Adam Bailie

Adam is a Focus Conference "veteran," having last spoken here in 2009. For the past four and a half years, Adam has served as the pastor for preaching and vision at Grace Church of the Valley in Kingsburg, CA. He has a deep and abiding passion to see the next generation regenerated by God, discipled in the local church, and living passionately for Jesus Christ.

Matt McCarthy

Matt served in student ministries for over eight years before transitioning to Pastor of Administration and Discipleship at Twin City Bible Church (NC). He is the founder of the Focus Conference.

shai linne

Shai Linne is a recording artist with Lamp Mode Recordings, an independent Christian hip-hop record label whose mission is to highlight the character of God, while presenting the gospel of Jesus Christ and a biblical worldview through hip-hop culture. Shai is a theologian, poet, and pastor-in-training, having just completed a pastoral internship at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington D.C., where he is a member. Shai has appeared on numerous independent and national Christian hip-hop releases and has released three solo projects: The Solus Christus Project (2005), The Atonement (2008) and Storiez (2008). Shai lives in Washington D.C. with his wife Blair. Visit him on MySpace and his blog.

Twin City Bible Church and FOCUS is committed to providing a quality conference with the ultimate goal of exposing as many students as possible to Christ-centered preaching and worship.

Each year the conference centers on a key aspect of the Christian life. The theme of the 2012 Conference will be Holiness.

FOCUS exists to aid local churches in producing disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ who will be radical in their faith and walk.