At Alpha, we know firsthand the weight of ministry leadership.
You pour out, you intercede, you serve, and you carry the beautiful yet challenging call of helping others step further into knowing Jesus – and it often feels 24/7. What if you could set aside 48 hours to be reignited as a leader?
You Can.
That’s why we created The Alpha Conference! Every year, we build an experience designed to serve you – not just as a ministry leader, but also as a follower of Jesus. On July 23 and 24, 2025, leaders from across the world will gather in Franklin, Tennessee for two soul-renewing days of encounter, prayer, workshops, encouragement, and fun!
Inspiring main stage talks
Practical equipping workshops
Intentional time in God’s presence through encounter and prayer
Connecting with ministry leaders from around the world
First peeks at new resources for your Alpha
It’s more than a conference; it’s an international community of Kingdom leaders gathering to grow, learn, and be renewed.
And the best part?
We’ve got a seat saved for you.
Listening well in the midst of cultural silos and division
Mobilizing others to be difference-makers in their communities while sharing the good news in a good way
How to love and listen to a generation that is increasingly indifferent towards church communities
Grow your ability to listen to the voice of God in the work of evangelisation
Unique approaches to church renewal and stories of transformed communities
9:00am
Check In Opens
10:00am
Doors Opens
10:30am
Main Session One
12:45pm
Lunch
1:45pm
Workshop One
3:15pm
Workshop Two
4:45pm
Dinner
7:00pm
Main Session Two
9:00pm
After Hours Prayer
9:30am
Doors Open
10:00am
Main Session Three
11:45am
Lunch
12:30pm
Workshop Three
2:00pm
Main Session Four
4:00pm
See You Next Year!
Josh Baldwin
Music Artist
Josh Baldwin is a gold-certified singer-songwriter and worship leader who joined Bethel Music in 2014. He began his journey in North Carolina where he was a worship pastor for 10 years, and is now a resident of Thompson’s Station, Tennessee. Josh writes corporate worship songs for the global church, and his music is an expression of who God has been for him in every season. Baldwin’s newest album, Made For More (2024), is his second live worship album, following his 2022 release, Where The Glory Is. The album features songs that Josh wrote from his heart for the local church and corporate worship, including the album’s lead single and title track, “Made For More.” Josh’s gold-certified single “Stand in Your Love” reached No. 2 on the Billboard Christian charts and garnered his first K-LOVE Fan Awards nominations for “Breakout Single of the Year” and “Worship Song of the Year.” As a worship leader, Josh enjoys creating space for people to feel seen, encouraged, and invited into intimacy with God. Josh lives in Thompson’s Station with his wife, Sheila, and their two children, while he continues to tour domestically and internationally.
Jay Pathak
National Director of Vineyard USA
Jay Pathak is the National Director of Vineyard USA. He also serves as the Lead Pastor of the Mile High Vineyard, a family of neighborhood churches in Denver, that he and his wife Danielle, planted in 2001. Jay co-wrote the book, The Art of Neighboring, with Dave Runyon. His passion for sharing his faith with the people around him is at the center of his calling. Jay is a humble, empowering leader who is passionate about raising up leaders around him. His strengths, in particular, lie in strategically placing people on teams where they thrive. Additionally, he regularly thinks of ministry in context of culture and developing relationships and partnerships in the city, government, and across denominational lines.
Kara Powell
Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute
Kara Powell, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI), the founder of the TENx10 Collaboration, and the Chief of Leadership Formation at Fuller Theological Seminary. Named by Christianity Today as one of “50 Women to Watch,” Kara speaks regularly at national parenting and leadership conferences, and is the author or co-author of a number of books including Future-Focused Church, Faith Beyond Youth Group, 3 Big Questions that Change Every Teenager, Faith in an Anxious World, Growing With, Growing Young, The Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family, Sticky Faith Curriculum, Can I Ask That?, Deep Justice Journeys, Essential Leadership, Deep Justice in a Broken World, Deep Ministry in a Shallow World, and the Good Sex Youth Ministry Curriculum.
Jonathan Tremaine Thomas
Executive Director of the Civil Righteousness Movement
Jonathan Tremaine Thomas was raised in the southern foothills of western North Carolina. He represents a unique blending of artistic history with missional calling as a fifth-generation “preacher’s kid” and the grand-nephew of the late Civil Rights activist and musical legend Dr. Nina Simone. As a movement mobilizer, Jonathan has spearheaded several extensive strategic prayer and mission initiatives including Azusa Now LA, Awaken The Dawn, OneRace Stone Mountain, The Send, and Pray On MLK. Today, he pioneers prayer fueled holy activism, reconciliation, and community transformation initiatives in cities around the world as the Executive Director of the Civil Righteousness Movement. He also serves as the Senior Advisor of Justice and Reconciliation for New Room. Carrying an uncompromising message of heavenly identity and radical devotion to Jesus; He currently resides in Ferguson, Missouri with his wife Mollie and their teenaged daughter.
John Wentz
CEO of Alpha USA
John Wentz has served as CEO of Alpha USA since May 2022. Previously, John served seven years as Alpha USA (Executive Vice President of Ministry) and Alpha International (Church Engagement and Training Strategy) where he led the expansion of Alpha’s engagement nationally and helped to design the core of Alpha’s engagement strategy, now being implemented globally. With over 25 years of pastoral experience, John has impacted many churches, ministry leaders, and college students across the world. He is a gifted communicator, trainer and coach, and has a heart for university students and people from different cultures.
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The Alpha Conference 2025
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2025 Alpha Conference
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Alpha is a space where people outside the church can explore life and the Christian faith in a friendly, open, honest, and informal environment. Alpha is primarily run by churches and hosted in places like church halls, bars, coffee shops, prisons, schools, and homes. Typically, Alpha has ten sessions and includes food, a short talk about the basics of the Christian faith, and a discussion at the end of each session in which guests are encouraged to share their thoughts and perspectives without fear of judgement. Millions of people have tried Alpha in more than 100 countries. Alpha runs in every part of the global church, including the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, and all mainline Protestant denominations.
If you are longing to experience spiritual renewal in the local church, hungry to see God work in a post-Christian world, and looking for ways to reach your community for Jesus, this conference is for you.
Yes – Join the Alpha Conference Serve Team! We’re looking for friendly faces to partner with us in extending hospitality in every aspect to make our conference guests feel welcomed. More details here.
No. This is a unique conversation for the entire Church. We will showcase leaders and communities who are embracing a new dependence on prayer and work of the Holy Spirit. You will hear stories of churches who are reclaiming the power of listening and rediscovering the art of hospitality. Together we will celebrate the unprecedented movement toward growing unity in the Church across every dividing line.
The Alpha Conference 2025 is July 23-24 at Church of the City, 828 Murfreesboro Road, Franklin, TN 37064
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Though we love Alpha and are obviously biased toward it, we even think a conference like that would be a little boring. No, this is a conversation around what we are facing as the church today in America. At Alpha, we work with so many churches from so many different denominations and contexts. In recent years, we have noticed a rising hunger across them all. If you are looking to be equipped and resourced by Alpha please register for one of the conference workshops.
Cancellation requests received before July 3 2025, will be refunded, less a $25 processing charge. Unfortunately, no refunds can be made after this date. You may request to have your registration transferred to another person up to two weeks in advance of the conference. Go to our registration page and click “Find my Registrations” link to the right.
Please provide a photo ID upon arrival and your printed or digital ticket.
The Alpha Conference is an opportunity for pastors and leaders from across the country to come together to be inspired, encouraged, and equipped to continue to partner with God to reach the lost. We prayerfully expect the Holy Spirit to move in everyone who attends, helping you leave rejuvenated, refreshed, energized, and excited about the season ahead. We will share stories of how God is moving in churches through Alpha nationally and globally, and this is also a great time to connect with other churches running Alpha to learn from and encourage each other in new and different ways. In addition to the speakers on the main stage there will be several workshops to help equip your team for ministry. If you would like to hear directly from a first-time attendee, please read this blog post: When God Meets You Where You Are
Dress code is casual, wear comfortable shoes you won’t mind walking around the campus in.
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This track is full of amazing main-stage speakers who will showcase the power of prayer in every generation, equip you to live a naturally supernatural life and train you to heal as Jesus did. Senior pastors, church leaders, non-profit leaders, this track is you!