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2025 CONFERENCE:
October 11th • Raleigh, NC
$25 Early Bird Tickets Ends 8/31!
Join us on October 11th for the 2025 Co-Labor Conference. This event is for everyone who works–whether you’re a pastor, college student, stay-at-home parent, farmer, business leader, or barista. If you’re seeking practical ways to integrate your faith and daily work, this conference is designed with you in mind.
Join us as we explore together how all work matters to God and contributes meaningfully to the common good.
Speakers
Jonathan Pennington
Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Southern Seminary
Jonathan T. Pennington is currently Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky (USA). Additionally, he regularly serves as a visiting professor at various schools as well as church-based theological institutes. He is also one of the Teaching Pastors at Sojourn East and regularly speaks and teaches in churches all over the country.
Dr. Pennington is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Evangelical Theological Society, the Tyndale Fellowship (Cambridge), and the Institute for Biblical Research. He has published a wide variety of books, articles, and Greek and Hebrew language tools. He is the also the host and co-producer of the YouTube show Cars, Coffee, Theology.
Harry Nelson
President & CEO of Provision Financial Resources
Harry Nelson serves as President & CEO of Provision Financial Resources, where he leads the organization’s mission to encourage and enable wise financial stewardship for the glory of God and the good of the world. As the trust affiliate of NC Baptists, Provision offers investments, trust services, and financial solutions to individuals, churches, and Christian organizations across North Carolina and beyond.
A longtime advocate for faith-driven investing, Harry has served on the boards of the Christian Investment Forum and the Charlotte Institute for Faith and Work. He is a member of the Southeastern Society at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and worships with his family at Faith Baptist Church in Youngsville, NC. Outside of work, he enjoys trail running and spending time with his wife, children, and grandchildren.
Dwayne Milioni
Dwayne Milioni is a pastor, professor, Co-Founder and Board Chairman of the Pillar Network, and the General Editor of the CSB Jesus Daily Bible. He and his wife Kay moved to the Raleigh area from Virginia, where they both received Masters Degrees. Dwayne graduated with his Ph.D. from Southeastern Seminary, where he enjoys teaching classes in counseling and preaching. Dwayne and Kay have four children: Cameron, Victoria, Derek, and Gabriel.
Lead Pastor of Open Door Church of Raleigh
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Interested in becoming a conference sponsor? Email our team at hello@colaborinitiative.org for more info!