Advance Conference | Southeast

You are invited to join us for the Advance Conference | Southeast on October 19–20 in Lakeland, Florida.

The purpose of this conference is to rally church planters, pastors, and ministry leaders around the beautiful calling of serving Jesus and planting churches. We hope this event will encourage pastors, inspire future church planters, and foster collaboration in planting churches throughout Florida and beyond. Please bring your staff, leadership team, elders, and any aspiring ministry leaders or church planters. We also encourage you to invite your spouse, team members, and anyone considering a call to church planting.

By God's grace, we'll keep advancing "the word of the truth, the gospel, which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing" (Col 1:5-6).

TJ Tims is Lead Pastor of Immanuel Nashville. He and his wife, Jessica, have been members of Immanuel since 2012. They have four young kids—Charlotte, Maggie, Cleo, and Goodwin. T.J. holds a PhD in systematic theology from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and a theology degree from King’s College London. He was ordained into the Christian ministry in 2008. T.J. is also a council member of The Gospel Coalition, for whom he occasionally writes. 

Scott Zeller serves as the Executive Vice President of Churches for Acts 29, providing leadership to support, strengthen, and align the network as we seek to plant churches worldwide. Previously, Scott served in church planting in India and for many years as Executive Pastor at Redeemer Church of Dubai, a church with a strong emphasis on planting new congregations in the UAE and extending into Lebanon, Kuwait, and beyond. He has been actively involved in fostering church planting initiatives across the US, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, bringing a wealth of global experience and cross-cultural perspective to his current role. He serves as an elder at Citizens Church in Plano, TX.

Adam Flynt is married to Kristen and they have two children. Adam came into Acts 29 when he planted The Crossing Church. He has been a pastor for over 25 years and has a doctorate from Reformed Theological Seminary and a Master of Divinity from Columbia. Adam loves anything outdoors: surfing, fly fishing and hunting. Adam serves as Vice President for Acts 29, leading church planting and as a teaching pastor at the Church of Eleven22.

Renaut van der Riet is the founding and lead pastor of Mosaic Church in Winter Garden, Florida, a gospel-centered church he planted in 2002. Originally from South Africa, he came to faith in Christ while growing up in a military home and later earned a degree in Theology and Pastoral Studies from Washington Bible College. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in Christian Ministry and Leadership at Biola University. Renaut and his wife, Brooke, have been married since 1996 and are raising eight children, including four adopted from Ethiopia. Together, they founded Axum Coffee Company and Love Made Visible, ministries focused on caring for vulnerable children and engaging culture with the hope of the gospel. He is the co-author of What Great Ministry Leaders Get Right and the creator of The ReStory, a ministry that helps believers rediscover the freedom found in Christ. Renaut is passionate about church planting, leadership development, and gospel renewal.

We are designing breakout sessions that will equip you and your team members to engage more deeply and creatively in gospel ministry. Stay tuned for updates on our workshops.

4:00 PM Check-in and Networking

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM General Session 1

6:30PM Dinner & Drinks @ The Joinery | We will gather at a local food hall for a time of networking and relationship building

8:30 AM Doors open | Coffee and donuts provided

9:00 AM - 10:25 AM General Session 2

10:25 AM - 10:55 AM Break

10:55 AM - Noon Workshops 1

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch Break (Chick-FIl-A Box Lunch available for purchase with registration or off-site lunch)

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM General Session 3

2:15 PM - 2:35 PM Break

2:35 PM - 3:35 PM Workshops 2

3:35 PM - 3:55 PM Break

3:55 PM - 5:30 PM General Session 4

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Prayer & End of Conference

TRAVEL & AIRPORTS
For those flying, use Tampa (TPA) or Orlando (MCO). Both are about an hour from Lakeland. Lakeland does have a small airport (LAL) with limited regional flights available in the SE. 

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