Leadership Summit (formally Minister's Only Conference)

     Gerad Strong serves as Director of Discovery and Development for the Church Multiplication Network-leading church planting and multiplication for the Assemblies of God. Prior to his current role, Gerad was the Lead Pastor of a rural multisite church in South Dakota. In this role, Gerad led the church through a season of revitalization and planted seven campuses within just a few years. After his time in South Dakota, Gerad served on the executive team at Northplace Church in Dallas, Texas overseeing church planting and their multisite strategy. Recently, Gerad authored “The Forgotten Field”, a book focused on rural revitalization and multiplication. Gerad has a passion for church health and multiplication in every context. Today, Gerad lives in Springfield, Missouri with his wife Melanie and two kids, Eli and Hannah.