Laura Fuhrman

"She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial. And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her." Mark 14:8-9

What is the Begin CONFERENCE?

We gather for an evening of speakers, worship and fellowship to encounter Jesus, the One who awakens our hearts and sets us free. Through that freedom, Jesus empowers us to begin living out our faith boldly. It is an event you won't want to miss!

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2019 speakers

PORTIA ALLEN

EMCEE
Portia has been in ministry for 10 years and leads alongside her husband, Clinton, at River Valley Church in Minnesota under their Lead Pastors Rob and Becca Ketterling. Portia and Clinton have three amazing sons (ages 8, 7, and 3). She is most definitely a #boymom! As a speaker, Portia has had the opportunity to not only speak in Minnesota, but also across the nation and internationally. Wherever she goes, she shares her passion to uplift and empower women. When you meet Portia, she truly wants to be YOUR friend. Portia’s goal as your friend is to cheer you on into what God has created you to be and remind you of the truth so often forgotten…God is absolutely FOR YOU because He LOVES YOU!

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Laura is the founder and Executive Director of The Well. She has a passion to know the Lord and bring His great love to the broken-hearted. Her prayer is to see the people that others don't see and to love them in a deep and authentic way. She also seeks to encourage the Church and to invite them into the great work of loving well. She is a wife, a mom to 4, a daughter, a sister, a mentor, a prayer warrior, a photographer, and wanderlust wannabe.

ANNIE LOBERT

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Annie Lobert is a wife, speaker, author, entrepreneur, thought leader, advocate for the abused, non-profit founder and CEO) and a survivor of more than a decade of sex trafficking in Hawaii, Minneapolis, and Las Vegas. She is known for being one of the first women to openly speak about her experiences in being sex trafficked, and one of the first to start a non-profit outreach and safe house to help victims of abuse as a survivor-leader.

In 2003, after a serious drug overdose and an epiphany, Annie began her personal journey of healing and recovery to emotional, physical, and spiritual wholeness. It was her heart mission to go back and reach the ladies she had left behind who were working in Las Vegas as victims of exploitation. What started as a pioneering, grass roots outreach to ladies in the sex industry soon became a non-profit, whose focus is to Hook (outreach) Hope (Jesus) Help (housing) Heal (restoration). In 2005, Hookers for Jesus, was birthed.

HOSANNA WONG

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Hosanna Wong is an author, pastor, and spoken word artist, sharing stories of freedom and hope with churches, conferences, and events around the country year-round. Her stories and teachings are rooted in her upbringing on the streets of San Francisco, her first-hand experiences with loss, hope, and redemption, and her innermost desires to see lives healed and restored through the truth and power of Jesus.

Hosanna is the Teaching Pastor at EastLake Church in the San Diego area, and the Executive Director of Calvary Street Ministries, an outreach bringing hope to the homeless in San Francisco. Under the name Hosanna Poetry, she has released two spoken word albums Maps, Boots, & Other Ways We Get There (2013), and Figless (2015), and authored 2 books, I Have a New Name (2017) and Superadded (2018). Hosanna appears on Trinity Broadcasting Network’s Better Together, airing weekdays at 1:30EST.

When not on the road, she and her husband Guy, a pastor at EastLake Church, can be found living simple, superadded lives, grilling chicken wings and gardening too many plants in their outdoor patio.

KANDI

WORSHIP WITH GROVE WORSHIP
Minneapolis-based KANDI is a creative catalyst with a message of overcoming and hope. She says of her sound, "I don't try to sound like other people, and I also don't try to be unique - I just write and sing what I hear in head." This authenticity shines in her debut indie album "Rise" which found commercial success via various TV and film spots, including placements on FOX, ESPN, and Amazon Prime. Her newest singles, "Better Than" and "Shine A Light" show hope from the perspective of the overcomer, painting a soaring picture with both their melodies and lyrics.

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Saturday, November 16
Sanctuary Covenant Church
3p-9p

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