Discover how the Shoreline Conference can equip you as a leader to build effective operational systems that balance ministry impact with high-level administrative excellence, so your church can thrive with confidence and integrity.

Rob serves as Director of Operations for the Shoreline Conference and brings decades of ministry experience, having served churches across Canada and the United States while specializing in administration, strategic planning, and leadership development. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education from Lincoln Christian University, has served on the Executive Board of the North American Christian Convention, contributes as a thought leader for the Race & Restoration Summit, and currently serves on the executive board of the Justice Network for the Free Methodist Church USA.

This breakout will equip pastors and leaders with practical life-giving tools to develop healthy, thriving leaders through coaching and intentional clergy care. Discover how to invest in yourself and others, build sustainable leadership rhythms for long-term ministry, and create a culture where leaders feel supported, encouraged, and empowered to flourish. 

Jennifer brings 17 years of ministry experience, including church planting, youth ministry, spiritual formation, retreat leadership, coaching, and church revitalization. She previously served nearly six years as a Lead Pastor and now serves as Shoreline’s Director of Pastoral Development.  Currently pursuing an M.Div. in Transformational Leadership at Northeastern Seminary, Jennifer is also a trained leadership coach with Mission Igniter. She is passionate about mentoring pastors and equipping leaders to grow and thrive.  Jennifer and her husband, Lee, have three sons—Bryce, Bronne, and Bentley—and enjoy being active in their community, especially making memories together through travel and camping.

Multiplying disciples, leaders, and churches is a missional mandate we all have. In this workshop you will receive a sampling of the various trainings and equipping opportunities coming up in the 2026-2027 Annual Conference Year from healing and deliverance prayer, mobilizing everyone as everyday missionaries, and injecting healthy multiplication DNA into the life of established churches.

Derik serves as the Shoreline Director of Multiplication. He holds M.Div. and M.A. degrees, along with a leadership certificate from Asbury Theological Seminary. Derik also serves as the Director of Guides at Sequoias Coaching & Consulting. Derik is an ICF certified coach at the PCC level.

Derik is passionate about seeing people experience hope, healing, and wholeness in and through Jesus Christ, as well as seeing every person given purpose through joining God in His mission and great story of redemption as disciple-makers and everyday missionaries.

Derik has been church planting and coaching/training church planters since 2017. He helped plant Plowshares BIC (now a part of Open-Door Lexington Church) and planted/pastored Evergreen Church from conception to succession in the Ann Arbor area. He comes with a diversity of experiences with conference and non-profit leadership roles.

More information coming soon!

Brett Heintzman has been encouraging prayer in the FMCUSA for over 17 years, teaching, preaching, and authoring the book, Becoming a Person of Prayer. Having grown up in the Western NY, Brett and his wife barb now live in Flint, Michigan and both serve the Communications Ministry of the Free Methodist Church USA, where Brett is the Director of Communications.

Brett has a heart for seeing prayer deepen in the lives of every believer in the Shoreline Conference and looks forward to empowering regional leaders and spreading the joy that comes through deepening our prayer lives with the Lord.

How easy do you find it to obey the commandment, “do not be anxious about anything?” Furthermore, how easy do you find it to respond with both love and truth to someone else who is overwhelmed by anxiety? For many in ministry, as well as those we care for, worry and anxiety can be difficult to control, often leaving us discouraged and wondering why our faith has not yet brought the peace we long for. In this breakout session, we will discuss how we may inadvertently worsen the experience of anxiety through avoidance and judgment. We will also explore helpful ways to address these struggles by considering personal histories, physical symptoms, and our relationships with others and with God.

Patrosky worked as a NextGen Pastor for 25 years before becoming the Lead Pastor of Renovation Church in Portage, MI. Along with being a licensed Mental Health counselor, he loves to help people move closer to Christ and define their purpose.