WELCOME
Personal greetings from Keith Hook and Chris Gough, our 2026 conference leadership.
A Word of Welcome
These letters open our 2026 program magazine — we share them here so the welcome reaches you before you even arrive.
Welcome to Missions Fest Seattle 2026. You could be here for a number of possible reasons. Perhaps someone invited you or you received an email notice or you’ve been a regular attender for many years. Perhaps you wanted to worship with One Voice. Regardless, God stirred your heart in some way to say no to something else so you could be here.
We believe God has called all of us to make a difference in a very needy world. You will be hearing stories during these two days of how God is changing people’s lives and of how He can do the same in and through you. We believe He has a word for you in some way during this conference, so we invite you to explore the Wall of the Unreached in the foyer, talk to people you don’t know, worship, listen, pray, learn, and don’t be surprised if God speaks to you in a way you were not expecting.
When He does so, how will you respond? What will you say? What will you do? Let me share with you a possible way. Even now, before you attend the conference, before you hear Him, before He calls out to you, say yes to Him. Tell Him now that you will say yes to whatever He tells you during these two days. You may just be amazed at how that opens our hearts to hear Him better. May you be amazed in many ways during these two days. God bless!
For those who are in Christ, we can expect God to give us a call. Some are invited to cross the street, while others are sent to cross an ocean. But the invitation is the same: “Out of Darkness, and into Marvelous Light.” In 1 Peter 2:9, we’re reminded that every follower of Jesus, every saint, has indeed been brought into His marvelous light and sent to be witnesses to His transforming power to a hurting and broken world. What did the light, Christ, do in your life?
Missions Fest 2026 is about bringing together the Body of Christ and sharing stories of ordinary people who simply said “yes” to Jesus and discovered the extraordinary adventure of walking with Him. This free conference is for everyone — bring your family, your church staff, your small group, or a friend — where you will be challenged and encouraged by gifted speakers and practitioners, and where you can find ministries from around the world that are looking to partner with you. My prayer is that as we gather, each of us will be encouraged and inspired as we listen intently for God’s invitation into His Mission to bring people out of the darkness, and into His marvelous light.