“If I know the gospel is true… then why do I keep getting so stuck in this one area of my life?
We long to believe the gospel in ways that transform us deeply – but too often, our day-to-day experience doesn’t match up between who we really are and who we want to be or know we should be.
Our external personable ministry with others doesn’t line up with our internal stressed-out world.
Our counsel is sought on all sorts of biblical issues, yet we secretly struggle with a lack of love for our teammates.
Or, we just don’t feel like we are adopted children of God because life is just hard – and we are exhausted.
Our best efforts always seem to lead to a preoccupation with self, frustration, and joylessness.
Come and rediscover God’s grace at Gospel-Centered Life Weekend – a Serge mini-retreat.
We will explore how God desires to use the ups and downs of our daily life to draw us into a closer relationship with Him, make us more like Jesus, and extend His love to a broken and needy world.
While this event is based on themes from Serge’s The Gospel-Centered Life study guide, this teaching will go much deeper and beyond the book.
Whether your church has already gone through the curriculum in the past, or you’re interested in introducing your church to the curriculum for the first time – this event is for you!
When:
Friday, November 6 (6:30pm-9:30pm) to Saturday, November 7 (8:30am-12:15pm), 2026.
Where:
McLean Presbyterian Church
1020 Balls Hill Rd., McLean, VA 22101
Register for Gospel-Centered Life Weekend – McLean
DISCOUNTS:
Register by September 25, 2026, and enjoy a $10 Discount. Be sure to enter your promo code GCL10 during registration below.
The registration fee covers admission to all sessions and the electronic conference manual.
Attention Church Groups! If you’re planning to bring a group of 10 or more, email renewalevents@serge.org to learn about our special group rates.
If registration cost prevents you from attending this event, please email us at renewalevents@serge.org.
Speakers
Jeremy grew up in a small town near Lexington, NC. Needless to say, cross-cultural church planting was not on his radar when he married his wife, Gina, in 1995. Early in their marriage, the Sinks spent 10 years planting and leading a new church in central NC before following God's unexpected call to Nagoya, Japan in 2012. In Nagoya, the Sinks helped to plant All Nations Fellowship (ANF), a bilingual, international church focused on reaching the Japanese with the gospel. After transitioning ANF to Japanese leadership, the couple expanded their scope of work to include training and mentoring Japanese church planters and pastors throughout the country.
After 13 years in Japan, Jeremy has now assumed leadership of Serge's Renewal Team, which is based in Philadelphia, PA. The Sinks have 3 adult sons: Joshua, Josiah, and Garrett. Jeremy is a graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary and an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America.
Kellie Brown is the Program Leader for Kinship Initiatives on the Serge Renewal team. Originally from St. Louis, MO, she moved to the South to attend Valdosta State University. For over 25 years, Kellie has served in church ministry, including co-founding Christ Central Church in Charlotte, NC, where she held the roles of Worship & Arts Director and Women’s Shepherd. She has worked with the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) as a Church Planting Assessor and Operations Director for African American Ministries (AAM). Kellie and her husband, Rev. Howard A. Brown, are now planting a church in Atlanta, GA. Kellie is a proud mom of two college-aged sons. You can reach her at kbrown@serge.org.
