DC Conference 2025 | November 1-2
Conference Agenda
Saturday November 1st
Breakfast from 8:30am
Taking Responsibility for Kingdom Impact with Delaney Woodward, Pastor of Union City Church
How Can I Do The Most Good? Fireside Chat with JD Bauman, director of Christians for Impact
Speed Friending: Guided 10-minute get-to-know-you chats with other attendees!
Planting 500,000 churches in India: A talk with Ed Michaelson, ER Doctor & CEO of 500k
What Do We Mean By “Impact”? A talk with Daniel Rubio, Professor of Philosophy, on comparing the eternal impact of good deeds vs. evangelism
Lunch: Meet other Christians prioritizing your favorite CFI cause areas!
What Can Individuals Do About Factory Farming? A fireside chat with Laura Jacko from The Humane League
What Problem Should I Work On? A workshop to help you discern your top cause areas
Maximizing Kingdom Impact: A talk with Blair Wang, Strategic Missions Giver, on the hidden tradeoffs in global church planting models
Global Health After USAID Cuts with a renowned D.C. global health advocacy expert
Becoming a Shrewd Samaritan: A talk with Bruce Wydick: Professor, Author of Shrewd Samaritan
Dinner, followed by opportunities for campfire and games
Sunday November 2nd
Breakfast from 8:30am
Prayer Room: A guided time of prayer for the world’s biggest problems
Workshop: Update Your 5-Year Career Plan with Christians for Impact
Statistics for Effective Altruists with Colin Aitken, Postdoctoral Economics Scholar
Lunch: Meet with others 1-on-1 arranged over the Swapcard app!
Will AGI Be Christian? with Chris Meserole, Executive Director of Frontier Model Forum
Living Out Radical, Effective, Christ-like Generosity with Jay Dykstra, Radiologist & Strategic Giving Coach
Community Lightning Talks: We welcome you to apply to give a talk! After you purchase a ticket, propose your talk in the networking profile sheet.
Financial Advice for Impact-minded Christians with Cody, Financial Planner and head of The Finish Line Pledge
Are Policy and Politics Underrated Paths For Impact?with several D.C. policy experts in climate and global health
Vetting Global Church Planting with David Johnson, Founder of Doulos Partners: How Doulos vetted 6,000+ missions and arrived at 6 champions.
Fear Not: A closing talk with JD Bauman on Christian hope, and a challenge.
Dinner, followed by opportunities for campfire and games
*Talk titles and times are subject to change
*Most talks will be recorded and uploaded online afterwards. See here for last year’s talks.