JANUARY 20 - 22, 2025
COPPER KING HOTEL IN BUTTE, MT
Connection Conference is a purposeful time set aside for the refreshing of our network-affiliated pastors through connection with the Lord and other ministry partners.
Location
Connection Conference will be held at the Butte Copper King Hotel. Nightly room rates are $149.00 + tax and includes breakfast. Please make your own reservations by January 6, 2025. After January 6, the rate increases to $179.00 per night.
Registration
Registration for the 2025 Connection Conference are $50.00 per single and $75.00 per couple. Childcare is provided for each session, free-of-charge, but please provide the number of children and their ages in the registration form so we can plan appropriately.
Schedule
Monday
5:00p – 7:00p: Registration
7:00p: Service
Tuesday
9:00a: Morning Session
12:00p: Free Time
7:00: Evening Service
Wednesday
9:00a: Morning Session
Guest Speaker
DREW BERRYESSA
Founder and Director of A Living Letter Ministries
In 1996, Drew surrendered his sexuality to the Lordship of Christ, leaving behind a homosexual relationship. Drew chose to trust Christ with his future, believing that the Word of God was trustworthy and that Christ would be faithful to give him a life worth living outside of a homosexual identity or relationship. This surrender began a process of transformation and healing confronting the issues of same-sex attraction and overall relational dysfunction in his life.
Drew began full-time ministry to the sexually and relationally broken in 2004, joining the staff of Portland Fellowship, a para-church discipleship ministry in Portland, OR. Drew spent ten years in ministry there, ending his time as the Assistant Director to found A Living Letter Ministries in 2015.
Drew’s life and testimony stand in stark contrast to the current cultural narrative about sexual identity, demonstrating instead what Christ can do for a sexually broken life submitted to His Lordship. With the current shifts in ideology regarding sexuality, identity, gender, and God’s transformative power, Drew’s ministry, experience, and insight stand as a redemptive voice of truth to the body of Christ.
Drew is a graduate of Multnomah Bible College, holding a Bachelor’s Degree in Ministry and Leadership. In addition to being the Founder and Director of A Living Letter Ministries, Drew serves as a Teaching and Counseling Pastor at Living Waters Church in Medford, OR. Drew released his first book, Are We There Yet? in 2018, adding author to his list of accomplishments.
Of all the roles and titles he carries, his most prized titles are that of husband and father. Drew and his wife Suzanne have been married since 2004 and together they have the joy of raising their three daughters.