2025 Speaker & Musician Line-Up!

Maury Blair

Maury Blair was severely abused as a child yet he did not let circumstances shape his life into bitterness. Instead his life is filled with love and purpose.

Author of “Child of Woe,” Maury portrays triumph over adversity and hope over despair. His is an inspiring story that you do not want to miss!

Today he travels the world sharing his secrets on overcoming abuse.

Manager of Organizational and Spiritual Life with Karis Disability Services

Dr. Keith Dow

Author of “Formed Together: Mystery, Narrative, and Virtue in Christian Caregiving” (Baylor, 2021). Building communities of belonging with people who experience disabilities. Nurturing healthy and resilient teams through grief training, conflict resolution, and spiritual supports. Leading ongoing engagement with organizational culture rooted in the Christian faith.

The Scriptures have much to teach us about disability, community and accommodation. Keith will bring us a fresh look at how we engage in the lives of people that are differently enabled.

Cultural Language Coordinator with Mission Canada

Charles Hermelink

Charles serves as the New Worker Onboarding and Development Specialist, and Coordinator for Mission Canada’s Cultural Language Groups. His focus is to mobilize new workers and strategically see them positioned to reach newcomers to Canada, refugees, and those with various cultural backgrounds and worldviews.

Host – Lead Pastor of New Song Church

Kevin Rogers

Kevin has a long history of urban ministry and is the founding pastor of New Song Church in Windsor, ON. Life among the poor has shaped a ‘Beatitudes heart’ and a deep respect for the image of God in each person.

Additionally Kevin is Urban Ministries Coordinator for Mission Canada. His heart longs for the day when the downtown core of our urban centres are filled with new disciple-making communities and compassion entrepreneurship.

Kevin also is the host of Sidewalk Skyline Podcast – a podcast showing how God is at work in Canadian cities.

Director of Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative

Bob Cameron

Bob is Director of the Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative, a faith-based mission to enhance the wellbeing of life in the downtown parish. Bob is a community builder and pastor at heart with an active vision to promote good neighbouring.

President of Urban Cry School of Mission

Elizabeth Anderson

Elizabeth is President of Urban Cry School of Mission where she ensures that students maximize their academic opportunities and are well equipped for ministry.

Elizabeth is also part of the Teaching Team at New Song Church

Executive Director of Matthew House Refugee Centre

Mike Morency

Mike is Executive Director of Matthew House Refugee Welcome Centre which provides temporary shelter and settlement services for Refugee Claimants. He is a team pastor at New Song Church and a frequent speaker at conferences and retreats. Mike is passionate about helping the people of God find ways to “live out” Christ in the world.

He is also Lead Strategist for Synergistic Solution Groups where he assists churches and community charities develop effective strategies to increase their impact.

Social Worker with Parkwood Gospel Church

Natalie Gray

Natalie works for Parkwood Gospel Church and Parkwood Outreach Centre as a social worker. In this hybrid practice of social work and spiritual formation there are unique opportunities to strengthen community members.

Executive Director of Melo Clinic & Pregnancy Centre

Preeti Amolik

As a leader in health and community care, Preeti is passionate about strengthening communities through the development and strategic maintenance of effective health care services.

I believe that everyone should have access to accurate health information and care delivered by compassionate professionals to protect and improve community health.