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Frank Gordoa
Friday Evening Keynote Speaker
Frank Gordoa serves and leads Abundant Life Church in Grand Island, Nebraska. He and his wife, Teresa, also lead Cities4Kids, a missions organization that mobilizes teams to partner with local churches and host children’s outreach camps worldwide. Last year, over 450 volunteers ministered in eight locations across the United States, Central America, and Europe. Passionate to see every child know God’s love, Frank and Teresa are committed to sharing the gospel, reaching families, mentoring young adults, strengthening churches, and equipping leaders globally.
Jeff Nichols
Vice President CEF USA Ministries
Saturday Morning Keynote Speaker
Jeff Nichols has served in Christian ministry for over 35 years. He holds a Christian education degree from Welch College and a master’s in business from Trevecca Nazarene University. Jeff has ministered in churches across Oklahoma, Missouri, and Tennessee in roles ranging from children’s ministry to executive leadership. In 2020 he became the state director for CEF of Tennessee, serving four years before God called him to CEF International Headquarters as Vice President of USA Ministries. Jeff and his wife live in Lebanon, TN, and have two daughters and three grandchildren.
Tom Rempel
Saturday Afternoon Keynote Speaker
Tom Rempel, after 50 years of pastoral ministry—29 as the founding leader of Faith Bible Church of Lincoln—is now investing his reset years in mentoring next-generation pastors and serving as “Shepherd to the Staff” at Citylight Lincoln. A Nebraska native and son of a pastor, Tom and his wife, Linda, have nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. His relaxation of choice is bicycle riding on the Bohemian Alps north of their home in Fallbrook. Tom’s passion has long been to know more deeply and teach more clearly the Word.
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