Generations Together 2026 Schedule
October 22, 2026
11:00 am - 4:00 pm EST
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Pacific: 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Mountain: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Central: 10 am – 3 pm
United Kingdom: 4 pm – 9 pm
AEST: 1 am – 6 am (October 23)
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Generations Together
Thursday, October 22, 2026
10:30 - 11:00 AM
Pre -Conference and Expo Booths
Come on in and get to know our conference platform, visit our sponsors and speakers at their Expo Booths!
11:00 - 11:50 AM
Mainstage
Intergenerational By Design
Dr. Christina Embree, ReFocus Ministry
Better Together
Matt Irvine & Kirsten Hitchcock, David C. Cook
12:00 - 12:50 PM
Breakout Sessions I
Multiple Speakers, Sessions Area
Presenter: Steph Peterson, With Wonder Workshop
Toddlers can be noisy, messy and wiggly. Perhaps there is more to toddler ministry then donated toys and passed down pack’n plays. Maybe there are better ways we can shepherd even the littlest worshippers to encounter Jesus through play. Steph will explore how we can make our sanctuaries and sacred spaces a more accommodating place for tiny ones and their parents.
Presenter: Rev. Tanya Yuen, CBOQ Kids
Every ministry practice reflects beliefs about who children are, how faith is formed, and what it means to belong. Before changing our programs, we need to examine the theology already shaping them. Drawing on emerging doctoral research, this workshop introduces a practical framework for discerning the assumptions beneath our ministry practices and reimagining them in light of a richer theology of children and the church
Presenter: Katharine Rose, Eternal Echoes
In a culture that idolizes youth, growing older is often viewed as something to resist rather than embrace. Yet throughout Scripture, God consistently honors older generations as essential to the spiritual formation of His people. This session will explore how the Church can reclaim a biblical vision of aging—one that sees older adults not as spectators or retirees from ministry, but as mentors, disciple makers, and carriers of wisdom.
Presenter: Johannah Myers, Messy Church USA
Many of our churches were designed around a simple pattern: an expert teaches while everyone else listens. While that model can communicate information, it often struggles to cultivate lasting discipleship. What if intergenerational ministry invited us to imagine a different shape? This workshop explores how discipleship is formed through participation, practice, and relationships rather than information alone. Drawing on lessons from Messy Church and real-life ministry experiences, we’ll explore how churches can create environments where people of every age learn with—and from—one another. Let’s consider together what it means to design spaces that move beyond age-segregated instruction toward communities where everyone contributes, everyone belongs, and faith is practiced together.
Presenter: Wilson McCoy, Gen On Ministries
GenOn Ministries is an organization that has been nurturing Christ-centered intergenerational relationships for over sixty years. This breakout session will explore some of the things we have learned in our work about intergenerational ministry and offer some of the best resources we have developed towards forming faithful relationships between the generations.
Presenter: Joy Wendling, The Center for Faith & Children
Every person, child, teen, and adult, has a unique way of playing, and understanding it unlocks a fresh doorway into faith. In this breakout, participants will explore Stuart Brown’s eight play personalities and discover how each one reflects something of who God made us to enjoy him. Come ready to laugh, reflect, and leave with practical tools for inviting joy and freedom into faith across generations.
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Ministry Meet-Ups and Expo Area
Networking Area, Expo Area
Want to connect with ministry leaders working in the same ministry area as you? Jump into one of our Ministry Meet Ups for a shared video call together, led by one of our speakers. Stay with the larger group or connect with someone individual in the chat!
Ministry Areas include Kid’s Ministry, Youth & Adolescents, Family (Parents & Caregivers), and Elders/Seniors.
The expo area is filled with vendors (just as if it were an in-person expo hall) who have resources designed specifically for YOU!
You can usually find really valuable freebies here! Don’t miss this space.
2:00 - 2:50 PM
Mainstage
Where Generations Meet
Natalie Frisk, The Children’s Spirituality Summit
Holy Surprises: The Story of The Soil & The Seed Project
Seth Crissman, The Soil & The Seed Project
3:00 - 3:50 PM
Breakout Sessions II
Multiple Speakers, Sessions Area
Presenter: Trevecca Okholm, Imagining Kids in Worship
Faith practices (habits/ disciplines) foster resilience in all ages, particularly manifested in Generation Alpha kids (b. 2010-2025). In this session we will briefly touch on recent research with this age demographic and explore several intergenerational faith practices that lend themselves to engaging all generations, especially given the felt needs of those in Generation Alpha.
Presenter: Renae Boehmer, Holy Playground
Receiving a grant can feel like being handed both an extraordinary gift and an enormous responsibility—and, at times, like being asked to build the plane while already flying it. Drawing on her experience directing the Holy Playground Initiative, Rev. Renae Boehmer will offer an honest look at the grant journey, from shaping and articulating a vision to managing the work, adapting as new learning emerges, reporting with integrity, and stewarding resources with imagination and care.
Presenter: Tammy Preston, Intergenerate Australia & New Zealand
In order to engage children, youth and adults all together requires a distinct approach to leadership. Yet many church leaders have been formed within systems that did not prepare them for this kind of adaptive, relational change. In 2026, I completed my doctoral project on intergenerational faith communities. I interviewed 114 people from fourteen faith communities in Australia and New Zealand that were on the journey toward becoming more intentionally intergenerational. This workshop reflects the collective voices of people of all ages who affirmed the value of being in community together. Their responses highlighted significant differences in leadership style among congregations committed to intergenerational life.
Presenter: Tim Beilharz, Soul Revival Church
How do we help youth and young adults love Jesus, love his church, and love the lost? This session will explore the relational dynamics of community that young people need to explore and sustain their Christian faith through high school and beyond.
Presenter: Valerie Grissom, Intergenerate
Do you have an “intergenerational dream” to connect generations, but you don’t know where to begin? Or, maybe you’re already in the trenches of work, enacting your intergenerational dream? Either way, this breakout is for you! At InterGenerate, we regularly ask each other: “how are we going to bring people along with us on this journey?” It’s a simple but profound question; but this question enables us to practice a foundational value underlying what it means to be intergenerational. Forming intergenerational teams can be challenging, complicated, and messy, but they are essential if we want our work to become long-lasting and sustainable for generations to come. No matter your context, all will benefit from this practical workshop, where Valerie will equip you to form your own intergenerational dream team, offering a framework, next-step resources, and team-building exercises.
Presenters: Sylvia Miller-Mutia & Breen Sipes, Music that Makes Community
Join Mother Sylvia and Pastor Breen as we explore the possibilities of music as an asset in intergenerational worship. The first part of our time together will be a general overview of considerations for music in intergenerational spaces. Part two will be an introduction to Music that Makes Community’s practice of paperless singing for community building and inclusion of all ages and stages in the worship of God.