the United States. The three-day gathering is designed for pastors, church staff, volunteer leaders, discipleship directors, and ministry teams who need both spiritual renewal and practical preparation for another season of service. Its theme, Renew, is rooted in Titus 3:4–5, which locates regeneration and renewal in God’s mercy and the work of the Holy Spirit rather than human achievement. Conference materials organize that theme around renewed spirit, renewed strength, and renewed mind. The schedule includes five main sessions, worship, opportunities for connection, and multiple rounds of breakout sessions intended to provide usable ministry insight. The published speaker roster includes Francis and Lisa Chan, Matt Chandler, Jennie Allen, Charlie Dates, Nicole Martin, Robby Angle, Jarrett Stephens, Libin Abraham, and others, while the event site reports more than 30 speakers overall. RightNow Media’s press release also noted a separate GROW Disciples Pre-Conference Workshop for November 3–4. At the time of the October 5 announcement, limited workshop seats remained at $99, even though passes to the main gathering were no longer available. Because availability can change quickly, prospective attendees should rely on the official event page rather than assume a place remains. Those already registered can expect the conference to begin Wednesday afternoon, continue through Thursday’s main and breakout sessions, and conclude Friday before noon. This is an in-person event, not a live online conference, so travel, lodging, local transportation, and the attendee’s ticket status should be confirmed before making plans.

The deeper value of RightNow Conference is its attempt to connect inward renewal with outward faithfulness. Church leaders often carry preaching preparation, pastoral crises, staff supervision, volunteer development, family responsibilities, and the quiet pressure to appear spiritually strong even when they are depleted. A conference cannot repair every structural problem or substitute for sabbath, counseling, friendship, accountable elders, or healthy rhythms at home. It can, however, create a concentrated setting in which leaders receive Scripture, worship alongside peers, compare ministry practices, and step back from the urgent demands that keep longer-term formation out of view. Teams may gain the most by arriving with a few shared questions: Where is our leadership culture running on adrenaline? Which ministries form disciples intentionally, and which merely maintain activity? What practices help our people confess sin, persevere in holiness, renew their minds, and serve from dependence on the Spirit? The breakouts and GROW workshop can then be evaluated against actual congregational needs rather than collected as disconnected ideas. Leaders should also plan a post-conference conversation while the experience is fresh, choosing one or two changes that can be tested without burdening the church with an unrealistic overhaul. Wayne Cordeiro’s Leading on Empty is the recommended companion because it addresses pastoral exhaustion, personal sustainability, and the recovery of God-given passion from the perspective of an experienced church leader. The verified Amazon hardcover edition carries ASIN 076420646X. Its candor makes it especially relevant to a conference that names depletion and renewal directly. Attendees who cannot obtain a main-conference pass can still use the event’s public theme as a prompt for their own retreat, staff discussion, or reading plan. The practical goal is not a temporary emotional high. It is to return to the local church more rooted in God’s mercy, more honest about human limits, and better equipped to make disciples with patience, clarity, and durable joy.