In an age when the church is often enamored with itself and its own little kingdom, we are burdened that the church be captivated by Jesus Christ and the spread of His glory to all peoples. When this happens, you are willing to die to self and self-glory and invest in others who will lead the church when you are gone. Investing in others is often slow, tedious, and unnoticed by others, but the end result will be glorious, even if we don’t live to see it.

We invite you to join us for ENTRUST: Equipping the Next Generation of Leaders. This conference will challenge and encourage pastors and church leaders to invest intentionally in those who will carry the gospel forward. We will consider what it means to entrust the faith to the next generation so that our churches remain God-glorifying, Christ-exalting, and faithful to Scripture long after we are gone.

We are excited to welcome Michael Lucas, Phil Foley, Scott Ardavanis, Brian Murphy and Christian Andresen as our speakers.

The cost of the conference is $165 for standard registration and $65 for spouses ($185/standard and $85/spouse after June 30th).

Please Note: Early Bird registration ends June 30th. Refunds will be available through August 23, 2026 (minus a $10 processing fee).

SATURDAY ONLY OPTION

This year we are again offering an option to attend on Saturday only for those who cannot join us for the whole conference. This particular day will include one plenary session and two breakout sessions. Both men and women are invited to attend these sessions. The cost to attend will be $40 for individuals, $60 per married couple. Please select the option for Saturday Only Attendee if you will only be joining us on Saturday.

Register today!

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 2026

2:00PM General Conference Registration & Check-In

3:30PM General Session 1

5:15PM Dinner – The Cornerstone Bible College and Seminary

7:00PM General Session 2

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2026

8:00AM Breakfast

9:00AM General Session 3

10:30AM Panel Discussion

11:15AM Break

11:25AM General Session 4

12:30PM Lunch

2:00PM Seminar Session 1

3:15PM Break

3:30PM General Session 5

4:45PM Break

5:00PM Panel Discussion

6:00PM Dinner – Exalting Christ Ministries International

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2026

7:45AM Breakfast

8:30AM Seminar Session 2

9:30AM Break

9:45AM Seminar Session 3

10:45AM Break

11:00AM General Session 6

Scott is the Senior Pastor of Grace Church of the Valley in central California. Scott began his pastoral ministry at Grace Community Church with John MacArthur and also spent seventeen years as a senior pastor in Chicago and California before coming to Grace Church of the Valley in 2012. He is an adjunct professor at The Master’s Seminary in the area of Pastoral Ministry and Homiletics and is the Dean of The Master’s Seminary Central Valley distance location campus in Kingsburg, CA. Scott is a featured speaker at Bible and Pastors Conferences around the world. He also serves as a board member at The Master’s University/Seminary and for Sufficiency of Scripture Ministries (SOS), which impacts lives in Uganda with sound Biblical teaching. Scott has earned his degrees at Los Angeles Baptist College (now The Master’s University), B.A., The Master’s Seminary, M.Div., and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, D.Min. Scott and his wife, Patty, have 7 children and 15 grandchildren.

Brian is the Chief Executive Officer of XL Ministries. He has been involved in full-time ministry since 1984. The Lord Jesus in His providence brought Brian to Himself when he was in the 8th grade (1979) through a classmate and his youth pastor. During over four decades in ministry, Brian has served as a Youth Pastor, Executive Pastor, Lead Pastor, and Church Planter. He has a heart to preach and shepherd Christ’s flock. Brian also has a passion to train church leaders and to see missionaries sent out well to the places where Christ has not yet been named. Brian had the privilege of helping start XL Ministries in the early 90s along with Rocky Wyatt and Chris Riser, and has been full-time with XL since 2022.

Christian (B.Th.) studied at Logos Bible Institute and Master’s Seminary in California. He was first active in children’s, youth, and missions ministry, as well as in pastoral care and teaching, at Grace Community Church in Los Angeles, then in Braunschweig, and at ECG Berlin-Hellersdorf. Today he serves as one of the founders and elders at Cornerstone Church in Berlin. Christian is the director and president of the European Bible Training Center (EBTC). He bears primary responsibility for the EBTC and also oversees the other European TMAI training centers. Additionally, he is the European regional director of Grace Ministries International (GMI), where he leads the Biblical Counseling course. Christian and his wife Sheryl have four adult children and 11 grandchildren.

Michael Lucas is Associate Pastor of Community Bible Church where he has served full-time since 2022. As a member and servant at CBC since 1997, he has led in CBC’s Youth Ministry, College Ministry, and Worship Ministry. He now serves as pastor/elder, leads a midweek Home Fellowship Group and oversees various Adult ministries. He earned his Masters of Divinity at the The Cornerstone Bible College and Seminary in 2016 and now serves there as professor of Bible Exposition. Michael and Eileen have been married since 2000 and they have a son, MJ.

Dr. Phillip Foley is the Lead Pastor at Community Bible Church, where he has served full-time since 1996. Phil came to know the Lord in 1984 through the discipleship ministry of CBC. He has a passion to equip men and women so that they may be complete in Christ, exalting Him with their lives. Phil is the interim president of The Cornerstone Bible College and Seminary. He holds a doctorate degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, a Master's degree from Trinity Theological Seminary, and a bachelor’s degree from Grace School of Theology and Ministry (now The Cornerstone Bible College and Seminary). Phil and his wife Becky have been married since 1985 and have five married children and 13 grandchildren.