For more than twelve years, this gathering has brought together leaders who want to make a real difference in their families, workplaces, and nations. This year, we are taking a journey back to the beginning.

Our society is always progressing forward, pushing boundaries and creating alternative pathways of spirituality. Yet the answer is not found in something new. We must go back, for there is one ancient path that leads to the good way, and on it we find rest for our souls.

Much of what we have learned about the Kingdom of God has come to us through Greek, Latin, and modern Western thinking. These lenses have shaped how we read, how we lead, and how we live. Yet the Scriptures were born in the ancient East, in the language, culture, and imagery of the Hebrew people. To truly understand them, we must learn from the original language in which they were written and the worldview of those who first received them. When we learn to see through their eyes, familiar words open up in ways that are both fresh and timeless.

Together we will stand at the crossroads, learn to see with ancient eyes, ask the questions the ancients asked, and discover what it means to walk the good way and find true rest.

Whether you join us in the room or from across the world through our livestream, come ready to rediscover the Kingdom as it was first understood, and leave equipped to live it as an agent for change.

I look forward to walking these paths with you.

Trista Sue Kragh