For Christian parents, fulfilling Christ’s commission to make disciples of all nations begins at home, with their children. We know that salvation is completely a work of God by His grace, but the faithful life and teaching of parents and others in the church is what God uses most often to impact a child’s heart.
The mission of Shepherds Conference is to provide the opportunity for men in church leadership to be challenged in their commitment to biblical ministry and to find encouragement as together we seek to become more effective servants of our chief Shepherd.
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Austin has served in student ministry for over a decade. After earning his undergraduate degree from the University of New Mexico, he moved to Los Angeles to attend The Master's Seminary in 2005. After serving as the junior high and high school pastor, he now serves as college pastor. He and his wife, Merilly, have three daughters and a son.
Josh served as high school pastor at Grace Community Church from 2014 until 2022 and earned his degree from The Master’s Seminary (M.Div., D.Min). Having been saved in student ministries, Josh has a passion to see young people place their trust in Jesus and become functioning members of the local church. Josh has been married to Katie since 2010, and they have three children—Jude, Chloe, and Sophia.
Jay has been actively involved in student ministry for more than twelve years, where he has served in high school, college and junior high. In 2013, Jay moved to California in order to attend The Master’s Seminary, where he graduated with his MDiv and DMin. Jay currently serves as the pastor for both XChange and Grace Kids. Jay and his wife, Leah, have four children.
