Track Options

Each student and leader will choose three tracks to attend during Discover Conference. Youth Leaders, please have your students tell you which tracks they would like to attend BEFORE you register. You'll need this information during the registration process. Below, you'll find information about each track leader and a summary of what their track will be about. Each track will be offered three times throughout the weekend (unless stated otherwise) in order to give everyone the opportunity to attend if they wish. Here is a helpful PDF of the following information for you to print and show your students.

  • INTERESTED IN MINISTRY?                                            with DYLAN MILLER

    Bio: Dylan Miller is a recent graduate of Bethel University. While attending Bethel, he studied ministry leadership with the desire to know the Lord deeply and grow in his availability to be used in His ministry. Dylan first sensed a call to vocational ministry as a senior in high school, but he did not fully step into that calling until college, guided by the mentorship of faithful leaders. Today, he serves as a pastoral resident in the Missionary Church’s North Central Region, where he has gained valuable experience and coaching to prepare him for a lifetime of service to the Lord.


    Description of Track: This track is for those who are interested in ministry and will serve the purpose of equipping young followers of Christ for a long life of service in Kingdom-building ministry. Every member of the body is equally important, though they serve different roles. This track will be primarily geared toward those who feel led to and are interested in the service of vocational ministry, and helping them understand the purpose of the pastor in the local church. The first step to a healthy body is for each member to know the role that they serve within the whole. This track will seek to paint a vision for the leaders of tomorrow of what a healthy and thriving ministry will look like as they seek to serve the Lord and pastor the Church.


  • INVITATION TO PEACE                                                 with MIKAYLA MOORE

    Bio: Mikayla shares that the most true thing about her is that she adores Jesus. She desires to yield to the Holy Spirit as He reveals Jesus, and in turn to love Him with everything she has, creating pathways for others to do the same.


    Description of Track: Jesus is The Person of Peace. Often when we don’t have peace in our hearts it is because we are not trusting the Lord in a single aspect of our lives. (Isaiah 26:3)  In this interactive Track, we will identify the source of our fear or anxiety and use the gift of repentance to invite The Prince of Peace to dwell in  the space where fear once lived.


  • DISCIPLE-MAKERS                                                        with WORLD PARTNERS

    Bio: In over 110 countries, World Partners is helping all kinds of everyday people learn to make relational, Jesus-centered disciples to the fourth generation in their villages, neighborhoods, schools and workplaces. Disciple-making movements are locally sustainable, naturally reproducing and create profoundly beautiful renewal in people and the places they live.


    Description of Track: You want to see your friends, family, or school know Jesus… What do you do with that thought? Join this World Partners Missionary as they share with you how to share Jesus. If you want to learn the “how” and “why” of this, join this track!


  • TAWG - WHAT IS THAT?                                                     with TRAVIS GEISEL

    Bio: Travis serves NextGen ministries across the Central Region of the Missionary Church with a mission to engage, equip, and empower emerging leaders. Along with supporting kids pastors and student pastors, Travis provides leadership to Summer Camps (BLAST, Middle School, High School), Internship Cohort, and other initiatives that are focused on GenZ. 

    Travis and his wife Lindsay, find great joy in parenting their children (Benaiah, Ezekiel, Morley, Mabel, and Micah) and spending time together at the baseball field.


    Description of Track: What does “TAWG” even mean, and how do you actually do it? In this breakout, we’ll unpack what it looks like to spend personal, intentional time with God through prayer, Scripture, and reflection. We’ll also talk about why it actually matters, share some easy ways to make it part of your day, and give you tips to keep it from feeling boring or overwhelming. Come ready to learn how to make your time with God real, fun, and something you actually look forward to!

  • DATING                                                                                   with CODY FELGER

    Bio: Hey! I'm Cody Felger. My wife, Grace, and I have been married for a year and have one fur baby named Indy. I am the youth pastor at The Rock Church in Portland, Indiana. I have been doing youth ministry since 2018, enjoy a good cup of coffee and am always down for an adventure! I am a long-suffering Indianapolis Colts fan, sci-fi nerd and lover of the outdoors!


    Description of Track: Life can be hard to navigate, and relationships are key. In this Track, Pastor Cody is going to break down what to look for in godly friendships as well as the who, when, why and how to date with a purpose.

  • Gender                                                                       with LAURA PERRY-SMALTS

    Bio: Laura Perry Smalts is an author and speaker who shares her story of how Jesus Christ rescued her from a transgender identity. She also speaks and teaches on a variety of topics related to transgenderism and God’s design of human beings as male and female. She has had the privilege to tell her story on a variety of platforms including radio, video, tv, and more including the documentary In His Image and to teach at conferences, schools, and churches. Her story is available in her autobiography, Transgender to Transformed. Laura and her husband, Perry, now run a ministry called Eden’s Redemption which aims to teach and equip people to understand gender and sexuality from a biblical perspective.


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  • WHEN THE GROUND SHAKES                                        with GRAHAM BROWN

    Bio: Graham Brown is the Get Schooled Tour Director for RemedyLIVE, a technology-based

    non-profit that produces interactive events and includes a 24-hour staffed chat center that

    provides hope and live chat interaction for people who are struggling with mental health issues.

    Graham began working for RemedyLIVE as a SoulMedic in the 24-hour chat center in 2017.

    During that time, he was an elementary and middle school teacher. He then left the classroom

    and joined RemedyLIVE full-time as the Get Schooled Tour Director in 2022.

    He currently lives in Northeast Indiana with his wife, Courtney. Outside of work, Graham is a

    middle and high school soccer coach, plays the electric bass, and loves listening to podcasts.


    Description of Track: Life throws curveballs—stress, drama, change you didn’t see coming. In this track, When the Ground Shakes, we’ll get real about how to stop freaking out and start standing strong. Learn how to trade fear for faith, control for trust, and isolation for community. Come find out how to be unshakable when everything feels uncertain.


  • ALEX GORSUCH

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  • YOUR UNTOLD STORY: WHY YOUR TESTIMONY MATTERS MORE THAN YOU THINK                                                                                 with Andrea Miller

    Bio: Andrea is on staff at Maple City Chapel in Goshen, IN as a Connections & Stories Pastor, using her youth ministry experience to help connect generations across the church. She has a heart for students to know Jesus and to share what He has done in their lives! She and her husband Nate got married in 2021, and they enjoy getting together with people, watching football, and traveling (she's on a quest to get to all 50 states!). No stranger to Discover Conference, she loves seeing what God does during this weekend! 


    Description of Track: Do you ever think your story is boring, not important enough, or "too messed up"? This track is all about helping you see how powerful your personal story really is and learn why your voice and experiences matter—even the parts you might not think are important. We’ll talk about how sharing your story can encourage others, build real connections, and grow your own faith too. You’ll also get practical tips on how to share in a way that feels natural and true to you, so that by the end, you’ll leave prepared to share any untold story about Jesus in your life.