NATIONAL FOUNDERS CONFERENCE

Welcome to South Florida and the 2026 National Founders Conference! We pray that this week will encourage you, challenge you, and lead you as we seek to Make Disciples.

Below you’ll find information that that will be helpful during the conference, including a conference map, schedule, and restaurant options. Please let us know if there is anything else we can help with!

Conference Schedule

Wednesday, January 21
Pre-Conference at Grace Baptist

5:00 pm: Registration Opens

6:00 pm: SESSION 1  – An Egalitarian Culture | Graham Gunden

7:00 pm: SESSION 2 – An Egalitarian Church | Chase Davis

8:00 pm: Break

8:20 pm: SESSION 3 – Panel | (Graham Gunden, Tom Ascol, Chase Davis, David Mitzenmacher (Moderator)

9:00 pm: End

Thursday, Jan. 22

12:00 PM – Welcome and Opening

12:15 PM – SESSION 1 | Tom Ascol – From the Garden to Revelation – God’s Mandate for His People 

1:30 PM – SESSION 2 | Joel Beeke – Discipleship in the Home: Learning from the Puritans

2:30 PM – Break

3:15 PM – SESSION 3 | David Schrock – God’s Mandate to the Family

4:30 PM – Dinner Break / Pastors Dinner

6:45 PM – SESSION 4 | Remember Voddie Baucham: A Panel Discussion – Tom Ascol, Lennox Kalifungwa, Aaron Wright

8:00 PM – Singles Event (18+)

9:00 PM – End of Day

Friday, Jan. 23

7:20 AM – Prayer Meeting

8:00 AM – Doors Open

8:30 AM – SESSION 5 | Joel Beeke – God’s Mandate to Make Disciples

9:45 AM – SESSION 6 | Conference Theme Panel

11:00 AM – Lunch Break

1:00 PM – SESSION 7 | Dusty Deevers – God’s Mandate to Government leaders

2:15 PM – SESSION 8 | David Mitzenmacher – God’s Mandate and the Church

3:15 PM – Break

4:00 PM – SESSION 9 | Capt. Barry Wilmore – Excellence in our Work

5:00 PM – Dinner Break / Speaker Dinner

7:15 PM – SESSION 10 | Alex Kocman – God’s Mandate to the Ends of the Earth

8:15 PM – Founders After Party

10:30 PM – End of Day 

Saturday, Jan. 24

7:20 AM – Prayer Meeting

8:00 AM – Doors Open

8:30 AM – SESSION 11 | Q&A Panel

9:45 AM – SESSION 12 | David Schrock – The Authority to Make Disciples

10:45 AM – Break

11:30 AM – SESSION 13 | Tom Ascol – The End of the Mandate

12:30 PM – Closing

12:45 PM – End of Day

Conference Info

FREE COFFEE AND WATER

Enjoy complimentary coffee at the beverage station in the Worship Center Lobby. Complimentary water bottles are also available there, as well as in the Sponsor and Bookstore tent.

ADDITIONAL BATHROOMS

For your convenience, there are additional air conditioned stall bathrooms available in the parking lot to the left when you exit the Worship Center building.

PRAYER MEETINGS

Both Friday and Saturday morning will begin with a corporate prayer meeting held in the Worship Center at 7:20am. These prayer meetings are open to all conference attendees. The prayer meetings will conclude at 8:00am and the Worship Center will then be open to take your seats for the main session.

PARKING

Conference parking is available in the main Worship Center parking lot and in the field by the Hope building (see the campus map on the following pages). Parking on curbs or outside any of the designated spots indicated on the map is not permitted. Please help us honor McGregor Baptist Church by treating their property with respect.

FREE ITEMS

Through the kindness of our friends at Crosswayand the support of our faithful supporters of Founders Ministries, we have several free resources available for each conference attendee. You can find these resources each day on the pallets by the entrance of the Sponsor tent.

FRIDAY ATTENDEE MEALS

If you pre-purchased one of our attendee meals - Box Lunches will be handed out at the back of the HOPE building (by the Family Room) with no seating available. The dinner will held be in the fellowship hall (HOPE building), plated and with sit down seating. Registration is closed for these meals.

FAMILY ROOM

We have a family room available for parents with small children, with livestream available. Please see any conference volunteer for directions. A small nursing mothers’ room is also available in the women’s bathroom to the right when exiting the Worship Center.

LOST AND FOUND

If you have misplaced or found something, please visit the Registration and Information table in the Worship Center Lobby.

INTERPRETATION

Simultaneous Spanish translation is available and provided on the Founders website or in the Founders app. Headsets / headphones are not provided.

QUESTIONS FOR SPEAKERS

Do you have a biblical or theological question for our speakers to potentially consider during our Q&A session on Saturday? Text your questions to Founders at 888-525-1689.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Share your experience on social media using the hashtag #Founders2026 and tag Founders Ministries.

Conference Map

Restaurants

By distance from McGregor Baptist Church

Coffee and Dessert

By distance from McGregor Baptist Church

Emergency Info

Lee Convenient Care - Page Field

4771 S Cleveland Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33907

Coastal Med Urgent Care

8291 Dani Dr Suite 100, Fort Myers, FL 33966

Gulf Coast Medical Center (Hospital)

13681 Doctors Way, Fort Myers, FL 33912

Fort Myers Police Department

2210 Widman Way, Fort Myers, FL 33901

Lee County Sheriff’s Office - Non-Emergency Number

239-477-1000

Poison Control

800-222-1222

Registration is now open for the 2027 National Founders Conference!

Join us January 21-23, to hear teaching from Tom Ascol, Joel Beeke, Conrad Mbewe, David Mitzenmacher, and Graham Gunden!