Speakers
Mercer & Rachelle Lawrenson
Hosts & Panel Moderator
Mercer and Rachelle Lawrenson are homeschool graduates with three young children. They have a passion for filmmaking, gardening and event planning. They are thrilled to host the Raising Strong Disciples Conference. They live in Letellier MB.
Matt Plett
Speaker
Matt Plett is the pastor of Trinity Fellowship in Niverville. He completed his Master of Theology at Whitefield Theological Seminary and continues to enjoy learning. He has a passion for the glory of God to be seen as central in every sphere of life, and to create an appetite in Christians to know what they believe and why they believe it. He is adjunct instructor of Apologetics & Ethics at a regional Bible college, and a regular contributor to Eschatology Matters. As a bi-vocational minister, Matt and his wife Tanya, as well as their three children, own and operate their family dairy farm in Blumenort, MB.
Vince & Deb Zacharias
Speakers & Panelists
Vince and Deb Zacharias have been married for 30 years. They have loved raising their seven children, and they are delighting in the eight grandchildren they have so far. Vince and Deb are encouragers; they love to help the families around them thrive and grow in the Lord. Vince and Deb are from Haskett, MB.
Isaac David Mogilevsky
Moderator & Panelist
Isaac David Mogilevsky is a Christian content creator passionate about reaching the next generation and equipping them to follow Jesus. Isaac runs his two YouTube channels, Daily Disciple and Men on Mission, from Osborne Village, Winnipeg, where he lives with his wife Kazia.
Geoff Ford
Moderator
Geoff is happily married to his wife Julie. They will be married 25 years this July. With the Lord's help and grace they have raised three children who are standing firm in their faith in Jesus Christ. Geoff's entire career has been in IT and Julie was a stay-at-home mom for 10 years before resuming her teaching career. Geoff has been an elder at Grace Chapel for the past 14 years, serving as a deacon for several years prior to that. His ways of spending time include, but are not limited to, coffee dates with Julie, cooking, discipling younger men, following F1 racing, and reading.
Ben & Esther Dueck
Panelists
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We are Ben & Esther Dueck. We've been married for almost 39 years and loving our new phase of empty nesting for a short season. We've raised 7 kids to adulthood and love watching them thrive and come to know Jesus in a real and personal way. Lord willing we will have 10 grandbabies by the end of this year. One of our favorite hobbies is to spend time with them and travel. Every season has so many blessings and we are so thankful to the Lord.
Rob McLeod
Speaker
Rob has been married to his wonderful wife, Shannon, for over twenty years and together they have been blessed with ten children. Rob is an elder at Faith Church in Winnipeg where he also assists with producing Menbuilders Magazine.
Danea Lawrenson
Panelist
Danea is married to Chuck and the Mother of eight, Oma of three. Together, they serve Christ through homeschooling, farming and hosting events and field trips near Sanford, MB.
Jim & Vera Louden
Panelists
Jim and Vera Louden have been married for 32 years. They have been blessed with 14 children and 7 grandchildren so far, and they love seeing their oldest children begin to raise the next generation. Their life is full with homeschooling, farming, and lots of time with church family.