This year, Empower is merging with BoldX, Bethany's student conference! Empower and BoldX will take place on the same dates, at the same times. Youth and young adult pastors/leaders will remain with BoldX attendees for the entire event. Empower attendees will separate from BoldX during morning and afternoon sessions.
This experience for senior pastors and key leaders allows participants to engage in ministry-specific lab sessions with Bethany's pastoral staff and leaders, ministry sessions, and more. Registrants will also be able to connect with other senior pastors and leaders from across the country. For more information or questions, please email us at allaccess@bethany.com.
Empower will take place June 12-14 at the Bethany South Baton Rouge (night sessions) and Livingston Parish (day sessions) Campuses. For more information or questions, please email us at allaccess@bethany.com.
Those who attend Empower will break out into ministry-specific lab sessions. Everyone who attends this event should be categorized into one of these streams:
This event for junior high and high school students is designed to equip them to live out a bold faith. Through powerful worship, relevant teaching sessions, and team building experiences, teenagers will leave with a life-changing realization of the power of the Gospel.
BoldX will take place during the same dates and times as Empower. Youth pastors and leaders who sign up will remain with BoldX attendees at Bethany South Baton Rouge Campus during the day (consider this an all-day lab session!). Empower will merge with BoldX for night sessions.
For more information and to sign up for BoldX, please visit boldxconference.com or email bold@bethany.com..
Robert has crisscrossed the globe for 20 years, sharing the gospel of Jesus. With a fresh vision and an undeniable passion for the city of Dallas, he has stepped into the role of being Lead Pastor of Social Dallas in Dallas, TX. He is husband to Taylor Madu and a father of 3 beautiful children.
Eli Bonilla Jr. is an emerging leader in the NextGen space. He serves several national networks in various roles, including the NextGen regional cochair for North America with Empowered21 and the national millennial director for the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC). His full-time responsibilities are with Bethany Church in Baton Rouge, LA, as Global NextGen Pastor. He is also a published author with Thomas Nelson. Eli is the father to two beautiful children, Novalee Grace and Ezekiel Eliezer Rafat, and husband to Alexis Gabriella Bonilla.
Pastor Wayne serves as the Executive Pastor at Bethany Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he oversees all pastoral ministries and operational aspects across multiple campus locations. At the core of his role is a commitment to inspire, strategize, and execute Bethany's mission: "Bringing all people into the Life, Family, and Purpose of God."
In addition to his duties at Bethany Church, Pastor Wayne is the Director of Bethany All Access, a network dedicated to empowering and refreshing pastors and leaders. He also extends his support beyond Bethany, serving as an overseer for three churches across the United States.
For 17 years, Pastor Wayne has been married to his wife, CC Brown, and together they embrace the joys of parenthood with their energetic 4-year-old son, Evan Brown.
Raised in a legacy family, Jonathan Stockstill was born with ministry in his blood. From an early age, it was apparent that Jonathan had a tremendous gift for music. He won several state championships in piano before going on to master several other instruments and become an internationally recognized worship artist. By the age of 30, he had recorded more than 10 albums and personally written over 100 songs.
At the age of 30, Jonathan transitioned from worship pastor to lead pastor of Bethany Church, following in the footsteps of his father, Larry Stockstill, and his grandfather, Roy Stockstill. During the last five years, he has taken the church to new heights in both growth and influence. Jonathan has an exciting vision for the future of Bethany. With statewide campuses and Bethany church plants around the world, the next chapter is going to be very exciting.
Jonathan married the love of his life, Angie, in 2005. Whether swimming with his girls or wrestling with his son, Jonathan enjoys being a dad above all his many other responsibilities. When he and Angie relax, they love to frequent new restaurants and get away to popular travel destinations. A native of the bayous, he enjoys everything outdoors, especially water sports. He especially likes to fish and Yolo, sometimes doing both at the same time.
At heart, Jonathan is a creative leader. His musical innovation and leadership style define the best of the new generation of church leaders.
Street Hymns is a creative residing in Grand Prairie, Tx. What started out as a child being immersed in the hip-hop culture ended with a diverse artistic mind. Lyricist, Battle Rapper, Composer, Producer, Crooner, and Speaker. Street Hymns desires to spark influence through various artistic outlets by promoting quality, purity, & originality.
Micah Berteau is the lead pastor of The House Fort Worth, which he launched in 2018 and is considered one of the fastest growing churches in America. Micah has earned his Masters in theology and is honored to travel and preach all over the world. He is a dynamic communicator who desires to see all generations intimately know Jesus and boldly make Him known. He and his wife, Lindsey, have two sons and live in Fort Worth, Texas. Learn more at www.micahberteau.com.
With an international network of more than 700 churches and an extensive international missions program, Pastor Joakim has grown Word of Life Church into a body of believers that reaches people of all ethnicities and languages. Its Bible school has seen more than 50,000 graduates across its 15 global locations. In 2002, Joakim founded New Generation, a cross-denominational student movement that equips young Christians to share God’s love at schools and universities worldwide.
Pricing covers registration, welcome bags, and breakfast and lunch on Thursday and Friday.
Dinner add-on option (+$20) available at registration.
Early Bird
Single
Register By February 29
Regular
Single
Register By April 30
Late
Single
Until May 31
BOLDX
FOR GROUPS 10+
EMPOWER
FOR Groups 5+
Dinner add-On
All breakfasts and lunches are included in your registration
DINNER ADD-ON option is for June 13 & 14
Once you click register, log in with your name, email, and phone number for our group rate or click "register as guest" to sign up just one person.
