Speakers

Hilmer has been married to his wife, Meagan, for 20 years, and together they have three children. Originally from Chilliwack, British Columbia, he spent nearly a decade in sales before sensing God's call to pastoral ministry. In 2012, Hilmer and his family moved to Hamilton, Ontario, where he completed a Master of Divinity and began serving in pastoral ministry. Since 2021, he has served as the pastor of Fellowship Church in Burlington. Hilmer is passionate about preaching and teaching God's Word and seeing lives transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ. In his spare time, Hilmer enjoys reading, travelling, playing hockey, and watching the Toronto Blue Jays!

Stephen McAlpine has pastored and planted churches in Australia since the early 1990s, and has a heart for seeing God’s people flourish faithfully and courageously in the modern West. He is cultural commentator, author, and public theologian who works alongside Christian organisations as they navigate the changes and pressures of modern, secular society. He is also the Movement Director for the Australian Christian Lobby, helping young Christians in law, politics and the arts as they navigate the secular public square. Stephen is married to Jill, a clinical psychologist, who has partnered with him in ministry in the 30 years they have been married. They have two adult children.