There are plenty of choices for church conferences in 2012. So whether you are looking for a youth conference or just a general Christian conference, here are some recommendations to consider.
FEBRUARY 2012
Feb 15 :: C3 Conference (Dallas, TX)
Speakers: Leo Bigger, At Boshoff, Buddy Cremeans, Terry Crist, Steven Furtick, Pedro Garcia, Willie George, Kevin Gerald, Steve Kelly, Carl Lentz, Dave Martin, Judah Smith, Lee Strobel, Stovall Weems, Ed Young Jr
Length: 3 days
Cost: TBA
Feb 18 :: National Religious Broadcasters Convention (Nashville, TN)
Speakers: Sam Crabtree, Jim Daly, Jack Graham, Hannu Haukka, Michael Hyatt, Chip Ingram, Doug Lipp, Max Lucado, Miles McPherson, Elisa Morgan, Patrick Rooney, Michael Youssef, and more
Length: 4 days
Cost: $235-$650
Feb 27 :: Children’s Pastors Conference (San Diego, CA)
Speakers: Karl Bastian, Beth Guckenberger, Reggie Joiner, Craig Jutila, Greg Laurie, Sam Luce, Justyn Smith, Phil Vischer, Jim Wideman, Yancy, and more
Length: 4 days
Cost: $209-$399
Feb 27 :: Velocity Conference (Cumming, GA)
Speakers: Amy Bloye, Brian Bloye, Sam Chand, Ron Edmondson, Mac Lake, Shawn Lovejoy, Tricia Lovejoy, Tony Morgan, Chris Seay, Stacy Spencer, Ed Stetzer, Jud Wilhite, Scott Williams, Pete Wilson, and more
Length: 2 days
Cost: $89
Feb 28 :: Verge Conference (Austin, TX)
Speakers: Matt Carter, Neil Cole, Felicity Dale, Dave Ferguson, Dave Gibbons, Alan Hirsch, George Patterson, John Perkins, David Platt, Jo Saxton, Jeff Vanderstelt, and more
Length: 3 days + 1 precon
Cost: $129
MARCH 2012
Mar 2 :: Simply Youth Ministry Conference (Louisville, KY)
Speakers: Job Acuff, Bo Boshears, Jim Burns, Francis Chan, Josh Griffin, Craig Gross, Kurt Johnston, Walt Mueller, Mark Riddle, Tim Schmoyer, Greg Stier, and more
Length: 4 days
Cost: $289-$334
Mar 7 :: Seeds Conference (Tulsa, OK)
Speakers: Josh Andersen, Lee Cockerell, Steven Furtick, Gabriel George, Whitney George, Willie George, James Kruse, Judah Smith, Ed Young Jr
Length: 3 days
Cost: $129-$269
Mar 8 :: Unleash Conference (Anderson, SC)
Speakers: TBA
Length: 1 day
Cost: $49
Mar 26 :: Catalyst One Day (Atlanta, GA)
Speakers: Craig Groeschel, Andy Stanley
Length: 1 day
Cost: $69-$139
APRIL 2012
Apr 10 :: Q Conference (Washington, DC)
Speakers: Jeremy Courtney, Andy Crouch, Jonathan Merritt, Nancy Sleeth, Ed Stetzer, Miroslav Volf, and more
Length: 3 days
Cost: $725-$825
Apr 18 :: Catalyst West (Irvine, CA)
Speakers: Jon Acuff, Marcus Buckingham, Dave Gibbons, David Kinnaman, Charles Lee, Rick McKinley, Erwin McManus, Brenda Salter McNeil, David Platt, Chris Seay, Andy Stanley, and more
Length: 3 days
Cost: $179-$319
Apr 23 :: Exponential Conference (Orlando, FL)
Speakers: Alex Absalom, Mark Batterson, Mark Beeson, Brian Bloye, Matt Carter, Wayne Cordeiro, Bill Easum, Dave Ferguson, Hugh Halter, Alan Hirsch, Bill Hybels, Shawn Lovejoy, Will Mancini, Kem Meyer, Tony Morgan, Larry Osbourne, Darrin Patrick, Jim Putman, Soon-Chan Rag, Ed Stetzer, Geoff Surratt, Jud Wilhite, and more.
Length: 3 days + 2 precon
Cost: $99+
Apr 25 :: The Orange Conference (Atlanta, GA)
Speakers: Jon Acuff, Craig Groeschel, Lanny Donoho, Jared Herd, Reggie Joiner, Craig Jutila, David Kinnaman, Sue Miller, Kara Powell, Andy Stanley, and more
Length: 3 days
Cost: $239-$319
MAY 2012
May 1 :: Dynamic Church Conference (Dallas, TX) by Fellowship One
Speakers: TBA
Length: 3 days
Cost: $299-$349
May 1 :: The Transformation Intensive (South Barrington, IL)
Speakers: Henry Cloud, Mindy Caliguire, Bill Hybels, Pete Richardson
Length: 3 days
Cost: TBA
May 3 :: International Pastors & Leadership Conference (Orlando, FL)
Speakers: Tudor Bismark, Serita Jakes, T.D. Jakes, and more
Length: 3 days
Cost: $150
May 7 :: The Ideation Conference (Chicago, IL)
Speakers: TBA
Length: 3 days
Cost: $399-$799
May 9 :: Catalyst Dallas (Dallas, TX)
Speakers: TBA
Length: 3 days
Cost: TBA
May 9 :: Luminous (Franklin, TN)
Speakers: Stephen Brewster, Patsy Clairmont, Ian Morgan Cron, Jeff Goins, Blaine Hogan, Stephen Proctor, Nate Ragan, Tim Schraeder, Jeff Simmons, Darren Whitehead, Dan Wilt
Length: 3 days
Cost: $145-$240
May 18 :: The Whiteboard Sessions (Norcross, GA)
Speakers: TBA
Length: 1 day
Cost: TBA
May 21 :: Moody Bible Institute’s Pastors’ Conference (Chicago, IL)
Speakers: Leith Anderson, Stuart Briscoe, Daniel Henderson, Chip Ingram, Crawford Loritts, Josh Moody, J Paul Nyquist, David Platt
Length: 4 days
Cost: $205-$415
May 29 :: Ideas to Impact Conference (Atlanta, GA) by ACS Technologies
Speakers: TBA
Length: 4 days
Cost: $359-$589
JUNE 2012
Jun 4 :: Create Conference (St Catharines, ON, Canada)
Speakers: TBA
Length: 4 days
Cost: $99
Jun 5 :: Biola Digital Ministry Conference (La Mirada, CA)
Speakers: TBA
Length: 3 days
Cost: $169-$199
JULY 2012
Jul 2 :: Hillsong Conference (Sydney, Australia)
Speakers: Joel A’Bell, Julia A’Bell, Steven Furtick, Louie Giglio, Bobbie Houston, Brian Houston, Joel Houston, Joyce Meyers, Joseph Prince, Matt Redman, Chris Tomlin, Darlene Zschech
Length: 5 days
Cost: TBA
Jul 25 :: Echo Conference (Dallas, TX)
Speakers: TBD
Length: 3 days
Cost: $139
AUGUST 2012
Aug 1 :: Wave Conference (Virgina Beach, VA)
Speakers: TBA
Length: 3 days
Cost: $60-$99
Aug 9 :: The Global Leadership Summit (South Barrington, IL)
Speakers: TBA
Length: 2 days
Cost: $149-$289
SEPTEMBER 2012
Sep 18 :: Wired Churches Fall Conference (Granger, IN)
Speakers: TBA
Length: 2 days
Cost: $179-$199
Sep 19 :: Worship Facilities Conference & Expo (Atlanta, GA)
Speakers: TBA
Length: 3 days
Cost: $195-$395
Sep 20 :: STORY Conference (Chicago, IL)
Speakers: TBA
Length: 2 days
Cost: $169-$200
Sep 26 :: D6 Conference (Dallas, TX)
Speakers: Tim Elmore, Josh Griffin, Bryan Loritts, Mark Matlock, Sean McDowell, Dennis Rainey, Richard Ross, Laura Story, Pete Wilson, and more
Length: 3 days
Cost: $109-$319
Sep 28 :: Kidmin Children’s Ministry Conference (Chicago, IL)
Speakers: TBA
Length: 4 days
Cost: $289-$379
OCTOBER 2012
Oct 3 :: Catalyst Conference (Atlanta, GA)
Speakers: TBA
Length: 3 days
Cost: TBA
Oct 12 :: National Youth Workers Convention (San Diego, CA)
Speakers: TBA
Length: 3 days
Cost: TBA
Oct 23 :: The Sticks Conference (Orangeburg, SC)
Speakers: TBA
Length: 2 days
Cost: $66
NOVEMBER 2012
Nov 16 :: National Youth Workers Convention (Dallas, TX)
Speakers: TBA
Length: 3 days
Cost: TBA
