Spurgeon Conference 2026

Sword and Shield

It was a joy to gather with you for two days of preaching, worship, and fellowship under the theme "Sword and Shield."

Speakers

1:30pm – 2:00pm
Registration and Coffee
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Welcome and Opening Worship
2:30pm – 3:30pm · Keynote 1
The Greatest Fight in the World
Dr. Craig Ireland
3:30pm – 4:00pm
Afternoon Tea
4:00pm – 5:00pm · Keynote 2
The Minister's Armoury: Confidence in the Word of God
Dr. Geoff Chang
5:00pm – 6:30pm
Dinner and Fellowship
6:30pm – 7:30pm · Evening Session
Power for the Fight: Ministry in the Spirit's Strength
Dr. Jeff Medders
7:30pm – 7:45pm
Closing Prayer and Worship
7:45pm onwards
Informal Fellowship

8:30am – 9:00am
Morning Coffee
9:00am – 10:00am · Keynote 3
Downgrade and Departure: Spurgeon's Warning to a Compromised Church
Dr. Geoff Chang
10:00am – 10:30am
Morning Tea
10:30am – 12:30pm · Main Symposium
Evangelical Silence and the Path Forward
Dr. Craig Ireland, Dr. Geoff Chang, Dr. Jeff Medders
12:30pm – 1:45pm
Lunch and Networking
1:45pm – 3:00pm · Workshop A
Apologetics in Multicultural Australia
Dr. Craig Ireland
1:45pm – 3:00pm · Workshop B
The Pastor's Holiness as Weapon and Witness
Dr. Jeff Medders
1:45pm – 3:00pm · Workshop C
Spurgeon's Ecclesiology for Today's Battles
Dr. Geoff Chang
3:00pm – 3:10pm
Return to Main Auditorium
3:10pm – 3:55pm · Closing Keynote and Commissioning
Equipped, Renewed, and Sent: A Call to Courageous Gospel Advance in Australia
Dr. Craig Ireland
3:55pm – 4:15pm
Final Worship, Prayer, and Conference Close