09/03/2026
⨠OUR FINAL TWO BREAKOUT LEADERS â AND EDIFY IS NEXT WEEK! â¨
Weâve loved introducing you to the women who will be leading breakout sessions at this yearâs Edify Women's Conference , and today weâre excited to introduce our FINAL TWO breakout leaders â Jennifer Ruiz Duncan and Kristin O'Bryan!đ
EDIFY is officially **NEXT WEEK**, so if youâve been meaning to register, invite a friend, or make plans to join us, now is the time!
đż JENNIFER DUNCAN | CREATED FOR THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY
Jennifer Duncan serves as the Executive Assistant to the Senior Pastor, Womenâs Ministry and Missions Director at First Baptist Church in Chipley, Florida. She is a graduate of the Baptist University of Florida and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and is passionate about the local church, equipping women to grow in their faith, and mobilizing the church for missions.
Jennifer and her husband, Caleb, recently celebrated ten years of marriage and are raising their two children, Hunt and Hope. One of her favorite quotes comes from missionary C.T. Studd: âOnly one life, âtwill soon be past, Only whatâs done for Christ will last.â She desires to live her life with that reality in mind.
In Created for the Work of the Ministry, Jennifer will remind us that every woman has been uniquely created and gifted by God to participate in His work.
Whether God has placed you in the home, the church, the workplace, or the community, He has given you gifts, influence, and opportunities that can be used for His Kingdom. This session will encourage women to confidently embrace a life of faithful service, recognize how God has equipped them for ministry, and make much of Christ right where He has placed them.
đ¤ KRISTIN OâBRYAN | CREATED TO HOPE IN THE MIDST OF LOSS
Kristin OâBryan is the founder and Executive Director of The Gathering Garden, a Christ-centered nonprofit born from her and her husband Jayâs journey through infertility, adoption, and the loss of their daughter, Ada-Grace.
Through seasons of waiting and heartbreaking loss, Kristin has experienced Godâs faithfulness even when trusting Him was hard. She is currently studying at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and her heart is to walk alongside others through lifeâs hardest seasonsâreminding them that God is near, their grief is seen, and hope can still grow.
Loss can take many formsâthe loss of a loved one, a relationship, a job, security, or even the future we thought our lives would hold.
In Created to Hope in the Midst of Loss, Kristin will help women wrestle honestly with those difficult places while looking to the unchanging character of God. Together, weâll discover what it means to anchor our hope in Christ when everything around us feels uncertain and walk away with practical, Christ-centered tools for holding onto hope.
Not because life suddenly becomes easyâbut because **our hope has always been found in Him.**
⨠And that completes our EDIFY breakout lineup! â¨
Ladies, **EDIFY is NEXT WEEK!** We have been praying over this conference, our speakers, our breakout leaders, and every woman and teen who will walk through the doors.
If you havenât made your plans yet, **donât wait!** Invite someone to come with you and join us for a day of worship, biblical truth, encouragement, community, and so much more.
đ We cannot wait to EDIFY one another together!