Workshops & Roundtables
We are so excited to incorporate these hands-on workshops and personalized small-group discussions, lead by experts in their fields and designed to meet you where you are.
Meet Our Breakout Leaders
Friday Workshops
Click to view the descriptions of these 90-minute sessions.
Leader: Becky Kopitzke
beckykopitzke.com
About this Session: Coming soon!
About Becky: Becky Kopitzke is a four-time traditionally published author, speaker, blogger, podcaster, and perpetual encourager. She is a seasoned business coach for Christian authors and ministry leaders, specializing in digital product sales and marketing. Becky founded AuthorRise Academy with co-coach Tracie Miles, and she serves as a business coach for The Author Conservatory, a college-alternative program for aspiring Christian novelists. She is passionate about helping faith-based content creators pursue their calling and earn a God-honoring income from it.
Leader: Jonathan Ingraham
faithcoop.org
About this Session: Coming soon!
About Jonathan: Jonathan is the Executive Director of Faith Co-op in Chattanooga, TN. He has spent most of his career as an experiential educator in high schools, colleges, and the professional sphere. Jonathan has a passion for helping people see how the Gospel impacts all aspects of life. He has a B.A. in Biblical & Theological Studies from Covenant College and an M.A. in Higher Education from Geneva College.
Leaders: Mandy Roberson & the MRM Team, Beth Hess, and Esther Littlefield
marketrefinedmedia.com
About this Session: Refined Vision is a hands-on, heart-centered session where you’ll prayerfully reflect, create a tangible vision board, and set purposeful goals in community with others who are dreaming big alongside you.
Led by our Market Refined Media & Publishing team, and joined by a few of our breakout leaders, this workshop is more than a creative session. It’s a space to name what matters, speak it out loud, and begin building toward it with practical support and spiritual alignment. Learn more and sign up here.
Friday Roundtables
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Leader: Josh Wilhelm
jwcreates.com
About this Session: Coming soon!
About Josh: Josh is the owner and lead designer of JW Creates, where he specializes in cover art, logos, and website design. He’s also the host of Judged by the Cover, a podcast exploring cover art design and music discovery.
Since starting in podcasting in 2019, Josh has produced, recorded, and launched numerous shows from the ground up, which eventually led him to take over leadership of Podnooga. Now, he’s passionate about helping other podcasters and creators grow and thrive through community and collaboration.
Leader: Eric Clajus
anygoodstory.com
About this Session: Coming soon!
About Eric: Eric is a video editor rooted in the Apple universe with a passion for helping people tell their stories. His background in broadcast news gave him years of experience interviewing, recording, and editing stories that gave a voice to the unheard.
Today, Eric brings that same storytelling focus to podcasts, short-form narratives, and social media content. From producing podcasts to creating marketing pieces and testimonials, he helps individuals and businesses amplify their voice and make a bigger impact. Eric is also a member of the Podnooga team in Chattanooga, TN.
Leader: Floy and Karen Lewis
karenlewiscreative.com
About this Session: Coming soon!
About Floy and Karen: Coming soon!
Leader: Ashley Baldwin
missionincrease.org
About this Session: Coming soon!
About Ashley: For over a decade, Ashley has been leading and serving in the Chattanooga nonprofit sector with robust experience as a program manager, development director, executive director, and consultant. Equipped with a relational understanding of generosity between ministry leaders and givers, Ashley is passionate and skilled in helping people and organizations think strategically and grow sustainably.
Brock Fellow, Gotham Alumni & Ministry Venture graduate, Ashley provides the thought leadership and strategic vision to Mi Chattanooga, functioning as a teacher, coach and consultant. Ashley also loves applying the liberating message of generosity through her volunteer work through Generous Giving and The Generosity Trust.
Leader: Kim VanderPoel
freshimpactsocialmedia.com
About this Session: Coming soon!
About Kim: Coming soon!
Leader: Beth Hess
keystoyourbrand.com
About this Session: Every brand has a heartbeat and a story it’s been whispering all along. In this session, we’ll slow down, peel back the noise, and listen for the moments and memories that shape who you are and why your work matters. You’ll learn how to find the words that feel honest, human, unmistakably you — and share them in a way people don’t just understand… they feel.
About Beth: Beth is The Word Girl—a messaging strategist for businesses and organizations ready to build a message that attracts aligned clients, empowers teams, and keeps every brand experience consistent from first impression to long-term trust. With a background in journalism, editing, and strategic marketing Beth helps brands uncover what’s already true, unlock the right words, unleash their message with confidence.
Leader: Jenifer Jernigan
marketrefinedmedia.com
About this Session: Coming soon!
About Jenifer: Jenifer is a seasoned book and author coach and a gifted developmental editor for Market Refined Publishing. With years of hands-on experience as both a traditionally published and self-published author, she brings practical insight, deep compassion, and a keen editorial eye to every project she guides.
Jenifer is passionate about helping writers clarify their message, strengthen their structure, and shape meaningful stories that serve and encourage their readers. Whether walking an author from idea to manuscript or refining the heart of a finished draft, Jenifer leads with wisdom, authenticity, and a genuine love for empowering storytellers to share their God-given words with confidence.
Saturday Workshops
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Leaders: Christa Hutchins and Esther Littlefield
doanewthing.com
estherlittlefield.com
About this Session: Coming soon!
About Christa and Esther: Coming soon!
Leader: Micah Fries
micahfries.com
About this Session: In this breakout session, Micah Fries will explore how people of faith can engage a rapidly diversifying culture with both deep conviction and genuine compassion. Together we’ll look at biblical foundations for honoring every person, practical tools for building cross-cultural relationships, and strategies for leading churches and ministries that reflect the beauty of God’s global family. Participants will leave with actionable steps for fostering unity, navigating disagreement, and bearing faithful witness in a pluralistic world.
About Micah: Micah is the Director of the Multi-Faith Neighbor’s Network and the Director of Engagement at Glocal.net. He has served as a Senior Pastor in Tennessee & Missouri, at LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville, TN, as a Christian minister in Burkina Faso, West Africa, and as a frequent speaker in churches and conferences.
Micah is the co-editor and author of Islam & North America: Loving our Muslim Neighbors. He has also co-authored Leveling the Church and a commentary volume on Haggai and Zephaniah in the Christ-Centered Commentary Series. He has contributed to The Handbook of Contemporary Preaching, Make Disciples of All Nations, and That Word Above All Earthly Powers.
Saturday Roundtables
Click to view the descriptions of these 60-minute sessions.
Leaders: Josh Wilhelm and Eric Clajus
jwcreates.com/podnooga
About this Session: Coming soon!
About Josh and Eric: Josh is the owner and lead designer of JW Creates, where he specializes in cover art, logos, and website design. Since starting in podcasting in 2019, Josh has produced, recorded, and launched numerous shows from the ground up, which eventually led him to take over leadership of Podnooga. Now, he’s passionate about helping other podcasters and creators grow and thrive through community and collaboration.
Eric is a video editor rooted in the Apple universe with a passion for helping people tell their stories. His background in broadcast news gave him years of experience interviewing, recording, and editing stories that gave a voice to the unheard. Eric is also a member of the Podnooga team in Chattanooga, TN. From producing podcasts to creating marketing pieces and testimonials, he helps individuals and businesses amplify their voice and make a bigger impact.
Leader: Floy and Karen Lewis
karenlewiscreative.com
About this Session: Coming soon!
About Floy and Karen: Coming soon!
Leader: Courtnaye Richard
courtnayerichard.com
About this Session: Your brand is the way you show up. It’s your story, your values, and your experience that you bring when you step into a room, share on a social media platform, or sit at a table. Your brand is you. If you want to learn how to take your brand to the next level in your ministry, business, or endeavors in fresh and creative ways, then grab a seat at this roundtable discussion and let’s get you ready to stand out from the crowd.
About Courtnaye: Courtnaye Richard is the founder of Inside Out Media Group, LLC – a faith-based PR, Marketing & Mentorship Agency. In her 15 years of experience, she has worked with platforms such as PBS, CBN, TCT, Yahoo, including local television and print publications. Courtnaye is also the founder of Inside Out with Courtnaye, a ministry and podcast that helps thousands of women around the world grow in Christ, while equipping them for their calling. She is an author, contributing writer for Christianity.com, iBelieve.com, and a YouVersion Bible App Partner. Her speaking appearances include She Speaks, FlourishWriters, and Entrusted Women’s Conference, just to name a few. To learn more, you can visit courtnayerichard.com.
Leader: Becky Kopitzke
beckykopitzke.com
About this Session: Coming soon!
About Becky: Becky Kopitzke is a four-time traditionally published author, speaker, blogger, podcaster, and perpetual encourager. She is a seasoned business coach for Christian authors and ministry leaders, specializing in digital product sales and marketing. Becky founded AuthorRise Academy with co-coach Tracie Miles, and she serves as a business coach for The Author Conservatory, a college-alternative program for aspiring Christian novelists. She is passionate about helping faith-based content creators pursue their calling and earn a God-honoring income from it.
Leader: Jeane Burgess
mytalloak.com
About this Session: Coming soon!
About Jeane: Jeane Burgess is the founder and president of Tall Oak Media (formerly Wynn-Wynn Media), a full-service publicity agency focused on campaign management and consulting for authors and publishers.
An industry veteran, Jeane began her career in 1989 as a sales representative for NavPress. This role, coupled with her love for books, led to a career-long passion for supporting authors, publishers, various types of media outlets, and the audiences they serve.
Jeane is a proud small-town girl who loves supporting her community in every way possible, through her involvement in school, church, local businesses, and civic groups.
Leader: Mara Eller
maraeller.com
About this Session: Sometimes the stories we tell ourselves keep us stuck. But what if God wants to help you write a new one? In this reflective session, you’ll learn how to reframe limiting narratives through a redemptive lens. With guided prompts and spiritual insight, you’ll begin to rewrite the story that’s been holding you back—so you can step into clarity, freedom, and the truth of who God says you are. No writing experience needed, just a willingness to see your story differently and reclaim your voice.
About Mara: Mara Eller is a teacher, writer, editor, and coach with a passion for transforming pain into purpose through the power of story. Her signature writing program, Unearthing Beauty, teaches students a repeatable process for unearthing a fuller picture of who they are and claiming authorship over their lives, while also producing a polished personal essay.
Refined Conference Agenda
Friday, February 6
- 9:00am-10:00am
- Registration Check-In / Mingle and Vendor Time
- 10:00am-10:30am
- Morning Worship + Event Kickoff
- 10:30am-11:30am
- General Session #1
- 11:30am-12:30pm
- Breakout Session (Roundtables)
- 12:30pm-2:00pm
- Lunch Break
- 2:00pm-3:30pm
- Breakout Session (Workshops)
- 3:30pm-3:45pm
- Afternoon Break
- 3:45pm-4:45pm
- General Session #2
- 4:45pm-5:00pm
- Day 1 Closing + Dismissal
- 5:30pm-7:00pm
- Bonus Session, Optional for Attendees
Saturday, February 7
- 9:30am-9:45am
- Welcome + Kickoff
- 9:45am-10:15am
- Morning Devotion
- 10:15am-11:15am
- General Session #3
- 11:15am-12:15pm
- Breakout Session (Roundtables)
- 12:15pm-1:45pm
- Lunch Break
- 1:45pm-3:15pm
- Breakout Session (Workshops)
- 3:15pm-3:30pm
- Afternoon Break
- 3:30pm-4:30pm
- Closing Keynote / General Session #4
- 4:30pm-5:00pm
- Worship + Day 2 Closing and Dismissal
- 5:00pm-6:00pm
- Community Time