Featured Guests

Jeff Harmon

With over 20 years of ministry at Bethesda Church in Edmonton, Jeff continues to have a passion to ensure "children are anchored in their faith by 12, so that they are not lost at sea by 21." He also focuses on educating and training both parents and leaders on how to shape and guard the faith of this vulnerable age group. Jeff travels across Canada and the USA, speaking at seminars, colleges, churches and conferences.


KIM Worship Band: God Rocks!

Is a dynamic live ministry that has performed in concert before more than 500,000 children in North America. If rocks from Bible times could talk would they keep silent about the amazing events they witnessed? No way! That's why every God Rock has something important to say! Using large screen music videos and an awesome ministry performance team, God Rocks! features great music, videos, animation, dancing, action songs, special effects and lighting. It's an awesome multi-media experience with a powerful gospel message! Kids in Ministry Workshop Selection

Connie Jakab

Connie Jakab served as a children's pastor for 7 years in Vancouver, BC and as the Children's Ministry Director for the BC/Yukon District of the PAOC. She has been teaching hip hop dance for 12 years and has a passion to see hip hop used for God's glory and as a way to relate to children and youth of today.



Donna Boone

Donna and her husband Laurie have been working with children for over 25 years. As an evangelist, teacher and author, Donna shares as a leader in workshops. Donna along with her team bring an exciting, high energy, on-the-edge-of-your-seat style of performance. It features life size, glow-in-the dark puppets, ventriloquism, clowning, dance and magic that appeals to all ages.

Coreen Frey

Coreen Frey is the Children's Pastor at Spruce Grove Alliance Church. She has pastored for the last 30 years striving to raise up a Godly generation of children through community and cross-cultural ministry. Her leadership in Seeds International over the past 7 years has seen thousands of children discipled with the gospel. Her heart for children is evident in her years of dedicated volunteering and her pursuit for God in the study of His Word.

Julie Palley

Julie Palley is involved in raising up kids who passionately pursue God. She has been involved in children's ministry for 15 years through leading after-school clubs, missions events, camps and church ministry. Julie is highly creative and has an ‘outside the box' approach to children's ministry. You can catch a glimpse of this creativity at Upswing as she is the decorating coordinator for the Conference.

Ryan and Devon Marshall

Ryan and Devon Marshall have been married for five years and have two beautiful girls. They have been actively involved in children's ministry together since they were 15 years old. Devon is a Children's pastor at the Park Church (currently on maternity leave) while Ryan is a teacher at Strathcona Christian Academy Elementary School. Together their goal is to see kids passionately in love with Jesus and to be overflowing with the Holy Spirit.