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Looking to grow your ministry, sharpen your tech skills, or connect with other church leaders? Here’s a quick guide to the top church conferences you should consider for the rest of 2025.
1. First Impressions LIVE!
- Dates: September 9-11, 2025
- Location: Kansas City, MO
- URL: https://www.firstimpressions.church/first-impressions-live
- Focus: All about church hospitality, guest services, church communiations, and volunteer engagement. Learn how to create welcoming environments and lead effective guest care teams through practical workshops and dynamic sessions.
- Why Attend: Perfect for guest services teams, church communiators, pastors, volunteer coordinators, and anyone passionate about first impressions and church hospitality.
2. AI Vibe Coding For Good 2025
- Dates: September 11-12, 2025
- Location: Kansas City, MO
- URL: https://churchtechtoday.com/vibe
- Focus: Designed for church leaders, ministry and church communicators, IT staff, and online pastors who want to harness the power of AI for ministry. Learn “vibe coding”—using natural language and AI tools to build digital solutions without traditional programming. Participate in hands-on buildathons, workshops, and collaborative learning experiences.
- Why Attend: If you want to future-proof your ministry, discover practical AI use cases, and build digital tools with minimal technical skills, this event is for you.
3. Church IT Network National Conference (CITN25)
- Dates: October 5-7, 2025
- Location: Cincinnati, OH
- URL: https://churchitnetwork.com/national
- Focus: The largest event dedicated to church IT, technology, and production staff. CITN25 offers technical training, leadership development, and networking for IT professionals, production teams, and anyone responsible for church technology.
- Why Attend: Essential for those managing church tech infrastructure, security, and digital ministry platforms.
4. SALT Community Conference
- Dates: October 8-10, 2025
- Location: Nashville, TN
- URL: https://salt2025.com
- Focus: The go-to event for church creatives, worship leaders, tech teams, and communicators. Expect hands-on workshops, inspiring keynote speakers, and practical sessions on creativity, technology, worship, and communication.
- Why Attend: Perfect for those who want to enhance their church’s creative and technical ministries and connect with a vibrant community of like-minded leaders.
5. Amplify Conference
- Dates: October 21-22, 2025
- Location: Wheaton, IL (in-person and online)
- URL: https://amplifyconference.org
- Focus: All about evangelism and outreach. With practical tools for sharing faith and growing your church’s influence, this conference features top speakers and actionable content for pastors, church communiations directors, and outreach leaders.
- Why Attend: For anyone focused on evangelism, digital outreach, and church growth strategies.
Quick Reference Table
| Conference Name | Dates | Location | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Impressions LIVE! | Sept 9-11, 2025 | Kansas City, MO | https://www.firstimpressions.church/first-impressions-live |
| AI Vibe Coding For Good 2025 | Sept 11-12, 2025 | Kansas City, MO | https://churchtechtoday.com/vibe |
| Church IT Network National Conference (CITN25) | Oct 5-7, 2025 | Cincinnati, OH | https://churchitnetwork.com/national |
| SALT Community Conference | Oct 8-10, 2025 | Nashville, TN | https://salt2025.com |
| Amplify Conference | Oct 21-22, 2025 | Wheaton, IL | https://amplifyconference.org |
Final Thoughts
Whether you’re leading church communications, managing church tech, welcoming guests, or exploring new digital frontiers, these conferences will equip you for effective ministry in 2025 and beyond. Mark your calendar, rally your team, and get ready to be inspired!
You forgot CFX in Chattanooga (which now includes Capture) and a few others, like the Church and Technology summit (churchandtechnology.com). I’m teaching at both, so I’ll admit this comment is a little self-serving. Might do the Church IT one, too. We’ll see.