April 26-27, 2024
Ottawa
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2024 Featured Talks & Speakers
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Rob Kelly
Chuck Proudfit
CityWide Workplace Ministry
Richard Long
Rob Kelly
The Four Greats
Featured Speakers
Rob Kelly
Founder & CEO of FOR Charlotte Network
Rob Kelly is the Founder & CEO of the FOR Charlotte Network in North Carolina. Rob is also co-founder of the City Leaders Collective (with Eric Swanson), which connects and equips city network leaders globally.
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Rob Kelly is the Founder & CEO of the FOR Charlotte Network in North Carolina. Rob is also co-founder of the City Leaders Collective (with Eric Swanson), which connects and equips city network leaders globally.
Rob is co-author of the book ‘Metanoia’ (with Alan Hirsch), and the founder & lead author of the State of the City Report. Prior to this, Rob served 13 years as a pastor, along with numerous other leadership positions, including co-founding CHARLOTTE/ONE and lecturing at Gordon-Conwell Seminary.
Rob is a graduate of the University of Washington and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Charlotte, and is pursuing doctoral studies from Bakke Graduate University. For more information check out https://forcharlotte.org/
Chuck Proudfit
At Work on Purpose
Chuck Proudfit leads At Work on Purpose which he founded in 2003 in Cincinnati, Ohio which ministers to thousands of marketplace people locally and now around the world.
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Chuck Proudfit leads At Work on Purpose which he founded in 2003 in Cincinnati, Ohio which ministers to thousands of marketplace people locally and now around the world. He also leads a business consultancy called SKILLSOURCE, and is an advisory board member for Self Sustaining Enterprises, specializing in BIZNISTRY.
Chuck holds a degree in organizational development from Harvard University, and has served in general management at Procter & Gamble, the Ernest & Julio Gallo Winery, and LensCrafters Corporation.
An ordained pastor, Chuck is an elder at Grace Chapel in Mason, Ohio, and the author of Citywide Workplace Ministry in a Box. For more information check out atworkonpurpose.org
Steve and Patti Buss
One Hope Network, Eugene, Oregon
Steve and Patti Buss believe that there is unlimited potential for the united Church in any community, to reflect Jesus more completely, and be the catalyst for genuine transformation. Together they lead the One Hope Network in Eugene, Oregon, a movement of churches, kingdom leaders and Jesus followers, who Pray Together, Serve the Community Together and Share the Gospel Together.
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Steve and Patti Buss believe that there is unlimited potential for the united Church in any community, to reflect Jesus more completely, and be the catalyst for genuine transformation.
Together they lead the One Hope Network in Eugene, Oregon, a movement of churches, kingdom leaders and Jesus followers, who Pray Together, Serve the Community Together and Share the Gospel Together.
With regular rhythms of community-wide prayer, and 9 years of a 24/7 prayer strategy, answers to prayer are regularly documented and have also directed ways for the Body of Christ to collaborate and serve the city.
Steve and Patti graduated from Colorado State University, served as missionaries and pastors before being set apart to lead One Hope. They facilitate Prayer Summits for leaders and also serve on the City Advance Strategic Team, which helps coach and encourage City Gospel movements nationally and internationally.
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Richard Long
One Way Ministries
Richard Long is the lead for Pastoral Engagement for One Way Ministries in Ottawa. He previously led the Love Ottawa collaborative mission arm of OWM for 9 years as he watched the Lord bless it with dozens of Christian leaders working together on 18 city outreach teams.
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Richard Long Richard is the lead for Pastoral Engagement for One Way Ministries in Ottawa. He previously led the Love Ottawa collaborative mission arm of OWM for 9 years as he watched the Lord bless it with dozens of Christian leaders working together on 18 city outreach teams. With over 30 years of experience in city-wide movements in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) and Hamilton, Ontario, Richard has been coaching and resourcing city-church efforts from coast to coast in Canada. He loves to see the variety and vibrancy of city unity movements in each unique place.
Richard also serves on the global City Advance Strategic Team led by Tom White, and is part of the advisory team with the Canadian City Network Leaders led by Daria Nardozza. He has just finished writing a book on “The City-wide Church”.
He is married to Terry and together they serve as elders at Vineyard Ottawa, a church they co-planted with a team 7 years ago. Previously, for 21 years, Richard pastored in Baptist congregations. He graduated from the University of Waterloo and Central Baptist Seminary.
2024 Workshop Leaders
What is CAPITALYZE?
The Lord is doing something beautiful in Canadian Cities –
the level of unity is on the rise.
Jesus is being proclaimed.
Be a part of CAPITALYZE, a dynamic gathering in Ottawa
April 26-27, 2024
The CAPITALYZE CONFERENCE seeks to celebrate and accelerate the impact of city-wide movements in Ottawa, across Canada and internationally. It’s time to get to work!
CAPITALYZE seeks to inspire transformation in our cities by breaking down historic barriers and encouraging collaboration and cross-pollination across all lines of division. It will bring together leaders from the congregations, ministries, not-for-profits, community, and marketplace to be inspired and activated together.
This event will be held at the Metropolitan Bible Church, a state-of-the-art facility not far from the airport in Ottawa. This is an event pastors, ministry leaders, market place leaders, or anyone passionate about reaching their city will not want to miss!
This conference is for you!
Pastors, Ministry Leaders, Market Place Leaders, or anyone passionate about reaching their city!
Celebrating all that God is doing in Your city,
and inspiring us to do more than we have dared to imagine!
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