CGN International Ministry Conference
Main Session Speakers
Meet our 2026 speaker lineup—global leaders passionate about the Gospel and the mission of the church. Click an image to learn more.
Heath Hardesty serves as the lead pastor of Valley Community Church and is a founder of Inklings Coffee & Tea in the heart of downtown Pleasanton, California. Heath grew up in a blue-collar home and was a plumber’s apprentice in Colorado before becoming a pastor on the edge of Silicon Valley where he, his wife, and four kids now reside. He holds degrees in literature, leadership, biblical studies, and theology from the University of Colorado Boulder and Western Seminary in Portland.
Mark Foreman is the Pastor Emeritus at North Coast Calvary Chapel (NCCC) in Carlsbad, California. He served as Lead Pastor of NCCC for 30 years and has also served as a strategist, church planter, counselor, and seminary professor. He has authored the books Wholly Jesus and Never Say No: Raising Big-Picture Kids which he wrote together with his wife, Jan.
Mark has spent his life studying the subject of personal and cultural transformation. He holds an undergraduate degree in Sociology and Religious Studies, and graduate degrees in Theology, Counseling and Pastoral Care.
Mark and Jan, his “best friend and favorite Bible teacher,” have been married for 52 years. Together they’ve been parents to two grown sons, Jon and Tim, who are part of the band Switchfoot. They reside in Cardiff, California. Mark and Jan’s joys are their four grandkids, surfing, traveling to underprivileged parts of the world, and discovering partners and fellow believers who want to see the world transformed.
Brad Hall began serving in pastoral ministry in 1995, planting a church in Maui, Hawaii, in 1998. After serving as senior pastor for 12 years, Brad and his wife, Christy, along with their three kids, moved to Australia. They arrived on the Northern Beaches of Sydney in 2010. After 7 years of itinerant ministry and being on staff with a few denominational churches, they planted One Love Church in 2017, where Brad is serving as lead pastor. You can find Brad on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube (One Love Church Sydney).
More Keynote Speakers Coming Soon
Event Schedule
Below you will find our tentative conference schedule. This schedule is subject to change slightly within the dates. The dates, start and end times will not change.
Sunday, June 28
5:00–6:00 PM Check-In
6:00–7:00 PM Meet & Greet Dinner
7:00–9:00 PM An Evening of Worship
Monday, June 29
8:00–9:00 AM Check-in
8:00–9:00 AM Morning Prayer
9:00–10:30 AM Session #1
10:30 AM–12:00 PM Session #2
12:00–2:00 PM Lunch Break
2:00–5:00 PM Free Time
5:00–7:00 PM Dinner “CGN Family Feast”
7:00–8:00 PM Session #3
8:00–9:00 PM Extended Worship
Tuesday, June 30
8:00–9:00 AM Morning Prayer
9:00–10:30 AM Session #4
10:30 AM–12:00 PM Session #5
12:00 PM–2:00 PM Lunch Break
2:00-3:00 PM Panel Discussion
3:00–4:30 PM Workshops
4:30–7:00 PM Dinner Break
7:00–8:00 PM Session #6
8:00–9:00 PM Extended Worship
Wednesday, July 1
8:00–9:00 AM Morning Prayer
9:00–10:30 AM Session #7
10:30 AM–12:00 PM Session #8
12:00–2:00 PM Lunch Break
2:00–3:00 PM Panel Discussion
3:00–4:30 PM Workshops
4:30–7:00 PM Dinner Break
7:00–8:00 PM Session #9
8:00–9:00 PM Extended Worship
Conference Sponsors & Partners
Calvary Global Network is a family of churches working together to proclaim the Gospel, make disciples, and plant churches.
Resources
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