2026 EVANGELISM CONFERENCE DATES: August 31 – Sept 4
This conference is all about being refreshed by and growing in evangelism. The conference is open to anyone, but is especially designed for pastors and elders, and includes discussions on topics related to developing a culture of evangelism in the local church. The week offers “classroom” teaching and “field” training with lots of opportunity to observe and/or participate in personal evangelism and open-air preaching with experienced evangelists and ministers. The week also provides lots of opportunity for fellowship and mutual encouragement among church leaders. Among the topics covered: Personal Evangelism, Biblical Street Preaching, Gospel Apologetics, Evangelism in the Local Church, Biblical Revival, and Biblical Prayer. While this week is especially aimed at pastors and elders, anyone with a desire to grow in evangelism is invited to come!
“For the last four or five years I have had the privilege of training young people at the OPC Boardwalk ministry in Wildwood, New Jersey. This has become one of my favorite ministry opportunities. I believe this is a very strategic ministry. I like the fact that most of the young people who come here are well schooled in Reformed theology because most of them are in OPC congregations. I find then that their good theological foundation serves them well when they catch fire with evangelistic zeal. This is a great combination. For this reason I hope you will give very serious attention to the training programs we are offering in August for lay people, elders, deacons, and pastors. If, by God’s grace, we can combine our solid theology with the power of the Holy Spirit being manifested in a passion for souls, then this will only enhance all our ministries to the praise and glory of God’s grace. Please consider joining us in August. I look forward to seeing you then.”
Former Evangelism Conference Speaker, Rev. Al Baker
If you have questions, please email [email protected]
To get an idea of what to expect, take a peek at our 2025 Evangelism Conference Schedule
Pricing
550 – Housing and meals
450 – Meals
350 – No housing nor meals
Meet the 2026 Trainers
Rev. Christopher Byrd
Rev. Christopher Byrd served as Evangelist at Grace Presbyterian Church in Westfield, NJ from 2020-2024, and is now serving in a new role as Regional Home Evangelist for the Presbytery of New Jersey. He also serves as the Director of Evangelism for the Boardwalk Chapel in Wildwood, NJ, a ministry that trains over 300 youth and adults every summer in evangelism and apologetics. Chris also serves on the board of the Africa Christian Training Institute, and has been leading Schools of Evangelism in Uganda since 2020. He received his M.Div from Westminster Theological Seminary in 2018. One of his greatest burdens is to see the church becoming truly “Great Commissional” and to see evangelism becoming part of the DNA of every Christian.
Dr Eric Watkins
Eric Watkins is the pastor of Salt and Light Reformed Church in Daytona Beach, Florida, and the director of the Center for Missions and Evangelism at Mid-America Reformed Seminary. He also helps with the work of church planting in the Presbytery of the Midwest. He has 5 degrees, 4 kids, and one wife (happily married for 30 years!), and has been a pastor/church planter in the OPC for 25 years. He has planted three churches and loves the seeing God work evangelistic health into the lives of local churches.
Testimonies
“The conference training in evangelism proved to be heart-transforming and ministry-transforming for me. The emphasis and daily opportunities to pray for grace to courageously and lovingly share the gospel with other brothers and sisters in Christ renewed my evangelistic zeal. It gave me wonderful gospel tools in the toolbox for personal evangelism, and training others in personal evangelism. Through the conference, the Holy Spirit gave me tools to foster a great commission focus and vision in the local church I pastor. The joy of the Gospel and trust in the gospel was deepened and fellowship with conference attendees was affirming and enriching. This conference was a great investment in spiritual renewal and gospel-centered ministry.”
Pastor Frank Marsh Covenant OPC, New Berlin, WI | 2023 Conference Attendee
“I went to the 2020 Boardwalk Chapel Evangelism Conference somewhat reluctantly. I had just recently gone through a difficult period of ministry and I was weary. I would not have attended the conference if the Lord had not directed me and encouraged me in different ways to do so. And to my surprise, the conference provided just the spiritual refreshment I needed. I came away with a renewed desire to make disciples of Christ along with a renewed hope in the power of Christ to use me for that purpose. I encourage pastors everywhere to attend this conference, in order to get a renewed vision for the calling Christ has given us to make disciples as well as a renewed sense of his power to save sinners.”
Pastor Lloyd Sterrett, OPC Franklin Square | 2020 Conference Attendee