Upcoming Events
Prayer Gathering 2026
Join pastors, chaplains, missionaries, and other leaders March 2-4, 2026 for worship and prayer. For over 30 years, we have gathered to sing, intercede, and personally minister to one another. The need for earnest and effectual prayer for our world, our nation, our movement, and one another is clear. Enjoy the blessing of unhurried time for prayer with otherwise busy leaders.
Where: Faith Baptist Fellowship, Sioux Falls, SD
RENEW Pastors’ Retreat 2026
We are excited to invite you to the 2026 RENEW Pastors’ Retreat, a special time of renewal, fellowship, and encouragement for pastors and ministry leaders in a space for spiritual refreshment, filled with God’s renewing power.
Hosted at DoubleTree by Hilton in Omaha, NE
Camp Judson - High School Camp
Calling all high school students (and their parents)! Is your teen entering ninth grade, a graduating senior in 2026, or anything in between? Join the fun at Camp Judson this summer!
And there’s plenty of fun to be had for sure – camp also provides an amazing environment for developing strong friendships grounded in the reality of who God is and what he has done in our lives. Registration fills up fast every year, so don’t wait!
Camp Dates – June 21-27, 2026
Location – Camp Judson, near Keystone, SD
Converge Together
Let’s gather to celebrate 170 years of life change!
JUNE 23–25, 2026 – WASHINGTON, D.C.
Get away, get connected, and get inspired. Bring the whole family, and join friends from across the world for three days of worship, learning, and celebration.
This call goes out to every member of Converge’s global family, whoever you are and whatever you do to help people meet, know, and follow Jesus.
You’re invited to Converge Together 2026, a historic gathering to celebrate 170 years of mission, build each other up, and get fueled up for the future. Thanks in large part to our premier sponsor, the Wesleyan Investment Foundation.
Over three days in Washington, D.C., you’ll hear stories from across our movement, get ministry training designed for a variety of contexts, and grow your network of friends. Hosted at First Baptist Church of Glenarden, this historic gathering celebrates 170 years of mission and ministry and is for everyone to gather for what will feel like a family reunion.
So you can go back to your ministry life refreshed and ready to see Jesus change lives, wherever you serve.
2026 Cultivate Conference
Cultivate Conference 2026 will be held at Central Church in Sioux Falls, SD.
Town Hall Meeting
Get to know Regional President Candidate Steve Krier! Converge Heartland is hosting a Town Hall Meeting with Steve over Zoom on Monday, September 16, at 6:30 PM.
Click the button below to register for the day that works best for you and submit questions for the Town Hall Meeting ahead of time!
Town Hall Meeting
Get to know Regional President Candidate Steve Krier! Converge Heartland is hosting a Town Hall Meeting with Steve over Zoom on Sunday, September 8, at 6:30 PM.
Click the button below to register for the day that works best for you and submit questions for the Town Hall Meeting ahead of time!
Town Hall Meeting
Get to know Regional President Candidate Steve Krier! Converge Heartland is hosting a Town Hall Meeting with Steve over Zoom on Sunday, August 18, at 6:30 PM.
Click the button below to register for the day that works best for you and submit questions for the Town Hall Meeting ahead of time!
Middle School Camp
We are excited for Converge Heartland Middle School Camp July 28 through August 2 at Swan Lake Christian Camp in Viborg, South Dakota. Dave Johnston, Midwest Regional Director for Infusion Ministries, will bring us dynamic and engaging teaching.
Students entering 6th grade through those who’ve completed 8th grade will engage in small and large group Bible studies, organized games, time at the lake, theme nights, and campfires.
Check in:
Sunday, July 28 from 4:15 – 5PM
Pick-Up:
Friday, August 2 at 1:00 PM
**Please double check times and be prompt for dropoff and pickup.
High School Camp
Every summer on the second Sunday in June, High School students* from around our district make the trek to Keystone, SD, for our High School Camp at Camp Judson. Camp is a time for spiritual growth, deepening relationships and a whole lot of fun!
This year we’re thankful to have Zach Perry as our camp speaker. Zach is a social studies teacher and girls basketball coach at Sioux Falls Christian School in Sioux Falls, SD. He engages students with storytelling related to important lessons.
Cost Details:
Early Bird Registration is open until April 30, 2024, and costs $395.
Starting May 1, the registration cost will increase to $425.
After you register you’ll get a link to pre-order your very own Camp T-shirt featuring our logo for 2024! You’ll get to pick up your T-shirt when you check in at camp.
*For South Dakota, North Dakota, and Nebraska Churches
C.H.A.O.S. Pre-Camp Event
Bring your students to this FREE pre-camp event on May 3 from 6:00–11:00pm at the Augustana Elmen Center in Sioux Falls, SD.
We’ll have a fun night of swimming, music, games and pizza! You’ll also hear more about our great summer camps for 2024! Students should bring a swimsuit, bag for clothes, and tennis shoes!
Questions? Click below to email our Director of Student Ministries, Angela Myers.
Camp Judson Celebration and Fundraiser
Join us at First Baptist Church in Sioux Falls, SD, on April 20, 2024 at 5:00pm to celebrate 100 years of God’s faithfulness to Camp Judson and the young people served through their ministry! We are thankful to support the work of Camp Judson as they build a new Roger Williams Lodge, a place where students can continue to grow in their knowledge and love for God!
RENEW
The 2024 RENEW Retreat is a relaxing and encouraging weekend retreat open to all ministers and ministry couples serving in Converge Heartland churches.
This year’s retreat will be April 5–7 in the Lincoln Hay Market at the Hyatt Place Hotel, located at 335 N 8th Street, Lincoln, NE 68508.
This year, we are excited to host Dr. Tim Adrian as our speaker. Tim and his wife, Pam, serve at Westside Baptist Church in Hutchinson, KS, where Tim has been the Lead Pastor for 27 years. Westside has been a significantly influential church to our district as the sending and mother church of district church planters and pastors in the greater Wichita metro area.
Tim regularly speaks to pastoral groups and has recently served as the President of Baptist Bible Fellowship International, a movement of over 2,000 churches with more than 700 missionaries serving domestically and abroad. Tim and Pam have three adult children and nine grandchildren.
Schedule:
Friday, April 5
3:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Check into hotel. Evening dinner is on your own.
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Dessert Social Fun/Game Night
Saturday, April 6
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Breakfast at Hotel
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM: Session 1
10:30 AM-11:30 AM: Session 2
11:30 AM - 6:00 PM: Lunch in Haymarket and Free Time
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Evening Dinner and Encouragement
Sunday, April 7
7:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Breakfast at Hotel
10:00 AM-11:30 AM: Worship Service & Communion
Dismiss and checkout by noon
Prayer Gathering
Prayer enables us to commune with our gracious, faithful Father. For thirty years the people of Converge Heartland began gathering for a time dedicated to worship and prayer. Each March, this refreshing break from the pressures of daily life and ministry enabled people to recharge in God’s presence.
This year we return to our roots as we gather March 4-6 at Converge Church in Omaha, NE, the home of the first-ever Prayer Gathering. Chris Atkins of Center Baptist Church will lead us in worship through song as we prepare to commune with God in prayer. Please join us for this special time of worship, focused prayer and “one-another” ministry.
Schedule
Monday, March 4
5:15 pm – Check-in
5:30 pm – Supper together
6:00–9:00 pm – Worship & Prayer Session 1
Tuesday, March 5
7:30 am – Breakfast available
8:30–12:00 pm – Worship & Prayer Session 2
12:00–2:50 pm – Lunch (on your own) & Free Time
3:00–5:15 pm – Worship & Prayer Session 3
5:30 pm – Supper together
6:30–9:30 pm – Worship & Prayer Session 4
Wednesday, March 6
7:30 am – Breakfast available
8:30–11:30 AM – Worship & Prayer Session 5
11:30 am – Lunch (A sack lunch to go is available upon request!)
2024 Winter Retreat
We look forward to the Winter Retreat at Camp Judson near Keystone, SD, February 16-19, 2024! This retreat begins with dinner on Friday and ends with breakfast on Monday. The long weekend provides a time for students to unplug from the fast pace of school and routine and be refreshed with biblical teaching, worship, and times of small group conversations. Plenty of fun to be had!
Students are responsible for transportation to and from the retreat. Check with your church or youth group to see if they are providing transportation.
21 Days of Prayer
Thank you for joining us in prayer over the next 21 days as we ask God to move in every area of Converge — Starting new churches, Strengthening existing churches and Sending global workers to the unreached people groups of the world. The theme of our time is United in Prayer — Praying Scripture Together. This theme has many layers of meaning.
Learn more here.
24 Hours of Prayer for the Nations
We are asking God for a gospel movement among every least-reached people group—in our generation.
Cultivate Conference
The 2023 Cultivate Conference is being held on Thursday, September 14, and Friday, September 15, at Faith Baptist Fellowship, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and is open to all.
Immediately preceding the conference will be the Converge Heartland District Annual Meeting & Luncheon which is open to leaders and voting delegates of affiliated churches as well as those church leaders interested in affiliating with Converge Heartland.
Church leaders across the Heartland acknowledge their desire to see people come to faith in Christ and to experience stronger conversion growth. To help resource this critical area of church health, the 2023 Cultivate Conference is focused on “Cultivating Evangelism and Outreach.” With five keynote sessions and multiple workshops to choose from, this is a conference that will encourage and equip your church leaders and influencers.
Workshop Topics
Evangelism & Outreach in Small Town and Rural Contexts
Evangelism & Outreach in a Post-Christian Context
The Role of Prayer in Evangelism and Outreach
Love & Discipleship: Precursors to Evangelism
Church and Pastoral Finances
SPEAKERS
Todd Miles Ph.D.:
Todd Miles Todd is a Professor of Theology at Western Seminary, in Portland, Oregon, where he teaches Theology, Hermeneutics, Biblical Theology, Church History, Pastoral Ethics, and Apologetics. He currently serves as Teacher Pastor at Gresham Bible Church. As a speaker and author, Todd equips church leaders to better understand their cultural contexts for effectively sharing the gospel.
Duane Tweeten:
Duane Tweeten serves as the President of Training Leaders International (TLI). Having served as a small-town pastor for 17 years in Nebraska, he is known by many across the Heartland. As the President of TLI, Duane works with local church pastors to help bring theological training to global ministers who are most in need. Duane’s work has been to globally mobilize and equip ministry leaders for Great Commission effectiveness and obedience.
Dr. John Jenkins:
Dr. John Jenkins serves as the President of Converge Worldwide and the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Glenarden, MD. Dr. Jenkins has spent the past few years helping to develop a local church evangelism cohort model with Wheaton College and the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism. His aim as Converge President is to see churches grow stronger in their evangelism and discipleship efforts.
EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, September 15, 2023
9:00 AM Welcome & Worship
9:30 AM Main Session 4
10:30 AM Main Session 5
11:20 AM Season of Response & Prayer
Thursday, September 14
1:00 PM Welcome & Worship
1:20 PM Main Session 1:
2:25 PM Workshops - Session 1
3:25 PM Workshops - Session 2
4:25 PM Main Session 2
5:30 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Main Session with a Season of Worship
High School Camp (Camp Judson)
Keystone, South Dakota
For students who have completed grade 8 through 12.