We are deep into planning our 2025 Conference! Veteran delegates and exhibitors will attest that every year is unique, from the keynote speakers to the workshops to the schedule. In keeping with that fact, the Conference will feature multiple keynote speakers and dozens of workshop leaders who are experienced in their fields and areas of specialization -- and ready to share some of their knowledge with you! Many of these presentations will revolve around the theme of "A Doctor's Prescription from Luke 2."
KCEA’s Christian Education Conference is a two-day professional in-service for pastors, administrators, teachers, staff, church youth workers, and involved parents. The days are filled with a unique blend of plenary sessions and workshops, preaching and interactive presentations, fellowship and peer engagement, and connecting with our exhibitors and advertisers. A wide variety of exhibitors attend to sell or promote their products, ministries, and services. An introductory flyer and a themed flyer are available for reference and download. Official registration information and materials for prospective exhibitors are expected to be distributed in June.
To help promote the Conference to your church staff and congregation, school staff, deacon and school boards, and families, look for Conference promotional materials to arrive in your email. The Delegate Registration form for the Conference is usually sent in mid-summer, along with the planned schedule and roster of workshop leaders.
Special Workshop Choices
As of mid-June, the list of workshops is 90-95% complete. About 100 workshops are being planned in a flexible schedule, with some additional time in between sessions for delegates to visit exhibits, to fellowship, or to follow up with additional questions for workshop leaders. The Thursday afternoon general assembly time will be a unique "split session," with guest speakers addressing the men and ladies separately.
Collaborate with your peers and your ministry leadership to attend the best sessions for yourself, your ministry, and your students. Each presentation will be led by a professor or veteran in the field, eager to share the most recent and applicable information. Workshop offerings will consist of a variety of in-person workshops across a range of educational subjects and ministry responsibility. This year’s Conference guide will be available on the Whova platform to registered delegates and ministries.
When will the next Conference be held? - September 25 & 26, 2025
Where will it be held? - We are again planning this year’s Conference to be held at the DoubleTree Resort by Hilton at Willow Valley in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We will again use the Whova platform for our Conference guide, some Conference communications, site maps, exhibitor information and advertising, and other Conference details. Stay tuned!
Why should I come? - Each year’s Conference provides the academic excellence, varied topics, and creative ideas for which KCEA’s Conferences are well-known. It will also include some features that delegates have suggested on their Conference feedback sheets! Feel free to browse the Conference Archive for past Conference guide publications and other information.
This year’s scheduled keynote speakers are:
KCEA’s Christian Education Conference is a two-day professional in-service for pastors, administrators, teachers, staff, church youth workers, and involved parents. The days are filled with a unique blend of plenary sessions and workshops, preaching and interactive presentations, fellowship and peer engagement, and connecting with our exhibitors and advertisers. A wide variety of exhibitors attend to sell or promote their products, ministries, and services. An introductory flyer and a themed flyer are available for reference and download. Official registration information and materials for prospective exhibitors are expected to be distributed in June.
To help promote the Conference to your church staff and congregation, school staff, deacon and school boards, and families, look for Conference promotional materials to arrive in your email. The Delegate Registration form for the Conference is usually sent in mid-summer, along with the planned schedule and roster of workshop leaders.
Special Workshop Choices
As of mid-June, the list of workshops is 90-95% complete. About 100 workshops are being planned in a flexible schedule, with some additional time in between sessions for delegates to visit exhibits, to fellowship, or to follow up with additional questions for workshop leaders. The Thursday afternoon general assembly time will be a unique "split session," with guest speakers addressing the men and ladies separately.
Collaborate with your peers and your ministry leadership to attend the best sessions for yourself, your ministry, and your students. Each presentation will be led by a professor or veteran in the field, eager to share the most recent and applicable information. Workshop offerings will consist of a variety of in-person workshops across a range of educational subjects and ministry responsibility. This year’s Conference guide will be available on the Whova platform to registered delegates and ministries.
When will the next Conference be held? - September 25 & 26, 2025
Where will it be held? - We are again planning this year’s Conference to be held at the DoubleTree Resort by Hilton at Willow Valley in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We will again use the Whova platform for our Conference guide, some Conference communications, site maps, exhibitor information and advertising, and other Conference details. Stay tuned!
Why should I come? - Each year’s Conference provides the academic excellence, varied topics, and creative ideas for which KCEA’s Conferences are well-known. It will also include some features that delegates have suggested on their Conference feedback sheets! Feel free to browse the Conference Archive for past Conference guide publications and other information.
This year’s scheduled keynote speakers are:
Dr. Brent Belford (Virginia Beach, VA) Brent is the Pastor of Colonial Baptist Church and a professor at Virginia Beach Theological Seminary. Dr. Belford grew up at Calvary Christian Academy in Clymer, PA. Post-college, he has served in several capacities related to Christian education, including on pastoral staffs, as a Bible professor, grad school director, and seminary provost. Dr. Belford will address the delegates in a general assembly on the topic of Child-Leading Observations from Luke 2.
Dr. Bryan Brock (Watertown, WI) Dr. Brock is a professor of Bible at Maranatha Baptist University, teaching Bible and pastoral studies courses. Post-college, he has taught Bible and science in a Christian school. He also planted and served as pastor of a local church for ten years. In the Thursday afternoon assembly, he will address the men on the topic of Childrearing Observations from Luke 2.
Mrs. Rebecca Brock (Watertown, WI) Mrs. Brock is an assistant professor of Church Ministries at Maranatha Baptist University. She is a Maranatha graduate, with a degree in communications. Post-college, she has taught in a Christian school for four years and served as a pastor’s wife for ten years, and is an experienced counselor. She has also earned graduate degrees in English Education and Bible. In the Thursday afternoon session, she will address the ladies on the topic of Childrearing Observations from Luke 2. She is burdened to equip women to reach women in the local church.
Dr. Tobi England (Lancaster, CA) Tobi serves as the Chief Academic Officer and professor of Bible and Apologetics at West Coast Baptist College. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate studies and includes an emphasis on biblical worldview studies. His ministry work includes research and conference speaking. He will address the delegates on the topic of Adult-Growing Observations from Luke 2.
Whether you are involved in pre-school, elementary, secondary, secretarial, administration, pastoral or anything else … there are abundant sessions just for you! Come for learning! Come to benefit your students and ministries! Come to be encouraged to continue on in these challenging times — to minister, testify, and be a witness "to all generations.”
Don’t just take our word for why you should attend! Here are some of the many positive comments we received after last year's Conference, along with a few Conference snapshots.
– The speaker was so engaging! I was impressed with his humility and transparency.
– I found a nugget of wisdom to apply to my school play this year!
– I used this session to be in the vendor area. Very helpful to me! I made 2 good contacts that I needed before I came!
– Tons of ideas and ways to digitize my class's learning. The two workshop leaders had some new ways to get more of the students involved! I'm taking so many new things away!
– The hymn singing is my favorite part of the Conference!
– Even though this workshop was not geared for my pre-K classroom, I learned some good tools to help foster relationships with my classroom students and ALL school kids.
Whether you are involved in pre-school, elementary, secondary, secretarial, administration, pastoral or anything else … there are abundant sessions just for you! Come for learning! Come to benefit your students and ministries! Come to be encouraged to continue on in these challenging times — to minister, testify, and be a witness "to all generations.”
Don’t just take our word for why you should attend! Here are some of the many positive comments we received after last year's Conference, along with a few Conference snapshots.
– The speaker was so engaging! I was impressed with his humility and transparency.
– I found a nugget of wisdom to apply to my school play this year!
– I used this session to be in the vendor area. Very helpful to me! I made 2 good contacts that I needed before I came!
– Tons of ideas and ways to digitize my class's learning. The two workshop leaders had some new ways to get more of the students involved! I'm taking so many new things away!
– The hymn singing is my favorite part of the Conference!
– Even though this workshop was not geared for my pre-K classroom, I learned some good tools to help foster relationships with my classroom students and ALL school kids.
