Digital
Missionary
Conference
DIGITAL & VR
CONFERENCE

WE ARE
LIVENOW
Conference Attendance
Live Online & Virtual Reality
Cost covered | Thanks to our sponsors
The church isn’t just a building. The mission field isn’t just physical. And digital is more than a tool, it’s a mission field. The Digital Missionary Conference is an international digital gathering for those who refuse to be limited by walls. Millions of users are searching for hope, yet many churches don’t know how to engage them. Whether you’re a pastor, content creator or digital missionary, this is your call to help take the gospel into the digital spaces.
ONE CONFERENCE. TWO STAGES:
Seamlessly move between both spaces throughout the day.

Broadcast stage (Altar Live)
- Keynote talks from top digital ministry leaders
- Interactive breakout sessions with global voices
- Live Q&As and networking opportunities

Virtual reality stage (spatial.io)
- Exclusive sessions for VR ministry leaders
- Simulcast keynotes from the broadcast stage
- Deep-dive discussions on VR evangelism & discipleship
*** Keynote recordings will be available on demand, to all who register. ***
What to expect
Keynote Talks
Global digital ministry leaders sharing insights on pioneering new ways to reach people online.
Breakout Sessions
Engage in practical discussions on digital discipleship, content creation and building online communities.
Virtual Reality Experience
Immerse yourself in a unique VR environment designed for deep relational engagement and hands-on learning.
KEYNOTE TALKS
Global digital ministry leaders sharing insights on pioneering new ways to reach people online.
11:00 AM [ALTAR LIVE + VR STAGE]
We need new wineskins
11:15 AM [ALTAR LIVE + VR STAGE]
Starting & Sustaining a Movement
11:50 AM BREAKOUT SESSION 1 [ALTAR LIVE]
11:50 AM [VR STAGE]
Active Listening in the Metaverse
12:35 AM [ALTAR LIVE + VR STAGE]
Understanding, Adapting to and Engaging with International Cultures
1:10 PM [ALTAR LIVE]
What's working digitally, globally?
1:10 PM [VR STAGE]
MetaCrusade: Metaverse, Gaming, and the Future Church
1:55 PM BREAKOUT SESSION 2 [ALTAR LIVE]
1:55 PM [VR STAGE]
Preaching to the metaverse
2:45 PM [altar live]
The Digital Mission Field Is Ready—Are We?
2:45 pm [VR STAGE]
The challenge of being a missionary in vr chat
Stewart Freeman
VR Evangelist and Discipleship Specialist for The Jesus Film Project
3:30 PM [ALTAR LIVE + VR STAGE]
Church Refugees - Opportunities to Reach & Disciple DeChurched people digitally
3:30 PM [ALTAR LIVE + VR STAGE]
Church Refugees - Opportunities to Reach & Disciple DeChurched people digitally
4:10 PM [ALTAR LIVE + VR STAGE]
Engaging the Web3 Community as Digital Missionaries

5:05 PM BREAKOUT SESSION 3 [ALTAR LIVE]
5:05 PM VR HANGOUT + After Show with the Holy Aces [VR STAGE]
breakout sessions
Engage in practical discussions on digital discipleship, content creation and building online communities.
BREAKOUTS SESSION 1
11:55 am US/EasterN
ROOM A
Missionary Funding for Sustainable Ministry
SESSION SUMMARY
You feel a pull toward digital missions, or maybe you’ve already stepped into it. But is it okay to raise support like a traditional missionary? We think so. This session looks at the biblical foundations of support raising, clarifies what it is and isn’t, and opens space for honest questions.
Jon Crawford
Director of Partnerships, Reliant.org
ROOM B
3x3 Cheeseburgers and Missional Wisdom for Digital Ministry
SESSION SUMMARY
Digital ministry needs more than translation. Paul's ministry revealed three forms of church: gatherings in homes, spaces for learning, and mobile teams. This session explores how those models help us imagine digital expressions today, including communities forming in places like video games. We'll look at how a biblical view of mission can shape long-term digital impact.
Andrew Jones
Metaverse Missionary, theChurch.digital
ROOM C
Artificial Intelligence in Missions: How Digital Leaders Can Use AI to Advance the Gospel
SESSION SUMMARY
This session will explore how AI can help advance the Gospel and provide practical insights for church leaders and digital missionaries using AI tools in mission work. We’ll look at how AI can support automation, translation, content creation and outreach, while also addressing best practices for integration that preserve authenticity. We’ll also engage ethical and theological questions that come with using AI in ministry.
Anesh ArchVictor
Research Catalyst, theChurch.digital
ROOM D
Kingdom Growth Hacking: Using Google for Evangelism
SESSION SUMMARY
As AI reshapes how people search for truth online, digital missionaries have a new opportunity to meet them in the moment of their questions. This session equips you to reach seekers through Google and other AI-powered tools, showing how to optimize content for search, run effective ad campaigns and extend your digital reach. Whether you're just starting or refining your strategy, you’ll walk away with practical steps to make digital evangelism more visible, relevant and impactful.
Jesse Carbo
Founder, Digital Missions Project
ROOM F
From Followers to Disciple-Makers Online
SESSION SUMMARY
This session will show how to move beyond likes and shares to build a real disciple-making strategy online. We’ll explore how to use social media for intentional discipleship, applying models like MAWL (Model, Assist, Watch, Leave) or inform-imitate-innovate, and discover how to nurture communities that grow and multiply.
Eyitope Lala
Southern Africa Outpost Leader, theChurch.digital
ROOM G
Understanding the Shift: From Generative AI to AI Agents
SESSION SUMMARY
Generative AI changed how we create content, but AI agents are changing how we act. This session explores the shift from static tools to autonomous systems that can reason, plan and take action on behalf of users. We’ll look at what this evolution means for digital missions and ministry innovation, unpacking both the opportunities and the risks as we step into this next chapter of AI-powered ministry.
Ebenezer Davidraj
Southern Asia Outpost Leader, theChurch.digital
ROOM H
Is this even legal?!
SESSION SUMMARY
This session looks at the legal landscape that digital missionaries need to navigate. We’ll explore the areas that often get overlooked but can have serious impact. Whether you're building content, launching communities or raising funds, understanding the rules will help you move with confidence and integrity in digital spaces.
Kit Williams
Global Legal Counsel, Compassion International
ROOM I
The Intersection of VR and Traditional Missions
SESSION SUMMARY
One of the biggest challenges facing traditional missions is how to understand digital as both place and worldview. Virtual reality stretches that tension even further. This session unpacks how one missions organization's Innovation Team is exploring VR as a frontier for Gospel work. We’ll share early steps, honest lessons and what it looks like to pioneer the future of missions in immersive digital spaces.
Mike Mirabella & Josh Hill
International Mission Board
ROOM J
How can theChurch.digital help me become a better digital missionary?
SESSION SUMMARY
Many feel called to digital missions but don’t know how to begin or grow. This session will introduce the tools, training and community theChurch.digital provides to help digital missionaries move from vision to action. We’ll explore the support systems, learning cohorts and sending strategies that make it possible to reach, disciple and multiply in digital spaces.
Ian Kirk
EDM Graduate, theChurch.digital
ROOM K
7 Keys to Resilience
SESSION SUMMARY
This session offers seven tangible practices to help digital missionaries increase resiliency and stay healthy in the work. We’ll look at how to guard against burnout, compassion fatigue and overwhelm, and build rhythms that sustain long-term impact in digital ministry.
Rebecca Bailey
Ministry Coach, Hope Made Strong
ROOM L
The roman centurion and the outpouring of His Spirit
SESSION SUMMARY
Within 48 hours, over 3,000 prayer requests flooded our platform and we had no one to respond. This session shares the story of how God moved through that moment and what we learned as a tech startup building for the Kingdom. We’ll unpack both the breakthroughs and the challenges of innovating in digital ministry and what it takes to build something that matters.
Darren Allarde
Salt and Light
ROOM M
Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools
SESSION SUMMARY
Prayer is powerful, but for many the experience feels distant from the promises Jesus made about it. This session explores the gap between what we believe about prayer and how we actually live it. We’ll identify the roadblocks that keep us from praying like Jesus and offer a path toward experiencing the real power of prayer in everyday life.
White Beard Punk Monk
24 Hour Prayer
ROOM N
Gamers need Jesus too
SESSION SUMMARY
Gamers need Jesus too. This session shares the story behind a four-year Twitch event where Christian streamers unite to shine light in the gaming world. We’ll unpack how the raid format works—moving from channel to channel each hour—and how one light can spark many across digital spaces. Whether you're a streamer or just curious, you’ll see how gaming culture can become a mission field.
Twitch's warrior_of_light777 (aka Preston)
Blessing Boat
ROOM O
Evangelism Opportunities in Virtual Reality
SESSION SUMMARY
This session will explore how to evangelize and share the Gospel across VR and gaming platforms using simple, proven methods. Pastor Joel Stunkard of metacrusade.io will share practical strategies for reaching thousands in immersive digital spaces and show how gaming can become a powerful tool for Kingdom impact.
Joel Stunkard
Pastor at metacrusade.io
ROOM P
Communicating cross-culturally with honor, authenticity, and humilty
SESSION SUMMARY
When we meet people online, their culture and context come with them. This session explores how worldview, language and heritage shape digital interactions and why cultural awareness is essential for Gospel witness. We’ll look at how to honor differences while sharing truth and how to communicate in ways that build trust across digital spaces.
Keegan West
Create International and YWAM Frontier Missions
ROOM Q
Streaming DJs - Using Music As A Digital Connection Point Digitally, and Physically
SESSION SUMMARY
This session explores the vision behind using music as a DJ to create spaces where Jesus is welcome and people can encounter Him. We’ll talk about the power of music to shift atmospheres in both digital and in-person contexts, and how combining streaming with real-world outreach can extend that impact even further.
Joshua Sandefur
A.K.A. DJ Courageous
ROOM R
Finding Your TruCenter: Your stories reveal how God has wired you for His greater purpose
SESSION SUMMARY
The TruCenter assessment reveals more than strengths—it uncovers your God-given motivations. This session will help you align those passions with your calling, vocation and ministry. You’ll also get the chance to take the assessment and receive coaching after the conference.
Dr. Tim Yee
TruCenter
ROOM S
What Kind of Leaders Start Thriving Churches in Digital Spaces?
SESSION SUMMARY
Church planting and leadership are no longer limited to physical spaces. This session explores the essential competencies for launching and leading multiplying churches in digital spaces. You’ll walk away with next steps for building healthy, gospel-centered communities online.
Heidy Tandy
Stadia Church Planting
ROOM T
Streams, Memes, and the Mission Field: Why Digital Ministry Is More Than Just Views
SESSION SUMMARY
Content creation isn't about chasing views. It's a calling. In this session, Twitch streamer and digital pastor XtianNinja shares how digital missions are reaching people the church often misses. Learn how creators can make lasting impact in overlooked spaces.
Allan Descheneau
(XtianNinja)
BREAKOUTS SESSION 2
1:55 Pm US/EasterN
ROOM A
From Vision to Outpost: Launching a Digital Church Network
SESSION SUMMARY
Starting a digital church outpost or network can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. This session will walk through practical steps from idea to action, covering key foundations, common challenges and strategies for growth. It won’t answer everything, but it will move you forward.
Simon Diercks
Digital Region, AllianzMission
ROOM B
World Building & Evangelism in VR
SESSION SUMMARY
This session explores how to design immersive experiences in VR that spark connection and open doors for the Gospel. Learn practical ways to build worlds that engage people and create meaningful spaces for evangelism in virtual reality.
VR Tiger
Creative Pastor & HeEnables, Evangelism and Outreach Minister at Oasis Church VR
ROOM C
Asynchronous: A Ministry That Never Sleeps
SESSION SUMMARY
This session explores how to build Christ-centered asynchronous communities that foster real discipleship. We’ll look at biblical foundations, digital platforms, best practices and key challenges to help churches create spaces for growth beyond real-time connection.
Gabe DeWalk
Lead Pastor, Kingstide Church
ROOM D
Kingdom Growth Hacking: Using Google for Evangelism
SESSION SUMMARY
As AI changes how people search for answers online, digital missionaries have a chance to meet them in that moment. This session will equip you to reach seekers through Google and AI-driven tools, optimize content for search, run effective ad campaigns and expand your digital reach for Kingdom impact.
Jesse Carbo
Founder, Digital Missions Project
ROOM E
Grief Care in the Digital Space
SESSION SUMMARY
Grief isn’t just about death, it’s about all kinds of loss. This session explores what grief care can look like in digital spaces, both for ourselves and for those we serve. We’ll look at how to recognize “the other losses” and offer support that’s compassionate, meaningful and rooted in hope.
Stacy Knapp
Chaplain, theChurch.digital
ROOM F
From Followers to Disciple-Makers Online
SESSION SUMMARY
This session will show how to move beyond likes and shares to build a real disciple-making strategy online. We’ll explore how to use social media for intentional discipleship, applying models like MAWL (Model, Assist, Watch, Leave) or inform-imitate-innovate, and discover how to nurture communities that grow and multiply.
Eyitope Lala
Southern Africa Outpost Leader, theChurch.digital
ROOM H
Crossing the Cultural Divide
SESSION SUMMARY
Going global is easy. Reaching people across cultures takes more. This session unpacks how cultural awareness shapes digital evangelism and offers practical tools to connect with diverse communities and share the Gospel effectively.
Anne Bosarge
Lead Pastor, The Chapel Online
ROOM I
Pastoring in Virtual Reality
SESSION SUMMARY
Going global is easy. Reaching people across cultures takes more. This session unpacks how cultural awareness shapes digital evangelism and offers practical tools to connect with diverse communities and share the Gospel effectively.
Alina Delp
Pastor, VRMMO Church
ROOM J
How can theChurch.digital help me become a better digital missionary?
SESSION SUMMARY
Many feel called to digital missions but don’t know how to begin or grow. This session will introduce the tools, training and community theChurch.digital provides to help digital missionaries move from vision to action. We’ll explore the support systems, learning cohorts and sending strategies that make it possible to reach, disciple and multiply in digital spaces.
Ian Kirk
EDM Graduate, theChurch.digital
ROOM K
Model of Care in a Digital Community
SESSION SUMMARY
This session introduces Hope Made Strong’s Model of Care and invites attendees to strategize how to offer care and support within their digital communities. Together, we’ll explore practical ways to meet real needs in digital spaces.
Rebecca Bailey
Ministry Coach, Hope Made Strong
ROOM L
The roman centurion and the outpouring of His Spirit
SESSION SUMMARY
This session introduces Hope Made Strong’s Model of Care and invites attendees to strategize how to offer care and support within their digital communities. Together, we’ll explore practical ways to meet real needs in digital spaces.
Darren Allarde
Salt and Light
ROOM M
Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools
SESSION SUMMARY
Prayer is powerful, but for many the experience feels distant from the promises Jesus made about it. This session explores the gap between what we believe about prayer and how we actually live it. We’ll identify the roadblocks that keep us from praying like Jesus and offer a path toward experiencing the real power of prayer in everyday life.
White Beard Punk Monk
24 Hour Prayer
ROOM O
Spiritual Mentoring in a Digital Space
SESSION SUMMARY
This session from Multiplication Network will explore the role of spiritual mentoring in church planting and leadership development. With over 14,000 churches planted last year through their tools, they’ll share how mentoring, as a relationship guided by God, strengthens and multiplies healthy churches. Attendees will also receive free access to resources for ongoing support.
Wally De La Fuente
Multiplication Network
ROOM P
Communicating cross-culturally with honor, authenticity, and humilty
SESSION SUMMARY
When we connect with people online, their culture and background come with them. This session explores how worldview and cultural differences shape digital interactions and why awareness is key to sharing the Gospel with clarity, respect and impact.
Keegan West
Create International and YWAM Frontier Missions
ROOM Q
Maximizing Digital Ministry Impact Via Minecraft + Roblox
SESSION SUMMARY
This session explores how platforms like Minecraft and Roblox can become powerful spaces for digital ministry. We’ll look at the benefits of engaging these popular environments and walk through practical steps to start and grow ministry that reaches people where they already are.
( O.J.) Hochang Kwon
MetaCrusade
ROOM R
Finding Your TruCenter: Your stories reveal how God has wired you for His greater purpose
SESSION SUMMARY
The TruCenter assessment reveals more than strengths—it uncovers your God-given motivations. This session will help you align those passions with your calling, vocation and ministry. You’ll also get the chance to take the assessment and receive coaching after the conference.
Dr. Tim Yee
TruCenter
ROOM S
What Kind of Leaders Start Thriving Churches in Digital Spaces?
SESSION SUMMARY
Church planting isn’t limited to buildings, and neither is leadership. In this session, Heidy Tandy unpacks the competencies needed to launch and grow multiplying churches in digital spaces. Drawing from Stadia’s Discovery process, you’ll explore what it takes to lead healthy, gospel-centered communities online.
Heidy Tandy
Stadia Church Planting
BREAKOUTS SESSION 3
5:05 Pm US/Easter
ROOM E
Grief Care in the Digital Space
SESSION SUMMARY
Grief isn’t just about death, it’s about all kinds of loss. This session explores what grief care can look like in digital spaces, both for ourselves and for those we serve. We’ll look at how to recognize “the other losses” and offer support that’s compassionate, meaningful and rooted in hope.
Stacy Knapp
Chaplain, theChurch.digital
ROOM F
From Followers to Disciple-Makers Online
SESSION SUMMARY
This session will show how to move beyond likes and shares to build a real disciple-making strategy online. We’ll explore how to use social media for intentional discipleship, applying models like MAWL (Model, Assist, Watch, Leave) or inform-imitate-innovate, and discover how to nurture communities that grow and multiply.
Eyitope Lala
Southern Africa Outpost Leader, theChurch.digital
ROOM I
The Intersection of VR and Traditional Missions
SESSION SUMMARY
One of the biggest challenges facing traditional missions is how to understand digital as both place and worldview. Virtual reality stretches that tension even further. This session unpacks how one missions organization's Innovation Team is exploring VR as a frontier for Gospel work. We’ll share early steps, honest lessons and what it looks like to pioneer the future of missions in immersive digital spaces.
Mike Mirabella & Josh Hill
International Mission Board
ROOM J
How can theChurch.digital help me become a better digital missionary?
SESSION SUMMARY
Many feel called to digital missions but don’t know how to begin or grow. This session will introduce the tools, training and community theChurch.digital provides to help digital missionaries move from vision to action. We’ll explore the support systems, learning cohorts and sending strategies that make it possible to reach, disciple and multiply in digital spaces.
Ian Kirk
EDM Graduate, theChurch.digital
ROOM M
Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools
SESSION SUMMARY
Prayer is powerful, but for many the experience feels distant from the promises Jesus made about it. This session explores the gap between what we believe about prayer and how we actually live it. We’ll identify the roadblocks that keep us from praying like Jesus and offer a path toward experiencing the real power of prayer in everyday life.
White Beard Punk Monk
24 Hour Prayer
ROOM O
Spiritual Mentoring in a Digital Space
SESSION SUMMARY
This session from Multiplication Network will explore the role of spiritual mentoring in church planting and leadership development. With over 14,000 churches planted last year through their tools, they’ll share how mentoring, as a relationship guided by God, strengthens and multiplies healthy churches. Attendees will also receive free access to resources for ongoing support.
Wally De La Fuente
Multiplication Network
ROOM N
Gamers need Jesus too
SESSION SUMMARY
Gamers need Jesus too. This session shares the story behind a four-year Twitch event where Christian streamers unite to shine light in the gaming world. We’ll unpack how the raid format works—moving from channel to channel each hour—and how one light can spark many across digital spaces. Whether you're a streamer or just curious, you’ll see how gaming culture can become a mission field.
Twitch's warrior_of_light777 (aka Preston)
Blessing Boat
ROOM Q
Maximizing Digital Ministry Impact Via Minecraft + Roblox
SESSION SUMMARY
This session explores how platforms like Minecraft and Roblox can become powerful spaces for digital ministry. We’ll look at the benefits of engaging these popular environments and walk through practical steps to start and grow ministry that reaches people where they already are.
( O.J.) Hochang Kwon
MetaCrusade
ROOM R
Finding Your TruCenter: Your stories reveal how God has wired you for His greater purpose
SESSION SUMMARY
The TruCenter assessment reveals more than strengths—it uncovers your God-given motivations. This session will help you align those passions with your calling, vocation and ministry. You’ll also get the chance to take the assessment and receive coaching after the conference.
Dr. Tim Yee
TruCenter
FAQ's
Who should attend?
The Digital Missionary Conference is built for online laborers, those pioneering to take the gospel beyond the building.
- Church leaders exploring online discipleship strategies.
- Content creators using digital platforms for ministry.
- Missionaries expanding their reach through digital engagement.
- Anyone passionate about taking the gospel into new and unreached spaces.
Is the conference live-streamed?
Live-streaming is Web1 and we’re beyond that. Yes, this conference will be streamed live, but we’re not stopping there.
The Digital Missionary Conference will be broadcast using Altar Live, an interactive platform that goes beyond passive webinars. Expect real engagement, real conversations and real connections.
Web2 isn’t enough. This event will also be simulcast into the metaverse, with exclusive keynote speakers and breakout sessions happening in VR alongside the digital broadcast.
Will the recordings be made available?
Yes, but with limits. Keynote recordings will be made available after the event, but only registered attendees will have access.
Breakout sessions will not be recorded. The value of this conference isn’t just in the content, it’s in the real-time engagement, dialogue and community that happens when you show up live, just like digital ministry is meant to be.