Keynote Speaker 2026
Dr. Thomas White
Thomas White became the 10th president of Cedarville University on July 1, 2013. Serving in a variety of leadership roles and responsibilities, White has more than a decade of administrative, teaching, and research experience and combines strong leadership with a pastoral heart for ministry while standing for biblical truth.
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The Whites have two children Rachel and Samuel, and two dogs that they treat like children — Duchess, a German shepherd, and Jacket, a golden/Labrador retriever mix.
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​Thomas White became the 10th president of Cedarville University on July 1, 2013. Serving in a variety of leadership roles and responsibilities, White has more than a decade of administrative, teaching, and research experience and combines strong leadership with a pastoral heart for ministry while standing for biblical truth.​
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The Whites have two children Rachel and Samuel, and two dogs that they treat like children — Duchess, a German shepherd, and Jacket, a golden/Labrador retriever mix.
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To read more about Dr. White, please click the button below.
Schedule
8:00 AM - Registration (Lobby), Coffee & Refreshments (Fellowship Hall)​
9:00 AM - General Session 1 (Auditorium)
Worship/Keynote: Dr. Thomas White
10:15 AM - Coffee Break​
10:30 AM - General Session 2 (Auditorium)
Worship/Keynote: Dr. Thomas White​
11:30 AM - Breakout Sessions & Lunch 1 (Fellowship Hall)​
12:30 PM - Breakout Sessions & Lunch 2 (Fellowship Hall)
​1:30 PM - Breakout Sessions​
2:35 PM - General Session 3 (Auditorium)
Worship/Keynote: Dr. Thomas White​
3:45 PM - End of Conference
2025 Music
Check out the songs we plan to sing this year! Come ready to worship together.
Breakout-Sessions 2026
From Liturgy to Elation: How Personal Devotions Fuel Delight in God
Joey Adams (M.Div, Cedarville University) is a follower of Jesus Christ; husband to his incredible wife, Leah, and father to his two sons, Theodore and Augustine. His greatest passion in life is to teach the Word of God and make Christ deeply known.
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In this session, participants will hear daily Bible reading/devotions described from a biblical perspective, and will learn several biblical tips for how change their devotions from a dull duty to a delightful discipline.
Joey Adams
Pastor of Discipleship at Union Chapel Community Church; Upper School Bible Teacher & Campus Chaplain at Calvary Christian School.
Maintaining the Course when Conflicts Arise
Craig Mansfields
Pastor of First Baptist Church
Kenton, OH
I was born and raised on a farm in Northwest Ohio near Defiance. I became a Christian at a young age and answered the call to pursue full-time ministry in the local church as a sophomore in high school. The Lord would take me to Pensacola where I would meet Portia, my future wife. After college we would go to Akron, OH where I served as a youth pastor for 8 years. God began to tug on my heart to consider a change in ministry. After considering the mission field, God made it clear that a senior pastorate position was the place for me.
In 2000, my wife and I moved to the Kenton, OH area with our 4 children to begin the next leg of the journey as pastor of the First Baptist Church. It has been here we raised our children and have seen them sent out into various areas of the country. We have been blessed to have 3 grandchildren and enjoy every moment we get to spend with them.
Session: “Maintaining the Course when Conflicts Arise,” examining Nehemiah’s conflict resolution skills. Throughout the years of church and family ministry my wife and I have encountered a fair share of conflict. Sometimes there are quick, easy, and clean resolutions while other conflicts are drawn out, difficult, and messy. How does a man continue to stay on course with what God has called him to do when conflicts arise? This is what we will see through the example of Nehemiah.